District Rotaract Council 16-17 Rotary International District 3230 Proudly Presents
GENESIS - 3
24-07-2016
DRR MESSAGE Warm greetings to my friends in Rotaract!! Hearty congratulations to the newly installed presidents and their teams of the Rotaract club of Ambattur, Rotaract club of Zenith, Rotaract club of Patrician college, Rotaract club of Chellamal college for women, Rotaract club of Anand institute of higher technology, Rotaract Club of Stella Maris college, Rotaract club of Mount Wings, Rotaract club of AM Jain shift-1 and Rotaract club of Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Engineering and Technology. To make a difference, we need to think and work with constantly renewed enthusiasm fuelled with ceaseless energy. The array of innovative projects in the club announcements of the 2nd DRC were testimony to this. Rotaract club of Vishwahita’s has come up with a pleasant initiative, alongside Rotaract Club of Chennai’s very organised initiatives. Rotaract club of Madras Mount has truly made me proud with their soul stirring projects and Rotaract club of Sahas’s futuristic thought process is commendable. Congratulations to AM Jain shift-2 on the very successful orientation and kudos to Rotaract club of East Coast for their sensitized efforts. The camaraderie between Rotaract club of TSN college and Rotaract club of Stella Maris in their joint project towards a happier tomorrow, was wonderful and Rotaract club of PMR engineering college did not leave one eye dry with their heart touching initiative. Way to go Rotaract club of Spectrum and Rotaract club of Rajalakshmi Emgineering College for observing two very significant days in the international calendar. Cleanliness and lending a helping hand, seems to be the mantra for Rotaract club of Nazreth and joyous wishes to Rotaract club of Chennai Towers for truck loads of fun and fellowship. Good luck to Rotaract club of Pegasus in their artistic endeavours and Rotaract club of Dexterous in their professional ventures. Infectious enthusiasm personified when Mrs. Vajidha Hameed took the floor and spoke about her passion to Thrash the Trash through her Agal foundation and our beloved DRCC Rtn. Srinivasan highlighted about the three important important tasks ahead of every club, and voiced his encouragement and support to all the clubs. The District Rotaract Council is all set to train with the secretarial workshop - The Hand of the King, replenish with District officials training seminar and Training of Presidents and Secretaries - Infuse, reinvent with the assembly - Prism of Possibilities and emerge as responsible citizens with the Trio- Rally. Make a difference !! Yours in Rotaract Rtr. PP. PHF. Subhadra Marimuthu District Rotaract Representative Rotary International District 3230
CO-CHAIRPERSON MESSAGE Warm Rotaract Greetings! “There is no competition because nobody can be me” Be confident in you to execute any task. I am very happy and gifted to be the Co chairman of Editorial Board to present the third issue of “Genesis” - Weekly Newsletter of District Rotaract Council 2016-17 (RID 3230). This issue contains the updates of Second DRC and information of Trio Rally, Terryfox run and also about our Annual District Rotaract Assembly “POP” and much more. We have received more feedbacks on the first two issues of Genesis, Thanks for your wonderful support. Every success, needs a SPARK and we would like to present the Spark with our newsletter GENESIS to Make A Difference. Regards, Rtr. IPP. Essaki Sekar Editorial Board - Co-Chairperson 16-17 RI District 3230
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Dear Rotaractors,
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Its wonderful to write to you all again and communicate through channel “Genesis”. What a lovely name. The record keeper of a new beginning. Beginning of yet another year which will keep the flag of the Rotary District 3230 flying very High. I have had the opportunity and pleasure of interacting with so many of you, attend some of the installations, attend the DRC meetings and more importantly listen to the ideas, feel the camaraderie and the energy that only youth can have and am loving every minute of it. Usually the words Information & communication are used interchangeably but remember information is given out while communication is complete only when the people to whom it is intended to receive it. I will request each and every club to use this Bulletin as a medium of communication and not just as a information tool. This bulletin apart from being circulated to the Rotractors is also sent to every Rotary District officer starting from the District Governor to every Rotarian through his Club President/ Secretary. Next fortnight when I write I am sure we would have many interesting programs executed, many more planned, ”Kabali” released , Trio Rally done and executed, the final touches on the planning for the Terry Fox run and more importantly we would have had the 1st set of monthly Rotaract awards announced for : 1. The most innovative project executed by a Rotaract club 2. The best Rotaract club- Parent Rotary club involved projects 3. The best club bulletin/ report. Go Make A Difference & more importantly document it. Warm Regards PHF Rtn.Srinivasan.R, Past President Rotary Club of Madras North (2014-15) District Rotaract Chairman (2016-17)
DRC UPDATES The second DRC for the mad year was held on 17th of July 2016, at Shankar Business Space New No.5, Old No.4, T. Nagar, Nana Street, Chennai. The DRC meeting was hosted by Rotaract Club of Ambattur and there were totally 78 Rotaractors present. 21 club announcements and 6 district announcements were made in addition to which special guest, Mrs. Vajidha Hameed, founder and trustee of Agal foundation, spoke about their project “Thrash the Trash”, with childlike fervour and enthusiasm inviting Rotaractors to be a part of their journey in making Chennai, trash free.
TERRY FOX RUN “Don’t give up, you can make it!” – are words which can boost anybody’s confidence. These were the words which motivated, Terry, whose left leg was strong and muscular whereas, his right leg was a mere stump fitted with an artificial limb made of fibreglass and steel. He’d lost the leg to cancer when he was 18. Terry Fox ran 3,339 miles to raise $1 million towards Cancer research and to show people that cancer is merely a page in one’s life and it can’t spoil all the pages of their life. This iconic run is recreated by millions across the globe every year, and a cancer survivor, Akash Dube, brought the run to Chennai in 2009. After 5 successful runs with over 50,000 supporters, Terry Fox run is geared up for its 6th run in Chennai, on 21st August 2016, at 8 a.m. at IIT- Madras. This run organised by Rotary club of Madras East in association with the Terry Fox foundation, has raised about Rs.100,000,000, towards cancer research in the past years and is looking forward to a huge participation for the Chennai Run this year!!! Page 2
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Women in India-a better half of Indian society, today, are becoming the most vulnerable section as far as their safety and security is concerned. When we turn the pages of a newspaper, we come across many headlines reporting cases of sexual assault, molestation, sexual harassment, rapes, trafficking, ill treatment of women in houses, violence against women in remote areas etc. What does this indicate? This certainly implies that there has been an increasing trend of such sexual overdrives in present generation. Our supreme law of land i.e. our Indian Constitution has envisaged a dream of true social, economic and political democracy which guarantees the rich and moral principles of equality (of status, opportunity, law) for our citizens but this has not yet been fully realized. Every single day single women, young girls, mothers and women from all walks of life are being assaulted, molested, and violated. The streets, public transport, public spaces in particular have become the territory of the hunters. While the ones already hunted down weep in silence or in disdain, the rest fight their way to a basic life with dignity. There is an unspoken war on the streets. Young school and college going girls use books to shield themselves, other women wear full-covered attire to protect their bodies, and others avoid the mere glance of the roving gaze. How long women would be victimized? Would this situation ever change? Whose fault is it? The most convenient is to blame the woman for what happened. ‘Catch them when young’ is the primary solution! Boys have to be taught to respect girls since childhood. Parents have to show equality at home then followed by school, where they spend maximum of their time. There has to be change in the education system. If men understand this and start respecting women, the crime against women would drastically reduce. To see India as a more flourished nation as envisaged in our Constitution, it is time we need to realize what is right and what is wrong and act in an integrated manner so that women can be channelized into mainstream of development and thus contribute to socio-economic prosperity of the nation.
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TRIO RALLY Talk about finances, and the words “black money” is never missed. In an attempt to control this issue, the Income Tax Department, has announced a new scheme – Declaration of assets. To promote this among the citizens of tomorrow, the District Rotaract Council, in association with the Income Tax Department, will be hosting a Trio-rally – a combination of Walkathon(500m), tri-cycle rally(250m) and bicycle rally(1km), on 31st July 2016, at Elliot’s Beach, Besant nagar, at 6:00 a.m. As a prelude to this, the District Rotaract Council meeting will be hosted by the Income tax Department, in their premises in Nungambakkam, on 24th July 2016 (Income Tax Day), at 11:00 a.m., where Mr. Vamsidhar, Assistant Commissioner, Income Tax, will be speaking about the importance of paying Income tax and the various aspects of the new scheme.
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ASSEMBLY
Do you want to know what you exactly signed up for?? What better place to discover your roles than Prism Of Possibilities - The Annual District Rotaract Assembly. Why Prism Of Possibilities?? The name Prism of Possibilities was choosen so as not only to let you know your roles and responsibilities. But also to give you a glimpse of the various possibilities & facets through which you could execute your roles. So come join us, discover your prism of possibilities, groom yourself into a future leader, and become life-ready professionals. Haven’t register yet?? Better hurry up Date: 28th August Venue: Vivekananda Auditorium, CEG Campus, Anna University Registration amount- Rs. 200 Come, learn & radiate it in multifolds just like a Prism.Get ready to have your minds POPed.
AVENUE UPDATES INTERNATIONAL SERVICE All happy families are alike, this cannot be more true than in the case of the Rotaract family of RID 3230, and it’s genuine friendly relationship with the other districts. The team took an initiative to celebrate all the recognized IN days as an effort to create an awareness about the help that these dates have done in reducing the evils of society, the latest UN day, the World Youth Skills Day which was observed on 15th of July, was celebrated by RCREC. The entire team too made an effort in putting forward the Nelson Mandella Day as a tribute to the great freedom fighter. The team has also scheduled for a wonderful IDYE with RID 3132 from August 11-14 (four days) which will include Aug 11 and 12 - Aurangabad Aug13- Shirdi Aug 14 - Pune longarh fort.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE The time has come to marvel at the MAD working of the Professional Service Team of RID 3230. The professional service team right from its inception has been working tirelessly in building the professional ethics of the bulk of the society. All this is possible because of the unparalleled coordination and communication between the members of the team. This stands as a tribute to what Rotaract gives to it’s members on building their professional lives.
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