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News Letter of Rotary Club of Delhi SouthendPresident: Rtn. Atul Raheja Secretary and Editor: Rtn. Amit Chaudhry Treasurer: Rtn. Hemant Bhasin

FROM THE PRESIDENT'S DESKDear Friends,I thank you very much for helping me achieve many of my goals that that I had set out in the beginning of the year. I am sure with your support the rest of the year will sail through as smoothly .

Our Club finally amended its Bylaws for the first time ever in its history. We have also set out a method to protect the Sparsh Corpus. Ten members of our club have agreed to become Major Donors.

We have just returned from an adventurous family trip to Ranthambore where the elusive Tiger made our trip even more memorable .

As our journey towards Success Service Spirituality continues we have another outstanding upcoming event Arnab Goswami in conversation with Sadhguru. I hope to see all of you make time for this event.

The excitement continues .......

Rtn. Atul Raheja President 2016-17

BET YOU DIDN’T KNOW • The first woman joined Rotary in 1987. Today, more than 196,000 woman are members

of Rotary International.• Total contributions in 2015-2016 to Rotary International were $265 million. Cumulative

contributions have been $4.1 billion till date.• Since 1985, Rotary members have helped immunize more than 2.5 billion children

against polio.• The first service project of the first Rotary club of Chicago was installation of public

toilets in the city.• Rotary Foundation India was registered in 1988.

ROTARY CLUB OF DELHI SOUTHENDSecretariat : Packers Products, A-37, Naraina Industrial Area, Phase-II, New Delhi-110028

ISSUE JANUARY 2017

It was a very special event for Southend as Lohri was celebrated in true Punjabi style on the bright and sunny afternoon of 8th January .

The multicoloured decor with props typical to Punjab created an ambience of fun and festivity. The freshly prepared ' ganna juice and gol gappas ' were a super hit and the carefully selected dishes were a delight to the taste buds. Punjabi folk songs by the live singers and Dj had many tapping their feet on the dance floor. A grand entry by some of our Southend Anns in colourful dupattas doing Bhangra with the Dholwala on "Sunder Mundriye ho" was the highlight of the day. The auspicious Lohri fire was lit seeking blessings from the fire God. Last but surely the sweetest were the yummy boxes of goodies as return gift.

The entire event was graciously hosted by Rtn Deep and R'ann Veena Kapuria. It also marks the first Lohri celebration of their dear grandson Adhijai, and many Southenders. Congratulations and blessings to each one of them. Thank you very much Rtn Deep and R'ann Veena for this gracious and fun filled event that you were so benevolent to host for the entire club. The 120 Southenders present had great bon hommie..typical SOUTHEND STYLE

EVENTS GONE BYLOHRI CELEBRATION

The second Club Assembly for this year was held on 16th January at Sheraton, Saket.

It was an important event as for the first time ever Southend amended some of its bylaws keeping in mind the changing times, and new RI guidelines on various aspects like frequency of meetings, timing , leadership structures etc. Many new ideas and changes were discussed enthusiastically by the 37 members present to further enhance the working of our club.

The incoming President Rtn Garima also took a feedback on the destination (Bhutan vs Sikkim) and dates for the forthcoming brain storming trip.

The huge spread for the high tea, specially the gol guppas, provided a great opportunity for fellowship and bonding.

CLUB ASSEMBLY

In continuation of our clubs' efforts to help eradicate polio from India , the pulse polio camp was organised Sunday 29th January 2017, at the Cantonment General Hospital, Delhi Cant under the guidance of our dedicated Chairperson R'ann Sarita Jindal. Five NCC Students from Desh Bandhu Gupta College came to support the cause and many infants and children were administered with these "two drops of life ". A special thanks to R'nn Sarita for her unflinching efforts towards pulse polio since many years.

PULSE POLIO DAY

RANTHAMBORE TRIPThe family trip to Ranthambore from January 26 - 29 was a roaring success. 46 Southenders were in attendance and made the trip a wonderful experience! On the eve of Republic Day, everyone was dressed in national colours, which was a sight to see! Thanks to R'ann Aparna Daga who made the night even more entertaining by asking everyone to mention one thing they would like to change in the Constitution of their homes. The responses ranged from thought-provoking to hilarious. After that superb evening, everyone was geared up for the Safari next day. We had the amazing opportunity to see a tiger in its natural habitat roaming around mightily. The next activity in line was a visit to the Ganesh Temple, one of the biggest and most beautiful in India. The evening was composed of a stunning performance by Ms. Zila Khan who sang classical and semi classical songs at Nahargarh Fort. This traditional music night was followed by local Rajasthani barbecue. Overall, the event was a great bonding experience with friends and family!

SPARSH UPDATE JANUARY* Total dialysis done till date 4476 * Dialysis done in December 130

* Total patient treated till date-75 * Total patient on roll now-10* Kidney transplant of one kid is done in December

UPCOMING EVENTSWednesday 1th February

Time : 10:00am

Community Service Project (Samuhik Vivah)

at Shree Sanatan Dharam Mandir, G.K. – II, Road -1, S - Block

Saturday 25th FebruaryTime : To be announced

Qawwali Venue: To be announced

TREASURER'S REPORTROTARY CLUB OF DELHI SOUTHEND

STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS OVER EXPENDITURE FOR THE PERIOD FROM 01/07/2016 TO 31/01/2017

S.No. Particulars Amount (Rs.) Amount (Rs.)

1 INCOME

ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION (75*22500+ 1*22050+1*22000+1*11250) (Pending subscription - 14 members) 17,42,800.00

Admission Fees 2016-17 50,000.00

Hosted Event Collection for 03.08.16 (Fairwell Party) 1,32,000.00

Hosted Event Collection for 16.10.16 (Diwali Party) 2,97,000.00

Hosted Event Collection for 25.11.16 ( Movie ) 72,800.00

Hosted Event Collection for New Year Party 3,79,500.00

Guest Fees (New Year Party ) 78,000.00

Ranthambore Trip Collection 10,34,800.00

Gross Total Income 37,86,900.00 37,86,900.00

2 EXPENDITURE

INSTALLATION EXPENSES (04.07.2016) 4,52,246.00

INSTALLATION EXPENSES (21.11.2016) 1,600.00

3 MEETING EXPENSE

- Keertan at gurudwara on 01.07.2016 59,437.00

- Paid to Sri Guru naank Satsang on 01.07.2016 10,000.00

- Club Assembly Meeting (21.07.16 at ITC) 2,68,396.00

- Board Meeting Expenses (23.07.2016 at ITC) 13,008.00

- Speaker Meeting Expenses (16.09.2016 at ITC) 71,984.00

- Board Meeting Expenses (07.10.2016 at ITC) 11,175.00

- MDC Meeting Expenses (04.11.2016 at ITC) 12,796.00

- Speaker Meeting Expenses (08.12.2016 at ITC) 46,827.00

- Meeting Expenses (12.01.2017 at ITC) 8,586.00

- Board Meeting Expenses (16.01.2017 at ITC) 37,888.00 5,40,097.00

4 Semi Annual Dues (Rotary International South Asia Office) 4,13,730.00

5 District annual Dues 56,270.00

6 Designing Charges 4,000.00

7 Printing & Stationery 47,596.00

8 News Magzine Expenses 37,170.00

9 Registration Expenses 49,384.00

10 Conveyance Expenses 1,250.00

11 Salary & Reimbursement 1,14,000.00

12 Bank Charges 115.00

13 Gift to Rotary members ( Terrarium ) 12,600.00

14 Telephone Expenses 1,200.00

15 Postage & Courier 4,730.00

16 Misc exp 42,816.00

17 Hosted Event Expenses incurred on 03.08.16 ( Fairwell Party ) 1,40,700.00

18 Hosted Event Expenses incurred on 16.10.16 ( Diwali Party ) 3,91,442.00

19 Hosted Event Expenses incurred on 25.11.16 ( Movie ) 58,052.00

20 Hosted Event Expenses incurred for 31.12.2016 (New Year Party ) 5,57,920.00

21 Ranthambore Trip Exp 8,00,725.00

Gross Total Expenses 37,27,643.00 37,27,643.00

Receipts Over Expenditure 59,257.00

ROTARY SOUTHEND CHARITABLE TRUSTSTATEMENT OF RECEIPTS OVER EXPENDITURE FOR THE PERIOD FROM 01/07/2016 TO 31/12/2016

S.No. Particulars Amount (Rs.) Amount (Rs.) INCOMECharitable Trust Receipt

1 Donation received ( 67*20000+1*22500+1*10000 ) (Pending Donation - 21 members) 13,72,500.00

2 Donation for Community Project 2,15,000.00 3 Sunshine collection 92,790.00 4 Saving Bank Interest Recd 86,273.93

Total Income 17,66,563.93 EXPENDITURECharitable Trust Expenses

1 Keeratan at Gurudwara (Donation given Noble & Sabharwal medicos) 20,926.00

2 Community Project Expenses - Donation Paid to Ability Unlimited 3,15,000.00 - Other expenses on occasssion of Islamic center comm project 68,500.00 - Paid to Nagpal Medical (medicines Purchased for sapna Organisation) 87,350.00

- Paid to Helpline Pharmacy (medicines Purchased for sapna Organisation) 47,886.00

- Donation Paid to world renewal spiritual center 21,000.00 - Paid to Helios Healthcare 1,00,000.00 - Paid to Swami Shukdevanand Trust 51,000.00 - Paid to Shikha Pathshala Community Project - 05/11 99,100.00 - Paid to Shikha Pathshala Community Project - 08/12 1,00,000.00 - Paid to Airforce Bal Bharti School - ( fees for Khawish Tyagi) 52,525.00 9,42,361.00

3 Blood Donation Camp 15/11 7,500.00 4 Salary & Reimbursement 1,14,000.00 5 Bonus 15,000.00 6 Conveyance Exp 900.00 7 Telephone Expenses 5,886.30 8 Printing & Stationery 2,985.00 9 Misc Exp 1,500.00

Total Expenses 11,11,058.30 Charitable Income Over Expenses 6,55,505.63

Sparsh Receipt1 Donation Sparsh A/c 12,50,000.00 2 Suspense (Global Grant)* 45,22,500.95 3 Interest Received on FDR 42,248.16 4 Interest on I.Tax Refund (AY 2014-15 & 15-16) 48,877.00 5 Saving Bank Interest 41,271.00

Sparsh Receipt 59,04,897.11 Sparsh Expenses

1 Consumables 7,81,949.00 2 Salary & Reimbursement EXP 14,07,219.00 3 Telephone Exp 1,754.00 4 Office Exp 2,082.00 5 Repairs & Maint 7,801.00 6 Insurance Expenses 21,386.00 7 Printing & Stationery 9,630.00 8 Other Expense 4,800.00 9 Testing Charges 11,828.00

Sparsh Expenditure 22,48,449.00 Sparsh Income Over Expenditure 36,56,448.11

Gross Receipts over Expenture 43,11,953.74

PAYMENT POSITION OF MEMBERS AS ON 31.01.2017

ROTARY CLUB OF DELHI SOUTHENDS.No. ROTARIAN

01 ABBI DINESH

02 ADLAKHA ANIL

03 AGGARWAL RAMAN

04 AGGARWAL ROHIT

05 AHUJA ANUJ

06 AHUJA SUNNIE

07 ANAND GEETA

08 ANAND RUPINDER

09 ARJUN NITIN

10 ARYA PRADEEP

11 BAHL RAKESH

12 BARDEJA RAJ

13 BATRA YOGESH

14 BHASIN HEMANT K.

15 CHADHA SUMANT

16 CHAUDHRY AMIT

17 CHAUDHRY S.L.

18 CHHABRA RUMMY

19 CHHABRA VARINDER

20 CHOPRA SHUBHRA

21 CHUG ATUL

22 DAGA ALOK

23 DAVAR JAYANT

S.No. ROTARIAN

24 DEWAN DEEPAK

25 DHAWAN RAVI

26 DHINGRA RAKESH

27 DHIR ATUL

28 DIVEY AHUJA

29 GALGOTIA SUNIL

30 GANDHI SHIV

31 GARG M.C.

32 GHAI SURINDER

33 GIRDHAR SUNIL

34 GOEL MANOJ

35 GOEL RAVI

36 GULATI DALBIR

37 GUPTA MUNISH

38 GUPTA NEENA

39 GUPTA SANJIV

40 GUPTA SUBODH

41 JAIN MADHURIMA

42 JINDALL SANJIIVV

43 KAKKAR RIPPAN

44 KAKKAR SANJAY

45 KAPOOR ROHIT

46 KAPUR ANIL

S.No. ROTARIAN

47 KAPUR ARVIND

48 KAPURIA DEEP

49 KHANNA ANIL

50 KHOSLA LOVY

51 KOHLI HIMANSHU

52 KOHLI RAVINDER

53 KUMAR RANJIT

54 KUMAR SANJEEV

55 LEKHI MUKTESH

56 MADAN KARAN

57 MAHENDRU VINAY

58 MALHOTRA ROMI

59 MATHUR RAKESH

60 MAYOR RAJAN

61 MEHRA RAHUL

62 MEHTA JATENDER

63 MEHTA SANJEEV

64 MISRA GARIMA

65 MITTAL PROMILLA

66 MUNJAL PANKAJ

67 MUNJAL PAWAN

68 MUNJAL RENU

69 MUNJAL YOGESH

S.No. ROTARIAN

70 NARAIN AJAY

71 NARULA SHAILI

72 NAYAR RAKESH

73 NAYYAR SUNIL

74 PAHWA ALKA

75 PASSI SHUBH

76 PIPLANI UDAI

77 PURI PAWAN

78 RAHEJA ATUL

79 RAHEJA VIPIN

80 RELAN AJAY

81 RELAN ROHIT

82 SANON TARUN

83 SIDHARTH SAWHNEY

84 SAWHNEY J.P.S.

85 SAYAL DEEPAK

86 SETH SUDHIR

87 SINDHU SANDEEP S.

88 SINHA ALOK

89 SURI RAJAN

90 TALWAR DR. NAVEEN

91 THAKUR ASHISH

92 WIG SUNIL

S.No. ROTARIAN

01 ABBI DINESH

02 ADLAKHA ANIL

03 AGGARWAL RAMAN

04 AGGARWAL ROHIT

05 AHUJA ANUJ

06 AHUJA SUNNIE

07 ANAND GEETA

08 ANAND RUPINDER

09 ARJUN NITIN

10 ARYA PRADEEP

11 BAHL RAKESH

12 BARDEJA RAJ

13 BATRA YOGESH

14 BHASIN HEMANT K.

15 CHADHA SUMANT

16 CHAUDHRY AMIT

17 CHAUDHRY S.L.

18 CHHABRA RUMMY

19 CHHABRA VARINDER

20 CHOPRA SHUBHRA

21 CHUG ATUL

22 DAGA ALOK

23 DAVAR JAYANT

S.No. ROTARIAN

24 DEWAN DEEPAK

25 DHAWAN RAVI

26 DHINGRA RAKESH

27 DHIR ATUL

28 DIVEY AHUJA

29 GALGOTIA SUNIL

30 GANDHI SHIV

31 GARG M.C.

32 GHAI SURINDER

33 GIRDHAR SUNIL

34 GOEL MANOJ

35 GOEL RAVI

36 GULATI DALBIR

37 GUPTA MUNISH

38 GUPTA NEENA

39 GUPTA SANJIV

40 GUPTA SUBODH

41 JAIN MADHURIMA

42 JINDALL SANJIIVV

43 KAKKAR RIPPAN

44 KAKKAR SANJAY

45 KAPOOR ROHIT

46 KAPUR ANIL

S.No. ROTARIAN

47 KAPUR ARVIND

48 KAPURIA DEEP

49 KHANNA ANIL

50 KHOSLA LOVY

51 KOHLI HIMANSHU

52 KOHLI RAVINDER

53 KUMAR RANJIT

54 KUMAR SANJEEV

55 LEKHI MUKTESH

56 MADAN KARAN

57 MAHENDRU VINAY

58 MALHOTRA ROMI

59 MATHUR RAKESH

60 MAYOR RAJAN

61 MEHRA RAHUL

62 MEHTA JATENDER

63 MEHTA SANJEEV

64 MISRA GARIMA

65 MITTAL PROMILLA

66 MUNJAL PANKAJ

67 MUNJAL PAWAN

68 MUNJAL RENU

69 MUNJAL YOGESH

S.No. ROTARIAN

70 NARAIN AJAY

71 NARULA SHAILI

72 NAYAR RAKESH

73 NAYYAR SUNIL

74 PAHWA ALKA

75 PASSI SHUBH

76 PIPLANI UDAI

77 PURI PAWAN

78 RAHEJA ATUL

79 RAHEJA VIPIN

80 RELAN AJAY

81 RELAN ROHIT

82 SANON TARUN

83 SIDHARTH SAWHNEY

84 SAWHNEY J.P.S.

85 SAYAL DEEPAK

86 SETH SUDHIR

87 SINDHU SANDEEP S.

88 SINHA ALOK

89 SURI RAJAN

90 TALWAR DR. NAVEEN

91 THAKUR ASHISH

92 WIG SUNIL

Paid Not Paid

ROTARY SOUTHEND CHARITABLE TRUST

BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIESBIRTHDAY: On behalf of Southend we wish a very Happy Birthday to:1st February Rtn. Raman Aggarwal

7th February R’ann Namarata Dhir

13th February Rtn. Yogesh Munjal

15th February Rtn. Sumant Chadha

20th February Rtn. Suneel Galgotia

21st February R’ann Kamlesh Chaudhry

22nd February R’ann Payal Sanon

26th February R’ann Mini Raheja

28th February R’ann Sujata Kapoor

ANNIVERSARY: On behalf of Southend we wish a very Happy Anniversary to:2nd February Rtn. Udai Piplani & R’ann Reema Piplani

3rd February Rtn. Subodh Gupta & R’ann Sonal Gupta

5th February Rtn. Dr. J.P.S. Sawhney & R’ann Hardeep Sawhney

5th February Rtn. Atul Chug & R’ann Avni Chug

7th February Rtn. Ajay Narain & R’ann Madhu Narain

8th February Rtn. S.L. Chaudhry & R’ann Kamlesh Chaudhry

8th February Rtn Rajan Suri & R’ann Ruchi Suri

10th February Rtn. Nitin Arjun & R’ann Sonia Arjun

15th February Rtn. Amit Chaudhry & R’ann Manmit Chaudhry

15th February Rtn. Rakesh Bahl & R’ann Mamta Bahl

16th February Rtn. Anil Adlakha & R’ann Kanchan Adlakha

18th February Rtn. Ravi Goel & R’ann Nisha Goel

18th February Rtn. Ranjit Kumar & R’ann Ritu Kumar

18th February Rtn. Hemant Bhasin & R’ann Gitanjali Bhasin

18th February Rtn. Sidharth Sawhney & R’ann Parul Sawhney

19th February Rtn. Sumant Chadha & R’ann Reena Chadha

19th February Rtn. Sunil Girdhar & R’ann Urvashi Girdhar

One ordinary day, I decided to QUIT… Yes, I’ve made a decision to quit my job, my relationship and my spirituality. I’ve decided to quit my life. But, before I do that, I went in to the woods to have one last talk with God.

I asked God: “God, can you give me one good reason not to quit?”

His answer surprised me. God said: “Look around. Do you see the fern and the bamboo?”

I replied: “Yes. When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them. I gave them light. I gave them water. The fern quickly grew from the earth. Its brilliant green covered the floor. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo. In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful. But still, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo.”

And then, God replied: “After 3 years, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not quit. In year four, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. I would not quit. Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth. Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant…But just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall. It had spent the five years growing roots. Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive. I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle.”

After that, God asked me: “Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots. I would not quit on the bamboo. I will never quit on you. You should never compare yourself to others. The bamboo had a different purpose than the fern. Yet they both make the forest beautiful.”

God said to me: “Your time will come. You will rise high.”

So, I asked God: “How high should I rise?”

God asked me: “How high will the bamboo rise?”

I was confused: “As high as it can?”

”Yes.” He replied, “Give Me glory by rising as high as you can.”

Ladies and gentlemen, you should never, never, never, give up – because God will never give up on you. And remember – don’t tell the Lord how big the problem is, tell the problem how Great the Lord is!