Monday, February 25, 2013

We are 'This Close'.



A team of 27 Rotarians from USA, Australia, New Zealand, and France are in Chandigarh to take part in the fight against polio during the national immunization day (NID).

Led by Cynthia Wright Covington with her husband Barry Walter Covington as co-leader from USA, the team went to various booths in Mauli Jagran, Manimajra town, Bapu Dham Colony in Sector 26, to administer polio drops on Sunday, and later today in the morning went for a house-to-house mop up operation.

"India is a shining example in the world in eradicating polio through remarkable collective efforts of government and Rotarians", said Cynthia Wright Covington, who is on her third visit to Chandigarh with the NID team, having come earlier in 2009 and 2011.
The team comprises 23 Rotarians from USA, one each from Australia and France, and two from New Zealand, including 81 years old past district governor William Edward Crawford from US.

Having learnt about this team's trip, a 27-years old Rotaractor from Alaska, Ann Marie, also joined the team at Chandigarh and felt completely transformed having interacted with little children and families in some of the slums outside the city.

After participating in different localities around Chandigarh on Sunday, during the NID, they went around house-to-house for mop up operations on Monday.  Later in the afternoon, as they returned, for a brief stopover for lunch at Hotel Aroma's Aquamarine, they posed for a "This Close" pose for the media.
Later in the evening they attended the reception that our Club organised.
Kudos to PDG Madhukar Malhotra, and Rtn. A.P. Singh for coordinating their visit, Rtn PP Praveen Goyal for providing an overview of polio-eradication efforts made in India,  and all the host Rotarian families who so graciously opened their homes for their visiting guests.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

'Hamari Beti' programme on air from today

Today is the World Radio Day, and the day the Panjab University's community radio, Jyotirgamaya 91.2mhz, launched the 'Hamari Beti' programme.

If you recall, last year, we had tied up with the University's community radio and initiated the recording for a radio programme on 'Hamari Beti' by creating a bank of recordings with various women personalities of the city.

Thanks to the School of Communication Studies, and with the coordination by the alumni of SCS and Rotary Club of Chandigarh members, the radio programme, 'Hamari Beti' went on air today morning, with the formal inauguration by Prof. Arun Grover, Vice Chancellor of Panjab University, Chandigarh.

This was a momentous occasion as President Rtn. Vivek Gupta, Director Community Services Rtn Shuchita Luthra, Hamari Beti Chair Rtn Senu Duggal, and I attended this event.

Prof Arun Grover also launched the audio-books created by the students and Rotaractors from our Club, for the visually impaired children to help them prepare for examination.

In end-March/April, we shall be launching 'Hamari Beti' Awards for recognising the women in our tricity area who are not only contributing to the society but excelling in their own respective fields.

We welcome more suggestions from our members for taking this programme further.

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Sponsor Your Child for Youth Exchange to Germany


We have received invitation for Summer Camp from D1840/ Germany  under Short Term Youth Exchange programme for a summer camp being organised in Germany from 13th to 27th July 2013.

You can send your child if he/she is of 17-19 years old, or you can recommend another child in this age group to be a part of this exciting opportunity.

The registration fee is € 100 only which will take care of the child's accommodation, meals, and excursions (except personal expenses and presents for friends).

Participant will have to arrange his/her to-and-fro air ticket to Munich airport, health and accident insurance, passport, etc,

The summer camp's theme is "Discover Bavaria and New Neighbors":

For more details you can contact :

Rtn Harjit Singh Saggu, Chairman Youth Exchange at  e-mail ID - rotaryye3080@yahoo.in and phone 09814108903

The application for for Short Term YE is in attachment or can be downloaded. Click this link.  

The applications are accepted on 1st come 1st serve basis. Ask youth who are interested to apply immediately.

 

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Rotary South Asia Summit 2013

Time to register yourself for another mega event, the Rotary South Asia Summit 2013 at Hyderabad. This conference is on May 3-5, 2013.  Visit the website for more details. .

Download the Registration Form here. 

Friday, February 1, 2013

Applications invited for Rotary Peace Fellowship


The Rotary Foundation is now accepting applications for the world-competitive Rotary Peace Fellowship. The fellowship provides academic and practical training for individuals working on solving conflicts and building peace around the world.

Professional Certificate Option 
* "Strengthening the leaders of today" 
* 3 month professional development certificate program 
* Designed specifically for candidates already working in fields related to peaecbuilding and conflict resolution to further their understanding and build their skills
* Mix of theory and skills practiced throughout 11 weeks of combined classroom and on site field study interactions 
* Eligibility Requirements: minimum bachelor's degree or equivalent; 5 years relevant work experience; proficiency in English

Master's Degree Option 
* "Building the leaders of tomorrow" 
* 15-24 months of Rotary-funded graduate study toward a master's degree at one of five Rotary Peace Centers around the world
* Training in the root causes of conflict, theories of international relations, and effective models of cooperation, conflict resolution, and negotiation including course work and applied field experience
* Eligibility Requirements: minimum bachelor's degree; 3 years relevant work experience; proficiency in a second language

The application deadline is 1 July 2013.  Application forms and more information are available at www.rotary.org/rotarycenters.

Watch the video, Is Peace Possible?


Voices For Peace from Rotary International on Vimeo.