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This is a beautiful video on how you, as a Rotarian, are impacting the lives of the people around the globe. Must see.

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Rotary Open Hearts

In 2005-06, thanks to our twin city partner, Rotary Club of Lake Success Gold Coast, New York, USA, and especially Rotarian Ravishankar Bhooplapur, our Club started a project under the Rotary Foundation's Matching Grants, the Rotary Open Hearts to provide free surgery to 18 children from Pakistan.
Over these past years, the children have come and have been successfully treated at our partner hospitals, PGI, Chandigarh, and the Fortis Hospital Mohali.
On 16th September 2008, the eighteenth child, a fourteen year old boy, Neelkanth, son of Shri Das Pitambar of Sanghar, Pakistan, was operated by Dr. T.S. Mahant, at Fortis Hospital.
As these children have returned home with their parents to start life afresh, a unique bond of friendship and affection has been created between these families and Rotarians across the border, that would, insha allah, further strengthen the bonding between the two countries.
The words of one of the children from Pakistan, that "Pakistan gave them birth, and India has given them life", still rings loud and clear that speaks volume for the success of the bridges of goodwill, understanding, and friendship that have been created.

GSE Team to Italy

The GSE Team from District 3080 will be visiting Rotary District 2120 in Southern Italy next year. The GSE Team from Italy will be visiting India from 25th Jan. to 24th Feb. 2007.
About the program
The Rotary Foundation’s Group Study Exchange (GSE) program is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for businesspeople and professionals between the ages of 25 and 40 who are in the early stages of their careers and employed full time. The program provides travel grants for teams to exchange visits in paired areas of different countries. For four to six weeks, team members experience the host country's culture and institutions, observe how their vocations are practiced abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and exchange ideas.
In a typical four-week tour, applicants participate in five full days of vocational visits, 15 to 20 club presentations, 10 to 15 formal visits and social events, two to three days at the district conference, three to four hours per day of cultural and site tours, and three to four hours per day of free time with host families.
For each team member, the Foundation provides the most economical round-trip airline ticket between the home and host countries. Rotarians in the host area provide for meals, lodging, and group travel within their district.
Members are requested to look for suitable candidates for selection as GSE team members. The last date for receiving the applications by the Club is 15th December 2007. The interviews will be held at the Rotary House 107A, Sector 18A, Chandigarh on 18th December 2007.