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District Governor Message

Rtn. Rajasekhar Srinivasan

District Governor
2021-2022

My Dear Rotarians, Many clubs have inducted a good number of new
members into our rotary fold. Now we need to see that
Warm Rotary Greetings !
not only are these new members fully engaged but we
We have completed two months of the current Rotary also need to ensure retention of our older members.
year and they have been very busy months in spite of the Many clubs have also started new Rotaract and Interact
COVID Pandemic which has been going on. Myself and
Shanthi started the year auspiciously by participating clubs. Rotary Community Corps have been started by
in as many as Seven projects on the First of July 2021 many clubs and have already started their volunteer
- Inauguration of Blood Donation camp (Shanthi work in full swing. At this are I have no doubt that our
donated blood), Handing over Oxygen Concentrators in goals set as the “Seven Wonders of Rotary” would be
3 Primary Health Centers and 3 Tree planting Projects. easily achieved.
We started the Governor's Official Visits at the holy city One of the important developments of the last year
of Guruvayur with the blessings of Lord Guruvayapan to has been the number of COVID related projects that
Rotary Guruvayur Heritage. our District has been able to do with the help of Global
During the month of August two important District Grants. Hence it is very important that we contribute
to the Annual program Fund of the Rotary Foundation
Seminars – Grants Management Seminar & District
Membership Seminar were conducted virtually with which makes such grants possible. This year we have set
record attendance. an ambitious target of One Million Dollars to the Annual
program Fund. If each Rotarian of the District celebrates
All the clubs have been very active and have initiated his or her Birthday or Wedding day or Special occasions
very meaningful and impactful projects. It has been a with a small contribution to the Rotary Foundation it
very gratifying and humbling experience for me to be would a nice way of celebrating the good work done by
participating in so many projects being implemented our Foundation.
by clubs all across the district. Donation of Medical
Equipment to Hospitals, Handing over of completed Before I conclude let me request you all to always follow
houses to the under privileged, Donation of Free Artificial the COVID safety protocols whenever you attend club
Limbs, Inauguration of Mother’s Milk Bank, Recognition meetings or participate in any Club projects.
of the services rendered by the COVID Warriors – the Friends, Let us together “Serve to Change lives”
Medical Faternity, Donation of Agricultural implements
to small farmers and Sponsorship of Vocational Training Sincerely,
for under privileged students are a few of the Service
Projects that I had the good fortune of participating or Yours in Rotary,
attending.

I am very glad to see that most clubs have planned or Rtn. Rajasekhar Srinivasan,
initiated projects towards our District Priorities – Our District Governor 2021-22
Lovely Planet. R I District 3201

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