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Weekly Bulletin

Unnees Bees Ka Farak

R.I. District 3142, Club I.D. 26976 Vol:
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R.I. President District Governor Club’s President Club’s Secretary Club’s Treasurer Bulletin Editor

MARK MALONEY MOHAN CHANDAVARKAR RAJENDRA ZENDE RAJENDRASINH THAKOR SHIRISH KELKAR SANTOSH BADE
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Birthdays this week 15 Jul – Rtn. Dr. Datta Panandikar Anniversaries this week No Anniversaries This week

FOUR WAY TEST AREAS OF FOCUS District Governors
Of the things we think, say or do Message
* Is it the TRUTH?
* Is it FAIR to all concerned? Dear Friends, Greetings of the day!
* Will it Build GOOD-WILL and Come with us, Walk the talk with us. Let’s
BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Connect to the World. Let’s be that difference,
*Will it be BENEFICIAL to all that . . . Unness Beeska Farak !
Concerned? WHY service is to be done is a primary
consideration? It is to be done, because it is
needed to be done! Once the need is determined

the why recedes into the background. WHAT needs to be done? We all are SMART - Sensitive / Motivated / Available /
EVENTS NEXT WEEK Resourceful & Transparent. We should be guided only by the Community Needs Assessment which should be the only criteria. Is
it Sustainable / Measurable/ Achievable / Relevant & Time Bound? This will guide us well in the dilemmas of WHEN, WHERE
Shukriya + Installation +Tree Plantation & WHOM. How it is done is more important & relevant? Spread your passion & vision in your clubs to join in the doing good
+ Monsoon Picnic @ Cherilyn Monta
Resort near Rajapur, . in the world. Remember that in Rotary, we pride ourselves in stewardship, transparency, optimum resource utilisation & fiscal
discipline. The How then becomes a norm, a tradition, a way of life - that when we do things we will & shall do it well! Who
From 19 July till 21 July 2019. does it is important? Jenu kaam Te Kare, Bijo Kare To Gotho Khaaye. Select the right persons to do the job. WHICH of us
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Events Last Week does it is not important because of ERTM - End Result That Matters. The job to be done is more important, because it is always
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1 Club Assembly was held in the presence of due to teamwork. To quote an overused line - Success doesn’t have an I in it. But take care of the I - not yours but of others. We

AG – Asstt Governor Rtn. Pushan Vaidya. are volunteers who have come to do Service above Self. But we need appreciation & encouragement. Let’s do that - congratulate
Excellent fellowship and presence of members the selves to motivate them to be Bolder, Bigger & Better.
pleased AG. In nutshell; following were take-

“No man is an Island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the Continent, a part of the main,” said John Donne
away-home points for us; in Devotions in the 17th century. How relevant it is today even in this apparent fast paced chaotic 21st century. Human beings are
-Re-look at the budget for Mid-day meal gregarious & need to be in the midst with everyone - some in front, some with & some walking behind. Animals also behave in a
provision. similar manner but probably the instinct is survival. The overriding reason for the difference between humans & other animals is
-Give Installment option to new young the power of thinking, of ideation. It is this very Soch that defines our actions - be it an act of commission or omission, overt or
covert. Thinking comes about with the way it is done. When done with the head it will probably always be right, logical, clinical,
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members than 30 year for 1 year. surgical & sensible. When done with the heart, it could be right but also could be irrational, illogical, impulsive & without strong

-Try to induct more & more women members fundamentals. But that probably is what the human factor is about. It’s about sensitivity & political correctness & not about brutal
for their abilities & sincerity. frankness & being legally right.

-Keeping in line with the Theme of the current When compared to each other, the two avatars of Vishnu are a study in contrast. Rama as ‘maryada purushottam’ is
year Try to get International speaker which always on the right path, standing upright & supported by weaponry. He does the right thing irrespective of consequences to
could be a joint session for all the Rotary himself or others. He is the sampoorna man - his demeanour totally masculine. In the act of doing good in the world, this is
clubs of District. necessary with stewardship, transparency & discipline as the key words. On the other hand Krishna stands tilted, a flute in his
hand, often surrounded by women, with eternal love & magical music as his weapons. His actions & his demeanour - effeminate.
-Plan for more RYE international youth & that’s the difference. Krishna has in him two additional gunas that Rama doesn’t - Patience & Empathy & these are values that
exchange programs. are innate to being a woman. & that’s what we need to embrace in totality to embark on the journey of ‘Service above Self’.
- Join International Fellowships.
All human beings are Ardha-nari-nareshwars - partly man & partly woman, anatomically & physiologically. Thus,
we already have both sets of attributes though in different quantities. As Rotarians, we have to kindle the spark within, & make

these qualities jagrut. Rotary can be a religion without being ritualistic & clannish - like Hinduism, more a way of life. Our clubs
are our temples, & our service - offerings to the Almighty - but preferably given & done unattached & Niswartha.
To that our founder Paul Harris has added an important virtue - Tolerance. This virtue also has the aspect of being
non-judgmental. We are all volunteers & equals in this journey. We are democratic. So we know that there can be other points of
view & they may be right too. But tolerance needs another input & that is capping the ego.
Can we do it? Can we progress in life & claim that every passing year as a Rotarian we have developed into better
human beings? That would be truly smart! Lets be that difference, that . . . Unness Beeska Farak !

Dr. Mohan Chandavarkar
DISTRICT GOVERNOR RID 3142 (2019-20)