Installation Ceremony of Rtn Er Ashok Kumar Puri as President and his Team for 2018-19

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On July 26, 2018 our Club had one of the most important and

interesting events of the Rotary Year, that is, the Installation ceremony

of Rtn Ashok Puri as President and his Team for 2018-19 at CII

Convention Centre, Sector 31, Chandigarh.

PRIP Raja Saboo

Er Naresh Palta

Chief Guest Past RI President Rajendra K Saboo congratulated our

President 2017-18 Rtn Dr Rita Kalra for her outstanding display of

leadership to be adjudged the best Club in the District and getting the

running trophy, and another trophy for TB projects. He inspired

President 2018-19 Rtn Ashok Puri to continue the good work and

achieve greater glory and scale new heights for the cause of Rotary.

Guest of Honour Er Naresh Palta was introduced by PP Rtn Er Harish

Sethi. Mr Palta is Former Executive Director of Hindustan

Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Bengaluru. He had graduated from Punjab

Engineering College, Chandigarh in 1969 with President Ashok Puri.

After retirement, he had important assignments in Bengaluru. Mr Palta

came to Chandigarh all the way from Bengaluru to congratulate his

close friend and batch mate Rtn Ashok Puri and wish him good luck for

a very successful year as

the President of Rotary

Chandigarh Midtown.

In his address he

emphasized that Rotary

spirit is embodied in two

words, Passion and

Energy. He was very

impressed by the spirit of

Rotary and appreciated

the contributions of

Rotarians to the Society.

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Lighting of Lamp. L-R: Rtn Jeeten Bhambri, Rtn Dr Sanjay Kalra, IPP Dr Rita

Kalra, PRIP Raja Saboo, Mr Naresh Palta, President Ashok Puri, Rtn Salil Chopra, Event Chair PP Ajit Gulati and our First Lady R’ann Sudha Puri

Volume XXXXIII No. 05 Dated: July 31, 2018

PROGRAMME

Presentation on Solar Electrification Project in Ladakh Our partner in Global Grant Project: Rotary Club of Edwards (USA), Our Primary Contact: PP Rtn Amarjit Singh

Executed by: PE Rtn Salil Dev Bali – Training by: IPP Rtn Dr Rita Kalra, Rtn Bhavmit Chandoak, Rtr Kuldeep and Dr Ruchir Kalra

Presentation on Rotary International Convention at Toronto Attended by: President Rtn Ashok Puri, PP Rtn Kanan Diwan with PDG Rtn Yoginder Diwan,

PP Rtn Amarjit Singh with R’ann Sunita and Secretary Rtn Salil Chopra

Date: August 03, 2018 (Friday) | Time: 6.30 pm | Venue: Hotel Shivalikview, Sector 17, Chandigarh

Hindustan Times dated 28.07.2018

President Ashok Puri presents a memento to

Er Naresh Palta. Looking on is PRIP Raja Saboo

We also had gracious

presence of local PDGs with

their spouse, the Presidents of

neighbouring Rotary Clubs

and AG Zone 3.

Dainik Bhaskar dated 31.07.2018

National Anthem by R’anns Indu Anand and Sunita with Sgt-at-Arms PP RK Goyal

PDG Shaju Peter superb as Master

of Ceremonies

The award

winning year IPP Dr Rita Kalra

Looking forward to

the year ahead President Ashok Puri

Welcome

address by PE Salil Dev Bali

Invocation by

R’ann Bir Gulati

AG Zone 3 PP Ritu Singal

introducing President Ashok Puri

Eat Healthy - Live Healthy - End TB

Rotary Chandigarh Midtown continued with its END TB Project this Rotary Year also by distributing Nutrients (Soyabean Atta) to 150 TB patients. 60 patients were given one packet each of 1 KG at Civil Dispensary, Ram Darbar, Phase 2, Chandigarh and remaining 90 packets were given at State TB Cell, Sector 34, Chandigarh for onward distribution to various TB dispensaries of Chandigarh. Medical Officer Dr Anita and Supervisor Mr Vikas

Assistant Governor PP Ritu Singal distributing

nutrients with Rotarians of Chandigarh Midtown

Nutrients for State TB Cell, Sector 34, Chandigarh. Chair End TB PE Salil Bali with staff of State TB Cell

of The TB Dispensary actively supported the program. Present on the occasion were President Ashok Puri, AG Zone 3 PP Ritu Singal, Chair End TB PE Salil Dev Bali, Director Community Service Rtn Dr Sanjay Kalra, PP Dr VJS Vohra, PP Vinod Jawa, Director Youth Service Kulbir Bhatia and Rtn Shuchi Thakur. AG Ritu Singal, President Ashok Puri, Rtn Dr Sanjay Kalra and Rtn Shuchi Thakur spoke about the precautionary measures to be taken by the patients and their families.

Rtn Arjan Singh gives Scholarship program details

PP Harish Sethi

introduces the Guest of Honour

Expression of gratitude by Rtn

Salil Chopra

Back stage support by R’ann Kadam Bhambri and R’ann

Shivani Kapur

IPP Dr Rita Kalra passes on the Presidential Collar to Rtn Ashok Puri

Outgoing Secretary Rtn Jeeten

Bhambri hands over the Club Charter to new Secretary Rtn

Salil Chopra

Birthday and Anniversary Celebrations: Rtn Gobind Khandelia, R’ann Archana Mathur, PDG Rtn Yoginder Diwan with Rtn Kanan Diwan, Rtn Kulvinder Singh, PP Rtn Dr VJS Vohra with R’ann Indu Vohra, R’ann

Neeru and Rtn Raj Kumar Khattar

TRF Recognitions by PRIP Raja Saboo

IPP Dr Rita Kalra and Rtn

Dr Sanjay Kalra – Major Donors

PP Prem Anand

MPHF – 1 Sapphire

PP BL Ramsisaria

MPHF – 2 sapphires

Himanshu Chopra -

PHF S/o Rtn Salil Chopra

PP Dr VJS Vohra

MPHF – 1 Sapphire

PP Kanan Diwan

PHS Member

More photos uploaded on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/rotarychdmidtown

PP BL Ramsisaria’s Roster of

Classifications released by PRIP Raja Saboo

PDG Shaju Peter also congratulated IPP Dr Rita Kalra for her phenomenal year. Secretary Salil Chopra thanked PRIP Raja Saboo and Er Naresh Palta for sparing their value time to be with us. He thanked the CII management for the venue and electronic & print media. Rtn Salil Chopra also thanked PDG Shaju Peter, PP Ajit Gulati, AG PP Ritu Singal, PP BL Ramsisaria, PP Amarjit Singh, Rtn Kulvinder Singh, PP Prem Anand, PP Dr VJS Vohra, PP Vinod Jawa, PE Salil Dev Bali, PP Harish Sethi and VP Sanjay Bhatia for the success of the event.

Punjabi Tribune dated 28.07.2018

PRIP Raja Saboo

presents a tricycle

to disabled person

Acknowledgement with thanks Donations for Club Projects

PP Rtn Vinod Jawa Rs 1000/- Rtn Shashikant Adokar Rs 3000/- Fellowship on 26th July 2018 PP Rtn Ajit Gulati, PP Rtn Kanan Diwan, PDG Rtn Yoginder Diwan, Rtn Gobind Khandelia, PP Rtn Dr VJS Vohra, Rtn Kulvinder Singh, R’ann Archana Mathur, R’ann Neeru & Rtn Raj Kumar Khattar and Rtn Anupam & Rtn Rakesh Jain

Birthday of Spouses

R’ann Brij Bala Handa August 05 R’ann Asha Sobti August 05 R’ann Aruna Agarwal August 08 R’ann Shivani Kapur August 08 R’ann Guninder Dua August 09 Mr Naresh K Jain August 09

Birthday of Rotarians

Rtn Ashish Singla August 03

Rtn Kulbir Singh Bhatia August 07

Rtn Ashok Kr Sharma August 09

Inauguration of Global Grant - Happy School at GMS, Sector 45, Chandigarh

On 24/07/2018 our club inaugurated facilities provided at Government Middle School, Burail, Sector 45, Chandigarh. In an Interactive session President Rtn Ashok Puri briefed the students about Rotary’s service to community and its role in polio eradication. Our club has provided this school with two Library Cabinets. Primary Contact for GG Happy Schools PP Rtn Amarjit Singh gave the background of this project and explained various features of specially designed school bags which were presented to 14 meritorious students. MOU was signed with school authorities for proper upkeep of the equipment. On behalf of School, Mrs Narinder Kaur thanked Rotary for the support and issued a letter of gratitude addressed to our President.

Two Library Cabinets

Given to GMS-45 Burail, Chandigarh

Project at GMSS Sector 20-D, Chandigarh As invited by NSS programme officer Mrs Parminder Kaur Rotary Club Chandigarh Midtown and Rotaract Club of Le Corbusier held three activities on 24/07/2018 at Govt Model Sr Sec School, Sector 20-D Chandigarh. Trees were planted to educate the students about environment. Children were inspired to contribute for the betterment of society as they showed interest in the activities to bring the change in the society. Rotarians of Chandigarh Midtown present were President Rtn Ashok Puri, Secretary Rtn Salil Chopra, IPP Rtn Dr Rita Kalra and PP Rtn Vinod Java. Rotaractors of Le Corbusier IPP Rtr Nandan, Rtr Sahil, Rtr Bhupraj and Rtr Deepak were also present.

DAV Public School Police Lines, Panchkula

President Ashok Puri and Secretary Salil Chopra addressing the students

Installation ceremony held on 23rd July 2018 at DAV Public School Police Lines, Panchkula was attended by President Rtn Ashok Puri, Secretary Rtn Salil Chopra, Director Youth Service Rtn Kulbir Bhatia and Joint Secretary Rtn Nitin Kapur. Rotarians and Interactors took pledge for the better future.

Principal Ms Vandana Tripathi thanked Rotary for the support, and

present saplings to Rtn Salil Chopra, Rtn Nitin Kapur and Rtn Kulbir Bhatia

Talk on swachta and traffic awareness

Tree plantation

Inspiring talk

Rtn Rekha Sawhney with students at Govt Primary

School, Sector 15, Panchkula

Rs ONE LAKH Donation for Club Projects - Acknowledged with thanks

Condolences

Heartfelt condolences to PP Rtn TS Anand on the sad demise of his mother Mrs Tejbir Anand, who passed away on 29th July 2018. Antim Ardas and kirtan will be held on 1st August 2018 between 1 pm – 2 pm in Gurudwara Sahib, Sector 11, Chandigarh, followed by langar.

IPP Rtn Dr Rita Kalra and

Rtn Dr Sanjay Kalra

present a Cheque for

Rs One lakh to

President Rtn Ashok Puri

on 26th July 2018

President Ashok Puri’s Thought of the Week

Inspiration is a flame which soon dies out unless fed with the fagots of service.