ROTARY CLUB OF RAFFLES CITY

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1 Lunch Meeting June 5 th, 2007 Pres Sami Midani chaired the lunch meeting at Gilmour Room, Singapore Cricket Club. Our visiting overseas Rotarian Pres Graeme Bylund from RC Geraldton, Western Australia introduced his club to us. Rtn Brian Tan led the toast to our visiting Rotarians & Rotary International. Our youths and teacher advisers from the Interact Clubs of River Valley High School & Tampines Junior College were special guests to receive our tokens of congratulation for achieving the Rotary District 3310 Best Interact Club Project. This honour was given in relation to their work with the tsunami relief work with a community in Khao Lak, Thailand. Well done to our enthusiastic youths and complements to the good guidance by our New Generations Committee. PDG Philbert Chin then received a cheque of $5000 from Pres Sami Midani & PE Johnson Tan from our club to RSVP, the volunteer senior citizen s organisation. There was a lively fellowship in abundance helped by the excellent served lunch. However we will work with SCC to speed up their service to ensure we complete our meeting proceedings by 2.00pm. Our lunch meeting was attended by 15 Rotarians, 5 Interactors, 2 visiting Rotarian and 3 guests. Sunshine box collection was $73. PHOTOS OF LUNCH MEETING ON 5 JUNE 2007

2 REPORT ON THE RCRC JOINT MEDICAL / DENTAL OUTREACH PROJECT TO KOTA BELUD, SABAH, ON SATURDAY 26 TH MAY 2007 An eight-person team led by President Sami Midani visited Kota Kinabalu, Sabah on th May 2007 to run a medical/dental camp, together with its Sister Rotary Club of Luyang, Kota Kinabalu. The camp was set up in a school in Pasangan, a village 60 kilometers from Kota Kinabalu. During a 7-hour period, the joint team of doctors attended to about 500 patients with a variety of ailments. A minor miracle occurred when an insect was pulled out from the eye of a patient, which had been there for over three and a half years. According to Encik Abdullah, the President of Rotary Club of Luyang, the patient was extremely grateful that his eyesight had returned to normal. In another case, Dr Jimmy Daruwalla, with the help of his able interpreter Padmini Kesavapany, tried his best to convince a mother of ten that she should close down the production facility. The redoubtable mother s response was that she will give consideration to the advice. Presumably she is waiting for a football team of eleven and a reserve! Apart from treating the ailments and dispensing medicine, the team, also gave out the clothes they had brought with them. As these were snapped up pretty fast, Ron and Brian were left with a lot of free time. The fellowship, which included an excursion to a riverside and a fish-head curry dinner, was most warm.

3 Comments ROTARY CLUB OF RAFFLES CITY The school at which the camp was held lacked two basic facilities: (i) (ii) Running water from the tap Clean toilet Our Club could address these issues and work on two projects. Hyflux might be interested in funding the first project while the World Toilet Organisation (WTO) could help with the second. The projects could then be held up as models for replication in other parts of rural Sabah. Report by Ambassador K KESAVAPANY Activities at Kota Belud to screen and offer medical aid to village.

4 FELLOWSHIP DINNER AT RESIDENCE OF JAYA & JUDITH PRAKASH Last Wed 30 May evening, our club members enjoyed a wonderful fellowship dinner through the kind hospitality of Rtn Jaya & spouse Judith. They opened their home together with usual great Indian cuisine for a fine evening in their garden. Our Club Service Committee on behalf of our attending members wishes to record our appreciation to Jaya & Judith Prakash. Photos of fellowship dinner at residence of Jaya & Judith Prakash

5 Announcements LUNCH MEETINGS AT SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB Our RCRC weekly Tuesday lunch meetings will be held at the Gilmour Room, Singapore Cricket Club starting from 29 May This location is the best suited one for our club based on location, ambience and reasonable cost. The BOD hopes that members will continue to support the club s activities by attending meetings at this new venue. The arrangement is for a served 3-course lunch at $30. For the last Tues lunch of the month, there will be a buffet lunch at $25. Members who are also members of SCC may sign their lunch chits while non-scc members are requested to purchase cash coupons from reception desk before going upstairs for lunch at the Gilmour Room. We do appreciate your co-operation & understanding with this new arrangement. FELLOWSHIP DINNER INVITATION BY PRES SAMI MIDANI Date Wed 27 June or Thurs 28 June 2007 (to be advised) Time Evening Venue (To be advised) Pres Sami would like to host an appreciation fellowship dinner to culminate his year in office. Kindly note probable dates that will be confirmed shortly. FORTHCOMING SISTER CLUB VISIT: - RC Makati North July 2007 INSTALLATION DINNER Arrangements ongoing to install PE Johnson Tan & his Board of Directors for next Rotary Year It promises to be a grand celebration with much anticipated fellowship from oversea visiting Rotarians from our various sister clubs. Date Fri 3 Aug 2007 Venue Marina Mandarin Ballroom

6 News Update: Birthdays in June Anniversaries in June 14 th Sami Midani 9 th Tengku Sri Indra 14 th David Ong 14 th Mohan Pillay The Guide to Daily Living Adopted for use by D3310 Conferences 1999 & 2001 Promoted for use in all clubs by D3310 Conference 2005 Submitted for consideration of the COL 2007, endorsed by D3310 Conference 2005 The Guide to Daily Living Before doing the things we want to do, consider first, the precept of the Guide. Ask ourselves these 4 questions and act upon them: First Second Third Fourth Have I spent some time in self-examination? Have I spent quality time with my family? Have I given the best to my work? Have I given some time to someone near and far? The first question prompts us to evaluate ourselves and our ability to serve. The second question reinforces our commitment to the family our intimate community of Life and Love The third question requests us to commit ourselves to work excellence and the practice of high ethical standards. The fourth question reminds us of our duty to Lend A Hand, rendering compassionate service and working for world peace.

7 The Guide, in fact, encompasses the 4 parts of the Object of Rotary. The Four- Way Test: From the earliest days of the organization, Rotarians were concerned with promoting high ethical standards in their professional lives. One of the world's most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics is The Four-Way Test, which was created in 1932 by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor (who later served as RI president) when he was asked to take charge of a company that was facing bankruptcy. This 24-word test for employees to follow in their business and professional lives became the guide for sales, production, advertising, and all relations with dealers and customers, and the survival of the company is credited to this simple philosophy. Adopted by Rotary in 1943, The Four-Way Test has been translated into more than a hundred languages and published in thousands of ways. It asks the following four questions: "Of the things we think, say or do: 1) Is it the TRUTH? 2) Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3) Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4) Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?" Words of Wisdom for Rotarians: Never underestimate the power of giving. It shines like a beacon throughout humanity. It cuts through the ocean that divides us and brightens the lives of all it touches. One of life s greatest laws is that you cannot hold a torch to light another s path without brightening your own. End of Bulletin