Club No: 50053 RID: 3141 CHARTER DATE: 26th December 1996 YEAR: 2016-17 Vol.:04 DATE: 16th August 2016

From Editor’s Desk

Happy Independence Day to all. We are celebrating the 70th year of Independence. Our country has progressed a lot in these years.

But ironically the fruits of progress have not reached all the segments of society and for some nothing has changed at all. In rural

India, illiteracy is still rampant, poor farmers are in the grip of unscrupulous money lenders and social evils like caste issues and

female infanticide and impoverishment still prevail. These problems can be erased through education. The Literacy Mission of

Rotary and its aim to set up happy schools is a landmark mission and like the Polio Eradication Project can be a historical

achievement. Let us whole heartedly support this programme. Let the only region of this world be Literacy. After all only an

enlightened mind can wipe out the darkness in this world.

…Anamika Gursahani

President’s message

Man with father’s heart walks bride down the aisle- A True Story

The story began in September 2006, when Michael Stepien, 53, Jeni Stepien’s father was robbed at gunpoint and shot in head while

returning from work, in Pennsylvania. As Michael lay dying in a hospital, he decided to donate his organs through an organization.

The organization allows the recipient of organs and donor family to remain in touch with each other after transplant. Stepien’s

heart went to Arthur Thomas, 72, of New Jersey who was diagnosed with a serious heart ailment. After the transplant Arthur

Thomas wrote a Thank you letter to the family of Stepien. Stepien’s family and Arthur remained in regular touch with each other

through emails and phone calls.

Jeni Stepien, daughter of Michael Stepien got engaged to an engineer Paul Maenner, 10 years later. She was thinking, “Who will

walk me down the Aisle?” At her fiancé’s suggestion she wrote to Arthur Thomas asking him to walk her down the aisle and he

readily agreed and he travelled from New Jersey to Pennsylvania to walk her down the aisle and Jeni thought, “My Dad is here with

us, and this man is here with us because of us.”

This is a beautiful story which I wanted to share with you all as we have celebrated Organ Donation day on 13th August and Organ

Donation is one of the thrust areas of District 3141.

.....Dr. Anita Panvalkar

R I President District Governor Club President Club Secretary CNN Editor

JOHN F. GERM GOPAL RAI MANDHANIA DR. ANITA PANVALKAR SHAILA VYAS DR. ANAMIKA GURSAHANI

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Rotary Club of Mumbai West Coast

A Fortnight Ago…..

1. 4th August – District Seminar on International Service and RYE Program. It was attended by President Anita and

Rotarians Shaila, Niru, and Jyotsana.

2. 5th August – Fashion Show and Ramp Walk. It was organized by Rtn. Sakshi Rochlani and most of the club members had

participated. It was a wonderful event and the pictures say it all.

3. 13th August – IPP Dr. Nilima Inamdar gave a talk on life after 60 at Jeevan Saurabh Club. Rtn. Shaila Vyas also

addressed the audience.

4. 15th August – Our club was invited for the flag hoisting ceremony of our adopted school, Vidyaniketan. In her speech,

President Anita Panvalkar motivated the students to work hard. Many Rotarians joined the staff and the children to

celebrate Independence Day – PDG Dr. Bal Inamdar, IPP Dr. Nilima Inamdar, Shaila Vyas, PP Tushar Vichare, Arpita

Vichare, PE Sunil Gursahani, Jyotsana Gaikwad, Kavita Koti, Satish Thakur and Vishal Mundra. A cheque was handed

over to the school fees and uniforms of the students

5. 16th August – Our club organized a Drawing Competition at Vidyaniketan School. AG Kanderp Khandwala, President

Anita Panvalkar, IPP Dr. Nilima Inamdar, Shaila Vyas and Jyotsana Gaikwad attended the event .Selected students will

eventually be participating in a District level competition .Participation certificates will be given to all the students.

Forthcoming Events……

1. 19th August –A program on Patriotism is organized by the Rotaract club of Saraf College in the morning.

2. 19th August – Speaker meeting at Hometel, Malad in the evening by Kanchana Kapadia. The topic is ‘lose the fact, lifestyle

changes for best results’.

3. 21st August – Orientation Program on Diabetes Screening and Detection, (which is our district thrust area project), will be

held at Juhu Rotary Centre.

4. 28th August – A marathon for women is organized by SPANDAN an NGO with which Rtn Jyotsana Gaikwad is associated.

Lady members bearing our club banner will be participating as our club PR initiative.

5. Fireside meeting will be scheduled in the last week of August.

Photo Gallery

District Seminar on International Service and RYE Program

PDG Dr. Bal addressing a District Literacy Seminar at Press Release about District 3141 Initiatives in Lokmat

Pune DG Gopal Rai Mandhania and PP Vikas Upadhayay

Fashion Show

Seminar on Life After 60

15th August at Vidyaniketan School

Drawing Competition at Vidyaniketan School

।।वन्दे मातरम।।

।।जय हिन्द।।

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