Hundreds of years ago in the red lands of Arizona, a group of native American Warriors left their homes to set out on a journey to seek a Spirit– a Spirit that was believed to give men the power to

conquer new lands and preserve their youth.These men set out, braving the elements. But having travelled far and wide fruitlessly, many gave up hope and returned one by one. Until there were only two left-who refused to give up until they found the Spirit.After forty days and forty nights of travelling without rest or an end in sight, they slept. And in a dream, the Spirit revealed itself, waiting for only one of them at the foot of the Black Mountain.With renewed energy, each wanting to be The Chosen One, they set off for the Black Mountain that very night reaching it at the crack of dawn, only to discover a roaring river surrounding it on all sides!Not wanting to loose out at this crucial stage, they both dived in to the roaring waters and raised towards their goal.And just as one of the men was on the verge of reaching the other side, he heard a scream of terror. He looked back to see his competitor floundering in the savage waters about to be swept away.The man’s conscience prevailed, saving a fellow man was more important than finding the Spirit. And without any further thought, he returned back!In a flash, savage waters magically calmed, turning the mighty river into a sparkling stream. And a booming voice rose from the heart of the Black Mountain.“I am Tucson” it echoed. And the Spirit you seek is within you…. And as long as you travel together keeping a look out for one another, the Spirit will live on! Keeping you young, keeping you alive!Neeru joins me in my prayers to The Almighty to bless you and everyone in your Family and your Club with the Spirit of Tucson in the Rotary year 2010-11 and thereafter. Amen !-PDG Rtn Rajiv Tandon

The XV Installation Ceremony of RCKG was held at Little Chef

on 12th July, 2010. It was a well attended occasion graced by the

dignified presence of Dr. Devi Singh, Director IIM Lucknow,

PDG Rtn Rajiv Tandon and DG Elect Rtn Arvind Srivastava. The

program began with the lighting of the lamp and a very graceful

rendition of Ganesh Vandana by Annet Nehal Jain. The MOC Ann

Ritu Bhargava kept the evening alive with her impeccable

compering and kept everyone entertained with her one line fillers.

The outgoing President Rtn Vipul Jain delivered a memorable

speech and highlighted the achievements of the year 2009-10. The

District awards bagged by the club were announced. The chief

guest delivered his speech and an equally rousing speech was

made by PDG Rtn Rajiv Tandon. He kept the audience spell bound

by his oratory. DG Elect Rtn Arvind Srivastava also kept the

audience engaged with his speech. The club bulletin “Milestones”

was released by the chief guest and PDG Rtn Rajiv Tandon. The

incoming president Rtn Sanjay Chowdhary made his inaugural

address and introduced the new board to the club members and

distinguished guests. He and his team promised to carry forward

the good work done by the club in the past years and take on some

new initiatives. The vote of thanks was proposed by the incoming

secretary Rtn Rishi Kapoor. The evening ended with a lovely,

appetizing dinner. The color of the evening was blue and the venue

was beautifully done up in blue by PDs Ann Sangeeta Agarwal and

Ann Namrita Tandon. The evening was well organized by the

Project Director for the evening PP Rtn Shri Ram Agarwal.

Legend of TucsonXV Installation Ceremony of ROTARY CLUB of Kanpur Greater on Monday, 12th July, 2010

BUILDING COMMUNITIES

BRIDGING CONTINENTS

NEWSLETTER OF ROTARY CLUB OF KANPUR GREATER

MilestonesAug. - Sept. 2010

Volume 8

Issue 2

The New Board Members at the Installation Ceremony

Rotary can best be summarized in these few words-

Rotary creates AspirationsAspirations give HopeHope brings Happiness, Happiness transforms Lives Rotary gives Life.-President Rtn Sanjay Chowdhary

Rotary Club of Kanpur Greater keeps the Good Work on

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The months of July and August saw RCKG living up to its main objective “We care”. Many programmes for social welfare were organized. 1st and 18th of July saw the tree plantation programme as per the directions of Rtn P.P. Singh, District Governor. The plants were protected by the tree guards donated by the board members. The tree plantation was done at Rajkiya Balgrah (Boys).

A general health checkup camp was organized at Rajkiya Balgrah (Girls) and Rajkiya Mahila Ashram in association with IMA on 4th August. We at RCKG would like to thank all the doctors who made the camp very meaningful with their consultation and follow up advice. We are grateful to Dr. M. P. Sharma, Dr. P. K. Pachauri, Dr. Pankaj Tandon, Dr. Seema Seth, Dr. Roli Mohan, Dr. R.K Mahendra and Dr. A.C. Agarwal for their concern. The DM Kanpur Shri Mukesh Kumar Meshram attended the camp and assured full support and help to the efforts of the camp. Bhoomi Pujan was held on 8th August at Rajkiya Balgrah (Boys) for the construction and renovation of the kitchen, combined toilets, corridor and courtyard. Work has already commenced. 15th August was celebrated at Rajkiya Balgrah (Girls). Sweets were distributed and Independence Day celebrations were held.

Rakshabandhan Festival was celebrated at Rajkiya Balgrah (Boys) on 23rd August. Twelve girls of Rajkiya Balgrah (Girls) tied rakhis to the inmates. Sweets were distributed to the boys and girls Ann Manisha Chowdhary, Ann Manju Agarwal and Ann Namrita Tandon took care of this project.

A health check up camp was held at Rajkiya Balgrah (Boys) on 31st August in association with IMA. All the 99 inmates got a thorough medical examination. Dr. Rupa Dalmia, Dr. A.C Agarwal, Dr. Alka Sharma, Dr. Praveen Katiyar, Dr. Pankaj Gulati were present at the camp. We at RCKG salute all the doctors, Rotarians and Anns who are carrying on the good work with so much dedication and care!

Independence Day at Girls Balgrah

Health Check-up at Girls Bal Grah Health Check-up Camp at Girls Bal Grah Members at Health Check-up Camp

DM at Health Check-up CampBhoomi Pujan at Boys Balgrah

Modern anti T.B. treatment can cure virtually all patients. It is, however very important that treatment be taken for the prescribed duration which in every case is a minimum of six months. Because treatment is of such a long duration, once the patient feels better after a couple of months the treatment is often interrupted, the reason being that apart from poverty there are numerous other problems that they face and have to manage while fighting on all fronts with T.B. as a major disadvantage making life as close to hell as possible.

Members of our club have rallied together to help a substantial number of patients who do not have the resources to get treatment for T.B. and its upgraded version of MDR, since the last five years. These years have been a period of learning with some heart rending instances which strengthen our resolve to do something for the less fortunate.

One such case is of an MDR patient who was in such a bad state that he could not walk let alone come to the clinic. His wife had deserted him and father was invalid, his old mother came regularly to the clinic and ensured that he took the medicines properly. But unfortunately she had a severe heart attack and could not survive, but by then the patient had been shifted from MDR to regular T.B. medicines, and finally after a few months was cured completely.

In our second phase of treating MDR patients we have achieved great success in terms of treating number of patients getting either cured/ converted to regular patients. Providing T.B. medicines is not sufficient, they also need advice on matters of diet, health and hygiene from time to time.

This project requires significant resources in terms of funds and time. In the past the club has been receiving donations from members, associates, our club and individuals from other countries. We sincerely hope that we will keep receiving funds for the projects to survive and grow as well as volunteer so that we have a pool of members/anns who understand the systems due to which this project is running smoothly and give new ideas so that the project can be taken to the next level.Rotary Greater is grateful to all the donors who have contributed to the programme from time to time. This year, we have received donations from Ann Vinita Kejriwal (Rs 11,000), Rtn Sanjay Tandon (Rs 5,000), Dr Ravi Tandon (Rs 11,000 + calendars for the volunteers).

Apart from this, one of the members gave free bags and files to all the patients. Bottles of Tonic and sanitizers were also received from our Secretary Rtn Rishi Kapoor.

We are also thankful to Rtn. Dr. Pankaj Tandon for his continued involvement and advise for the efficient running of this project.

-Ann Nita Parikh

Flagship Project of RCKG - T.B. Clinic

Anagrams No. 1

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The Anns at work at the T.B. Clinic

1. To carry on doing the same thing. 2. To stay where you are. 3. Moving quickly on your legs.

4. You walk on this, along the side of a road. 5. The American word for footpath.

6. Cars, buses, bicycles, trucks, etc. 7. Using your legs to move.

8. Using a chair to stay where you are.

9. Being upright on your legs, not walking or running.

10. Remaining in the same place. TINY SAG = STAYING

11. To wind or turn in different directions. ME A NERD = MEANDER

12. Went off the path or got lost.

13. One of the colours of a traffic light.

14. A deed. The process of doing something.

15. This is where you catch a train.

16. You stand on this while waiting for a train.

17. You pay this to travel on a bus or train.

18. To move or roam casually.

19. If the traffic is heavy, you travel at this speed

20. An adjective meaning ‘speedy’

A MINER

A DRIP

A TONIC

BREAM

FAT PHOTO

FEAR

FIR FACT

LANK WIG

ME A NERD

NUN GRIN

ONE TUNIC

REST DAY

STING DAN

SAT ON IT

STING ON IT

SLY OWL

TINY SAG

TRAM FLOP

WARNED

WEAK LIDS

Look out for the answers in the next issue- Rtn Niraj Prasad

What would life be without some fun, frolic and enjoyment. All work and no play would indeed make RCKG dull so all the members let down their hair and enjoyed themselves at the Blue Mask Party organized at Palate Restaurant, Rave Moti on 30th July 2010. The PDs for the evening were Rtn Rajiv Agarwal & Ann Manju Agarwal, Rtn Rakesh Kapoor & Ann Sangeeta Kapoor, Rtn. Sanjay Gupta & Ann Poonam Gupta who made special efforts in making the evening glamorous and enjoyable. Every entrant was given a beautiful blue mask made by the PDs. The décor was in blue, the dress code was blue. All around one could see creativity and pains taking efforts at their best. Palate was transformed into a Venetian Evening masques, music and dancing et al. The evening had romantic overtones with the Rtns and Anns collecting hearts or rather stealing hearts from behind the masks.

Ann Nandita, much to the chagrin of Rtn Dinesh won the maximum hearts. Then there was dancing and revelry. Anns and Rtns danced and made statuesque poses like hand in hand, back to back, Jhappi and the proposal pose. Oh, it was so romantic. The games organized kept all busy and involved. Annets seem to be having a good time as well. The evening winded up with merry making and a delicious dinner.

5th of August 2010 saw the ann wing programme at the residence of Ann Neelima Desai. A demonstration on icing techniques was held by Mrs. Shraddha Singhania. The anns not only enjoyed the demo, they also participated in the event. The rotarians can expect many iced cakes in the coming weeks.

Shraddha Singhania demonstrating Icing of Cakes.Annet Zain Rehman 4-Sep Rtn Sunil Verma 4-OctAnnet Nandini 4-Sep Annet Manvi Lohia 4-OctRtn Sandeep Gupta 6-Sep Ann Beena Sutwala 5-OctRtn Neeraj Bhatia 10-Sep Annet Sakshi Tandon 5-OctAnn Shradha Lohia 11-Sep Ann Seema Bhartiya 6-OctAnnet Mukund Bhartiya 11-Sep Rtn Vijay S. Parikh 8-OctRtn Ravi Mohla 12-Sep Annet Chandni Gupta 8-OctAnn Neha Kapoor 13-Sep Annet Pradyumna 9-OctRtn Rishi Kapoor 14-Sep Annet Vidhi Bhartiya 9-OctAnnet Prerna Gupta 14-Sep Annet Satyam Kapoor 9-OctRtn Harsh Agarwal 18-Sep Annet Arjun Mehrotra 9-OctAnnet Devika Gupta 18-Sep Annet Samarjit Singh 9-OctAnnet Anshul Sutwala 20-Sep Annet Pranay 12-OctAnn Nilima Desai 21-Sep Ann Gunjan Narain 15-OctRtn Shree Ram Agrawal 22-Sep Annet Rishab Agarwal 17-OctAnnet Saurabh Agarwal 22-Sep Ann Shashi Gupta 18-OctAnn Pooja Mehrotra 25-Sep Ann Rekha Vaid 18-OctAnnet Kanu Narain 25-Sep Annet Anupriya 20-OctAnn Kusum Chaudhary 27-Sep Annet Raghav Seth 23-OctRtn Hemant Sutwala 28-Sep Ann Amita Agarwal 24-OctAnnet Shachi Mehrotra 28-Sep Ann Ritu Jhunjhunwala 24-OctRtn Vineet Chandra 2-Oct Rtn. Dinesh Gupta 25-OctAnn Rushda Mahboob 2-Oct Annet Devrat Gupta 25-OctAnnet Anupriya 2-Oct Rtn. Rajiv Agarwal 27-OctRtn Narendra Dalmia 3-Oct Annet Kushal Parikh 30-OctRtn Sanjiv Kapoor 4-Oct

Many Happy Returns

Fellowships, Entertainment & Time for some enjoyment

15th August Movie Show Peepli Live at Rave Moti

Editor :Ann. Nivedita TandonPhone : 9415050145nirajprasadn@gmail.com

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The PDs at the Blue Mask Party

The Annets Enjoying a game

Rtns. & Anns. enjoying the party

Dancing away at the party The PDs at the Party

Evening Movie show was screened at Rave Moti. 80 Rotarians, Anns & Annets attended the same and enjoyed the Movie over snacks, Braving the traffic jams and the crowds at Rave Moti our valiant Rotarians and Anns enjoyed the movie and all seemed to be taken up by the satire in the movie. Many chivalrous Rtns were seen queuing up for the samosas for their Anns and seemed to be enjoying the crowds around them.

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