Monday, August 12th, 2013 Strategic Planning Conducted

Rotary Club of Pokhara conducted the 1st phase of Strategic Planning Seminar on 5th August Monday at Hotel Kantipur, Lakeside. In the 1st phase the members focused their discussion on Where are we now?, the strength, weaknesses, opportunities and the challenges of the club. They reviewed the plans of the previous year. In the next phase, they will be discussing on Where do we want to be? and How do we get there?. The training was facilitated by Club Trainer PP Rtn. Jagan Bahadur Gurung in assistance with District Training Committee member PP Rtn. Rajendra Ligal.

Weekly Bulletin 7th

Weekly meeting no 801

Year 16 (2013-14)
Visitors of the week 801
Ram Bikram Rana - President, Bishnu Prasad Adhikari - IPP Indreni Integrated Development Center Prakash Devm Palikhe - PP Rotaract Club of Pokhara Deepak Tiwari - President of Rotaract Club of Pokhara Kapil Kiran Shrestha IPP Arun Karki - Treasurer Subash Khana l- Sgt at Arm Yam Prasad Bhandari, Ujwal Gurung : School Management Committee Member, Shree Phumrokhun Baraha Secondary School Kulananda Adhikari,Headmaster: Shreee mai Sewa Primary School Padam Raj Bhandari-President, Indira Baral IPP, Ganesh Bahadur Gurung Senior Advisor Ram Prasad Gyawali Managing Director Din Kumar Sharma Secretary Yog Raj Poudel Treasurer Narayan Poudel Administrative Officer Naulo Ghumti Nepal Guru Anand Lisa Chan Ivy Loh

On Monday August 5th, the weekly meeting of RC Pokhara welcomed Honorary member Guru Pandita U Anand and his family members. President Rtn. Meenu Shrestha Kunwar welcomed them by providing bouquet and khada. At the same meeting Guru handed over a cheque of two lakh(Rs. 2,00,000) to Mr. Padam Raj Pahari who is the chairman of Naulo Ghumti Nepal for the construction of building. Naulo Ghumti is an organization working in the field of HIV and Drug Rehabilitation and awareness.

Furthermore Guru provided an amount of ten lakhs(Rs.10,00,000) to the coordinator of Guru Anand Educational Support Program Mr. Jagan Bahadur Gurung for the continuation of different project run by Guru in support of Rotary Club of Pokhara.

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After the meeting , the members attended the fellowship dinner given by PP Rtn KiranLal Shrestha on accounts of his Birthday Celebration.

Membership and Extension Month

Editorial Team- Rtn.Kiran Lal Shrestha , Rtn. Mohan Singh Khadka, Special Support: Moheet Shrestha

Visit as Guest Speaker

On 2 August, President of RC Pokhara Rtn. Meenu Shrestha Kunwar paid a visit as Guest Speaker to the Rotaract Club of Pokhara. The president talked on the topic, Education now and then.
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Zone XVII AG meets Presidents

Tuesday 6th August, The presidents of Zone XVII were called for a review meeting by AG Rtn. Dinesh Shankar Palikhe at Sky Touch Restaurant, Newroad on Tuesday. The club presidents reported about the activities performed in the month of July.

AG specially focused on how to implement the Goals smoothly and suggested that they should give more priority to media coverage growth, retention and coordination with partner in service.

Ravindran is choice for 201516 RI president

K.R. Ravi Ravindran, a member of the Rotary Club of Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka, has been selected by the Nominating Committee for President of RI in 201516. Ravindran will become the president-nominee on 1 October if there are no challenging candidates. Ravindran said his top priority for Rotary will be to increase membership, which he called the bedrock of any organization. The emphasis on membership has to continue with focus on the younger generation, Ravindran said. Additionally, we must seek to attract

the just retired and experienced people into Rotary. Creating regional membership plans and realizing that one size does not fit all has been a move in the right direction, he said. Albert Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. In many ways this has been the story of Rotarys poor membership advance, he said. Thankfully, our approach this time has been studied and altered. We have created 22 different membership regions so that each region would develop and execute a plan that would suit that particular region. Ravindran said its important for Rotarians to share their stories, especially through social media, so others can see the impact Rotary has had in their lives. He said its also important for the organization to speak with a consistent voice. Our identity must remain simple and be based on our core values. It must be clear and straightforward to both our internal and external audience. Ravindran holds a degree in commerce and is founder and CEO of Printcare PLC, a publicly listed company and global leader in the tea packaging industry. He also serves on the board of several other companies and charitable trusts. He is the founding president of the Sri Lanka Anti Narcotics Association, the largest antinarcotics organization in Sri Lanka. As his countrys PolioPlus chair, Ravindran headed a task force with members from the government, UNICEF, and Rotary and worked closely with UNICEF to negotiate a cease-fire with northern militants during National Immunization Days. A Rotarian since 1974, Ravindran has served Rotary as a director and treasurer of RI and as a trustee of The Rotary Foundation. He has also served as an International Assembly group discussion leader, district governor, Council on Legislation representative, and zone institute chair. He chaired the Schools Reawakening project, sponsored by Rotary clubs and districts in Sri Lanka, which rebuilt 25 tsunamidevastated schools, benefiting 15,000 children.

Ravindran has been awarded The Rotary Foundations Citation for Meritorious Service and Distinguished Service Award and the Service Award for a Polio-Free World. He and his wife, Vanathy, have two children, and are level 4 Major Donors to the Foundation. The Nominating Committee members are Eric E. Lacoste Adamson, USA (chair); John T. Blount, USA; Robert K. Crabtree, New Zealand; Gerson Gonalves, Brazil; Frederick W. Hahn Jr., USA; Lynn A. Hammond, USA; Teruo Inoue, Japan; Paul Knyff, The Netherlands; Peter Krn, Austria; Jorma Lampn, Finland; Kyu-Hang Lee, Korea; Masahiro Kuroda, Japan; Michael D. McCullough, USA; Donald L. Mebus, USA; David D. Morgan, Wales; Catherine Noyer-Riveau, France; and M.K. Panduranga Setty, India.

Upcoming Program of the month 1. Dialysis Machine Installation Ceremony 18th August 2. BOD Meeting 17th
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3. Strategic Planning th Phase II 19 August 4. Member Speaker 26th

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5. Eloquence Competition for Interactors

Register early for the 2014 Rotary International Convention in Sydney, Australia, 1-4 June, and pay US$100 less than the on-site registration fee.

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