The Chain February 2019 Rotaeact Week Edition

February 2019 Rotaract Week Edition A monthly newsletter of District Rotaract Organisation 3250



DRR Rtr Anmol Singhal Featured Contents Rtr Shivam Ashish Rotaract Special Project on Focus Rotajourney Women’s Day Special Rtr Shubham Tanmay Rtr Akshay Gupta Rtr Surbhi More DRS Rtr Rahul Rajgadia DRRE Rtr Subham Lal DRT Rtr Aditya Kumar Rtr Shadashiv Khatri Rtr Prakash Modak Rtr Subham Ft Bj Rtr Tasneem Khan [email protected] The Chain || Rotaract Week Special #rotaract3250 [email protected] February || 2019

It is high time for all the clubs to start the process for electing your upcoming club leaders for session 2019-20 so that they get trained by the District Committee right in time during the PETS, SETS and DOTS. The names, as mentioned by DRRE Rtr.Rahul Rajgadia, should be submitted by 20th march'19, so that further information can be communicated to them. Rotaract Week is coming up and RID 3250 is all geared up with its next mega district level project RAQTDAAN. As circulated previously, each participating club needs to give a co-ordinator from their respective club who will be known as Raqtveer , to Rtr.Rinku kumar being the project lead. Every Blood donar is a LIFE SAVER. Warm Rotaract Greetings!! Let each one of us come together, play our part to be the Life saver for atleast one person. Last month , where the entire Rotaract fraternity of Nation witnessed Rotasia All the best for the Rotaract Week! Goa, was full of energy and excitement. The hospitality by the Rotasia team was This week is the INTERNATIONAL WOMENS' commendable . WEEK and from the core of my heart I thank each According to me it is important to and every female Rotaractor of the District for participate in such events, where you their wonderful and continuous contribution. I meet and greet large number of wish all the health, wealth and happiness to each Rotaractors from different states, different one of you. cultures, each having some vision or goals in their mind. It is important to exchange To all the women out there- If you have a dream, ideas and collectively come together to don't let anybody take it away transform lives of the needy ones. Such forums give us that platform and we Keep dreaming, keep learning ,keep achieving should definitely witness and be a part of and keep TRANSFORMING LIVES TOGETHER. it. I would congratulate and thank our Keep Rotaracting!! Rotasia Coordinator Rtr.Tasneem-e-Gul for setting another milestone in district by Best Regards, having the largest number of participation RTR. ANMOL SINGHAL in Rotasia till date. District Rotaract Representative A big thank you to the clubs which participated in largest conference of South RID 3250 Asia, ROTASIA. I hope everyone thoroughly enjoyed their hospitality and the event. [email protected] The Chain || Rotaract Week Special #rotaract3250 [email protected] February || 2019

DRR Anmol Rtr Shivam On this great occassion of Women's Day we Singhal Ashish are glad to release the Rotaract Week Edition of District Newsletter, The Chain. Rtr Shubham Rtr Akshay Tanmay Kumar Gupta Celebrated on 8th March, every year, the significance of International Women’s Day Rtr Surbhi DRS Rtr Rahul is increasing year after year and has More Rajgadia become a custom today. It appears as a celebration of respect, appreciation, love Rtr Subham and care towards women. Lal Though women have come a long way, they Rtr Shadashiv still face discrimination in the society, there Khatri are still people who do not like a woman having voice, there are still heinous crimes Rtr Shubham against them. Just remember, never Ft Bj underestimate your determination and ability to do the unthinkable. [email protected] [email protected] DRT Aditya World Rotaract Week is almost here! This Kumar time RID 3250 has decided to celebrate this week by organising रक्तदान from 11th March 2019 to 17th March 2019. We wish all the best to every club and hope they will participate enthusiastically. Rtr Prakash We would like to thank the editorial board, Modak DRR Rtr. Anmol Singhal and DRS Rtr. Rahul Rajgadia for their continuous support for the smooth compilation of our District Newsletter. Hope you all like this issue.Your advice or suggestions will be much appreciated and welcomed. DRRE Rtr - Editorial Board Tasneem Khan The Chain 2018-19 (August) DNL of RID 3250 Bihar & Jharkhand, India The Chain || Rotaract Week Special #rotaract3250 February || 2019

RAC R B Memorial RAC Sarjug Dental College RAC Dr HHAM College RAC Saran City Read Next

#Rotaffairs || Zone 1 Rotaract Club of Saran City • 10 फ़रवरी 2019 को रोट्रैक्ट क्लब ऑफ सारण ससट्ी द्वारा ऑसफसियल क्लब सवसिट् का आयोजन सकया गया सजसमंे DRR रो० अनमोल ससिंघल ने क्लब के कायों की सराहना की। • 14 फ़रवरी 2019 को रोट्रैक्ट क्लब ऑफ सारण ससट्ी द्वारा माससक प्रोजेक्ट EATUP का आयोजन सकया गया सजसमें असहायोिं को भोजन कराया गया। Rotaract Club of RB Memorial • On 9th February 2019, Rotaract Club of R B Memorial School of Nursing, Darbhanga organised Official Club Visit of DRR and charter certificate has been handed over to club. Rotaract Club of Sarjug Dental College • On 17th February 2019, Rotaract Club of Sarjug Dental College volunteered in Free Dental Checkup and Treatment in Rotary Mela. [email protected] The Chain || Rotaract Week Special #rotaract3250 [email protected] February || 2019

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नारीके प्रसि (अंििराष्टर्ीय मसहला सदवस पर सविेष) हमारी सोच और © Rtr Nikunj Kumar किर्व्य Rotaract Club of Saran City हमेिा ही नाररयोंि को कमजोर कहा जािा हंै और उन्हें घर मंे खाना बनाकर पालन पोषण करने वाली कहा जािा हैं, उसे जन्म देने वाली एक अबला नारी के रूप में देखा जािा हंै और यह कहा जािा हंै सक नारी को सिक्षा की आवश्यक्ता ही नही,ंि जबसक सजस भगवान को समाज पूजिा हंै वहािं नारी का स्थान सभन्न हंै . मााँ सरस्विी जो सवद्या की देवी हंै वो भी एक नारी हंै और यह समाज नारी को ही सिक्षा के योग्य नहीिं समझिा . माँा दुगाय सजसने राक्षसोंि का वध करने के सलए जन्म सलया वह भी एक नारी हैं और यह समाज नारी को अबला समझिा हंै . कहाँा से यह समाज नारी के सलए अबला, बेचारी जैसे िब्द लािा हंै एवम नारर को सिक्षा के योग्य नहीिं मानिा, जबसक सकसी पुराण, सकसी वेद मंे नारर की वह ल्कस्थिी नहीिं जो इस समाज ने नारी के सलए िय की हैं .ऐसे मंे जरुरि हंै मसहलाओंि को अपनी िल्कक्त समझने की और एक होकर एक दुसरे के साथ खड़े होकर स्वयिं को वह सम्मान सदलाने की,जो वास्तव मंे नारी के सलए बना हंै . नारी, यह कोई समान्य िब्द नहीिं बल्कि एक वूमेन डे प्रसि वषय 8 माचय को मनाया जािा हैं . ऐसा सम्मान हैं सजसे देवत्व प्राप्त हैं . नाररयोिं लेसकन आज जो औरि की हालि हंै वो सकसी से का स्थान वैसदक काल से ही देव िुल्य हैं नहीिं सिपी हंै और ये हाल के वल भारि का नहींि इससलए नाररयोिं की िुलना देवी देविाओंि ,पुरे दुसनयााँ का हैं .जहााँ नारर को उसका ओदा और भगवान से की जािी हैं .जब भी घर मंे नहीिं समला हंै .एक सदन उसके नाम कर देने से बेट्ी का जन्म होिा हंै, िब यही कहा जािा हैं कियर्व् पूरा नहीिं होिा .आज के समय मंे नारी सक घर में लक्ष्मी आई हैं .जब घर मंे नव को उसके अल्कस्तत्व एवम अल्कििा के सलए सववासहि बहु आिी हैं, िब भी उसकी िुलना प्रसिपल लड़ना पड़िा हंै . यह एक िमयनाक बाि लक्ष्मी के आगमन से की जािी हंै . क्या कभी हंै सक आज हमारे देि में बेट्ी बचाओ जैसी आपने कभी सुना हंै बेट्े के जन्म कर ऐसी योजनाये हंै, आज घर में बेट्ी को जन्म देने के िुलना की गई हो ? सक घर में कु बेर आये हंै सलए सरकार द्वारा दबाव बनाया जा रहा हैं क्या या सवष्णु का जन्म हुआ हंै , नहींि . यह बेसट्यााँ ऐसा जीवन सोचकर आिी हैं जहाँा उसके सम्मान के वल नारी को प्राप्त हैं जो सक वेदोंि मााँ बाप के वल एक डर के कारण उसे जीवन देिे पुराणोंि से चला आ रहा हैं सजसे आज के हैं.समाज के सनयमो ने समाज में कन्या के स्थान समाज ने नारी को वह सम्मान नहींि सदया जो को कमजोर सकया हैं सजन्हंे अब बदलने की जन्म जन्मान्तर से नाररयोंि को प्राप्त हंै . जरुरि हंै . आज िक जो हो रहा हंै उसे बदलने की जरुरि हंै सजसके सलए सबसे पहले कन्या को जीवन और उसके बाद सिक्षा का असधकार समलना जरुरी हैं िब ही इस देि में मसहला की ल्कस्थिी में सुधार आएगा . [email protected] The Chain || Rotaract Week Special #rotaract3250 [email protected] February || 2019

RAC Patna Kankarbagh RAC Patna South RAC Gaya City Read Next

Rotaract Club of Patna Kankarbagh • On 11th February 2019, Rotaract Club of Patna Kankarbagh organised a drawing competition at Prathimik School, Keminchak. Certificate were provided to all the participants. • On 28th February 2019, Rotaract Club of Patna Kankarbagh explained the students about the save electricity on the eve of National Science Day. Rotaract Club of Gaya City • On 10th February 2019, Rotaract Club of Gaya City donated ration supplies to the blind school worth ₹10,000/- #Rotaffairs || Zone 2 [email protected] The Chain || Rotaract Week Special #rotaract3250 [email protected] February || 2019



How Can We Attract © Andrew Masse and Retain Rotaract Rotaract Club of Yaletown Members Much has changed since Rotary began over 100 years ago. As What can we do to ensure that we retain Rotaract you all know Interact and Rotaract have both been formed in members? The key lies in engagement. This word order to promote and develop the values that Rotary enshrines means a lot of things and is different for across multiple generations. As many of you are also aware, the everyone. In order to engage our members we attraction of members to Rotaract has been a challenge over the first need to find out why they joined Rotaract and past number of years. I cannot think of the number of instances what their expectations are from Rotaract. The of casual conversation where someone has asked “So, what word “expectation” is crucial. Every Rotaract have you been up to?” Naturally, I start to discuss work, member has joined for at least one reason or relationships, travel, and my involvement in Rotaract. 9 times purpose. At the first District 5040 Rotaract out of 10, the person responds with a blank stare and a retort Training Seminar held in November, 2012, Penny similar to “what is Rotaract?” If I am lucky enough that the Offer spoke about the need to customize person has heard of Rotaract, it is rare that they understand involvement. To ensure that clubs focus on what it is about and most people do not know that it is engagement Penny outlined several techniques associated with Rotary. Why are so many of our peers unaware such as: asking about expectations, recording and of Rotaract? More importantly, how can we change this and reporting this information, reviewing it on an how do we attract more members? Thankfully, I believe that if ongoing basis, putting a plan into action, and we can be more proactive in attracting new members and monitoring goals to ensure that members are engaging our current members, we can grow our clubs. Rotary actively engaged. It is our job to make sure that International President, Sakuji Tanaka, is well aware of this we communicate our expectations and are crystal dilemma and recognizes the need to build and develop skills in clear about the expectations of our fellow young adults and youth who will be the future leaders of Rotary. members. These efforts will aid in creating a stronger bond for the club, retaining existing How do we attract new members to Rotaract and encourage members, and attracting new members. Another existing members to stay in Rotaract? If you are reading this great way to engage members is to incentivise article, you are probably aware of the many reasons why an them. This can mean many things. Make them individual would join a Rotary club and the many reasons why a feel special by having an induction ceremony for member would stay, such as building a sense of community, new members, award accomplishments with serving others, and having fun. But how can we help to attract recognition, and consider team building events to new members? A large obstacle in our way is spreading the encourage group cohesion. word about Rotary. This challenge is magnified for Rotaract since it is a smaller scaled group and the members are more It is important to note that our efforts to attract transient. One of the best tools is word of mouth. None of us and engage our members should not be should be shy to talk to our friends and colleagues about what undertaken by one person or even a Rotaract is and why we are proud to be a part of it. As a committee. In order to grow as a club and as an Rotaract member, we have begun to spread the word about organization, each individual needs to take Rotaract and we have encouraged people to search it on the ownership of these efforts. We all need to ensure internet to help us determine the best ways to communicate that we manage our own expectations and speak with our fellow peers. The next obstacle is to make sure that up if there is an issue or if we feel that our needs our club websites are up to date and that they contain pertinent are not being fulfilled by the club. We all need to information. The website is a useful tool to attract new promote Rotaract by sharing our personal stories members to Rotaract and should highlight our purpose and and making the Rotaract experience meaningful showcase some of the club’s recent successes and events. There for others. are other ways to market ourselves which do not have to be expensive. We can use flyers, posters, and other printed materials to target specific groups in addition to University students, such as young business professionals. We can continue to utilize social media through Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+ to reach mass audiences and raise awareness of our efforts. [email protected] The Chain || Rotaract Week Special #rotaract3250 [email protected] February || 2019

RAC VBU RAC Girdih Greater Yuva RAC Sindri RAC Girdih Read Next

#Rotaffairs || Zone 3 Rotaract Club of Sindri • Rotaract Club of Sindri arranged 3 units of blood on emergency on 6th February 2019, 10th February 2019 and 22nd February 2019 respectively. • On 16th February 2019, Rotaract Club of Sindri organised an online poster making competition \"Manifesto 2.0\" to create awareness of Free Eye Relief and Checkup Camp. • Rotaract Club of Sindri volunteered in Free Eye Relief and Checkup Camp from 25th February 2019 to 28th February 2019 where 63 cataract patients were operated successfully. Rotaract Club of Giridih • Rotaract Club of Giridih arranged 5 units of blood on emergency on 7th February 2019, 8th February 2019, 9th February 2019 and 16th February 2019 respectively. • On 14th February 2019, Rotaract Club of Giridih celebrated Aahar and Roti Day in collaboration with Rotaract Club of Karim City College, Jamshedpur. • Rotaract Club of Giridih celebrated birthday of Rtr. Kavi Ranjan and Rtr. Kunal Gupta on 17th February 2019 and 24th February 2019 respectively. Rotaract Club of MBA VBU • On 8th February 2019, Rotaract Club of VBU met Rotarian Shivraj Raman from Mumbai. • On 15th February 2019, candle march was organised for paying tribute to pulwama martyrs. #WorldRotaractWeek2019



tips for starting a Retrospective Rotaract Start with Rotary clubs In your campus Huie spent her first year at Duke getting to know the campus and the city of Durham, where the university is based, before filing paperwork • by Arnold R. Grahl to charter a club. She also attended meetings of several local Rotary clubs and connected with a member of the Rotary Club of Durham Rotary Journalist who agreed to serve as the new club’s adviser. Huie says working with the local Rotary clubs gave her the foundation When Taylor Huie arrived to start her she needed to approach the university. “It shows you’ve done work first year at Duke University in fall 2017, behind the scenes; you already have support.” she was surprised to learn that the campus didn’t have a Rotaract club. Recruit an executive board After all, Rotary’s program for young Having talked about Rotaract extensively with friends and classmates, Huie leaders started just 120 miles away in recruited a classmate who expressed interest in being vice president. And Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. And she asked friends she knew she could trust to serve as treasurer and Rotaract clubs did exist on many nearby secretary. campuses. “I think it would be very difficult — if not impossible — for a person to do Huie grew up attending meetings of the this on their own,” she says. Rotary Club of St. Joseph & Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA, with her mother, Prepare Jackie, a club member and the founder of a student mentoring program that has During the summer between her first and second years at Duke, Huie read helped hundreds of teenagers clarify the Rotaract Handbook, the standard club constitution, and their career aspirations. Huie had the recommended bylaws. She had her executive board read them as well. already helped the Interact Club of St. Huie already knew a lot about Rotary after having served as an Interact Joseph High School grow to more than officer, but she spent time on Rotary.org adding to that knowledge and 140 members and served as its learning more about Rotaract. membership chair for three years and “You want to present your ideas in the best light possible,” she notes. “If president for one year. She also took someone has questions, you want to know how to answer them. It also part in two Interact service trips to the shows you’re invested.” Dominican Republic to install water filters. Use social media Given her background, it was only a “Facebook is a really good resource for connecting people with Rotary,” matter of time before Huie launched Huie says. She used Duke’s Facebook pages for first- and second-year Duke’s first Rotaract club. More than students to post her initial invitation to join. Her executive board also used 360 students responded to her Google Hangouts to spur further interest and answer questions. Huie says Facebook invitation to join. In it’s important to make it clear what your club will do and how people can September, the Rotaract Club of Duke join. University received its charter. Use time wisely “Because my family is so involved in Rotary, I feel like Rotary is part of who I The Duke Rotaract club’s meetings are working meetings, where members am,” Huie says. “The idea of going off to split into groups to discuss projects and club business. college and not having Rotary was “It’s important for college students, or young adults in general, to feel like beyond my comprehension.” they’re spending their time wisely,” she says. “They want to be actively engaged in doing something to better themselves and their community.” The biomedical engineering major offers advice on how to start a university- Promote networking and mentoring based Rotaract club and what appeals to college students. Give members opportunities to network and find mentors. These are two benefits young adults seek, Huie says. The Duke University Rotaract Source: https://www.rotary.org/en/tips-starting-rotaract-club-college-campus club is working with Rotary and Rotaract clubs in the area to plan a career fair and may even launch a mentoring program like the one Huie’s mother started in St. Joseph. [email protected] The Chain || Rotaract Week Special #rotaract3250 [email protected] February || 2019

RAC St. Xavier’s College RAC NIFFT Ranchi RAC Social Revolution RAC Ranchi ICWAI RAC Damodar Valley RAC KIMDS RAC BIT Mesra RAC Ranchi City RAC United Ranchi RAC ISM Pundag Read Next

#Rotaffairs || Zone 4 Rotaract Club of Ranchi City • Members of Rotaract Club of Ranchi City attended Rotasia 2019 at Goa with 1700+ members from different districts. Rotaract Club of Social Revolution • The President Elect, Rtr. Ishan Bhardwaj and Secretary Elect, Rtr Vaibhav Prakash along with the other club members conducted some pre-selection activities in the college throughout the month to find out the next committee members of the club for the session 2019-20. Rotaract Club of NIFFT Ranchi • On 11th February 2019, Saraswati puja was celebrated inside the NIFFT campus with the involvement of the students of NGO \"KARTAVYA\". The occassion gave them a chance to participate in various events enhancing their skills. • On 15th February 2019, club organised a candle march from NIFFT to Singh more to pay tribute to the brave heart soldiers of Pulwama Attack. • On 25th February 2019, a spiritual satsang was organised by the ISKCON at NIFFT auditorium to acknowledge the students about the relation between spirituality and science. Rotaractros actively participated in this event. • To mark the upcoming techno- cultural fest of NIFFT ,Ranchi - Jinks Pranav on 14th, 15th & 16th of March, the students conducted the flash mob at various venues. Responding to the social theme of the fest i.e \"child labour\", club conducted street plays on this theme to acknowledge the mob about its consequences and urging them to work for its solutions. Rotaract Club of United Ranchi • Rtr. Prashant Sethi, president of Rotaract United Ranchi and Rtr. Mrinal and team conducted some events like rangoli making and workshops related to road safety for public from 4th February to 10th February 2019. Rotaract Club of BIT Mesra • On 15th February 2019, Rotaract club of BIT Mesra organised the joyful and amazing event for all the food enthusiasts out there near Mehak canteen during Bitotsav 2019 [email protected] The Chain || Rotaract Week Special #rotaract3250 [email protected] February || 2019

Rotaract Club of KIMDS • Rtr. Satish singh arranged 2 unit of Blood at RIMS on 8th February 2019. • Rtr. Rishav attended Rotaract summit Rotasia 2019 at Goa, where he exchanged letterheads and batches with 16 clubs. #Rotaffairs || Zone 4 Rotaract Club of St Xavier College, Ranchi • An essay writing competition on the topic “Million Dollar Smile” under 2nd Editorial Initiative. More than 40 entries received across India. • Under 30th National Road Safety Week from 4th to 10th February, Rangoli was made in front of Nucleus Mall, Ranchi with message to follow traffic rules to the public. • Under 30th National Road Safety Week from 4th to 10th February, Rtr. Prashant Sethi, President, Rotaract Club of United Ranchi along with members organized Road Safety Awareness session for the children through videos. • Under 30th National Road Safety Week, members organized a quiz on road safety in collaboration with Rise-Up organization for the public near main road in order to circulate the message to follow traffic rules and be safe on roads. • On 9th February 2019, under 30th National Road Safety Week, members participated in the rally organized by Ranchi Traffic Police. • On 10th February 2019, under 30th National Road Safety Week, rotaractors participated in the kite flying event organised by Rise- Up organization in Morahbadi ground. • Members worshipped Maa Saraswati and prayed for education for all. The puja was organised by Rtr. Gaurav in his home. • Under Roti Day, an initiative by Rotaract Club of Karim City College, Jamshedpur, members distributed 120 chapattis and aalu bhujia among the needy people in Kali Mandir lane. • On 15th February 2019, candle march was organized in collaboration with NCC unit St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi as a tribute to the martyrs of Pulwama attack from College to Sahid chowk and back. • On 17th February 2019, under second phase of project Kadam and Jugaad, the collected old clothes and foot wears were distributed among the under privileged people near Kadru area. • Under Sanitation Drive, toothbrushes, toothpastes and tongue cleaner were distributed among children of slum area in Kadru. [email protected] The Chain || Rotaract Week Special #rotaract3250 [email protected] February || 2019

#Rotaffairs || Zone 4 • Members actively participated in various events of Xavier’s Utsav 2k19, secured prizes in many events and also volunteered in many of events, celebrating the spirit of Rotaract. • Rtr. Shubham Soni, Vice-President and Rtr. Karan Khanna, Professional Service Director attended the Rotasia Goa 2019 along with other rotaractos representing RID 3250 where club also exchanged letterheads & pins with different clubs of other districts. • On 22nd February 2019, On the occasion of 5th Charter Day of Club, 44 flowers were planted in the college campus in the memory of 44 martyrs of Pulwama Attack. • On 23rd February 2019, a watering drive was carried out in college campus in which plants and flowers were watered by the members along with Dr. Marcus Barla, Dean of Students’ Welfare. • Members celebrated 5th Charter Day (22nd February) of club and birthday of Rtr. Rohit, Rtr. Pervej and Rtr. Prashant by cutting cake on 24th February 2019. • Members volunteered in the final of Jharkhand’s Got Talent which was organized in collaboration with Wild Card Tickets in Lion’s Club, Ranchi Club Campus on 24th February 2019. • Under the supervision of Rtr. Akram Ali, Shiksha Head, a total of 17 classes were taken by members in adopted school; Rajkiyakrit Madhaya Vidyalaya, Tharpakhna and Rajkiyakrit Bangla School including poem recitation and dance tutorials. • Under the supervision of Rtr. Ashbah Jawed, Medicine Campaign Head, a total of 20kg of medicines were collected this month. Medicine boxes have been set up in Kendriya Vidyalaya, Hinoo and St. Paul’s School. • Rtr. Anuj Kullu, Club Editor secured first position in article writing on the topic ‘India of my dreams’ organized by Rotaract Club of Bombay Juhu Beach. Rotaract Club of Ranchi ICWAI • Club distributed 150 packets of khichidi on the occasion of Roti Day on 14th February 2019 • On 17th February 2019, members participated in candle march on 17th February 2019 for the martyred of Pulwama attack. • Members participated in Rotasia Goa 2019. The event was a colorful experience for everyone and that is needless to say. • Members arranged one unit of blood for a patient on 21st February and 3 donor card on 24th February 2019. [email protected] The Chain || Rotaract Week Special #rotaract3250 [email protected] February || 2019

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things you don’t know about Decoding the secrets of their success 1. Rotaractors are experts Joan Nairuba: “I know I’ll always be working in mediation, in their fields because people will never stop getting into disputes.” The mediator: Joan Nairuba 26, a member of the Rotaract Club of Kololo, Uganda, and a lawyer specializing in mediation Iwork at a commercial law firm, but I do more mediation than litigation. My law firm advocates for the use of alternative dispute resolution, and in Uganda, it’s also a requirement by law that parties undergo mediation. There are many cases where there’s lots of screaming. Part of the job is that you have to let both parties make some noise at first. Then you begin to use the tools of mediation. The first thing you must do is explain to both parties that they have to meet each other halfway. They have to understand, from the start, that both sides will have to lose something to get somewhere. [email protected] The Chain || Rotaract Week Special #rotaract3250 [email protected] February || 2019

The next thing you have to do is explain what happens if the mediation doesn’t work. We have a huge backlog of legal cases in Uganda, anywhere from five to 10 years, so if people can’t work together, they are going to have to wait a long time and pay a lot of money to their lawyers and to the court. Then you ask each side to come up with a representative. This is very important, because when it’s a big group of people on each side, nobody wants to back down. It’s a lot easier to deal with individuals than with a group. This is what I had to do with my most difficult case. It was a dispute about a local marketplace. A group of investors wanted to build a structure to house the market, and the local residents didn’t want it. It was a tough case because it was a land issue, and land is sacred in Uganda. It’s something people kill for. So the only way to resolve this was to get two individuals who were committed to the process. You have to be patient, especially when the parties get impatient. For me, there’s an extra challenge. I’m a young woman, and I may walk into a room where it’s all older men. So how do you get past that? The way you do it is you make clear that you understand the facts of the case and the legal issues, perhaps better than they do. You say, “I may look young, but I have the experience.” There’s also a lot of suspicion based on tribal affiliation, so we have to reassure the parties right at the beginning that we are getting nothing from this process – no land, no money. We just want to help them come to a solution. I’m in my second year of practice, so I have my whole career before me. I’m interested in working in the energy sector someday. But I know I’ll always be working in mediation, because people will never stop getting into disputes. This is just how life is, in Uganda and everywhere else. [email protected] [email protected]

The deal maker: Michael Stone,30, a member of the Rotaract Club of Birmingham, Alabama, and a vice president at Porter White & Co., an investment bank Michael Stone: “It’s fun to work on a When people find out I’m an investment banker, most of them project when you know you’re not think that I pick stocks. Even my father-in-law will ask me if he should buy some random stock. I have to tell folks that just raising capital but serving a investment bankers don’t actually pick stocks. But it can be hard public good.” to explain my job, because I do a lot of different things. I raise capital to help businesses grow. I help evaluate potential deals and find investors to fund them. I work on mergers and acquisitions. And I provide long-term financial advice to municipal institutions, like the local airport and civic center and the university system. I get the opportunity to learn something new every day. A couple of years ago, we provided financial advice to a waste-to-energy facility in the Pacific Northwest. I didn’t have any experience in that sector, but I had to learn enough to help them design a feasibility model for a new facility. The goal was to take food waste from restaurants that would otherwise go into a landfill and convert that waste into methane gas that could run an engine, or get cleaned up and fed into a pipeline. The byproduct of this process was nitrogen-rich fertilizer. It’s fun to work on a project like that, because you know you’re not just raising capital but serving a public good. At the same time, it was kind of funny, because my wife’s cousin lived in that same city, and when he talked about visiting various restaurants and breweries, even though I’d never been to any of them, I knew the exact methane content of their waste streams. A couple of years ago, I raised money for an Arizona tech company that found a way to print semiconductors that generated light. We think of lighting as an old technology, but this firm had figured out a way to literally print lights. That was my first big deal, and we helped them raise more than $11 million. I also recently helped a client sell a galvanized metal facility. I’d never even been in a galvanized metal facility! So I had this crash course. But that’s the way I like it, because I get bored very easily. It probably helps that I work in Birmingham. If I was at a big firm in New York City, I might be stuck crunching numbers, rather than getting to pitch clients. Plus, the Birmingham scene seems to be growing for startups. Some of what I do is trying to figure out what the next wave of activity is going to be in the culture. Recently, I’ve started looking into the educational tech sector, and I’m now talking with a client who wants to use technology to provide affordable education. It’s incredibly exciting for me when I can see from my research that there’s a genuine need in the market, and then a client comes walking through the door who fills that need. [email protected] The Chain || Rotaract Week Special #rotaract3250 [email protected] February || 2019

The diplomat: Egle Lauzonyte, 27, the president of the Rotaract Club of Chicago and the director of public diplomacy and cultural affairs for the Consulate General of the Republic of Lithuania in Chicago When you tell people you work for the consulate, they often think you mean the embassy. But the embassy is in Washington, D.C., and the work done there is more political, dealing with Congress and the White House. The work we do in the consulate here in Chicago is more about cultural outreach and economics. The consulate issues passports and visas and other sorts of paperwork. But the work I do is about engaging with the local community. That’s a big deal in Chicago, because we have the biggest population of Lithuanians outside of Lithuania. It’s hard to say the exact number, because so many people identify as Lithuanian even if they were born in the United States. They attend Lithuanian schools, they speak the language and sing the songs. We like to count them as Lithuanian. My work is very busy. In one recent week, we had two big Egle Lauzonyte: “You can do great things when you bring so celebrations. The first was a parade, where we had 100 many people together.” people, all in traditional costumes, with a huge Lithuanian flag. Then we had another event that was devoted to Lithuanian Jewish culture, with a musical concert. We consider this a vital part of public diplomacy. As a country, Lithuania doesn’t have a lot of natural resources, so our biggest resource is ourselves, our people. Whenever a world- class musician or an artist or an intellectual comes to the United States from Lithuania, we try to set up local events. I also work with local businesses to attract investors. People don’t always realize that the Russians left Lithuania in 1991, and we have been an independent country for 27 years. In that time, we have joined NATO and become a member of the European Union. We do outreach with the intellectual community as well. It’s important for us to talk about what’s relevant today. Right now, for instance, one of the big issues that affects the United States and Lithuania and all of Europe, really, is Russian propaganda. So we’re working with local think tanks on this issue, in particular with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. One of the things I love the most about Lithuanian culture is that we have great festivities. Lithuanians especially love to dance. Ever since I came here, I’ve been doing traditional Lithuanian dance. You can’t believe how many people do this! We have a national expo where there are thousands of dancers, and thousands more watching. It’s a huge party. And for me, it’s like public diplomacy, because you see how you can do great things when you bring so many people together. [email protected] The Chain || Rotaract Week Special #rotaract3250 [email protected] February || 2019

Nichole Haynes: “I appreciate that I The transformer: Nichole Haynes, 23, a member of get to be so directly involved in the Rotaract Club of Georgetown Central, Guyana, and an economist at Guyana’s Ministry of Business transforming our economy and in making the lives of the citizens of When I started this job, I was 21. The first project I undertook was to make it easier to do business in Guyana. That has Guyana easier.” resulted in several collaborations and support from external bodies such as the World Bank. I’m very proud of that. Guyana is located in South America. We are not a country in Africa, as some think. We are a very small country – the population is approximately 740,000 – and we are largely agricultural. We have recently been classed as upper middle income. Guyana has discovered oil, and the government hopes to use the returns for infrastructure and education. So we are excited about that. It means that there is a lot of attention on the department in which I work. My work is largely structured around policy development. I work directly with the minister of business to assess critical factors influencing the business environment. One project that we’ve been working on is improving transparency and access to information within Guyana – information on how to start your business, how to register the forms you need, how to access your forms online. It’s a small step, but it’s a big step for Guyana. We are moving into the digital age. Access to electricity is one of the biggest constraints to doing business in Guyana. We want to go green, so we are about to pursue hydropower and solar. Oil is another opportunity for us to reduce our energy costs. Access to credit is another issue, especially for small businesses. We have introduced a credit bureau, and at the Ministry of Business, we are leading the development of a secure system to allow assets such as cattle to be used as collateral for borrowing. In addition, we provide grants to small businesses that are in keeping with the intentions of Guyana going green and supporting a sustainable economy. I appreciate that I get to be so directly involved in transforming our economy and in making the lives of the citizens of Guyana easier. Anyone in the public sector needs to put their country first. You must be invested in making your country better, especially if you are directly involved in policymaking. Guyana has solutions. It has natural resources; it has talented people. I want to play a part in organizing those players and those resources for Guyana’s real development – that’s why I do this. You see the potential, and you want to help. [email protected] The Chain || Rotaract Week Special #rotaract3250 [email protected] February || 2019

2. They think beyond their clubs In 2014, Brazil weathered a contentious presidential As it happened, Vidal and Soares led Rotaract Brasil election that divided the country politically along as president and vice president, respectively, from geographic lines. That split led to a discussion 2015 to 2016. With input from the country’s between two young Brazilians, Janeson Vidal de Rotaractors – Brazil has more than 750 Rotaract Oliveira, of the Rotaract Club of Pau dos Ferros, and clubs – they settled on a theme for their year in Vanderson Valci Soares, of the Rotaract Club office: Diversidade! O Brasil inteiro cabe aqui Manchester of Joinville. (literally, “Diversity! All Brazil fits here”). Through a variety of posters, pamphlets, and activities, which “Janeson and I were talking about Brazil’s greatest varied from district to district, the MDIO campaign need as a country at that moment,” recalls Soares. targeted online hate crimes. “We were at the height of the presidential campaign, and I being from the south and he being from the “Clubs were encouraged to give talks at schools, north, we were universities, and other experiencing a great institutions,” explains divergence of opinion. Vidal. “In addition, we The north advocated demonstrated our one candidate, while the commitment to south advocated promoting peace on a another, but not in a civil local and global level and polite way. The and ensuring equal atmosphere was tense, opportunities to all and we often saw people despite their personal offenses Holding life-size frames, people pose for Instagram photos as part of Rotaract Brazil's Diversidade! project. differences.” against people and regions that disagreed with one In the end, Vidal estimates the Rotaract campaign another. We understood that this was an ideal connected with about 300,000 Brazilians. “The fact opportunity to work on diversity as a cultural issue.” that Brazil is so large and Rotaract exists from one end of the country to the other” made the MDIO an To accomplish their goal, Soares and Vidal turned to ideal way to take on hate crimes, Rotaract Brasil’s multidistrict information organization says Soares. “The campaign presented a chance for (MDIO), a network that connects Rotaract clubs Rotaract to carry the flag of tolerance and respect for nationwide. That organizational structure is not those who are different from us.” unique to Brazil. There are 23 Rotaract MDIOs spread across parts of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, “The campaign presented a and North and South America. They expedite communication across district boundaries and effectively lend themselves to the exchange of ideas and collective action. chance for Rotaract to carry the flag of tolerance and respect for those who are different from us.” - Janeson Vidal de Oliveira Rotaract Club of Pau dos Ferros [email protected] The Chain || Rotaract Week Special #rotaract3250 [email protected] February || 2019

3. They are redefining what it means to be a Rotarian Though we might think of the progression from César Bertini Camargo, a member of the Rotary Rotaract to Rotary as linear, Rotaractors are in fact embracing dual membership. When the Club of São Paulo-Vila Mariana, Brazil, and the 2016 Council on Legislation voted to open up membership rules, many Rotaractors saw an Rotaract Club of São Paulo-Vila Mariana, says he opportunity to participate in Rotaract and Rotary clubs at the same time. and other dual members bring fresh ideas from Muhammad Talha Mushtaq, a member of the Rotaract to Rotary. “Rotary could learn from Rotaract Club of Jhang Saddar as well as the Rotaract, and actually it’s already learning, how to Rotary Club of Jhang Metropolitan, Pakistan, leapt at the chance to participate at both levels. engage more in local causes and have more “Dual membership allows me to be a bridge,” interesting and fun meetings in order to be more Mushtaq says. “Each week in my Rotary club, I attractive to potential members,” he says. “Rotaract get to listen to speakers on a variety of topics, learn about what is going on in my community – is great at bringing youth volunteers together to and carry all that back to my Rotaract club. I share ideas with my fellow Rotaractors and engage in local projects. By encouraging encourage them to get more involved. Likewise, I have become the face of Rotaract to my Rotary Rotaractors to become Rotarians, Rotary is club, communicating to them the issues that are important to Rotaractors. bringing these characteristics to the organization as a whole.” “I decided to serve as my Rotary club’s membership chair next year, because there are Camargo is so passionate about this synergy that many Rotaractors who are willing to join Rotary he wants to make sure participants in Rotary’s but need guidance. My Rotary club invited six other youth programs aren’t left out: “We should be Rotaractors to become dual members.” more in touch with Youth Exchange and RYLA. We should bring more alumni from these programs to Rotaract, just as Rotary is bringing Rotaractors to Rotary with the dual membership.” Fernando Pinto Nercelles, a member of the Rotaract Club of Vitacura and the Rotary Club of Huelén, Chile, also sees benefits for clubs at both levels: “Dual membership in Rotaract and Rotary allows us to build more dynamic clubs that have a broader perspective, feature more debate and more ideas, and do more and better service in more communities.” Muhammad Talha Mushtaq's Rotaract club delivered backpacks filled with school supplies to children. [email protected] The Chain || Rotaract Week Special #rotaract3250 [email protected] February || 2019

4. They excel at recruiting Rotary clubs are always looking to expand their ranks. Here’s how Rotaractors get the job done. “ Our Rotaract club is filled with second- generation members of the Rotary family. We recruit children of each Rotarian from our district.” Manuj Mittal “My Rotaract club bets highly on social media to bring new people to our meetings and projects. We publish all our actions on Facebook and Instagram, and we get in touch with potential new members by these networks as well.” César Bertini Camargo “ Once we find people with an initial interest, I step in as president and send them a very personal note. I always include my Rotary story. That’s key because it allows potential members to connect with me and my history in Rotaract.” Alexandria Ritchie “ We try to find exciting speakers for our regular meetings, which helps attract more guests. Lately, we have started organizing special guest days where we put in extra effort to make the meetings more fun.” Madara Devko [email protected] The Chain || Rotaract Week Special #rotaract3250 [email protected] February || 2019

5. They embrace the opportunity to learn Justin Hadjilambris Rotaractors are eager to understand different perspectives and to experience new things. And almost all of them talk about gaining new skills through Rotaract. “When you are young, you tend to have less of a voice at work. Rotaract gives you a chance to be a leader and express your interests and your creativity, and to solve problems,” says Justin Hadjilambris, of the Rotaract Club of Nicosia, Cyprus. Amanda Firkins, of the Rotaract Club of Hawkesbury, Australia, agrees: “Rotaract provided the space for me to use my organizational skills. I’ve learned how to plan and execute events. And while I’m still developing my people skills and project management skills, I can confidently put my hand up and know that I’m capable.” In addition to leadership, Rotaract offers instruction in life skills that universities don’t teach. “I entered Rotaract when I was 18,” says Lucky Dalena, of the Rotaract Club of Conegliano- Vittorio Veneto, Italy. “I learned everything from writing effective emails and managing a bank account to organizing big events to being a leader in both good and bad situations.” In addition to leadership, Rotaract offers instruction in life skills that universities don’t teach. “I entered Rotaract when I was 18,” says Lucky Dalena, of the Rotaract Club of Conegliano- Vittorio Veneto, Italy. “I learned everything from writing effective emails and managing a bank account to organizing big events to being a leader in both good and bad situations.” Many Rotaractors point to learning to speak in public as an essential part of their Rotaract experience. JM Cuales, of the Rotaract Club of Manila and the Rotary Club of Manila Magic, Philippines, says his Rotaract experience helped him develop his social skills: “I was an introverted individual, but through Rotaract I learned how to be an extroverted introvert. I learned how to communicate well with people and interact with them. Rotaract has given me the education and training to go outside my comfort zone.” And like Rotarians, Rotaractors find that membership has led to friendships with people from a variety of backgrounds and life experiences. Although Willow Pedersen, of the Rotaract Club of Virginia Tech, Virginia, has never traveled outside the United States, Rotaract has connected her to the world. “At the Rotary Convention in Atlanta, I met people from Uganda, the United Kingdom, and India. I had a great conversation with my new friend from South Korea using Google Translate. “Being able to understand each other using our iPhones,” Pedersen adds, “is an example of how we can use technology to build peace.” [email protected] The Chain || Rotaract Week Special #rotaract3250 [email protected] February || 2019

6. They find creative solutions The Rotaract Club of the Caduceus in Mumbai has In 2015, Rotary recognized the Caduceus club for its 32 members. Yet when a service project demands success in treating malnourished children. Surprisingly, attention, the club can muster hundreds of volunteers many of the treated children were already participating from across Mumbai and five other major Indian in the government’s free midday meal program at school. cities. It’s a good example of how Rotaractors “Because kids were getting the midday meal, they maximize their numbers through the strategic use of weren’t getting breakfast at home,” explains Yadav. “The technology. family thought, ‘Oh, they’re going to get food at school.’ ” “We maintain a very wide network,” explains Vidhi Club members named the project the Breakfast Dave, the 21-year-old president of the Caduceus Revolution, and they organized health screenings at area club, which is made up of medical students and schools that recorded each child’s height, weight, and interns. (The caduceus – a staff entwined by two baseline body mass index. Malnourished children snakes and capped by a pair of wings – is a symbol received fortified supercookies and soy milk for breakfast of the medical profession.) “Every year, we find a when they arrived at school. representative from each of the [region’s] medical colleges. These reps have their own email and The Caduceus club initially organized 75 health camps, WhatsApp groups. We communicate all of our and each camp screened hundreds of children. The club upcoming project information to them, and they pass staffed the camps with doctors and medical students it on to their colleges.” from its digital network. To pay for the supercookies and soy milk, the club organized a fundraiser with its sponsor Four of the club’s health care initiatives have earned club, the Rotary Club of Bombay Central. Working their Rotaract Outstanding Project Awards. One of those connections, Caduceus members organized the Comedy awards recognized the club’s collaboration with Cereal, a night of standup comedy featuring five top India’s Department of Public Health, the Indian state Indian comics, who each performed pro bono. The event of Maharashtra, UNICEF, Harvard University, and attracted 750 donors and raised $20,000. others to design a real-time disease surveillance tool for use on the Android tablet. It’s called the Jana “We used the fundraiser money to pay for the first order Swasthya project, which in Hindi means “public of cookies,” Dave says. “But we knew the amount we had health and welfare.” ordered would not suffice, so we immediately started hunting for NGOs to sponsor the project.” Project participants tested the tool during Kumbh Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage that draws millions of The club established a research committee tasked with people to various rivers in India for religious bathing finding sponsors. “We found phone numbers to NGOs rituals. “From an epidemiological point of view, this using everything from Google to word of mouth,” says could be a disaster,” says club member Ghanshyam Dave. The committee compiled a list of contacts into a Yadav. Historians have linked Kumbh Mela to the spreadsheet, and club members called and emailed each spread of cholera during the 19th century. organization on the list. Eventually, they secured a partnership with the Mumbai-based Decimal Foundation At the 2015 Kumbh Mela, which attracted millions of to pay for more supercookies. people to the city of Nashik, the Indian government set up health clinics to screen and treat pilgrims. “We Several months later, Caduceus volunteers screened the trained doctors at those clinics to use the tool to children again and saw significant improvements in their record each patient’s ID, age, gender, medical health. Teachers reported that the students were also complaints, and a provisional diagnosis,” Yadav performing better in school. The project continues today says. Ultimately, project volunteers tabulated the and has expanded to treat malnourished children at results from 35,000 patient visits. orphanages and people with tuberculosis. “The Breakfast Revolution has changed the lives of so many people,” By entering the data directly into the tablet, rather than Dave says. first collecting it on paper, the Department of Public Health created a real-time database and surveillance In addition to the opportunity to participate in its system. Using that information, officials could track, for projects, Caduceus offers time-strapped medical example, a spike in diarrhea cases – initiating an students opportunities to bond and learn. inspection of the local waterworks to look for the source of the outbreak. [email protected] The Chain || Rotaract Week Special #rotaract3250 [email protected] February || 2019

“We organize treks for a cause,” Dave says, The Rotaract Club of the Caduceus in Mumbai offers time-strapped medical students opportunities to explaining that the club schedules several bond and learn. hikes per year that include a medical- related discussion. “Every Tuesday and Thursday, we post rare cases to our WhatsApp group and discuss them,” Dave says. Because club members and people on their networks are studying in different medical fields, it makes for a lively online consultation. “Most medical students can’t commit to being a Rotaract member due to their schedule,” Dave adds. So the club focuses on the students in its network with one-off volunteer opportunities, as well as information about events and discussion groups that contribute to their professional development. Even with the demands of graduate school on her immediate horizon, Dave, a physiotherapy student, plans to remain in Rotaract – and eventually she hopes to join a Rotary club. She asks: “What could be better than being a part of the same tree, just changing the branch?” 7. They know what they want [email protected] The Chain || Rotaract Week Special #rotaract3250 [email protected] February || 2019

“ I want a club that recognizes the needs and wants of its members. That means flexibility in leadership, initiatives, and in where, when, and how we meet.” Weiting Xu, Rotaract Club of York University, Ontario “ I’d look for an annual strategic action plan for managing and executing sustainable community service projects aligned with Rotary International objectives.” Dewin Justiniano, Rotaract Club of Valle de Sula, Honduras “ I want to get my hands dirty and make a contribution to my community. Community projects get Rotary talked about and seen actively doing good in the world. Amanda Firkins, Rotaract Club of Hawkesbury, Australia “ I heard one of the past governors of Rotary District 1911 speak, and he emphasized that one of the most important elements of Rotary is friendship. Sometimes we forget about this and get lost in other details.” Niké Panta, Rotaract Club of Budapest-City, Hungary [email protected] The Chain || Rotaract Week Special #rotaract3250 [email protected] February || 2019

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#Rotaffairs || Zone 5 Rotaract Club of Jain College • Club visited to an old age home to celebrate Valentine Day and shared the bond of love among them. • On 15th February 2019, club organised a peace march against Pulwama attack and salute to our soldiers. Rotaract Club of Kalimati • Rotaract Club of Kalimati Jamshedpur participated in an online competition titled 'The Social Battle 2.0' on 10th February 2019 hosted by Rotaract Club of Sapna Garden Ulhasnagar , RID 3142. • On 11th February 2019 Roraract Club of Kalimati Jamshedpur participated in an online photograhy competition 'Edit to Get it' organised by Rotaract Club of Deonar, RID 3141. • On 14th February 2019 Rotaract Club of Kalimati Jamshedpur collaborated and celebrated the 2nd annual Roti Day hosted by Rotaract Club of Karim City College, RID 3250. The Rotaractors distributed one time meal in the school at Kapali. • On 15th February 2019 Rotaract Club of Kalimati Jamshedpur paid tribute to the martyrs of Phulwama IED Blast at Shaheed Smarak Golmuri. Youth public were also gathered along with the Rotaractors on the spot. • Rotaract Club of Kalimati Jamshedpur executed their monthly food distribution project 'Annapurna' on 20th February 2019 among the slum children of Baradwari Basti. • Rotaract Club of Kalimati Jamshedpur participated in an online photography competition titled 'Picturesque 2.0 - Tricolour‘ on 25th February 2019. Rotaractor Amandeep Singh Jassal won the first position in the competition. • Rotaract Club of Kalimati Jamshedpur announced Rotaractor Sharmila Chatterjee as the best Roraractor for the month of February. Rotaract Club of KMPM College • Rotaract Club of Mrs. KMPM Vocational College collaborated with Rotaract Club of Karim City College to celebrate second anniversary of Roti day at Jharakhand Public School,Mango. • On 18th February 2019, club organized a plantation ceremony in Mrs KMPM Vocational College, in collaboration with NSS to pay homage to the souls of martyrs of the Pulwama attack. The ceremony started with speeches and then followed by patriotic songs and poetries. [email protected] The Chain || Rotaract Week Special #rotaract3250 [email protected] February || 2019

#Rotaffairs || Zone 5 Rotaract Club of Karim City College • Rotaractors of Rotaract Club of Karim City College with parent Rotary Club, donated 140 sarees, 100 sweaters, 250 pairs of pant-shirts, salwar suits and kids clothes were donated to two villages on 3rd February 2019 in the foot hills of Dalma - Chimpti Village & Kendhji Village. • On World Cancer Day, rotaractors taken pledge to contribute and to spread awareness on cancer in college campus and distributed 300 pamphlets and stickers to promote awareness all around. • Club Celebrate the Birthday of Moderator Prof. S. Badr Ahmed Sir and Rtr Susmita Singh on 5th & 9th February 2019 respectively. • Rotaract Club of Karim City College hosted Rtr Shivraj From RID 3142 (Mumbai) who is in his Cycle Rally for hunger eradication awareness. • Rotaract Club of Karim City College celebrated 2nd annual Roti Day along with the rotarctors of Rotaract Club of Kalimati, Tatanagar, K.M.P.M V.C. The event was held in a government school in Kopali which comes under an underprivileged area. Clubs provided meal among the people residing over there. The number of benefited people were almost 400+. The event was jointly performed by 44 clubs of 17 districts from 7 counties. • On 19th February 2019 Rotaract Club of Karim City College took part in the candle march organised by parent Rotary, along with other Rotary Clubs, Inner Wheel Club, Lion's Club of Jamshedpur. Rotaract Club of Tatanagar • On 9th February 2019, DRRN Rtr Tasneem- Gul, Charter President of RAC Tatanagar has been felicitated by the Rotary Club of Jamshedpur West for being elected as the District Rotaract Representative for the year 2020-2021. • On 10th February 2019, rotaractors spread the awareness about cancer in the local public areas. • On 10th February 2019, Rotaract Club of Tatanagar along with Rotaract Club of Karim City College and Rotaract Club of Kalimati Jamshedpur hosted Rtr Shivraj from RID- 3142 (Mumbai) who is in his Cycle Rally for hunger eradication awareness. • On 14th February 2019, Rotaract Club of Tatanagar actively participated in 2nd annual day of Roti Day by Rotaract Club of Karim City College. The club members actively marked their presence as well as contributed their best on the same multidistrict project. • On 18th February 2019 club took part in a candle march for the martyrs who laid their lives for our country at Pulawa attack organised by Rotary Club of Innerwheel Jamshedpur. • Four rotactors of Rotaract Club of Tatanagar attended Rotasia Goa 2019. [email protected] The Chain || Rotaract Week Special #rotaract3250 [email protected] February || 2019

#Rotaffairs || Zone 5 Rotaract Club of Chaibasa • On 1st February 2019, club jointly conducted 80th blood donation camp in memory of Late Harbhajan Singh Khokhar and collected 25 units of bloods. • On 3rd February 2019, club members organized picnic at Sangam Nadi, where members presented their views on club’s position, and also same day Rtr. Akshay Kumar Gupta was elected as the president of the next session. • Club members attended the khichdi Bhog at Kali Mandir, Chaibasa organized by Rtr. Aman Gupta on 6th February 2019. • On 7th February 2019 members attended the marriage ceremony of Vice President Rtr. Aman Gupta at Wave International, Jamshedpur. • On 9th February 2019 club members welcomed Rtr. Shivraj Roman from Rotaract Club of Dombivali Central who cycled 5000km to reach Chaibasa for creating awareness on Hunger eradication and Green India. On next day, Rtn Gurmukh Singh Khokhar waived off Rtr. Shivraj Roman from Chaibasa to Tata where club presented a certificate, club’s official T-shirt banners and wished him all the best for his journey. • On 20th February 2019 , Joint Secretary Rtr. Rakesh Poddar donated blood for an emergency case of a patient admitted in Sadar Hospital, Chaibasa. • Members of the club Rtr. Palak Chawla and Rtr. Harshit Mundhra attended ROTASIA -2019 in Goa. DRRE Rtr Rahul Rajgadia at Lakshay, PETs, SETs, & DOTs District 3250 Traning Assembly on February 14th & 15, 2019 at Kolkata [email protected] The Chain || Rotaract Week Special #rotaract3250 [email protected] February || 2019

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51 years ago, the first Rotaract club was formed to give young adults a place to connect and take action for good. Rotaract members from each decade share what the program was like and how it shaped their lives. Rotaract: 50 years of changing lives 1960s • by Arnold R. Grahl Geetha Jayaram, a pre-med student in Bangalore, India, became charter secretary of an early Rotary Journalist Rotaract club in 1968. Her father was an influential businessman in the city, and he and his friends The year is 1968. believed the program was the perfect place for their college-age children. A wall divides East and West Berlin, as the Cold War rages on. The U.S. and the “They encouraged us to join as a group,” recalls Soviet Union are locked in a space race, Jayaram, who met her husband, Jay Kumar, the and Apollo 8 becomes the first manned charter president, through the club. “We were all spacecraft to orbit the moon, sending back very happy to do it, because we were medical pictures of Earth from deep space. students, engineering students, and students of other vocations who got together and planned And Rotary members in North Carolina, what projects we wanted to do. What enabled us USA, charter the first Rotaract club, to to stick together was that on weekends we went provide young people opportunities for around collecting funds for our projects and service. worked together.” A half-century has passed since those first Rotaract clubs began inspiring young Within a year, Rotaract was already so established leaders to take action to improve their in India that a district conference in 1969 drew communities. The world has changed, as thousands. Jayaram believes the program took off has the way Rotaract members connect so fast there because the need for helping others with one another. But the underlying was so evident. values of the program, and what attracts people to it, remain remarkably the same. “It was visible, tangible,” she says. “It was not To celebrate Rotaract’s 50th anniversary, something you thought about doing for somebody we asked former Rotaractors from six in some faraway country. It was right there in front decades to share their experiences of the of you.” program and explain how it shaped their Rotary’s Four-Way Test, with its reference to “the lives. truth,” also appealed to young people. Here are their stories. “We were post-independence children and Gandhi followers, and speaking the truth was a big thing in those days,” she says. Jayaram says Rotaract benefited from Rotary’s reputation as a well-respected organization in India. People felt proud to belong to it. Participating in Rotary was a family activity, so many young people grew up experiencing Rotary events. “Every time we’d go to some picnic or concert or competition, there were always adults with children involved with all of the games and activities and food preparing,” Jayaram says. [email protected] The Chain || Rotaract Week Special #rotaract3250 [email protected] February || 2019

Rotaract: 50 years of changing lives After finishing her bachelor’s degree, Jayaram came to the United States to pursue advanced degrees in medicine. She joined a Rotary club in Maryland in 1997 and founded the Maanasi Clinic in Mugalur, Karnataka, India, to provide mental health services to indigent women there. A former recipient of a Rotary Grant for University Teachers, she was awarded the Rotary Global Alumni Service to Humanity Award in 2014-15. She is an associate professor in the departments of psychiatry, public health, nursing, and the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore. “I’m really proud I’m a Rotarian,” she says. “At Johns Hopkins, I always talk about my humanitarian work and how Rotary has enabled me to do so much with very little overhead. It’s hard to find that anywhere else.” Geetha Jayaram, left, pictured at one of the health clinics she founded in India, was a charter secretary of a Rotaract club in 1968. 1970s Lunar rovers explore the John Skerritt helped charter the Rotaract Club of surface of the moon. Skylab Carlingford, New South Wales, Australia, in 1978, after begins orbiting the Earth. The reading a newspaper advertisement placed by local Vietnam War comes to an end. Rotarians wanting to start a Rotaract club. In Sudan and Zaire, the first “That was the way you did it before the internet or outbreak of the Ebola virus cable TV,” Skerritt says. occurs. On the entertainment The new club drew young people from many front, the movie Star Wars backgrounds. In Australia in the 1970s, Skerritt says, a significant number of teenagers left high school early premieres. The first to pursue a job in the trades, and fewer than today videocassette recorders went on to college. And for economic reasons, many enter the market, and Sony tended to live with their parents until they married or introduces the Walkman. Disco had established themselves in a career. becomes popular. [email protected] The Chain || Rotaract Week Special #rotaract3250 [email protected] February || 2019

Rotaract: 50 years of changing lives “The area where we chartered was on the border 1980s of an affluent area, where most of the kids went on to college, but also an area that was more Ted Turner announces the creation of working class,” he recalls. “One of the exciting CNN. IBM begins releasing personal things about it was you actually got to meet computers. India Prime Minister Indira people outside the social circles of your own suburb or high school.” Gandhi is killed by two of her Another interesting aspect, he says, is that the bodyguards. Mikhail Gorbachev club functioned as matchmaker. “We had becomes leader of the Soviet Union, and probably seven or eight couples get married,” the policies of glasnost and perestroika says Skerritt. “We had a pretty even number of transform world politics. A nuclear boys and girls. I wasn’t one of the seven, but I accident occurs at Chernobyl. The Berlin went to many of their weddings and served as Wall falls in 1989. Arcades are jammed best man in some.” with people playing Pac-Man, while elsewhere folks fiddle with the Rubik’s In some ways, he contends, young people had more freedom then. He recalls two club Cube. fundraisers, one where Interact members sat on a platform on top of a pole for 100 hours, and In Colombo, Sri Lanka, in the early 1980s, most another where the Rotaract members drove cars things shut down by 7 p.m. TV was still relatively in a demolition derby. new, and people did not own their own “Can you imagine a club doing that now?” he computers. As a result, young people turned to asks. Rotaract for their nighttime entertainment. But it wasn’t all social. Members were also keenly “You formed bonds that interested in helping their community. “Bringing in never go away. It’s been speakers was a great way of exposing people to almost 40 years now, and things, especially our members who’d had a more we still pick up where we sheltered upbringing,” he says. “We had a speaker from a charity that looked after homeless left off.” people, and that was actually a great eye-opener. Many times we’d follow up with a fundraiser, like - Nafeesa Amiruddeen tossing burgers at the mall to raise money for the 1983 Rotaract club president homeless.” Nafeesa Amiruddeen and her husband were One charity his club supported ended up having a invited to join Rotaract by another young couple big influence on his career. The organization they knew. “I lived with my in-laws, and they helped people with hard-to-treat epilepsy who would look forward to having this group of young lived in a specialized care community. Skerritt people over,” says Amiruddeen. “Almost every went on to research seizure medications as part evening, we would sit for two or three hours, of his doctoral studies, and today he is having little bits of snacks and tea, sometimes a therapeutic goods administrator in Australia’s meal. You formed bonds that never go away. It’s Department of Health. been almost 40 years now, and we still pick up where we left off.” The Rotaract Club of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia holds a car wash as a club fundraiser in the At the time, since they were in the same district, early 1970s. Rotaract drew young people from many backgrounds. Rotaract members from Sri Lanka and southern India traveled back and forth between the countries for regional assemblies and training events. This promoted cross-cultural understanding. Rotaract also served as a unifying force during Sri Lanka’s civil war. [email protected] The Chain || Rotaract Week Special #rotaract3250 [email protected] February || 2019

Rotaract: 50 years of changing lives “As Rotaract members, we were able to rally around and help quite a bit,” Amiruddeen recalls. “A lot of our members were affected by the conflict. But we were so close that although we all belonged to different minority groups, you could never tell it. We helped each other, we helped other clubs, we helped the community at large by organizing groups to go out and take food to families that could not go out of their homes.” “When you think about it today, we, as a nation, are all about reconciliation, forgiveness, putting it in the past,” she says. “I think in Rotaract, we were doing it almost as soon as the conflict happened.” Rotaractors in England pull the Concord Rotaractors in England participate in a Bed Push race to raise money for the Birmingham down a runway as a fundraiser and Children's Hospital in 1984. The event organized by the Rotaract Club of Coleshill, England, was publicity effort. held in conjunction with the Rotary International Convention in Birmingham that year. Rotaract gave In the early 1980s, Richard Blackman witnessed some of those unifying forces young people a chance to help others as a member of the Rotaract Club of Dover, England. His favorite memory involves helping a group of Rotaractors from the Netherlands cross the English Channel in their unique amphibious vehicle. The event was a fundraiser for Rotary’s relatively new campaign to eradicate polio, and it involved a large vehicle that seated more than two dozen Rotaractors who provided pedal power for propulsion. Blackman helped make arrangements for Rotaractors from the Netherlands use pedal power to cross the English Channel in their amphibious vehicle. the Dutch Rotaractors in London and put them in touch with a Rotarian who could get them access to the Hover port in Dover so they could get their vehicle into the water. “There was a piece in one of the magazines with a picture of them cycling across the English Channel, and talking about this group of Rotaractors who didn’t understand that it couldn’t be done,” Blackman recalls. “And that pretty much summed up Rotaract. We rarely took no for an answer. In my experience, both then and now, Rotaractors are very forward thinking and very much have a can-do mentality.” “Most young people, in my experience, Richard Blackman and members of his Rotaract club in one of their meeting spots. want to help others,” he adds. “It’s a case in a lot of instances of not knowing how to do it. Rotaract is an ideal opportunity to enable them to do something that they want to do but don’t know how.” [email protected] The Chain || Rotaract Week Special #rotaract3250 [email protected] February || 2019

Rotaract: 50 years of changing lives Women and school girls march in a peace parade sponsored by the Rotary and Rotaract clubs of Bangalore East, India, circa 1986. 1990s The internet also began to connect the world. “When I joined, to communicate with other German reunification in 1990 ends 45 years countries, you sent letters. If you were lucky, you of separation. Lech Walęsa becomes the first had a fax,” Noirtin said. “By the end of the decade, president of Poland since the end of World most clubs had websites and email, and people were starting to speak of social media. War II. The Soviet Union collapses on Christmas Day 1991. Nelson Mandela is “It’s helped us reach out to others,” he adds. released from prison and becomes president “Rotaract was almost a secret from Rotary. Most of South Africa four years later. The Hubble Rotarians didn’t know we existed, and I would meet Space Telescope is launched. Pathfinder some Rotarians who didn’t think Rotaract was a sends back images of Mars. The internet good idea. Ten years later, nobody questioned the grows exponentially. Every kid wants a value of the program.” Furby, and Pokémon and Power Rangers CEO of a private university in France and a Rotary rule. representative to UNESCO, Noirtin says his experience in Rotaract benefited his career. Two monumental world events shaped Cyril “I am convinced I would not be where I am today Noirtin’s experience with the Rotaract clubs of without my Rotaract experience,” he says. “It has Nancy and Paris Royale in France: the opening of also helped me as a manager and leader. And it Eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin Wall in has been a great opportunity to meet people from 1989, and the advent of the internet. different cultures and make friends I would never The Rotary district in western Europe was in have met otherwise.” charge of extending Rotary into Ukraine, and Noirtin was asked to establish Rotaract there. “We started from nothing,” he recalls. “We met first Rotaractors in Brazil circle a tree in 1993 for World Rotaract Week. in Ukraine, which was just discovering the free world. It was interesting to build something together from scratch and see it evolve. They were eager to get in, and motivated like no one else I’d seen.” [email protected] The Chain || Rotaract Week Special #rotaract3250 [email protected] February || 2019

2000s The Y2K bug is less devastating than predicted. Russians and Americans work on the International Space Station. A working draft of the human genome is published. Terrorists attack the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The U.S. invades Afghanistan. The euro is introduced in 12 countries. Facebook is founded by Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg, YouTube and Twitter launch, and Apple releases the iPhone. Rotaract: 50 years of changing lives Andrea Tirone recalls cozy meetings in the Hart 2010s House student center during her early years as a Rotaractor at the University of Toronto. “You stay together after the meeting and just talk As it begins its second half-century, Rotaract about things that interest you, whether it’s Rotary- remains as appealing as ever to young people, related or about your classes or work,” she says. says Laura Verdegaal, who, as a member of the “And you form friendships easily with these people Rotaract Club of Gooi- en Vechtstreek in the you probably wouldn’t have met otherwise.” Netherlands, participated in a panel in December Selected for an Ambassadorial Scholarship to South via Facebook on the state of Rotaract. Africa in 2009-10, Tirone helped charter the Rotaract Club of Berea while there. But before she left, she “I think in ways it’s even more relevant, as there is a attended the 2008 Rotary International Convention in movement back from globalization to knowing where Los Angeles, which changed her perspective of the your food and goods come from and knowing people organization. in your local community who share your values,” she says. “It was almost like a different chapter of Rotary started for me after Los Angeles,” she recalls. “I think being in LA and seeing the truly global reach of Rotary made me realize that it doesn’t matter where I am in the world, I can still be a part of Rotary.” Social media and smartphones began to transform Members of the Rotaract and Interact committee wear their 50th Rotaract in Tirone’s later years with the program. anniversary celebration shirts for a committee meeting in 2017. “When I started, Facebook had only just come into existence and was still very exclusive,” she says. “There were no pages or groups. No Twitter or Instagram. Certainly social media and the ability to be connected so quickly and easily with others has opened up new opportunities for projects and project ideas. Whether you are working as partners or forwarding ideas, it is completely different. With the connections I have now, I am never not next to my good friends in Rotaract.” he Rotaract Club of Downtown San Diego, California, USA, prepares Verdegaal sees Rotary and Rotaract clubs enjoying a for a life skills event in 2008 that provides professional development more equal and fruitful partnership, one in which members of Rotaract collaborate in decision making and leadership training. and planning, rather than serving in a subservient role. She cites a large project in her district where Rotaractors with web skills provided the main direction for the design and content of the project’s website. “If you want to serve your community on a local level, Rotaract is for you,” says Verdegaal. “When you want to develop your leadership, presentation, or organization skills, or if you are into traveling and meeting people from different cultures and backgrounds, it’s a great opportunity.” [email protected] The Chain || Rotaract Week Special #rotaract3250 [email protected] February || 2019



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