Membership Extension Month

16^th August 2006

This month is Membership Extension month and we will be inducting our first new member this Rotary Year at the Club Assembly next week.  It’s still not too late to bring potential members to attend our club’s meeting and to introduce Rotary to them.  From the last issue of the DG’s newsletter, the membership figures show that we are no longer the 2^nd largest club in Singapore.  All our involvement in membership development is essential for the continued good health for the club.

Michael Chua,  E-Bulletin Editor

Statistics:

Attendance:  25/48 (inc 7 make-ups) – 52%

100percenters: 22

Sunshine: $220

This Thursday.....

At your Lunch Meeting this Thursday 17^th August 2006,

The Pines, 30 Stevens Road, Singapore 257840

Dear fellow Rotarians,

            Please join us this Thursday for a presentation on

“Reality of informal settlements in Metro Manila”

Ms Kaoko Takahashi, Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar

About the Speaker:

Ms Kaoka, is no stranger to our club having done a presentation last year on Shijunku, Tokyo.  She has participated in a few of club’s events during her one year stay in Singapore and is due to return to Japan after completing her Masters Programme at the National University of Singapore on the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship.

Despite her hectic schedule and the need to complete her thesis submission, she has agreed to prepare a presentation to us to share with us her insights on the “slums” or what she has politely named as “informal settlements” in Metro Manila.

On behalf of the programme committee, we look forward to seeing you this Thursday.

Yours in Rotary

Michael Chua
Programme Service Director
RY 2005-2007

Buffet lunch at S$25.00 will be served. 
Parking complimentary.

We meet at 12.45pm onwards for lunch meetings
and
7pm for dinner meetings - every last Thursday of the month

Rotary Notices

1.  RC Queentown will be having their 1st Club Assembly on Monday, 21 Aug 2006 at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, time 7.00pm, in conjunction with our visiting DG Dr. Wu Dar Ching.  Their regular lunch meeting for that day will be replaced by this event.

2. Club Assembly Programme: This is the proposed standard schedule for DG's visit to the club, applicable for the 24th August, next Thursday:

    4:00 - 5:00 pm: Meeting with Interactors/Rotaractors

    5:00 - 6:00 pm: Meeting with President, President Elect, Secretary

    6:30 - 7:30 pm: Club Assembly

    7:30 - 9:30 pm: Fellowship with Club Members and Spouses

What’s coming up:

1. 19 August 2006 - 'The Interact Club of Beatty Sec School is organising a blood donation drive at their school from 10am-3pm.  It’s a school-wide project and we hope members can support their effort.  If you are a blood donor, please consider donating at this event. Otherwise, if you're driving by please drop in to lend support; just introduce yourself as a Rotarian of our Club to the Teacher Adviser C P Tham.' 

2. 31 August 2006 – Operation Smile Implementation.  The joint project with Rotary Club of Makati West will be implemented in Cabanatuan City from Aug 29 to Sept 2.  A delegation from Rotary Club of Singapore West led by IPP Pieter will be there to lend moral support to the operations. The itinerary is as follows: 

Aug 31 – fly to Manila in the morning, arrival in Manila by 2pm at the latest, afternoon transfer to Cabanatuan City (3 hours by car) together with RCMW members, dinner together.

Sept 1 – official handover of matching grant, viewing of facilities (children are being operated in this last week of August) plus dinner hosted by district governor Ted Briones. Second night in Cabanatuan city.

Sept 2 – morning return to Manila by car (ca. 3 hours). Rest of the day free and easy, evening in Makati.

Sept 3 – return to Singapore.

All those interested, particularly those whose PHFs contribution allows this project to be realised are to contact IPP Pieter.

k3. 28 September 2006 – Golf Fellowship at Jurong Country Club.  Rtn George Lam will be arranging a golf fellowship at JCC on behalf of the Club Service Committee.  The cost for the event is $130 per head and will cover the Green Fees, Caddy, and Lunch at the Golfer’s Terrace.  Tee-off will be done after 12 noon and dinner will be at The Pines for the regular evening meeting.  Please inform Director Jeffrey Koh via email of your attendance.