Rotary International District 3310

GREEN ON ME

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The Rotary Happiness Fund 3Gen Environmental Program

An inter-generational green initiative and community service project to increase interaction and communication between the youths, older adults and needy elderly in Singapore

A PRESERVE PLANET EARTH & CARE FOR SILVER PROJECT By Rotary International District 3310

Students from the Interact Club of ITE College East - a youth service club under Rotary International District 3310 are taking the lead to organize Green on Me - an inter-generational tree planting initiative cum luncheon for needy senior citizens at Punggol Park Connector on Saturday, 30 June 2012 from 8am to 12.30pm.

A “Preserve Planet Earth” and “Care for Silver” project by Rotary International, Green on Me is held to benefit the Plant-a-Tree program by the Garden City Fund and needy elderly from NTUC Eldercare centre and Nee Soon South CC. Participants contribute S$200 to the Garden City Fund for each tree planted. The fund is managed by NParks and disbursed for maintenance of trees as well as studies and research on the environment and protection of local natural resources.

The green initiative and community service project is co-organised with Rotary E-club of 3310 in collaboration with Rotary Clubs in the District, the Institute of Parks and Recreation Singapore, the Nature Society (Singapore), the Youth Council from the United Nations Association of Singapore and Marina Country Club.

Funded by the Rotary Happiness Fund, the project will engage 3 generations in order to bridge the interaction and social gap between the youths, older adults and needy elderly via a fun interactive program. The program includes laughing yoga, nature walk, tree planting, an interactive environmental learning session and lunch at the Marina Country Club.

Green on Me was initiated to invite the public’s involvement in building a sustained support for elder care and environmental protection in order to create a more inclusive and environmentally responsible society in Singapore.

SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS
Rotary E-Club of 3310
The United Nations Association of Singapore
Rotaract Club at The United Nations Association of Singapore
Institute of Parks and Recreation Singapore
Nature Society (Singapore)
NTUC Elder Care
Nee Soon South CC
Garden City Fund
National Parks Singapore
Marina Country Club

Please CLICK HERE to Download sponsorship forms and details of the project

Marco Polo of Rotary’s stories about Malaya/Singapore

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Dear Rotarians,

A few days ago, I chanced into meeting Dr Robert Lampard of RC Calgary,

Alberta, Canada, who was in Kuala Lumpur after the Bangkok convention.

He is searching and looking for gaps in the early journey of James Wheeler

Davidson of Calgary, also famously known as the Marco Polo of Rotary establishing

Rotary clubs as far as Greece, Egypt, across Asia — Turkey, Israel, Iraq, India, Myanmar,

Thailand, China, Malaya, Indonesia — to Australia & New Zealand in the last 1920s

and early 1930s. I think Davidson’s amazing feat can never be achieved again.

In all, Davidson chartered 7 clubs in Malaya: KL, Seremban, Malacca, Penang, Ipoh, Klang,

Singapore around 1930 in one sweep! In so doing, he proposed to R.I. some changes

that led to a broader interpretation of the classification system. In one particular change,

RI was to accept different ethnic classifications. For instance, besides a white doctor,

a Malayan doctor and Chinese doctor could both belong to the Singapore club.

He also requested that RI literature be written in the new languages.

The wife of James Davidson is Lillian, who travelled with him.

She had written many articles about the journey, and these were published in the Rotarian

magazine. Some of these stories are now compiled into a book, The life and times of

James and Lillian Davidson in Rotary International.

Dr Lampard gave me a copy and in it it has two relevant chapters.

I’ve got written permission to share their wonderful adventures in Malaya & Singapore.

I will share Davidson’s encounter with Malaya in the chapter ‘Rotary in Tanah Melayu‘

and the other story about earliest Rotary in Singapore in ‘Here East where West meet‘.

Dr Lampard asks for help. The two key questions he needs addressed are:

(1) were there are newspaper article(s) in the Singapore newspaper(s) about the

charter meeting of the K.L. Club on Sep. 27th, 1929. He found the article on the

K.L. chartering, in the Malaya Mail of Sep. 28th, 1929 very informative.

(2) was there a reporting in the same newspapers on the chartering of the Singapore

club on June 4, 1930. He very much need a copy of these articles.

(3) He also needs to learn as much as I can about the K.L. Concord Club : its meetings, purpose, number of members, etc.

If any of you by any chance have any letters, photos, Rotary bulletin about these early happenings,

Dr Lampard would love to have them. Please contact him at j.robert.lampard@gmail.com.

In the meantime, please peruse the attached stories. Happy reading!

Regards

PP Dr Ho

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Rotary Voices 3310 - Issue No. 8 (January 2012 - Part 4)

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Rotary Voices 3310 - Issue No. 8 (January 2012 - Part 3)

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Rotary Voices 3310 - Issue No. 8 (January 2012 - Part 2)

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Rotary Voices 3310 - Issue No. 8 (January 2012 - Part 1)

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DISTRICT VOCATIONAL SERVICE SEMINAR FOR SINGAPORE

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Dear fellow Rotarian,

Now we can promote our “Corporate Identity” through Rotary Family Service Centre and also offer participants good value for money! Please do you best to bring in the crowd. Thanks!

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Regards

PP B S CHEW

From the Desk of the District Governor 19/2011-12

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I thought before we leave for the R.I. Convention in Bangkok this 5-9th May, I wish to update all of you of the events of the last 3 weeks since my last letter to you and to share some of the events at the Convention which our District are going to be involved.

Charity Run, JB, 20th May 2012

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Dear Fellow Rotarians,

Rotary Club of Johor Centennial together with the National Committee for Community Services, Malaysia Red Crescent and under the patron-ship of Dato’ Shahrir Abdul Samad (MP of Johor Bahru) are organising a Charity Run on the 20th May 2012 for the purpose of raising funds for the Children’s Educational Fund and MyKasih Foundation –Food Aid & Education Programme to Help the Poor and Needy.

The other objectives of the run is to promote a healthy lifestyle and good family values for the society of Johor Bahru.
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We are targeting a minimum of 1000 participants.

Details of the Charity Run are as follows:-

Date : 20th May 2012
Venue : Dataran Bandaraya ( Clock Tower)
Time : 7.30am
Guest of Honour : YAM Tunku Aminah Maimunah binte Sultan Ibrahim

The MyKasih Foundation is a non-profit organisation that aims to help less fortunate Malaysians regardless of race,religion and descent, through food aid, counselling, financial literacy andskills training programmes. Through its integrated programmes, the MyKasihFoundation aims to establish loving and caring neighbourhoods all over Malaysiaand the World. For further detailedinformation, please visit mykasih.com.my. To date, 250 poor families in JohorBahru are benefitting from this Foundation.

We are looking for your participation , your donation in Cash or contribution in Kind .

You stand a chance to win an IPAD if you register for the Run.

We really need the support from the Rotarians to make this event and memorable and successful one.

If interested to join for the run please contact IPP Dinesh Shanker at 012-4671320 or PP Fancy 019-7789105.

Yours in Rotary

IPP Dinesh Shanker

Rotary Club of Johor Centennial.

Rotary Voices 3310 - Issue No. 7 (January 2012 - Part 4)

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