Involved We Are, Committed We Must Be

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1 Rotary Club of Pudu Page 1

2 Table of Contents Programme / Diary of Events 3 Editorial / President s Message 4 Club Proceedings / President s Announcements / Thanking the Speaker Speaker s CV 6-7 Speaker s Text 8-9 Picture Gallery Meeting on 16th Feb Hand Over of 2 Ambulances to St Johns Ambulans Malaysia Announcements 15 81st R I District 3300 Training Assembly District News Rotary International News Thots For The Week Rotary Club of Pudu Page 2

3 Date : 2nd March 2015 Issue No : 29 Berita Pudu PROGRAMME FOR TODAY Speaker: Professor Jeong Chun Phuoc Subject: Personal Data Protection Law; How It Affects Your Business Duty Table: Rtn Bobby Teoh Fellowship: Rtn Kenneth Wong Finemaster: Rtn Steven Chiew Introducing: PP K U Rajah Thanking: PP Datuk Y K Chew Rotarians Birthdays ( March ) 01st PP Leong Choy Ying 07th PP Dato Dr Lee Hoo Teong 12th PP Richard Liew 16th Rtn Chinniah A/L Arumanadan PROGRAMME FOR NEXT WEEK Speaker: TBA Subject: TBA Duty Table: Rtn Steven Ho Fellowship: Rtn Elaine Tan Finemaster: Rtn Jeffrey Yap Introducing: PP Phang Poke Shum Thanking: PP Dato Dr Lee Hoo Teong Spouses Birthdays ( March ) 03rd Ann Veronica ( Rtn Robert Tan ) 13th Ann Siew Kien ( Rtn Roy Sreenivasan) 17th Ann Raja Azma ( PP Dato Muslim Ayob ) 22nd Ann Evelyn ( PP K H Low ) Wedding Anniversaries ( March) 02nd Rtn Steven Ho & Ann Fanny 09th PP Phang Poke Shum & Ann Carol 10th PP Datuk Y K Chew & Ann Adeline 17th Rtn Chinniah Arumanadan & Ann Chantra 30th Rtn Jeffrey Yap & Ann Catherine Foo CLUB DIARY OF EVENTS MARCH 2015 Mon, 2nd Mar Weekly Meeting Royal Lake Club, KL Tue, 3rd Mar Wed, 4th Mar Sat, 7th Mar 6.30 pm 6.30 pm am Club Service Committee Meeting Residence of Rtn Jeff Community Service Committee Wedding Meeting Anniversaries (October) Bukit Kiara Club 27th IPP Alex Chang and Ann Elaine Official Hand Over Of Two Ambulances KPS Headquarters Mon, 9th Mar pm Weekly Meeting Shangri-La Hotel, KL Tue, 10th Mar 6.30 pm Youth Service Committee Meeting Bukit Kiara Club Wed, 11th Mar 6.30 pm Vocational Service Committee Meeting Bukit Kiara Club CLUB DIARY OF EVENTS OCTOBER 2014 Mon, 16th Mar pm Weekly Meeting Shangri-La Hotel, KL Date Time Programme Venue Tue, 17th Mar 6.30 pm International Service Committee Meeting Selangor Club, Bkt Kiara Installation Committee Meeting Mon, 23rd Mar Wed, 25th Mar Mon, 30th Mar 6.30 pm 7.00 pm Weekly Meeting Board of Directors Meeting Group 7 Clubs Joint Meeting Shangri-La Hotel, KL Bukit Kiara Club Shangri-La Hotel, KL Rotary Club of Pudu Page 3

4 EDITORIAL I n June 2003, Hope Elizabeth Stout was much like any 12 year old girl. She was looking forward to a summer of swimming at the pool, trips to the mall and movies and her family s annual beach trip. A persistent pain in her knee changed all that and after some tests, she was diagnosed with bone cancer. Instead of a summer of fun, Hope began to undergo painful and lengthy chemotherapy treatments. Hope never lost her sense of humour or her optimism that she would beat this cancer. Unfortunately, the treatments did little to stop the disease from spreading and by November, Hope was confined mostly to a wheelchair. But then something magical happened and it changed many lives in the process. The Make-A-Wish Foundation visited Hope in November They told Hope she could have anything she wanted; to just name it. Hope thought for a few minutes and then answered: You know, I am lucky I have been to Disney World, swam with the dolphins in Cancun and go to the beach all the time. You say there are 155 kids on the waiting list? Well, my wish is TO GRANT ALL THEIR WISHES, ALL 155 OF THEM. And to do it just as soon as possible. Even though Make-A-Wish was faced with a herculean task Hope s wish would cost nearly $750,000 they sprang into action. A local company got the ball rolling with a $25,000 donation; the Charlotte Observer ran a December 19 story on Hope which local WBT radio personality Keith Larson picked up on during his morning radio show. He had Hope on for what is now a legendary interview; one that is replayed every Christmas; the Carolina Panthers went on a roll, winning game after game en route to the NFC Championship and a Super Bowl appearance and a mid January black tie, Rat Pack themed event was planned called appropriately, THE CELEBRATION OF HOPE. Appropriate because Hope pretty much planned the event; right down to the last detail. Unfortunately, she didn t live to see it. Hope Elizabeth Stout passed away on January 4, 2004, surrounded by her family and her precious kittens. After her death, donations poured into the Make-A- Wish office at such a fast rate that volunteers had to be brought in to count money and answer the phones. Children brought in the contents of their piggy banks; girls donated their babysitting money; a homeless man in Charlotte walked into the MAW offices and gave what little he had. He told the stunned volunteers, it isn t much but I want to help Hope. On Friday, January 16, the Celebration of Hope gala was held at the Westin in Charlotte, NC. Over 1,000 people attended the event and at 11:00 pm, emcee Keith Larson announced to the stunned crowd that $1,116,000 had been raised and the money was still coming in. All of the kids would have their wish granted. Hope s Wish had been fulfilled. PRESIDENT S MESSAGE B efore every New Year, plans and preparations are made to usher in the new lunar year. Most would also want to star New Year with new resolutions. For me, I would like to usher in the Year of Goat with a wish list. On this premise, my 3 wishes for the Year of the Goat for Pudu Rotary Club are listed below: 1. It is my hope that this New Year will foster greater wealth, happiness, prosperity and most importantly, harmony amongst our club members. There will be less misunderstandings and conflict between the members. 2. All the current issues and difficulties will be resolved 3. And a steady membership growth Last but not least, I wish everyone a wonderful year ahead. May the Year of the Goat bring joy, health, prosperity and peace to you and your family. Do not forget to support this coming Saturday s (7 March 2015) on the handing over of 2 fully equipped ambulances to St John Ambulans Malaysia. Have a good week ahead. Daisy Chiu President RY Hope Elizabeth Stout had inspired the beginning of the Hope Foundation Warmest Regards. PP Mike Tung Rotary Club of Pudu Page 4

5 PUDU NEWS Record of Meeting on: 16th February 2015 Guest Speaker: H E Ambassador Lourdes Puma Puma Subject: Ecuador and its Transformation Process Statistics Guests Visiting Rotarians Club Members Total Present Visiting Rotarians Rtn Angelica Linehart Foo Guests H E Lourdes Puma Puma H E Constantin Nistor Mr Juan Leonardo Yanez Ms Liew Ms Lee Su Ling Mr Jason Chan Mr Colin Wong CLUB PROCEEDINGS Clubs R C Fremont, Ohio, USA Hosts Club Club Club Club PP Mike Tung IPP Alex Chang Rtn Tenny Lee Collections 36 Birthdays RM Anniversaries Fines Paying Diners RM Raffles & Others Total (RM) RM PRESIDENT S ANNOUNCEMENTS 1)The weekly meeting on 23rd February 2015 will be cancelled. 2)The Board of Directors Meeting will be held on Wed, 25th February 2015 at the Bukit Kiara Club at 6.30 pm PRESIDENT S ANNOUNCEMENTS Sgt-At Arms Rtn Robert Tan called the meeting to order at 1.15 pm on behalf of President Daisy. He welcomed all visiting Rotarians and guests. He then led in the singing of the National Anthem and then proposed the Loyal Toast. The fine master was PP Gary Lim Every member was fined a happy Ringgit. Rtns not having CNY Open Houses were fined RM 1. IPP Alex and Rtn Veron were fined RM 1 for their compliments in whatsapp. INTRODUCING THE SPEAKER PP Choo Jee Sam introduced the guest speaker H E Lourdes Puma Puma. THANKING THE SPEAKER PDG K B Lee thanked Ambassador Lourdes Puma Puma for a very enlightening and educational presentation. PDG Lee hoped that there will be more mutual cooperation and trade between Ecuador and ASEAN in the near future. He then presented a token of appreciation to Ambassador Lourdes Puma President Daisy was fined RM 2 because she did not have a successor. IPP Alex was fined RM 1 for spending 5 hours in PP Sim Bee s office. PP Kumar and Rtn Loo Ming Chee were each fined RM 5 for their wedding anniversaries. PP Sam was fined RM 5 for his birthday celebration. Rotary Club of Pudu Page 5

6 SPEAKER S CV Rotary Club of Pudu Page 6

7 SPEAKER S CV Rotary Club of Pudu Page 7

8 SPEAKER S TEXT Rotary Club of Pudu Page 8

9 SPEAKER S TEXT Rotary Club of Pudu Page 9

10 Involved We Are, Committed We Must Be CLUB MEETING ON 16TH FEBRUARY 2015 Rotary Club of Pudu Page 10

11 Involved We Are, Committed We Must Be CLUB MEETING ON 16TH FEBRUARY2015 Rotary Club of Pudu Page 11

12 Involved We Are, Committed We Must Be CLUB MEETING ON 16TH FEBRUARY2015 Rotary Club of Pudu Page 12

13 ANNOUNCEMENTS Rotary Club of Pudu Page 13

14 ANNOUNCEMENTS Rotary Club of Pudu Page 14

15 ANNOUNCEMENTS Event: AMBULANCE PROJECT Date: Saturday, 7th March 2015 Time: am Venue: 100 Persiaran Raja Muda Musa, Klang OC: PP Choo Jee Sam Guest of Honour: YB Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun Event: GROUP 7 CLUBS JOINT MEETING Date: Monday, 30th March 2015 Time: 7.00 pm Venue: Shangri-La Hotel, KL Event: 81ST R I DISTRICT 3300 TRAINING ASSEMBLY Date: 10-11th April 2015 Venue: The Everly Hotel, Putrajaya OC: RY District Team Event: ROTARY-ROTARACT-INTERACT GAMES Date: Sunday, 26th April 2015 Time: 8.00 am Venue: OC: Rotaract Club of Pudu Event: 49TH PRC INSTALLATION Date: Saturday, 4th July 2015 Time: 7.30 pm Venue: Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur OC: Rtn Sandy Soh Rotary Club of Pudu Page 15

16 DISTRICT NEWS Rotary Club of Pudu Page 16

17 DISTRICT NEWS Rotary Club of Pudu Page 17

18 DISTRICT NEWS Rotary Club of Pudu Page 18

19 DISTRICT NEWS Dear Rotary family, The Rotary Club of Lake Gardens, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was admitted to membership in Rotary International with an admission date of 6 February With 33 Charter members, let us extend a warm hand of welcome to all the members of the Rotary Club of Lake Gardens. To DGSR PP Magandran and DGSR PP Sandra Anne Raj, well done for the birth of our latest addition to our D3300 Rotary Family. To PDG Leslie Salehuddin and PP Baskaran and all our members of the District Membership and Extension Committee, we appreciate the efforts and support that you are giving by working tirelessly with all the Interest Groups /Potential Rotary Clubs Groups that you have identified. Nevertheless, I am sure that you and your team share the pride and joy that DGSR Magandran and DGSR Sandra would have like "proud parents" in the birth of our new Rotary Club of Lake Gardens Kuala Lumpur. Please do use this opportunity to share the wonderful and good values that Rotary has given us and to the world. Remember, no role is a small role. Each of our Rotarians that is involved in sharing Rotary and encouraging our membership growth have shown me that they are involved and committed to making that positive difference in growing Rotary and Sharing Rotary with as many new members as possible. You make it happen! For that I thank you and every one of our Rotarians that has always been excellent and working hard at sharing the good things that we do in Rotary to create the environment to Grow our Rotary family in all the positive ways. Congratulations again to all Rotarians in D3300 for the addition of our new Rotary Club of Lake Gardens and I hope that we all support and extend our warmest good wishes to them with hopes that they enjoy Rotary to the fullest! Light Up Rotary! Kirenjit Kaur District Governor D3300 Rotary Club of Pudu Page 19

20 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL NEWS February 23 - Rotary's 110th Birthday Rotary Club of Pudu Page 20

21 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL NEWS Bryn Styles elected new Rotary Foundation trustee The RI Board of Directors elected Bryn Styles to serve the remaining term of Rotary Foundation Trustee Monty Audenart, who passed away on 21 January. Styles, a member of the Rotary Club of Barrie-Huronia in Ontario, Canada, will serve through 30 June His previous Rotary International positions include director, Council on Legislation representative, RI president's representative, and regional Rotary Foundation coordinator. Audenart joined Rotary in 1987 and was a member of the Rotary Club of Red Deer East in Alberta, Canada. Before taking on the trustee role, Audenart served Rotary as vice president, director, Board Executive Committee member, training leader, and regional membership coordinator. He founded the Rotarian Action Group of Dental Volunteers. Source: Rotary International Rotary Club of Pudu Page 21

22 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL NEWS Rotarian takes fundraising to new heights -- the summit of Mount Everest Joe Pratt, a former naval aviator, husband of 34 years, and father of two, sits on Mount Everest. Despite his longstanding interest in polio eradication, polio was not on Joe Pratt's mind as he prepared for a mid-april 2012 climb of Mount Everest, the highest mountain on earth. But that changed in late 2011, when the resident of Nottingham, New Hampshire, USA, participated in a polio immunization project in Pakistan with fellow Rotary member Steve Puderbaugh. Moved by the efforts of the Pakistanis to battle the crippling disease, and by the vulnerability of the young victims, Pratt reset the focus of his climbing adventure. Pakistan is one of three countries where polio has never been stopped (the others are Afghanistan and Nigeria). Pratt considered wearing a polio patch on his climbing outfit, as a tribute to those who had had polio. But Puderbaugh had other ideas. "My point was, 'Who's going to see that patch?'" recalls Puderbaugh. Instead, he suggested that Pratt dedicate the climb to raising funds for polio eradication. Pratt, a tall, lean 59-year-old Delta Airlines pilot who has been a member of the Rotary Club of Raymond Area for 28 years, says he "recognized it as a great idea" right away, and mentioned it to their Pakistani hosts at dinner. "It was immediately embraced by the Pakistanis," says Pratt, who had also climbed Mount McKinley and Mount Kilimanjaro among others. At first, the planners set a fundraising goal of $10,000, but later increased it to $29, a dollar for each foot of Mount Everest's height. And since Pratt's successful climb, his efforts have raised more than $40,000, not including matching funds from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. His ascent, accomplished as part of a team of 23 Russians and one American, took five weeks. The climbers braved high winds and subzero temperatures, and occasionally passed the bodies of climbers who'd perished weeks or months earlier -- grim reminders of the perils of the adventure. In the end, only 12 members of the expedition reached the summit, the others having turned back. Rotary Club of Pudu Page 22

23 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL NEWS Pratt says he had a lot of motivation to keep going. "One of the many images in my mind was that of the little Pakistani kids -- kids who were healthy and hopefully will stay healthy," he says. "I would think, I want to quit, but these kids are depending on me." It took a little over a year to reach the $29,030 goal, with contributions picking up significantly last fall, after Pratt spoke to Rotarians from six Montana clubs. For them, Pratt's story had special meaning. "He's a mountain climber and we're in the mountains of northwest Montana," says Michael Hayes, a businessman and 19-year member of the Rotary Club of Daybreak Kalispell. "Several people are into mountaineering here." Hayes was also impressed with Pratt's selflessness, noting that he'd borne the entire $50,000 cost of his Mount Everest climb, never seeking any funding help. "We were also impressed that Joe Pratt, on his own time and his own dime, came out to speak to us," Hayes adds. "His trip didn't cost our club anything." Pratt gave two talks during his mid-october visit to Montana, attracting about $11,000 in donations from club members and area residents and $23,000 in matching funds from the Gates Foundation. "It was very heartening," says Pratt, a former naval aviator, husband of 34 years, and father of two. "I have given talks in libraries and other places. In one worst-case scenario, only one person showed up." Source: Lekan Oguntoyinbo, Rotary International Rotary Club of Pudu Page 23

24 THOTS FOR THE WEEK Rotary Club of Pudu Page 24

25 THOTS FOR THE WEEK Rotary Club of Pudu Page 25