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Speaker : Lions Club PDG Datuk Danny OoiSubject : Lions Club in Service

On Duty

Duty Table : Suresh MartinFellowship : Mok SinFinemaster : Aaron OngIntroduce : Loo Ming CheeThanking : Asok Kumar

Happy Anniversary!

Rtn Robert Tan & Ann Veronica (19th July)

Issue No : 3/2010-11 19th July 2010 BERITAEnjoy your BERITA

Enjoy your BERITAEnjoy your

Speaker : PP Janice Lim-Rotary Club of Bandar UtamaSubject : Rotary reaching out to the Orang Asli

ON DUTYDuty Table : Lee Su ZaneFellowship : Tenny LeeFinemaster : PP Chow TainIntroduce : Daisy ChinThanking : PP Dato Jasani

Programme Today

BOARD OF ROTARY YEAR 2010/2011

PresidentLeong Choy Ying([email protected])Tel: 603 21170 888 Fax: 603 21170 999

Vice PresidentHeng Choun Tee([email protected])Tel: 603 2142 1107 Fax: 603 2142 0197

Honorary SecretaryLawrance Annies([email protected])Tel: 603 7801 8027 Fax: 603 7801 8118

Honorary TreasurerRoy Sreenivasan([email protected])Tel: 603 6201 2663 Fax: 603 6201 2618

President ElectSteven Oon Hoon Nam([email protected])Tel: 603 6273 2868 Fax: 603 6276 0868

Immediate Past PresidentIPP Robin Tay Lian Kiat([email protected])Tel: 603 6201 0086 Fax: 603 6201 0086

DirectorsClub AdministrationSandy Soh Kwee Tin([email protected])Tel: 603 6091 8669 Fax: 603 6092 4668

Public RelationsAlex Chang Huey Wah([email protected])Tel: 603 2166 9928 Fax: 603 2166 9328

Service Tan Peng Huat([email protected])Tel: 603 6280 4329 Fax: 603 6272 5580

New GenerationJeffrey Yap([email protected])Tel: 603 2300 1029 Fax: 603 2300 1026

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Membership DevelopmentSteven Oon Hoon Nam([email protected])Tel: 603 6273 2868 Fax: 603 6276 0868

AdvisorsPDG KB Lee, PDG Dr. Paul Lee, PP VG Chandran, PP Ng Sim Bee, PP Phang Poke Shum

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Editorial PP Quah Sek Cheng President’s Message Leong Choy Ying

The 44th PRC Installation

“It is well that there is nothing in Rotary so sacred that it cannot be set aside in favour of things better. This is an experimental age in a changing world, and all things which are worthwhile and progressive are cumulative effects of preceding success and failures” Paul Harris, Peregrinations, Vol. III

Experiment we did, we changed the format of the 44th PRC Installation. We maintained the dignity of an Installation but have reduced much of the usual formality.

When the organizing committee first met in February, PDG Paul floated the idea of a less formal installation which I keenly supported. Personally, I have always felt that Rotary may have accumulated too many traditions; some are definitely valuable, but some may be of less benefit. The Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation themselves have been making great efforts by constantly evaluating and updating their own policies in order to meet with challenges of the future.

It is with this same spirit that I was receptive to the adaptation of CLP in our Club in RY 2010/2011. We should hope to receive feedback from our PRC members whether these” experiments” are successes to build on or failures to learn from.

Fellowship & gratitude

When all the hustle and bustle of the Installation calmed down, I sat back and reflected on all those people who contributed to this event.

My sincere gratitude to PE Steven Oon, VP Heng, Secretary Lawrance Annies, Treasurer Roy, Rtns Sandy, Jeff, Alex, Edward, Peng Huat, IIP Robin for planning and organizing the event. We had many bitter sweet hours of evening meetings hosted by Steven which has formed the foundation for the 44th board members to work together in the months ahead. We are also grateful for the wise counsel from PDG Paul, PP Sim Bee, PP VG & PP Phang who kept us constantly in focus.

Thank you PP Phang for once again producing an excellent Installation magazine, and all the Rotarians who provided advertisements in the magazine. Thanks to Patrick Lee for the printing and to Robert Tan the club photographer. Thank you Fellowship Chairman PP Richard Liew for sourcing plenty of drinks to make the occasion merry. Thank you too to all Rotarians who contributed the drinks. Thank you to PP Kumar, who entertained us with all his clean jokes. (I admire your tremendous restraint in keeping the jokes clean!)

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It was in 1992 that PRC became the first established Rotary Club in the district to admit a lady Rotarian. It was a bold move with much apprehension on both sides……the lady Rotarian PP Rosemarie Wee and the PRC. It is to be appreciated that up to that point of time admitting women into Rotary has only just been introduced and approved by Rotary International. It was still a hot debate and the decision to admit women into Rotary was left to each individual club.

In Pudu , the idea for introduction of lady Rotarian was done covertly at first to test water and then finally overtly when the opportunity presented itself in the form of PP Rosemarie Wee (Rose). Rose helped to organized numerous fund raising functions and her ability didn’t go unnoticed. But in the way were two very seasoned and respected Past Presidents to convince and win over to the idea of having ladies as members. However overcome we did, but so as not to spoil the story we have reprinted the article “WHAT HAS ROSEMARIE GOT TO DO WITH DEAD BODIES?” to enlighten many new Rotarians that may not have known that ladies in Rotary was a big issue back in the 90’s.

The credit for introduction of ladies into Pudu Rotary Club shouldn’t go to those enlightened Rotarians spearheaded by our energetic and innovative Rotarians PP Dato PY Choong and PP Choo Jee Sam. Credit should also go to PDG Paul Lee who later famously went on to say that, “Having ladies in Pudu Rotary was a mistake, it should have been done much earlier.” The Lesson? PRC has the ability to quietly win over and overcome obstacle not by direct confrontation but rather through sensible gentle persuasion that creates a win-win situation.

Today we have many lady Rotarians in the Club and President Choy Ying now holds the distinction of being the second lady president, even if she does not feel that gender should be an issue at all as all Pudu presidents have to earn their ‘stripes’. So true, as she is elected to this position because she has shown and proven her ability to lead and galvanize the club. She has her own leadership style and the Club can expect her to do her best with the full support of the Club’s membership.

We wish her an enjoyable and meaningful next 12 months.

WhaT haS dead bodIeS goT To do WITh RoSeMaRIe?

At the first meeting of President Rosemarie Wee IPDG Dr Paul CK Lee introduced our new President for Rotary Year 1999/2000. He said that our first lady President is known as Mrs Wee to her staff, Rose to her friends, Mdm President to Rotarians of Pudu Rotary Club, darling to her husband Captain Wee, Mrs Captain to people in show business and to her sons and daughters, “sister”.

Paul then went to trace the history of admission of ladies into Rotary Clubs. He said that when RI endorsed admission of ladies into Rotary Clubs in 1989, he made a pact with PDG Dr Philbert Chin that if any ladies are to be admitted to their clubs, then they will resign.

Then in 1992, Pudu organised the major fund raising dinner known as The Platters Charity Night to raise RM360,000 for the various programmes of the club. That was a mammoth project he himself would not dare to venture. In the earlier years, when the club wanted to bring ex-drug addicts to climb Mount Kinabalu, he threw cold water on the project and objected strongly. The club ignore his objection and the project was a success. The following year, the club wanted to get polio victims to row down Klang River and he again objected strongly. He was again ignored and the project was another success. When the club followed through with a project getting handicapped children to Pulau Perhentian, he dared not object and the project was again a success. Thus he realised that his ideas were out of date and he join the band-wagon to be a member of the organising committee.Noticeable at the Committee Meeting was an elegant lady who was participating in the organising of the Charity Dinner and she was not one of the Club Members. Little did he realise that there was a conspiracy going on. After the successful charity dinner the then President Choo Jee Sam (who happened to be proposed into Rotary by Paul), asked him how he graded Rosemarie as a worker. He said that she was excellent; better than many of our own members. Then President Sam asked if he would consider letting Rosemarie join Pudu. He was stunned! Then Sam said that since we all consider Pudu as a premier club, then we must set the pace for others to follow. We should admit good ladies into our club to show that it is not lady Rotarians who cause problems to Rotary Clubs but wrong lady members. When he relented, Sam asked if he could do another favour. The favour was to speak to the other Past Presidents to get their approval! The first Past President he spoke to was PP Tan Sri A Tharmalingam. He asked “Uncle Tharma, what do you think of Rosemarie from Shangri-La? Would you be able to reconsider and allow her to join our club?” To this Tan Sri replied “I never objected to ladies joining Rotary. I was supporting you when I registered my objection.”Thus, two dead bodies were resurrected! Indeed two happy bodies now dote on our President Rosemarie to demonstrate that you can sometimes teach old dogs new tricks. It also shows the great spirit of Pudu rotarians.(Berita Pudu Issue 3/99-2000)

Down Memory Lane . . . .

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guest Speaker : Pn. Noraini HashimSubject : Orphan Care’s Baby Hatch Programme

Pudu News

Acting Sgt at Arms Rtn Lawrance Annies called meeting to order at 1.10 pm. Introduced guests and lead in the singing of Negara Ku and proposed the loyal toast.

Finemaster was PP VG Chandran who began the session by fining Hon Sec Lawrance Annies for doing a fine job as acting SAA RM1.00. PP KH Low was fined appearing in a photo with PP Kerinjit and also a write up on the upcoming District Conference of which he is the chairman. Rtn Tenny Lee was fined RM2 for her presence in the lunch meeting.

PP Gary Lim and VP CT Heng were fined RM2 each for representing PRC for the Songkla RC installation over the weekend. Rtn Sarky who is the programme chairman was also fined for his excellent work so far.

All members of the BOD present were also fined as their photos appeared in Berita Pudu. PDG Paul Lee was fined as he had a solo photo. Rtn Lee Suzanne read out the Rotary Information prepared by PP VG Chandran. Acting SAA then handed the proceedings to President LC Ying who then read out her report.

Welcome to Pudu Rotary Club’s RY2010/2011’s 2nd Weekly Meeting.

We are pleased to be informed that PP Phang has been discharged from hospital and is now resting at home.

In the first week of RY 2010 2011, we had carried out the following activities:-

• The 1st meeting for RY 2010/2011 PR Committeemet on the 5 July, attended by all the advisors and the committee members.

• TheRoratyFoundationCommitteehadasuccessful1stmeeting on Thursday 7 July at the RLC attended by 2 PPs and 6 Rotarians.

• On Saturday 10 July, I attended the 5th InstallationDinner of our Group 10 member, the Rotary Club of Sri Petaling.

• Onthesameevening,PPGaryLimledagroupof 6PuduRotarians and their families attended the Installation of our Sister Club, RC Songkhla. Thank You VP CT Heng for representing me at the function.

• OnSunday,11July,PEStevenOonandIattendedtheDistrict 3300 Membership Development and Retention Seminar is at De Villa Residences, Jalan Ampang, chaired by PDG Dr Low Teong and presided over by DG Lim Kok Beng. IPP Robin Tay was one of the Group Discussion Leader.

I would like to draw your attention to the Classification List. I have been informed by the Classification Chairman that there we 13 Rotarians who have changed their classification without officially notifying the Membership Director and the Board. Those concern please write to PE Steven Oon and copy to Honorary Secretary on your change of classification. We would like to update the list before publishing the classification list in our Bulletin later on in the month.

We have received a Matching Grant number from the Rotary Foundation for our Project on Medically Equip Motorcycle for the St John Ambulance.

VISITINg RoTaRIaNS Name Club

gUeSTSName host Pn. Noraini HashimPn. Elya Lim AbdullahSiti Azura Nordin

STaTISTICSVisiting Rotarians : Guests : 3Club Members : 26Total Present : 29

CoLLeCTIoNSBirthdays / Anniversaries / Fines : RM 38.00Paying Diners : RM 30.00Raffles & Others : Total : RM 68.00

Club Proceedings

Record Of Meeting On 12th July 2010

President’s Announcement

President’s Message ....(continue from page 2)

Thank you PP Gary & Jeff for your smooth organization of the transportation of the sister club members. To all the Rotarians that have volunteered their time to provide transport and great fellowship with the sister clubs. Thank you, Steven & Ann Boon Kee for graciously hosting the Fellowship dinner for the 2nd time. We appreciate that you have also done up your beautiful garden in time for the event. Not forgetting Dila, who has been the backbone in

helping Steven in all the organization of our Rotary events.

Thank you to all Pudu Rotarians who supported in attending the sister clubs fellowship dinner and in purchasing table and inviting guests and family to attend the Installation dinner.

Finally, I am intensely grateful to many Past Presidents and Pudu Rotarians that are silently supporting my efforts.

With so much gratitude in my heart, should I wonder why I am still in Rotary, particularly in PRC instead of another service organization? Although everyone of us in Pudu have our own “idiosyncrasies” and we are an unlikely bunch of

friends, we are stuck together, through sunshine and rain.

To all our new members, do make an effort to get to know these great people.

In Rotary Service,President RY 2010/2011

aRe oUR INTeRaCT CLUbS UP To The ChaLLeNge?

The Rotary Club of Bandar Sunway is organizing the 3rd Inter-School General Knowledge Quiz for Interactors on 25th July, 2010 at the Multi-Purpose hall, Sunway University College between 8.00 am to 1.00 pm. The not-for-profit quiz is intended to help teenagers to expand their general knowledge and encourage them to start taking an interest in topics that might not be covered by school curriculum.

We expect more than 150 teams (100 teams participated in the previous event) of Interactors from Forms 3 to 5 to participate in this quiz, which is also an annual event. The main sponsor for the inter-school general knowledge quiz is Sunway University College – contributing about RM150,000.00 worth of scholarships. All Participants will receive a certificate of attendance. There will be also prizes for the audience who participate in the quiz.

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever”. Mohandas ghandi

JeNJaRoM VISIT - 8th august 2010 (Sunday)

By this year we would have been helping to care for the Jenjarom old folks home for some 20 years.

Yearly we contribute money and also pays them visits to bring some cheers and gifts besides giving some general medical check-ups. Our own Doctors, Dr. Lee Hoo Teong and Dr. Chew Hon Nam have both being very diligent, visiting them whenever they can.

There will be an official visit on 8th August, 2010 (Sunday). For those who have not been to visit the Jenjarom Old Folks Home, this would be a time to do so.

Do contact members of the Service Committee or Rtn. C.T. Heng

On the District Level,

RC Kg Baharu & RC Gombak is conducting a motivational talk at SMK BU4 on 13 – 14 July from 10am to 1pm. Rotarians are invited to be facilitators to the group discussions.

There will be a Public Relations workshop on 14th August 2010 from 8 – 2 pm. More details will be disseminated later.

Programme Chairman Rotarian Sarky introduced our Speaker Puan Noraini Hashim as the Vice-President & Coordinator of Media & Publicity in OrphanCARE.

She holds a BSc Hons in Physics & MSc in Environmental Technology from the Imperial College, University of London. She spent 8 years in the Ministry of Energy, handling energy statistics and energy planning, and 19 years in BP starting with petrochemicals business development and going on to Corporate Social Responsibility where she planned & implemented programmes focusing on environmental awareness and conservation.

She left BP at the end of 2009 intending to do part-time consultancy but has ended up being a volunteer with OrphanCARE and Viva Palestina Malaysia.

Our guest speaker Puan Noraini Hashim spoke on the subject of OrphanCare & Malaysia’s First Baby Hatch.

OrphanCARE is a non-profit, non-governmental organization established in April 2008, under the patronage of HRH Sultanah Kalsom of Pahang. It aims to give every orphan and abandoned baby the love, care and security of a family in accordance with their tagline: “Every child needs a family”

OrphanCARE was set up to help change society’s mindset towards orphans, recognizing that children should not be left permanently in orphanages which should really only be ‘transit points’ before they are placed with families who can bring them up in a proper family structure. Orphanages are unable to provide babies and children the love, care and security offered by families. There are increasing numbers of babies born out of wedlock, many of whom are left in waste dumps, bushes, drains, public toilets among other places. OrphanCARE was set up to discourage the abandoning their babies by providing the assurance that the babies would be placed in good homes.

WhaT TheN doeS orphanCaRe do?

OrphanCARE coordinates and works with the government to expedite the adoption process whereby abandoned and orphaned babies are quickly matched up and placed with suitable parents.

Their activities involve working with the government to study present difficulties and obstacles hampering quick, efficient and smooth adoptions. Constructing a database of all current Malaysian orphans and interested adoptive families with complete background profiles. Coordinate with orphanages, single mothers shelter homes, hospitals and clinics. Matching orphans with suitable intended families. Assisting the Welfare Department with pre and post adoption counselling for both the child and new family. Continuously monitoring the situation to ensure smooth and efficient adoption.

Importantly Malaysia’s First Baby Hatch was launched on 29th May 2010 at their OrphanCARE Centre at 6, Lrg SS1./24A in Kampung Tunku, Petaling Jaya.

With the establishment of the Baby Hatch at OrphanCARE’s premises, it is hoped that there will be a reduction in the number of babies abandoned. The aim is to discourage women, especially young unwed mothers who have nowhere to turn to for help, from abandoning their babies by providing the assurance that their babies would be placed with caring parents.

To their credit, to date they havearranged 17 successful adoptions involving 9 newborn babies as well as 8 children aged 4-12. The first baby was deposited at the Baby Hatch on Saturday 26th June and went home with his adoptive parents on 6th July. OrphanCARE currently has a database of almost 300 parents who wish to adopt both babies and older children.

OrphanCARE wishes to appeal to orphanages and shelter homes who have orphans in their care to work with OrphanCARE to match these children with parents who can provide them the necessary love and care. OrphanCARE is perhaps the only NGO seeking to reduce the number of children in orphanages. At OrphanCARE we believe –

eVeRY ChILd NeedS a FaMILY

For more information OrphanCARE can be contacted at OrphanCARE office at: 03-7876 1900

or e-mail us at [email protected]

Thanking was eloquently delivered by Rtn Mok Sin who noted that Puan Noraini was “Noble” to volunteer for this charitable cause.

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Introduction of Guest Speaker

The Speech

(con’t) COMMUNITY PROJECT (AT PASIR PANJANG, PORT DICKSON)

Rotarians and Volunteers.

The soft side of our President.

Interacting with the orphans.

Clean hands mean all work has been done. Hard work to beautify the orphanage.The smile means a thousand things.

Its fun when all work as one.

Rtn George helping out.

Group picture with the orphans

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PeNg hUaT NeaRLY “PeNgSaN”Reported by P.H.Tan, Service Committee RY2010/11

For the RY 2010/11, our club has decided to adopt the Club Leadership Plan (CLP), a plan that was introduced by the Rotary International some time back.

In my opinion CLP is a form of re-engineering exercise to keep up with the global social changes. CLP could be a means to further develop and enhance the survival and functions of Rotary Clubs worldwide.

With the advent of the ‘digital science’ the world has progressed by leaps and bound. We are indeed living in a borderless world, where by just a click of the mouse, we could chat, talk, email and video conference with anybody any where.

We should adopt changes with time or we will be come irrelevant in no time.

This year I have decide to take up the post of the SERVICE DIRECTOR. Initially I thought I was a little bit crazy since the scope of work entail the works of 2 avenue of services, namely, the vocational and the community service.

Shown below are the list of service projects from the 2 avenue of services that one could undertake.

Vocational CommunityCareer Development Human DevelopmentVocation At Works Community DevelopmentVocational Awareness Environmental ProtectionVocational Awards Partner in ServiceVocational Service Month Rotary Village CorpVocational Scholarship Rotaform

Disaster ReliefSecondary & Tertiary Scholarship

Imagine what would happen if you are asked to lead the service committee with all the above projects. I think you will ‘Pengsan’

Fortunately our PDG Dr. Paul Lee is very kind, considerate and understanding. The workload proposed for the new service committee has been reduced substantially. Thank goodness otherwise I can’t imagine what would happen to me. Maybe I will also ‘Pengsan’

For your information the following are the proposed service projects that we could undertake for RY2010/11

Vocational CommunityCareer Development Human DevelopmentVocation At Works Community DevelopmentVocational Awareness Environmental ProtectionVocational Awards

With the good office and wisdom of our pretty and intelligent lady President Choy Ying we were advised to undertake only 4 meaningful and quality projects instead all the projects mentioned above.

Listed below are the details of the proposed projects. You are invited to block these dates in your journal and do come to support the launching. Your presence will make these events more meaningful and memorable.

Club News

Projects Organizing Chairman Proposed Launching Venue Date

Vocational ServiceVocational Award PP Kumar Tharmalingam TBA Mon. 4th Oct. 2010Vocation At Work - Rtn Mok Sin Shang-La Hotel Mon. 11th Oct Employer Employee 2010Relationship.

Community ServiceCommunity Development Rtn Mok Sin Jenjarom Sun. 8th Aust. 2010Visit To Jenjarom Home

Environmental Protection PP Chow Tain Dewan Sun. 19th Sept. 2010Green Your Community Kompleks Belia, Cheras

Last but not the least I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our advisors; organizing chairman and committee members for their support; commitment and sacrifice. Please keep it up and well done to all. God Bless.

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT (ILTMC PROJECT)

Training the Interactors & Rotarian form part of Community Service.Participants all revel in doing their bit for the community in Port Dickson, The venue of their training camp:

“Akademi Pembangunan Belia Malaysia Pasir Panjang, Port Dickson.”

Cleaning & picking up the dirt.

The large crowd gathered in the early dawn---the transport logistic was ably done.

Working together.All projects start with the planning, rehearsal, logistics and PDG Paul is sure to be present.

Many hands help make work light.

A group picture of all those who came together for this project.

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cluB mEETing On 12 julY 2010A soul searching talkby Puan Noraini fromOrphanCare

Famous Rotarian’s quote……. “I am from Chow Kit (area) I know………” (check out Rtn Mok Sin)

Datin Elya Lim Adnan Mok Sin thanking the speaker Puan Noraini.

Lee Su Zane was spotted with her mentor PE Steven Oon.

PP Michael Yeow records with pictures.

Our speaker Puan Noraini Hashim.

PP VG enjoys the fining session.

Our guests from the OrphanCare Centre.

Rushing to pay their fines?

PP Sim Bee seems absorbed with the pictures.

Bemused PDG Paul spotted wearing his “Trainer’s” badge. Close up view of the “Trainer” badge.

PE Steven wins the raffles.PDG KB Lee very happy to part with his dollar.

PP Dato’ Jasani cuts a smart figure.

PP KH Low was happy.

Tenny was baffled by the raffles.

Su Zane reading the Rotary Information.

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PeNg hUaT NeaRLY “PeNgSaN”Reported by P.H.Tan, Service Committee RY2010/11

For the RY 2010/11, our club has decided to adopt the Club Leadership Plan (CLP), a plan that was introduced by the Rotary International some time back.

In my opinion CLP is a form of re-engineering exercise to keep up with the global social changes. CLP could be a means to further develop and enhance the survival and functions of Rotary Clubs worldwide.

With the advent of the ‘digital science’ the world has progressed by leaps and bound. We are indeed living in a borderless world, where by just a click of the mouse, we could chat, talk, email and video conference with anybody any where.

We should adopt changes with time or we will be come irrelevant in no time.

This year I have decide to take up the post of the SERVICE DIRECTOR. Initially I thought I was a little bit crazy since the scope of work entail the works of 2 avenue of services, namely, the vocational and the community service.

Shown below are the list of service projects from the 2 avenue of services that one could undertake.

Vocational CommunityCareer Development Human DevelopmentVocation At Works Community DevelopmentVocational Awareness Environmental ProtectionVocational Awards Partner in ServiceVocational Service Month Rotary Village CorpVocational Scholarship Rotaform

Disaster ReliefSecondary & Tertiary Scholarship

Imagine what would happen if you are asked to lead the service committee with all the above projects. I think you will ‘Pengsan’

Fortunately our PDG Dr. Paul Lee is very kind, considerate and understanding. The workload proposed for the new service committee has been reduced substantially. Thank goodness otherwise I can’t imagine what would happen to me. Maybe I will also ‘Pengsan’

For your information the following are the proposed service projects that we could undertake for RY2010/11

Vocational CommunityCareer Development Human DevelopmentVocation At Works Community DevelopmentVocational Awareness Environmental ProtectionVocational Awards

With the good office and wisdom of our pretty and intelligent lady President Choy Ying we were advised to undertake only 4 meaningful and quality projects instead all the projects mentioned above.

Listed below are the details of the proposed projects. You are invited to block these dates in your journal and do come to support the launching. Your presence will make these events more meaningful and memorable.

Club News

Projects Organizing Chairman Proposed Launching Venue Date

Vocational ServiceVocational Award PP Kumar Tharmalingam TBA Mon. 4th Oct. 2010Vocation At Work - Rtn Mok Sin Shang-La Hotel Mon. 11th Oct Employer Employee 2010Relationship.

Community ServiceCommunity Development Rtn Mok Sin Jenjarom Sun. 8th Aust. 2010Visit To Jenjarom Home

Environmental Protection PP Chow Tain Dewan Sun. 19th Sept. 2010Green Your Community Kompleks Belia, Cheras

Last but not the least I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our advisors; organizing chairman and committee members for their support; commitment and sacrifice. Please keep it up and well done to all. God Bless.

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT (ILTMC PROJECT)

Training the Interactors & Rotarian form part of Community Service.Participants all revel in doing their bit for the community in Port Dickson, The venue of their training camp:

“Akademi Pembangunan Belia Malaysia Pasir Panjang, Port Dickson.”

Cleaning & picking up the dirt.

The large crowd gathered in the early dawn---the transport logistic was ably done.

Working together.All projects start with the planning, rehearsal, logistics and PDG Paul is sure to be present.

Many hands help make work light.

A group picture of all those who came together for this project.

On the District Level,

RC Kg Baharu & RC Gombak is conducting a motivational talk at SMK BU4 on 13 – 14 July from 10am to 1pm. Rotarians are invited to be facilitators to the group discussions.

There will be a Public Relations workshop on 14th August 2010 from 8 – 2 pm. More details will be disseminated later.

Programme Chairman Rotarian Sarky introduced our Speaker Puan Noraini Hashim as the Vice-President & Coordinator of Media & Publicity in OrphanCARE.

She holds a BSc Hons in Physics & MSc in Environmental Technology from the Imperial College, University of London. She spent 8 years in the Ministry of Energy, handling energy statistics and energy planning, and 19 years in BP starting with petrochemicals business development and going on to Corporate Social Responsibility where she planned & implemented programmes focusing on environmental awareness and conservation.

She left BP at the end of 2009 intending to do part-time consultancy but has ended up being a volunteer with OrphanCARE and Viva Palestina Malaysia.

Our guest speaker Puan Noraini Hashim spoke on the subject of OrphanCare & Malaysia’s First Baby Hatch.

OrphanCARE is a non-profit, non-governmental organization established in April 2008, under the patronage of HRH Sultanah Kalsom of Pahang. It aims to give every orphan and abandoned baby the love, care and security of a family in accordance with their tagline: “Every child needs a family”

OrphanCARE was set up to help change society’s mindset towards orphans, recognizing that children should not be left permanently in orphanages which should really only be ‘transit points’ before they are placed with families who can bring them up in a proper family structure. Orphanages are unable to provide babies and children the love, care and security offered by families. There are increasing numbers of babies born out of wedlock, many of whom are left in waste dumps, bushes, drains, public toilets among other places. OrphanCARE was set up to discourage the abandoning their babies by providing the assurance that the babies would be placed in good homes.

WhaT TheN doeS orphanCaRe do?

OrphanCARE coordinates and works with the government to expedite the adoption process whereby abandoned and orphaned babies are quickly matched up and placed with suitable parents.

Their activities involve working with the government to study present difficulties and obstacles hampering quick, efficient and smooth adoptions. Constructing a database of all current Malaysian orphans and interested adoptive families with complete background profiles. Coordinate with orphanages, single mothers shelter homes, hospitals and clinics. Matching orphans with suitable intended families. Assisting the Welfare Department with pre and post adoption counselling for both the child and new family. Continuously monitoring the situation to ensure smooth and efficient adoption.

Importantly Malaysia’s First Baby Hatch was launched on 29th May 2010 at their OrphanCARE Centre at 6, Lrg SS1./24A in Kampung Tunku, Petaling Jaya.

With the establishment of the Baby Hatch at OrphanCARE’s premises, it is hoped that there will be a reduction in the number of babies abandoned. The aim is to discourage women, especially young unwed mothers who have nowhere to turn to for help, from abandoning their babies by providing the assurance that their babies would be placed with caring parents.

To their credit, to date they havearranged 17 successful adoptions involving 9 newborn babies as well as 8 children aged 4-12. The first baby was deposited at the Baby Hatch on Saturday 26th June and went home with his adoptive parents on 6th July. OrphanCARE currently has a database of almost 300 parents who wish to adopt both babies and older children.

OrphanCARE wishes to appeal to orphanages and shelter homes who have orphans in their care to work with OrphanCARE to match these children with parents who can provide them the necessary love and care. OrphanCARE is perhaps the only NGO seeking to reduce the number of children in orphanages. At OrphanCARE we believe –

eVeRY ChILd NeedS a FaMILY

For more information OrphanCARE can be contacted at OrphanCARE office at: 03-7876 1900

or e-mail us at [email protected]

Thanking was eloquently delivered by Rtn Mok Sin who noted that Puan Noraini was “Noble” to volunteer for this charitable cause.

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Introduction of Guest Speaker

The Speech

(con’t) COMMUNITY PROJECT (AT PASIR PANJANG, PORT DICKSON)

Rotarians and Volunteers.

The soft side of our President.

Interacting with the orphans.

Clean hands mean all work has been done. Hard work to beautify the orphanage.The smile means a thousand things.

Its fun when all work as one.

Rtn George helping out.

Group picture with the orphans

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guest Speaker : Pn. Noraini HashimSubject : Orphan Care’s Baby Hatch Programme

Pudu News

Acting Sgt at Arms Rtn Lawrance Annies called meeting to order at 1.10 pm. Introduced guests and lead in the singing of Negara Ku and proposed the loyal toast.

Finemaster was PP VG Chandran who began the session by fining Hon Sec Lawrance Annies for doing a fine job as acting SAA RM1.00. PP KH Low was fined appearing in a photo with PP Kerinjit and also a write up on the upcoming District Conference of which he is the chairman. Rtn Tenny Lee was fined RM2 for her presence in the lunch meeting.

PP Gary Lim and VP CT Heng were fined RM2 each for representing PRC for the Songkla RC installation over the weekend. Rtn Sarky who is the programme chairman was also fined for his excellent work so far.

All members of the BOD present were also fined as their photos appeared in Berita Pudu. PDG Paul Lee was fined as he had a solo photo. Rtn Lee Suzanne read out the Rotary Information prepared by PP VG Chandran. Acting SAA then handed the proceedings to President LC Ying who then read out her report.

Welcome to Pudu Rotary Club’s RY2010/2011’s 2nd Weekly Meeting.

We are pleased to be informed that PP Phang has been discharged from hospital and is now resting at home.

In the first week of RY 2010 2011, we had carried out the following activities:-

• The 1st meeting for RY 2010/2011 PR Committeemet on the 5 July, attended by all the advisors and the committee members.

• TheRoratyFoundationCommitteehadasuccessful1stmeeting on Thursday 7 July at the RLC attended by 2 PPs and 6 Rotarians.

• On Saturday 10 July, I attended the 5th InstallationDinner of our Group 10 member, the Rotary Club of Sri Petaling.

• Onthesameevening,PPGaryLimledagroupof 6PuduRotarians and their families attended the Installation of our Sister Club, RC Songkhla. Thank You VP CT Heng for representing me at the function.

• OnSunday,11July,PEStevenOonandIattendedtheDistrict 3300 Membership Development and Retention Seminar is at De Villa Residences, Jalan Ampang, chaired by PDG Dr Low Teong and presided over by DG Lim Kok Beng. IPP Robin Tay was one of the Group Discussion Leader.

I would like to draw your attention to the Classification List. I have been informed by the Classification Chairman that there we 13 Rotarians who have changed their classification without officially notifying the Membership Director and the Board. Those concern please write to PE Steven Oon and copy to Honorary Secretary on your change of classification. We would like to update the list before publishing the classification list in our Bulletin later on in the month.

We have received a Matching Grant number from the Rotary Foundation for our Project on Medically Equip Motorcycle for the St John Ambulance.

VISITINg RoTaRIaNS Name Club

gUeSTSName host Pn. Noraini HashimPn. Elya Lim AbdullahSiti Azura Nordin

STaTISTICSVisiting Rotarians : Guests : 3Club Members : 26Total Present : 29

CoLLeCTIoNSBirthdays / Anniversaries / Fines : RM 38.00Paying Diners : RM 30.00Raffles & Others : Total : RM 68.00

Club Proceedings

Record Of Meeting On 12th July 2010

President’s Announcement

President’s Message ....(continue from page 2)

Thank you PP Gary & Jeff for your smooth organization of the transportation of the sister club members. To all the Rotarians that have volunteered their time to provide transport and great fellowship with the sister clubs. Thank you, Steven & Ann Boon Kee for graciously hosting the Fellowship dinner for the 2nd time. We appreciate that you have also done up your beautiful garden in time for the event. Not forgetting Dila, who has been the backbone in

helping Steven in all the organization of our Rotary events.

Thank you to all Pudu Rotarians who supported in attending the sister clubs fellowship dinner and in purchasing table and inviting guests and family to attend the Installation dinner.

Finally, I am intensely grateful to many Past Presidents and Pudu Rotarians that are silently supporting my efforts.

With so much gratitude in my heart, should I wonder why I am still in Rotary, particularly in PRC instead of another service organization? Although everyone of us in Pudu have our own “idiosyncrasies” and we are an unlikely bunch of

friends, we are stuck together, through sunshine and rain.

To all our new members, do make an effort to get to know these great people.

In Rotary Service,President RY 2010/2011

aRe oUR INTeRaCT CLUbS UP To The ChaLLeNge?

The Rotary Club of Bandar Sunway is organizing the 3rd Inter-School General Knowledge Quiz for Interactors on 25th July, 2010 at the Multi-Purpose hall, Sunway University College between 8.00 am to 1.00 pm. The not-for-profit quiz is intended to help teenagers to expand their general knowledge and encourage them to start taking an interest in topics that might not be covered by school curriculum.

We expect more than 150 teams (100 teams participated in the previous event) of Interactors from Forms 3 to 5 to participate in this quiz, which is also an annual event. The main sponsor for the inter-school general knowledge quiz is Sunway University College – contributing about RM150,000.00 worth of scholarships. All Participants will receive a certificate of attendance. There will be also prizes for the audience who participate in the quiz.

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever”. Mohandas ghandi

JeNJaRoM VISIT - 8th august 2010 (Sunday)

By this year we would have been helping to care for the Jenjarom old folks home for some 20 years.

Yearly we contribute money and also pays them visits to bring some cheers and gifts besides giving some general medical check-ups. Our own Doctors, Dr. Lee Hoo Teong and Dr. Chew Hon Nam have both being very diligent, visiting them whenever they can.

There will be an official visit on 8th August, 2010 (Sunday). For those who have not been to visit the Jenjarom Old Folks Home, this would be a time to do so.

Do contact members of the Service Committee or Rtn. C.T. Heng

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Editorial PP Quah Sek Cheng President’s Message Leong Choy Ying

The 44th PRC Installation

“It is well that there is nothing in Rotary so sacred that it cannot be set aside in favour of things better. This is an experimental age in a changing world, and all things which are worthwhile and progressive are cumulative effects of preceding success and failures” Paul Harris, Peregrinations, Vol. III

Experiment we did, we changed the format of the 44th PRC Installation. We maintained the dignity of an Installation but have reduced much of the usual formality.

When the organizing committee first met in February, PDG Paul floated the idea of a less formal installation which I keenly supported. Personally, I have always felt that Rotary may have accumulated too many traditions; some are definitely valuable, but some may be of less benefit. The Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation themselves have been making great efforts by constantly evaluating and updating their own policies in order to meet with challenges of the future.

It is with this same spirit that I was receptive to the adaptation of CLP in our Club in RY 2010/2011. We should hope to receive feedback from our PRC members whether these” experiments” are successes to build on or failures to learn from.

Fellowship & gratitude

When all the hustle and bustle of the Installation calmed down, I sat back and reflected on all those people who contributed to this event.

My sincere gratitude to PE Steven Oon, VP Heng, Secretary Lawrance Annies, Treasurer Roy, Rtns Sandy, Jeff, Alex, Edward, Peng Huat, IIP Robin for planning and organizing the event. We had many bitter sweet hours of evening meetings hosted by Steven which has formed the foundation for the 44th board members to work together in the months ahead. We are also grateful for the wise counsel from PDG Paul, PP Sim Bee, PP VG & PP Phang who kept us constantly in focus.

Thank you PP Phang for once again producing an excellent Installation magazine, and all the Rotarians who provided advertisements in the magazine. Thanks to Patrick Lee for the printing and to Robert Tan the club photographer. Thank you Fellowship Chairman PP Richard Liew for sourcing plenty of drinks to make the occasion merry. Thank you too to all Rotarians who contributed the drinks. Thank you to PP Kumar, who entertained us with all his clean jokes. (I admire your tremendous restraint in keeping the jokes clean!)

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It was in 1992 that PRC became the first established Rotary Club in the district to admit a lady Rotarian. It was a bold move with much apprehension on both sides……the lady Rotarian PP Rosemarie Wee and the PRC. It is to be appreciated that up to that point of time admitting women into Rotary has only just been introduced and approved by Rotary International. It was still a hot debate and the decision to admit women into Rotary was left to each individual club.

In Pudu , the idea for introduction of lady Rotarian was done covertly at first to test water and then finally overtly when the opportunity presented itself in the form of PP Rosemarie Wee (Rose). Rose helped to organized numerous fund raising functions and her ability didn’t go unnoticed. But in the way were two very seasoned and respected Past Presidents to convince and win over to the idea of having ladies as members. However overcome we did, but so as not to spoil the story we have reprinted the article “WHAT HAS ROSEMARIE GOT TO DO WITH DEAD BODIES?” to enlighten many new Rotarians that may not have known that ladies in Rotary was a big issue back in the 90’s.

The credit for introduction of ladies into Pudu Rotary Club shouldn’t go to those enlightened Rotarians spearheaded by our energetic and innovative Rotarians PP Dato PY Choong and PP Choo Jee Sam. Credit should also go to PDG Paul Lee who later famously went on to say that, “Having ladies in Pudu Rotary was a mistake, it should have been done much earlier.” The Lesson? PRC has the ability to quietly win over and overcome obstacle not by direct confrontation but rather through sensible gentle persuasion that creates a win-win situation.

Today we have many lady Rotarians in the Club and President Choy Ying now holds the distinction of being the second lady president, even if she does not feel that gender should be an issue at all as all Pudu presidents have to earn their ‘stripes’. So true, as she is elected to this position because she has shown and proven her ability to lead and galvanize the club. She has her own leadership style and the Club can expect her to do her best with the full support of the Club’s membership.

We wish her an enjoyable and meaningful next 12 months.

WhaT haS dead bodIeS goT To do WITh RoSeMaRIe?

At the first meeting of President Rosemarie Wee IPDG Dr Paul CK Lee introduced our new President for Rotary Year 1999/2000. He said that our first lady President is known as Mrs Wee to her staff, Rose to her friends, Mdm President to Rotarians of Pudu Rotary Club, darling to her husband Captain Wee, Mrs Captain to people in show business and to her sons and daughters, “sister”.

Paul then went to trace the history of admission of ladies into Rotary Clubs. He said that when RI endorsed admission of ladies into Rotary Clubs in 1989, he made a pact with PDG Dr Philbert Chin that if any ladies are to be admitted to their clubs, then they will resign.

Then in 1992, Pudu organised the major fund raising dinner known as The Platters Charity Night to raise RM360,000 for the various programmes of the club. That was a mammoth project he himself would not dare to venture. In the earlier years, when the club wanted to bring ex-drug addicts to climb Mount Kinabalu, he threw cold water on the project and objected strongly. The club ignore his objection and the project was a success. The following year, the club wanted to get polio victims to row down Klang River and he again objected strongly. He was again ignored and the project was another success. When the club followed through with a project getting handicapped children to Pulau Perhentian, he dared not object and the project was again a success. Thus he realised that his ideas were out of date and he join the band-wagon to be a member of the organising committee.Noticeable at the Committee Meeting was an elegant lady who was participating in the organising of the Charity Dinner and she was not one of the Club Members. Little did he realise that there was a conspiracy going on. After the successful charity dinner the then President Choo Jee Sam (who happened to be proposed into Rotary by Paul), asked him how he graded Rosemarie as a worker. He said that she was excellent; better than many of our own members. Then President Sam asked if he would consider letting Rosemarie join Pudu. He was stunned! Then Sam said that since we all consider Pudu as a premier club, then we must set the pace for others to follow. We should admit good ladies into our club to show that it is not lady Rotarians who cause problems to Rotary Clubs but wrong lady members. When he relented, Sam asked if he could do another favour. The favour was to speak to the other Past Presidents to get their approval! The first Past President he spoke to was PP Tan Sri A Tharmalingam. He asked “Uncle Tharma, what do you think of Rosemarie from Shangri-La? Would you be able to reconsider and allow her to join our club?” To this Tan Sri replied “I never objected to ladies joining Rotary. I was supporting you when I registered my objection.”Thus, two dead bodies were resurrected! Indeed two happy bodies now dote on our President Rosemarie to demonstrate that you can sometimes teach old dogs new tricks. It also shows the great spirit of Pudu rotarians.(Berita Pudu Issue 3/99-2000)

Down Memory Lane . . . .

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Happy Birthday!

PP Kumar Tharmalingam (21st July)Rtn Suresh Martin (21st July)PP Dato’ Mohd Muslim Ayob (22nd July)Puan Sri Datin Ann Sui Thin (25th July)

Programme

Speaker : Lions Club PDG Datuk Danny OoiSubject : Lions Club in Service

On Duty

Duty Table : Suresh MartinFellowship : Mok SinFinemaster : Aaron OngIntroduce : Loo Ming CheeThanking : Asok Kumar

Happy Anniversary!

Rtn Robert Tan & Ann Veronica (19th July)

Issue No : 3/2010-11 19th July 2010 BERITAEnjoy your BERITA

Enjoy your BERITAEnjoy your

Speaker : PP Janice Lim-Rotary Club of Bandar UtamaSubject : Rotary reaching out to the Orang Asli

ON DUTYDuty Table : Lee Su ZaneFellowship : Tenny LeeFinemaster : PP Chow TainIntroduce : Daisy ChinThanking : PP Dato Jasani

Programme Today

BOARD OF ROTARY YEAR 2010/2011

PresidentLeong Choy Ying([email protected])Tel: 603 21170 888 Fax: 603 21170 999

Vice PresidentHeng Choun Tee([email protected])Tel: 603 2142 1107 Fax: 603 2142 0197

Honorary SecretaryLawrance Annies([email protected])Tel: 603 7801 8027 Fax: 603 7801 8118

Honorary TreasurerRoy Sreenivasan([email protected])Tel: 603 6201 2663 Fax: 603 6201 2618

President ElectSteven Oon Hoon Nam([email protected])Tel: 603 6273 2868 Fax: 603 6276 0868

Immediate Past PresidentIPP Robin Tay Lian Kiat([email protected])Tel: 603 6201 0086 Fax: 603 6201 0086

DirectorsClub AdministrationSandy Soh Kwee Tin([email protected])Tel: 603 6091 8669 Fax: 603 6092 4668

Public RelationsAlex Chang Huey Wah([email protected])Tel: 603 2166 9928 Fax: 603 2166 9328

Service Tan Peng Huat([email protected])Tel: 603 6280 4329 Fax: 603 6272 5580

New GenerationJeffrey Yap([email protected])Tel: 603 2300 1029 Fax: 603 2300 1026

The Rotary FoundationEdward Lee Shin Foong([email protected])Tel: 603 2162 8181 Fax: 603 2711 8218

Membership DevelopmentSteven Oon Hoon Nam([email protected])Tel: 603 6273 2868 Fax: 603 6276 0868

AdvisorsPDG KB Lee, PDG Dr. Paul Lee, PP VG Chandran, PP Ng Sim Bee, PP Phang Poke Shum

Next Week

THANK YOU………..

Berita Pudu wishes to acknowledge that PP Sam and PP Albert will each make a donation of RM150/= to Berita Pudu.

IPP Robin Tay has already agreed to Donate RM150/= .

Donations can be as follows:

¼ page = RM100.00½ page = RM150.00Full page =RM200.00

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