The e-Rotarian Issue 2, August 2013

Dear Fellow Rotarians, in this issue of the e- Bulletin the main focus will be the initiative of Rotary International END POLIO NOW part of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative . The fight to end polio is led by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, which includes Rotary International, UNICEF, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and governments of the world, with the support of many other individuals around the globe. First I’ll present you with a short intro of what exactly is Polio (p.2) and a link to the Rotarian’s Guide to Advocacy for Polio Eradication. October 24, 2013 is WORLD POLIO DAY, so we can start from now br ain storming ideas on how to celebrate it and make our contribution. On page 4 of the eBulletin you’ll see photos of the Project of the Month—the Blood Donation Camp at Gurgaon led by our fellow member Rtn. Nischal Pande y. On p.2 you’ll mee t again our guest speaker for the month of July and his very informative presentation on colon & rectal cancer and the importance of early detection. Rtn. Theodora Atanasova, club’s secretary & e-Bulletin editor 2013-14 Sofia, Bulgaria Notes from the editor Rotary E-Club of D-3170 is based in Goa, India and was chartered by Rotary International on April 27, 2011. It’s sponsor club is Rotary C lub Vasco Da Ga ma, Goa D-3170. It is a club w ithout any GEOGRAPHICAL LIMIT. We meet on-line every Wednesday and @ 6pm IST and the meeitngs run 27/4 until the nex t one starts. The club is active in Community & Youth Service projects in India as well as sponsoring and participating in International Service projects around the world . Issue 2 August, 2013 We meet on-line every Wed. @ 6pm IST on Notes from the e- Bulletin editor —Rtn. 1 President’s Corner, Notes by Rtn. Devashis Kuthari— President 2013/14 1 Dr. Ted Voloyiannis— New surgical modalities in the management of colon and rectal cancer 2 Happy Birthday to all members born in the month of August 2 What exactly is Polio? 3 Featured project of the month BLOOD DONATION CAMP 4 The new Rotary year: changes you should know about by Arnold R. Grahl Rotary News 5 Inside this issue: Dear fellow Rotarians, August is the Membership and extension month in Rotary International. We are looking forward to strengthen the fellowship betwen the members of our E- Club, as well as establish new contacts with Rotarians from other clubs around the world. Recently we have seen a high turnout at our club meetings.We have done some good work in the month of July like blood donation camps and collection of Relief Materials.We are on our way to do a Global grant Project for the Uttarakhand Relief work and we have changed the name of the project to " Rotary India Uttarakhand Flood relief ". Some Matching Grant projects a re on the pipleline too, so we’ll be having action packed days ahead. Rtn. Devashis Kuthari, President 2013/14 PRESIDENT’S CORNER

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