It’s time for us to recognize that the real challenge we face isn’t just bringing new members into Rotary. It’s turning all members into true Rotarians. It’s helping mem-bers get engaged in Rotary – helping them realize the po-tential they have, and how their Rotary service can change lives. We need to make sure that every mem-ber is active and contributing, and making a real difference – because when you’re doing meaningful work in Rotary,

Rotary is meaningful to you. In 2013-14, let’s turn all of our potential into reality. It’s up to us. We can do it by en-gaging in Rotary service, by getting involved, by staying inspired, and by remember-ing every day the gift we have in Rotary. Together, we will Engage Rotary, Change Lives

The Year 2013/2014 is a special year in our Rotary history as it marks the launching of the Future Vision Plan by Rotary International. You and your officers are specially privileged to be the first to participate in the imple-mentation of the Plan. The Theme for this year is "Engage Rotary, Change Lives" Above all, cherish Rotary and make this a better world for all. I wish you, your incoming officers and your mem-bers a fruitful and enjoy-able year. Make it a land-mark year for you and your Club.

RI PRESIDENT RON D.

BURTON

Special points

of interest:

Messages

Monthly Events

JobLink Dinner

Meetings

Programme for

August 2013

THE ISLANDER

THE ROTARY CLUB OF PENANG

Messages 1

83rd Installation Ban-

quet 2013/2014

2

1st Business Meeting &

Stop Hunger Now Project

3

Lauch of Jumabhoy Board

Room & Grove Road

Haemodialysis Centre

4

Board of Directors &

MBS Interact Installa-

tion & Herbs For Health

Talk

5

Weekly Wednesday Meet-

ings and Friends from

Sri Lanka

6

The Gift of Life 7

Inside this issue:

ISSUE 1 2013/2014

Being a Rotarian is a very special thing for me and once a Rotarian, always a Rotar-ian. The experience and shar-ing that I have been exposed to since I joined Rotary. This is indeed a chapter in my life that I will never ever forget. This year’s Rotary Interna-tional theme is ‘’Engage Ro-tary, Change Lives’’ encapsu-lates what we Rotarians throughout the world have been uploading since Rotary began in the 20th century on 23 rd February in 1905. Our engagement with Rotary indicates our commitment to changing our lives for the better- the lives of those who are less fortunate than our-selves and those who are in need of our community. As Rotarians, we work to-wards making a better world and creating a better tomor-row for all of us. We engage in humanitarian service through our belief in our club motto of Service above Self so I shall ask that you will join me as we celebrate this year of Engage Rotary, Change Lives together. Thank You.

DG DATUK DR.

MOHINDER SINGH

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PRESIDENT DATO’ TAN

GIN SOON

JobLink Centre Annual

Fund Raising Dinner

8

83rd

Installation Nite 2013/2014

of Rotary Club of Penang on 15

th June 2013

at Traders Hotel Penang

The Rotary Club of Penang’s Incom-

ing President and Board of Directors

for 2013/2014 were introduced

during the 83rd Installation Nite.

The Guest of Honour was Tuan Yang

Terutama, Tun Dato’ Seri Utama

(Dr.) Haji Abdul Rahman Bin Haji

Abbas, Yang Di- Pertua Negeri Pulau

Pinang.

The other VIPS on the main table

were YB Puan Chong Eng represent-

ing Chief Minister of Penang, YAB

Tuan Lim Guan Eng, PDG Lim Kok

Beng, representing District Governor

2013/2014, Datuk Dr. Mohinder

Singh Malhotra, Incoming President,

Dato’ Tan Gin Soon and wife Datin

Khor Mooi Looi, Outgoing President

Dato’ Ramanathan Nachiappan,

PDG Dr. Jo Rajendran and AG Paul

Selvaraj.

After the Traditional Toasts, the

outgoing President Dato’ N. Rama-

nathan installed Dato’ Tan Gin

Soon as the new President.

PDG Lim Kok Beng gave a toast to

Rotary International and PDG

Dato’ Dr. Santokh Singh gave a

toast to the guests.

Entertainment was provided by the

MBS Orchestra, the Sweet Memo-

ries Band and the State Chinese

Penang Association.

We thank the Organizing Chairman

of the Installation Banquet, PP Ian

Ong Kok Eng and his able Commit-

tee for making the night success-

ful. Last but not least we thank

the Master of Ceremony, Rotarian

Stephen Soon who did a good job

in making announcements and

coordinating the whole event

whilst emceeing.

Outgoing President, Dato’ Ramanathan started by thanking every-

one present for attending the event and highlighted some of the

projects undertaken by the club including on-going projects like

Leader Rotary Dialysis Centre, AMD Rotary Dialysis Centre, Rotary

Job-Link Centre, Rotary Gift of Life 2 and Rotary Home Nursing for

the Elderly. He thanked the Board Members, the Chairpersons of

the various committees for making his year a happy and success-

ful one. Finally he congratulated Dato’ Tan Gin Soon for taking

over the helm of the club for the new Rotary Year with the Theme

“Engage Rotary Change Lives”.

Incoming President, Dato’ Tan Gin Soon was installed as the new

president for Rotary year 2013/2014. In his opening address,

Dato’ Tan thanked the Organising Committee under the capable

Organising Chairman, PP Ian Ong Kok Eng for having made such

a whooping success of this year’s banquet. The President looks

forward to a bountiful and fruitful year ahead with the newly

elected Board of Directors who will be spearheading the year’s

programmes and ongoing projects for the Rotary Club of Penang.

83rd ROTARY INSTALLATION BANQUET Page 2

1st BUSINESS MEETING Page 3

1st Meeting of Newly Elected President of Rotary Club of

Penang 2013/2014

at 12:30pm on 3rd July 2013

Traders Hotel Penang

President Tan Gin Soon welcomed everyone present. After

the traditional toasts he started off with a Powerpoint Presen-

tation of the Theme for Rotary Year 2013/2014 (ENGAGE

ROTARY/ CHANGE LIVES) and what the Rotary International

President Ron D Burton expects and advises the Presidents

and members of Rotary Clubs all over the world to follow.

A few Rotaractors of Rotaract Club of Penang were also present. For the year 2012/2013 they received 4 awards from the District Rotaract as follows:

Best Fellowship RY 2012/2013

District Rotaract Representative Citation RY 2012/2013

Best Rotaract Club RY 2012/2013

Best Rotaractor - President Chang Shea Speare RY 2012/2013

The Outgoing Rotaract President Chang Shea Speare and the Incoming Rotaract President Ning Wan Jo gave their speeches respectively PP Don Law from Rotary Club of George Town briefed the Rotarians on the “STOP HUNGER NOW” Project to be held on 13/7/13.

STOP HUNGER NOW ON 13th OF JULY AT GURNEY PARAGON

“STOP HUNGER NOW” PROJECT

11:00 am -5: 00 pm 13 July 2013

Venue: Gurney Paragon

This is a partnership project organized by Rotary Club of

Georgetown with Rotary Club of Penang, sponsored by OCBC

Bank which raised RM190,500/- and the venue sponsor was

Gurney Paragon. It was supported by Stop Hunger Now Chari-

table Association. This was the first half of the project and the

2nd half of the project will be on 17 August 2013 at Bangsar

Village One shopping mall in KL.

There was a Press Conference earlier on 4 July 2013 to in-

form the public about the “Stop Hunger Now” Project. Join-

ing hands for a good cause, around 600 volunteers gath-

ered to pack charity meals to be given to deserving orphan-

ages and shelter homes throughout Malaysia via Rotary’s

network of 72 member clubs.

The Organizing Committee Chairman was PP Don Law who

is also the Past President of Rotary Club of Georgetown

2012/2013. This event was held for the 1st time in Penang

with the objective to end hunger.

STOP HUNGER NOW!!!

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Official Opening of the “JUMABHOY Board

Room”

At 7:30 pm on 26 June on

2013, the Jumabhoy Board

Room was officiated by PP

Dato’ Mustapha Jumabhoy

and his wife, Dato’ Lubna

Jumabhoy in memory of his

late father, Rotarian Rajabali

Jumabhoy (1898-1998) of

Singapore.

Mr. Rajabali Jumabhoy was a

Rajput born in the State of

Kutch, Western India. He mi-

grated to Singapore at age of

18, to expand his business.

He founded the Singapore

Indian Chamber of Commerce.

He was a member of the Ro-

tary Club of Singapore and he

continued to be a Rotarian

throughout his life.

Haemodialysis Centre at Grove Road

Official Opening of the “JUMABHOY Board Room”

PP Dr Danesh briefed us on

the activities, staff and pa-

tients at the centre.

Also present were President

Dato Tan Gin Soon, Past Presi-

dents, Rotarians and Rotary

Anns of the Rotary Club of

Penang.

A cheque for RM 50,000/- was

presented by Dato Sean, on

behalf of Leader Group of

Companies to Dato Tan, Presi-

dent of the Rotary Club of

Penang.

Leader Group of Companies is

the major contributor to the

centre since 1994.

Visit to Grove Road Haemodialysis Centre 10:30 am 6

th July 2013

On 6th July 2013, Dato’ Sean

H’ng Chun Hsiang, CEO of

Leader Group of Companies

and 15 of his staff visited the

Haemodialysis Centre.

Mr. Rajabali

Jumabhoy was a

Rajput born in the

State of Kutch,

Western India.

Thank You,

Dato’ Sean

H’ng Chun

Hsiang.

EVENTS FOR JUNE & JULY 2013

On 6th July 2013, the

Interact Club of MBS

organized its Installation

programme in the school

premises. It was heart-

warming to see this

young and eager Interac-

tors all ready and raring

to go in upholding the

club motto of “Service

above Self”. Rotarians in

attendance was the

President, Dato’ Tan Gin

Soon, PP Tan Boon Hoe, PP Dr.

Aloysius Raj, Rtn. Dr Jeya and PP

Francois Sigrist. It is our hope that

these young people will continue

in our tradition to“ENGAGE RO-

TARY, CHANGE LIVES”.

Congratulations to the new office

bearers who were installed. May

they have every success in all pro-

jects undertaken during their ser-

vice year of 2013/2014.

1st

Visit by Newly Elected AG Paul Selvaraj at 7:30 pm on 17 July 2013

Traders Hotel Penang

Newly elected AG Paul Selvaraj 2013/2014 who is from

Rotary Club of Butterworth visited us during one of our

Wednesday meetings.

There was also a talk on “Herbs for Health and Diseases”

by Mr. Wong Thim Sung who is a Botanical Advisor/

Friends of Botanica. The Interactors from MBS were also

on hand to demonstrate the products from their Eco–

Green Projects which includes Citronella Insect Repellant

and Citrus Skin Enzyme.

As usual we had our monthly cake cutting for those who

had Birthdays and Anniversaries in the month of July

which included the spouses.

MORE EVENTS IN JULY 2013 WE’RE ON

BOARD

ROTARY CLUB OF PENANG BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2013-2014

PRESIDENT DATO’ TAN GIN SOON

PRESIDENT ELECT RTN WILLIAM WEE

VICE PRESIDENT PP CHUAH AH BAH

IPP PRESIDENT DATO’ N. RAMANATHAN

HON SECRETARY RTN MICHEL VAN CROMBRUGGE

ASST. HON SECRETARY PP THARUMAH RAJAH

HON TREASURER PP TAN BOON HOE

CLUB ADMINISTRATION PP DR K. DANESH

ROTARY FOUNDATION PP PROF. DR ALOYSIUS RAJ

SERVICE PROJECTS PP FRANCOIS SIGRIST

YOUTH SERVICE RTN STEPHEN SOON

MEMBERSHIP DEV. PP LEE LI FONG

PUBLIC RELATIONS PP GERARD F. ROBLESS

ASST. PUBLIC RELATIONS RTN OO HUEY YING

SERGEANT-AT-ARMS RTN FRITZ KAHLER

ASST. SERGEANT-AT-ARMS PP DR. MANJIT SINGH

BULLETIN EDITOR RTN DR. JEYALAKSHMI

HERBS FOR HEALTH 2013

HAPPY

BIRTHDAY

TO YOU

FROM THE

ROTARY CLUB

OF PENANG

THANK YOU

MR.WONG THIM

SUNG

FOR YOUR

FRUITFUL

INFORMATION ON

HERBS FOR HEALTH

WELCOME,

AG PAUL

SELVARAJ

FROM

THE ROTARY

CLUB

OF

BUTTERWORTH

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ORGANISING COMMITTEE 83RD INSTALLATION BANQUET

Weekly Wednesday Meeting

at 7:00 pm on 24 July 2013

Jumabhoy Room,

Rotary House

The meeting was held at Rotary House. Stephen Soon, Chairman of New Generation gave his report. Also present was Mr. Saw (Friend of Rotary) of Spastic Centre (Koperasi OKU Pulau Pinang) who appealed to the club for a streamlining wheelchair and 2 (3-wheel) motorcycles. Other issues were also discussed. Later, we adjourned for dinner to 1881 Chong Tian Hotel at Jalan Pintal Tali which is a UNESCO World Heritage Hotel – Rated Best Hotel 2013.

Weekly Wednesday Meeting

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PROGRAMME FOR AUGUST 2013

7 Aug - 12:00-2.:00pm - Business Meeting.

14 Aug - 12:00-2.00pm - Presentation of Club

Membership and Development Plan at Traders

Hotel.

21 Aug - 7:00-9:30pm - Talk by Chef Jeffrey Tan,

P r o f ess io na l Ch ef i n f i ne d i n i ng

industry at Traders Hotel; Topic: The Passion of

Cooking and Good Food. Rotary Anns are also

invited.

28 Aug - 7:00-9:30pm - Talk by Dr. Lynn Leahy,

International Speaker and Business Coach; Topic:

EQ Development at Traders Hotel. Rotary Anns

are also invited.

Friends from Sri Lanka

Our deepest

condolences to

Datuk

Lam Wu Chong

on the recent

demise of his

beloved mother.

From:

The Rotary Club

of Penang

Visiting Rotarian from Sri Lanka

at 7:00 pm on 10 July 2013

Rotary House

We had a pleasant visit by Past President Chitrasena Jay-awardena and wife, Carina from Rotary Club of Nawala, District 3220, Sri Lanka during one of our Wednesday meetings on 10 July 2013. President Dato’ Tan Gin Soon exchanged banners with PP Chitrasena. Group photographs were taken. The Rotary Club of Nawala is a Chartered Club and is only 5 years old. We adjourned to Karaikudi Restaurant after the meeting for dinner.

Gift of Life Press Conference

on 1st July 2013

Penang Adventist Hospital

The Rotary Club of Penang and Penang Adventist Hospital col-

laborated in a project called Gift of Life (GOL). During the press

conference, the Rotary Club of Penang announced that The

Gift of Life has a fund of more than RM500,000/- that is yet to

be utilized and it is dedicated solely to helping Malaysian chil-

dren with heart ailments who come from poor families. The

amount was raised throughout the years through the

“WISHING WELL” Project placed in participating outlets

throughout Penang. Last year over RM90,000/- was collected

from 41 outlets, with the most recent one being placed on

board the cruise ship, Super Star Libra. The club has urged

those interested to approach the hospital for further assis-

tance.

The Penang Adventist Hospital became part of this initiative in 2001 to not only jointly raise funds but also to provide medical treatment for the affected children. Since its in-ception, the GOL programme has benefitted 100 children under the age of 18 not only from Malaysia but also from developing Southeast Asian countries like Cambodia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia. Those present at the Press Conference were i) Rtn. Dr.

Wesley Toh, (CEO of Penang Adventist Hospital), ii) PP

Dr. Ranjit Singh, Chairman, Rotary Gift of Life 2, iii) IPP

Dato’ Ramanathan Nachiappan, iv) Ms Nancy Ong, Com-

munity Development Manager, Penang Adventist Hospi-

tal, v) PP Francois Sigrist, Rotary Service Project Director

and vi) Mr. Nutan Shah, Friend of Rotary.

THE GIFT OF LIFE PROJECT Page 7

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