by Florence Hui
NOVEMBER IS ROTARY FOUNDATION MONTH!
CLUB NEWS
HALLOWEEN PARTY – 31 OCT 08
VISITING ROTARIAN FROM INDIA – 16 OCT 08
Hon. Secretary P.S. Praveen from Rotary Club of Madras Midtown, RI District 3230 India visited our Club on 16 Oct 08. Rotary Club of Madras Midtown, one of the oldest club in Chennai (known as Madras), India. The City is about 370 years old and Club is 38 years old.
R I NEWS
R I PRESIDENT’S & TRUSTEE CHAIR’S MESSAGES TO CELEBRATE ROTARY FOUNDATION MONTH
Says Lee: “We have a Foundation because our Foundation lifts Rotary up. It lets every club and every district do the most it possibly can. It allows every one of us to be part of all of Rotary’s work, and it brings that work to greater and greater heights.”
ROTARIANS PHOTO CONTEST OPEN
Do you have a great shot from a fundraiser, international project, the RI Convention, or local club event? The deadline for The Rotarian’s annual photo contest is 28 February, and we’re looking for anything that illustrates Service Above Self.
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
CHARTERING CEREMONY OF ROTARACT CLUB OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MACAU
& JOINT MEETING OF ROTARY/ROTARACT CLUB OF MACAU – 6 NOV 08
Join us and witness the chartering ceremony of our second daughter club, Rotaract Club of the University of Macau on Thursday, 6 Nov 08 at 4th Floor, Emperor Hotel. Akanksha Sharma, Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar 2008-2009 has been invited to talk on “A Fine Balance: Cross-Cultural Experiences of a Rotary Scholar.
Please sign up with our Executive Secretary, Ms Amy Sio (sioamy@yahoo.com) by Tuesday, 5 Nov 2008.
VP ELIZABETE FONG’S PRESENTATION ON HER TRIP TO BEIJNG WITH CLO – 13 NOV 08
Vice President Elizabete Fong represented our Club to join a delegation to Beijing organized by the Central Liaison Office of the People’s Republic of China between 22 – 26 Oct 08. She will do a short presentation regarding the said trip on 13 Nov 08.
HAPPY TOGETHER PP DINNER – 14 NOV 08
Organized every other year by the 2 latest IPDGs, PP (Past Presidents) Dinner has become a tradition for our District for years. This year PP Dinner will be held on Friday, 14 Nov –08 at Regal Kowloon Hotel at 7:00 pm at $500 per head. To reserve your seat, simply email your name, club and year of Presidency to ppdinner08@yahoo.com.hk (For example, Eddie Leung, HK Harbour, 95-96)!
