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What is Rotaract?

Rotaract is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young men and women ages 18 to 30. Rotaract clubs

are either community or university based, and theyre sponsored by a local Rotary club. This makes

them true "partners in service" and key members of the family of Rotary. As one of Rotarys most

significant and fastest-growing service programs, with more than 7,000 clubs in about 163 countries

and geographical areas, Rotaract has become a worldwide phenomenon.

Purpose of Rotaract

The purpose of Rotaract is to provide an opportunity for young men and women to enhance theknowledge and skills that will assist them in personal development, to address the physical and social

needs of their communities, and to promote better relations between all people worldwide through a

framework of friendship and service.

The Rotary 4 Way Test

Of the things we think, do and say:

Is it the truth?

Is it fair to all concerned?Will it build goodwill and better friendships?

Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

For more information, please visit http://www.rotaract.org/


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History of RACUTP

The Rotaract Club of Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS was chartered on the 26th day of June 2000 by

the Rotary Club of Kinta during the presidency of Rtn Arthur Yeong and the governorship of

Allahyarham Dato' (Dr) Jaffar Mohd Ali.

Sometime in mid 1998, an ex-Interactor from the Interact Club of SMK Methodist (ACS) Ipoh named

Chee Wei Liang called on Rtn Arthur who was the Rotarian Advisor to his Interact Club from 1996 to

1997. Wei Liang had by then become an undergraduate of UTP. Together with a few like-minded

friends who were former Interactors and Leos from other States, he had wanted to continue to do

service to his community and the idea for a Rotaract Club was formed.

Rtn Arthur was then the Director of Community Service in RC Kinta. The idea of chartering a RotaractClub was not well received by the Rotary Board of Directors. "We already have 4 Interact Clubs". "We

have not much experience with Rotaract Clubs". "Our last Rotaract Club of Goon's Institute closed

down (because the Institute closed down)". "Who is going to travel all the way to Tronoh for their

Meetings?". "An institution-based Rotaract Club has no continuity". "The New Generations Director is

not prepared to do it".

These were some of the objections raised. Even Rotarians from outside RC Kinta and one Past District

Governor tried to dissuade the charter of a Rotaract Club Tronoh.

However it was impossible to deny the enthusiasm of Wei Liang and his friends and say "No" to 30names, NRIC numbers, addresses, handphone numbers, matriculation numbers and course names

neatly written on one side of an A4 paper. There was also no stopping an idea whose time had come.

After several tentative Meetings of pro tem Board of Directors, some of which were not attended by

the pro tem Rotarian Advisor who as usual had lost his way or could not tell the difference between a

Universiti Sains Malaysia block and a UTP one, the provisional Rotaract Club of UTP was formed and

started to carry out projects such as recruitment drives, visits to the Old Folks' Home in Jelapang,

International Understanding Night and so on.

Chee Wei Liang, who was instrumental in forming the Club, became the Vice-President of that first

Board of Directors. The first President was Beh Wei Liang.


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RACUTP INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING TRIP JUNE 2009

It has always been a tradition of theInternational Service Avenue to organize

overseas trip. Weve been to Pune (India) in

2004, Singapore in 2006, Chiang Rai (Thailand)

in 2007 and most recently to Jakarta and

Yogyakarta (Indonesia) in December 2008.

Having gone to so many countries, we came to

a question why not go local for a fresh

experience? And thats when we decided on

Sarawak for its cultural diversity and places of

interests.

Unlike our previous community-service-only

endeavors, we expanded our objectives by

collaborating with the Professional

Development Avenue and came up with the

UNIMAS visit and nature trail at the Bako

National Park.

11 Rotaractors begun their journey in Kuching

on the 18th

of June despite the A (H1N1) scare.

What we did there (besides having fun) were:

community service at the Kuching Autistic

Association (KAA), an educational visit to

UNIMAS, jungle-trekking at the very beautiful

Bako National Park and meeting up with fellowRotaractors of District 3310.

9am marked the start of our visit to KAA

[ Kuching Autistic Association ] on the 19th

of

June. Mr Andrew and Mr Bernard gave us a

short tour of the care center, which was

previously owned by the government.

As requested, we presented to them RM300

worth of products a kettle and a vacuum

cleaner - as well as stationeries from UTP and

bags from RC KL. I could see why they needed

those (the electrical appliances). Andrew


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shared with us that the center has been broken

into 4 times in the last 7 months!

Bernard and Andrew guided us throughout the

center, explaining stage by stage how they train

the autistic children. It was eye-opening for

some. There were students as old as 12 yet

they were just starting to learn how to clothe

themselves. We spent most of the time in a

special room with various equipments aimed to

evoke the autistic childrens senses swings to

calm agitated children down and slides to train

focus of the eyes, just to name a few. At the

end of the day, everyone was touched in a wayor two.

By the 22nd

of June, we moved on to Sibu,

where we visited a bona fide Iban longhouse,

did community service at the Sibu Blind Center

as well as experienced the affability of the

Rotaractors of United College Sarawak (UCS).

The Sibu Blind Center benefited from the

RM500 worth of paint and painting tools

sponsored by RACUTP. Basically, some of us

cleaned up the center while the rest of us were

assigned to scrap old paint of the gate as well

as to give the gate a fresh coat of paint.

Situated at Bukit Lima Road, the center

provides the blind with a chance to serve the

community as well as to feed themselves.

Residents there were trained to weave rattan

products, which is then sold to the public and

the municipal council.

For more information on Rotary International

and Rotaract, do visit

http://www.rotary.org/en/Pages/ridefault.aspx


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Schedule of Sarawak Trip

18th

of JuneOn the day we arrived, we did an impromptu trip to Carpenter Street and visited a tribal tattoo parlour

there, just for the fun of it. The others who had arrived earlier, went on a Jalan-Jalan Cari Makan

adventure. That night, we were surprised with a dinner at the Hornbill Restaurant. Greeted by five

Rotarians was definitely a delight.

19th

of June

After the visit to KAA (Kuching Autistic Association), we headed off to UNIMAS. We were given a tourof the civil engineering labs. This is when we began to appreciate the lab facilities provided in UTP.

However, the students area at UNIMAS had a bowling court, snooker sets and a room for mini-karaoke.

This was our hang out spot in UNIMAS for the next two hours.

20th

of JuneIt was our free day and we were joined by Michelles friend, Sam!! We headed off to the cultural village

and got a RM15 pass each. Basically, it was a 7-stop-tour, with each stop showcasing a traditional

house. What was most interesting would be the daily cultural show at the Rainforest Stage. The 45-

minute-performance was packed with dances of various tribes of Sarawak, some of which were quite a

sight. At the end of the show, most of us joined the dancers onstage.

21st

of JuneWe set off early to the Bako Jetty and got a boat to the National Park, which was about half an hour

away. Most parts of the trail looked postcard-perfect the surreal greeneries, the pitcher plants, and

the rocky cliff which looked like the surface of the moon. The beach and cliff were definitely worth our

trek. The group then trekked to the beach and we hung out there for about 2 hours chatting, napping,

swimming and cam-whoring. By the time we reached the city, it was already 4pm. We had a quick KFC

lunch with the Rotaractors before parting ways.

22nd

of JuneWe took a boat trip to Sibu. We were welcomed by a banner which read University of Technology,

Tronoh. In Sibu, we went to the longhouse settlement of Sungai Aup. There we handed out 16 sets of

hand-outs worth RM10 for each family.


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Monday morning was a fair-weathered one. We decided to arrive earlier to try to sell off our extra

ticket - which we did in the end after much haggling with a tourist.

As explained earlier on, the 'express boat' was the exact like the ferries we took to Pangkor Island.

Throughout the 5 hours, what we did mostly would be to catch up on our sleep and to have the fresh

air blown 120km/h onto our faces at the deck. It was rumored that if we were lucky enough, we could

actually spot a dolphin or two. But I guess everyone was too tired / busy to be bothered. So, yeaps, no

sightings!

Relief and joy. Those were the only words I deem suitable for us when we arrived at the Sibu Jetty.

Lesson learnt here: think twice before boarding a 5-hour-air-conditioned-boat-ride.


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Upcoming Events

Installation Night

Date : 17th

October 2009

Time : 7pm-11pm

Venue : Undercroft, UTP

Ticket Price: RM40India Good Will TripDate : December 2009

Community service trip to Loyal Handicapped and Disabled Children Home

Date : 22th

August 2009

Buka Puasa Raya Dinner at needy homes

Date :12th September 2009Community service trip to Orang Asli settlements

Date :10th October 2009

Interested to know more about RAC-UTP?Visit us at http://rac-utp.blogspot.com/

RAC-UTP in Facebook!Get all your updates in RAC-UTP through our facebook group:

Rotaract Club of Universiti Teknologi PETRONAShttp://www.facebook.com/groups.php?ref=sb#/group.php?gid=10395431577


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Previous B.O.D of RACUTP (08/09)

President : Jasmitt Singh

Vice President : Goh Yoke Mun

Secretary I : Aira Amira Abd Rahman

Secretary II : Jenny Ngu Yen Ping

Treasurer : Andrey Walter

Club Service Avenue

Director : Nurhazirah Hamdan

Ass. Director I : Hamizah Omar

Ass. Director II : A. Devina

Community Service Avenue

Director : Tan Sandee

Ass. Director I : How Mei Le

Ass. Director II : Yeoh Sue Jane

Funding Avenue

Director : Wong Lee See

Ass. Director I : Lee Kuo Chun

Ass. Director II : Javier Teo Han

Seong

International Service Avenue

Director : Jerry Foo Kok Xiang

Ass. Director I : Na Kai Lun

Ass. Director II : Arvinder Singh

Promotion and Publication Avenue

Director : Wan Salwa

Ass. Director I : Siti Nurashikin

Professional Development Avenue

Director : Chan Yen Pinng

Ass. Director I : Harvin Kaur

Ass. Director II : Khaw Seek Guan


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Contact Details

HICOM

Name Contact No. Gmail

Jerry Foo (PRESIDENT) 012 989 0211 [email protected]

Jenny Ngu (VICE PRESIDENT) 017 435 2218 [email protected]

Javier Teo (SECRETARY 1) 017 534 9390 [email protected]

Harvin Kaur (SECRETARY 2) 016 284 2280 [email protected]

Lee Kuo Chun (TREASURER) 017 550 6998 [email protected]

Avenue Directors & Assistants

Avenue Name Contact No. Email addresses

Shammer 012 364 7455 [email protected] Service

Ella Tan Hui Xian 017 701 7390 [email protected]

Yeoh Sue Jane 016 438 1906 [email protected]

Service

Koh Liang Yi 017 667 9918 [email protected]

[email protected]

Tan Xiao Ci 012 372 5273 [email protected]

Service

Sandeep a/l Ramakrishnan 017 271 2650 [email protected]

Puventhan a/l Krishnasamy 014 258 2242 [email protected]

[email protected]

Funding

Jason Law Ming Xian 017 579 1300 [email protected]

Michelle Lee 016 885 0608 [email protected]

Development

Jennifer Lye Yan Ching 016 673 3822 [email protected]

Chiew Kwang Chian 017 598 3269 [email protected] &

Publication

Timmy Ong 016 204 6831 [email protected]

[email protected]

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