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Laughter Yoga Project Update

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Volume 54 Issue No. 36

9 April 2018

3 LAST WEEK

Report on Wed, 4 April

2018 Meeting

Laughter Yoga brings joy to seniors at Community Clubs

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PP Peter Tan

In Focus

Laughter Yoga Project Update Report by Past President Peter Tan

Laughter Yoga bringing joy and improved health to seniors at Community Centres.

The two sets of 10-session programs of Laughter Yoga, one with the South East Community Development Council (SE CDC) and the other at the North East Community Development Council (NE CDC) have now been completed. They started in mid January with a weekly session at each CDC and ended at the 10th session at end of March. Following photos shows the end of the 10th session’s celebration of happy seniors having “Smiley” cupcakes.

This is a Community Service Committee project championed by Rtn Stacy McCarthy and supported by our Club in one part by donations gathered at an auction of a painting made by our own Rotarian Terry Lobaton .

The next stage of the project is the “training the trainer” program that has the objective to developing the capacity to introduce laughter Yoga sessions to bring joy to many more seniors at community centres and community clubs throughout Singapore.

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From left: President Keith, Rtn Peter Clements & VP Andy

Director Raj

From right: President Keith & Rtn Peter

PP Jimmy

Last Week – Report on the Wednesday Meeting – 4 April 2018

OPENING REMARKS Acting Sergeant-at-Arms PP Jimmy Ooi called the Meeting to order and invited President Keith to take the Chair. President Keith welcomed members and Speaker Mr Prem Kumar from Singapore After-Care Association (SACA) to the Meeting. WELCOME President Keith called on Director Rajkumar Perumal Suppiah to welcome the following guests of members and visiting Rotarians: Guests: Speaker, Mr Prem Kumar Ms Hui San (SACA) Ms Leela Singaram Champ Mr Denis Champ TOAST & BANNER PRESENTATION

Toastmaster Vice President Andy Mankiewicz invited visiting Rtn Peter Clements to say a few words about his club, Rotary Club of Melbourne. Rtn Peter advised that his club was the first Rotary Club in Australia formed in 1921. It currently has over 300 members. He added that one of his club’s biggest projects was the Shed Donation Warehouse, shared with 10 other Rotary Clubs, to aid countries in the Asia Pacific such as Vanuatu, Fiji and East Timor. VP Andy called on members to join him in a toast to the Rotary Club of Melbourne coupled with the toast to Rotary International.

Last Week

Visiting Rotarians: PP Manish Mehta – Ann Arbor, USA Peter Clements – Melbourne, Australia





LAUGHTER YOGA PROGRAMME IN MARCH

President Keith showed some photos of the Community Service Committee’s project – Laughter Yoga programme which was held in end March. He added that the project was also submitted for consideration for a District Award and he thanked PP Peter Tan, Director See Mee Lee and Rtn Stacy McCarthy for their efforts in this project. (PP Peter Tan’s report on the programme is published on page 1 of this week’s bulletin.)

SWIMARATHON 2018

President Keith called on members’ support for the coming Rotary

Global Swimarathon – Singapore 2018 in aid of The Rotary

Foundation’s End Polio Now programme as well as the Club’s Major

Project for this year – FootballPlus Singapore.

The event will be held on Sunday, 29 April from 9am to 5pm at

Sports Lifestyle Centre at Bukit Merah Central.

COMING ROTARY EVENTS

President Keith reminded members of the following Rotary events and called on their participation:

Rotary Events Details Charity Golf 2018 Thursday, 12 April from 11.30am to 9.30pm

Venue: Sentosa Golf Club, New Tanjong Course Organised by: Rotary Club of Singapore West

Rotary Charity Run Sunday, 15 April 2018 Fund-raising “Gift of Sight” event to enable 1,000 cataract operations for low-income groups in Sarawak’s rural areas. Organised by: Rotary Club of Kuching Central

Swimarathon 2018 (3rd year) Sunday, 29 April from 9.00am to 5.00pm Venue: Sports Lifestyle Centre, Bukit Merah Central Beneficiaries: End Polio Now and Club’s Major Project

27th District 3310 Conference Friday, 11 May to Sunday, 13 May 2018 Venue: The Magellan Sutera Resort, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia Register before 10 April 2018 to get the early bird fee

Sister Club, RC Osaka Semba’s 30th Anniversary Celebrations

Sunday, 27 May to Monday, 28 May 2018 Venue: Nikko Osaka Hotel

Last Week





From left: President Keith, Mr Kumar, Ms Hui San & Rtn Louis Lim

Speaker, Mr Prem Kumar Rtn Joseph Chia

President Keith called upon Programmes Chairman, Rtn Joseph Chia to introduce the Speaker, Mr Prem Kumar. Rtn Joseph noted that SACA has a long association with the Club which started in 1958, when the then President Ee Soon Howe and the Club helped to raise funds for SACA’s premises at 81 Dunlop Street. Furthermore, Rtn Joseph added that about 12 years ago, the Club’s Major Project was to aid SACA. Rtn Joseph advised that Mr Kumar graduated in 1993 with a BA (Hons) in Social Science from the National University of Singapore. He joined SACA as an Aftercare Officer in 1994, and has held various appointments before assuming his current position in 2004.

Mr Kumar gave an overview of SACA as a Voluntary Welfare Organisation which started out by providing shelter for homeless ex-offenders, but now has a whole slew of projects to focus on families of offenders. He noted that the primary support for ex-offenders would be the family. However, citing SACA’s experience, Mr Kumar advised that about 50% of ex-offenders have supportive families, whilst many would be estranged from their families. He further advised that some families might not be in a position to support the ex-offenders nor have conducive home environments for their return. Mr Kumar spoke on how SACA was

addressing this issue by its focus on children of inmate mothers and their caregivers with its intervention programme at the point of incarceration, particularly for families of first time offenders. In his vote of thanks to Mr Kumar, Rtn Louis Lim recounted how one of the Club’s Artisan of the Year Award winners, an ex-offender, turned his life around and became a success. Rtn Louis thanked SACA for their work to help ex-offenders and their families. He added that having completed a 12-year cycle, perhaps SACA might once again be considered for next year’s Major Project.

Speaker: Mr Prem Kumar, Director Singapore After-Care Association (SACA)

Topic: “Family First – The Family’s Role in Reintegration”

Last Week





RC sends Birthday greetings to celebrants this week:

Adnan Ansari Etienne Chenevier Jeffrey Rajeck Paul Phua Pia Bruce

April Maternal and Child Health Month Minority Vocational School Mission Visit 12 Apr – Rotary Charity Golf at Sentosa

Golf Club 15 Apr – Rotary Charity Run – Kuching 29 Apr – Swimarathon in aid of

EndPolio and the Major Project

May Youth Service Month 11-13 May – District Conference 27-28 May – RC Osaka Semba’s 30

th

anniversary celebrations

June Rotary Fellowship Month 24-27 June – R I Convention, Toronto,

Canada

July 1 July – Installation Dinner

Coming Rotary Events

RC sends best wishes to Wedding Anniversary celebrants this week:

VP Andy & Akiko Mankiewicz Gunter Stockmann

Anniversary Celebrants

Birthday Celebrants

This Meeting

Next Meeting

Vocational Service

Meeting

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Pres Garry hands a Club banner to Rtn Rodrigo

18 April 2018

Reception Desk duty: Dr Chan Siew Luen, T K Chew Sunshine Box: PP Paliath Mohandas, PE Mark Wang Speaker: To be advised Topic: To be advised

International Service

Meeting

International Service Committee Meeting will be held as follows:

Date: Thursday, 19 April Time: 7.15pm Venue: Singapore Island Country

Club (Bukit Location, off Adam

Road) Lornie Road, 240 Sime Road,

S288303

Hosts: PP Chiang Shih Fang, PDG Dr

Ivor Thevathasan, Rtns Kannan

Krishnan, Alex Lega & Manish

Tibrewal

11 April 2018

Reception Desk duty: Dir Dr Rupesh Agrawal, Astha Aggarwal Sunshine Box: Shamin Vaswani, Keizo Fujitake Speaker: Ms Jacqueline Loh, Chief Executive Officer, Aidha Topic: Overview of Aidha and its Projects

Vocational Service Committee Meeting will be held as follows:

Date: Thursday, 12 April Time: 7.30pm Venue: Function Room (for

meeting), St Regis Residence,

33 Tanglin Road, Tower C #16-08

(for dinner)

Host: Rtn Vishal Nanwani





BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2017/2018

President Keith Harrison

Immediate Past President Garry Taylor

President Elect Mark Wang

Vice President (Club Rotary Foundation) James Lee

Vice President (Public Relations) Andy Mankiewicz, OBE

Hon. Secretary (Administration) Deepti Lalchandani

Hon. Treasurer (Finance) Reinhard Klemmer

Directors

Chair, Community Service See Mee Lee

Chair, Vocational Service Deepak Nagrani

Chair, International Service Dr Rupesh Agrawal

Chair, New Generations Service Dr Hoh Sek Tien

Director (Membership) Rajkumar Perumal Suppiah

The Guide to Daily Living

Before doing the things we want to do, consider first, the

Precepts of the guide. Ask ourselves these 4 questions and

act upon them:

First: Have I spent some time in self-examination?

Second: Have I spent quality time with my family?

Third: Have I given my best to my work?

Fourth: Have I given some time to someone near and far?

The Guide, in fact, encompasses the 4 parts of the Object of Rotary.

The Four-Way Test

Of the things we think, say or do:

Is it the truth?

Is it fair to all concerned?

Will it build goodwill and better friendship?

Will it be beneficial to all concerned?



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