July 13 web.pubFellow Rotarians,
Rotary is a platform through which one can work for global community, World Peace & Understanding. This is possible only when you can give your whole hearted participation to the Rotary activities.
When we truly Engage Rotary we can definitely change Lives.
This year I am trying to involve clubs around the Glob to be the part of club bulletin.
Thanks to Rtn. Eli Arad, Rtn. Sadiq Chagani, DGN
Ruzhdi Bakalli, Rtn. Dragomir Lazarov & Rtn.
Maria Bauer for their valuable support and
contribution to July months bulletin.
I wish to have wonderful Rotary year ahead.
Dear Fellow Rotarians,
Presidents’ shoes of our Club
which has marked its presence
in District 3132 as the “most
young & vibrant” club. The
presidents and teams has set a
benchmark for the years to
come.
personally congratulate Rtn.
highest standards of their
Prafulla Mirajgaonkar and his
District administration team as
to guide, promote, and navigate
our activities. We must take
fullest advantage of this
important to let you know the
happenings and guidelines
should function with effect
are fortunate and equally
challenged to implement these
of Club Presidents.
the same are
SKYLINE — THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF ROTARY CLUB AURANGABAD WEST
Forth coming Events:
Wear
DG - Dr. Prafulla Mirajgaonkar Secretary - Rtn. Milind Mahajan
Editor - Rtn. Sanjay Kulkarni www.rotaryclubaurangabadwest.org
President’s Pen
Sustainable service
Rotary image in our
recognized in our region
for its community service
scale and established on
implement Long Range Goal
three years which are
next three years Presidents
nominated and follow during
term, bigger, sustainable
is why the concept of “Future
Vision Planning” has come in
and the next three Presidents
are called “Future Vision
Board and committees
ahead for the incoming years
in Rotary.
team together to make it a
noticeable difference &
acknowledgment from
Dear readers,
It is a great honor for me and to my Club, RC of Beit Dagan from District 2490, Israel to serve
as guest editor to Skyline.
RC Aurangabad West is our only sister club. (Interesting thing: in Hebrew, a club is male, so in
Hebrew we call Aurangabad West our brother club).
We are very proud that we took small part in your project of beds for the juvenile detention
house. This is one small sample of the things that sister clubs can do together.
At this time our Club is involved in two Matching Grants in India: One is with RC Gandevi,
Gujarat to provide educational materials, blankets, towels, books and other utensils to tribal
children of residential schools and the second is with Todd Lindley from ROTI (Rotarians On
The Internet) providing hearing aids to 150 poor children from Tamil Nadu. I'm myself the
DGSC (District Grants Subcommittee) of our District and we are moving next Rotary year to
the new Grants model known as Future Vision.
Our club counts 30 members, and is known in our District for its fellowship and vibrant,
although most of our members are retired.
To end my role of guest editor I would like to thank RC Aurangabad West for the invitation to
serve as guest editor and to my friend Sanjay Kulkarni. I also want to send a greetings to all the
members of the sister club of Aurangabad West and to their families.
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Rtn. Eli Arad PP MPHF
DGSC, Club PR Officer
RC of Beit Dagan
And my soul is at home
with Rotary.
Rotary cares for the
world’s children and my heart has a soft corner for
children.
When Rotary mourns for
the victims of this world, my hands are joined in
prayers and When Rotary
celebrates its Triumphs my
my breath away, And my
hope for the future gets brighter
When Rotarians greet me as family, they teach me
the meaning of
blood pulses to its rhythm
and I become the essence of it.
When the stories of Rotary echo round the fire My feet
walk in its pathways and I
become the footprints of its history Because it is
imprinted upon my heart and written in my soul
Because we will lead the world into tomorrow And I
recognize the gifts Rotary
has given me as Sacred.
That is why I feel my soul is at home with Rotary. Rtn. Sadiq Chagani
Rotary Club Arusha Mount Meru
Country ViceChair 2013-14
RI District 9211
Tanzania
Ruzhdi Bakalli, President of PCED Inc. in Warren, PA, a Non Profit Economic Development
Organization, was born in Gjakova, Republic of Kosova.
Education
Ruzhdi earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Prishtina, Kosova and
was a Fulbright Scholar, Graduate Studies – Mechanical Engineering Department at The Ohio
State University.
Work Ruzhdi held a number of positions in Kosova including Teaching Assistant at the University of
Prishtina, President and CEO of the City District Heating Plant in Gjakova, President and CEO
of “ELAST” a rubber manufacturing plant in Gjakova. Ruzhdi served as a Member of
Parliament of Kosova from 1989-92 and was one of the founders of The Declaration of
Independence of Kosova in 1990. In 1994 he came to Warren, PA to be the Plant Project
Director and Vice President of SPEDD, Inc., an economic development company. In 2000 he
became President of BVK, Inc. of Warren, PA.
Family
He has great support from his family, especially from his wife Afijete, who also is a member of
Rotary Club of Warren and PH+1. This example proves again the famous saying “behind a
successful man always is a great wife”! Ruzhdi and Afijete Bakalli have three children; two
daughters and one son.
He is the Founder of Rotary club Gjakova in the youngest country in the world, the Republic of Kosova.
He also has served as President of the Rotary Club Warren, PA, USA.
Why I am Rotarian—Sister Club—Rtn. Sadiq Chagani
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Rtn. Ruzhdi Bakali
Ingredients
1 long cucumber, chopped or grated (we prefer it peeled)
1 garlic clove, minced or smashed 3 teaspoons olive oil
4 cups yoghurt 1 cup water 1 teaspoon salt (we like it saltier)
1 tablespoon dill, finely chopped 4 big pecans, well crushed
Preparation
Put all those together and mix well. When ready garnish with olive oil (or other favorite oil).
Best when chilled.
Hint: Try it with no dills and pecans - Bulgarian restaurants favorite.
About Tarator
Tarator is a cold summer soup made of yogurt and cucumbers. It is served chilled. Local
variations may replace yogurt with water and vinegar, omit nuts or dill, or add bread. The
cucumbers may on rare occasions be replaced with lettuce or carrots.
Rtn. Dragomir Lazarov with his wife Stanislava Lazarova
President Elect- Rotary Club Sofia City
RI District 2482 Bulgaria
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You can find us @
www.rotaryclubaurangabadwest.org
I am a Rotarian by the grace of God. I have received so much from the society that I feel
constantly obliged to give something back in return.
Through Rotary, I have discovered the avenue to discharge this obligation on a continuous and
satisfying way. I have discovered a goal, which is worth more than life itself. That goal is to
contribute significantly to the creation of something good and permanently useful to people;
that something should be a beacon of inspiration for those travelers who will come after me on
my life's travel-road.
Through Rotary I also became more involved with service to the less fortunate in my
community. After becoming Rotarian my circle of Rotary friends then extended far beyond my
community to communities throughout the country and eventually the world.
My greatest joy as a Rotarian has been to see the smiles on the faces of those that we have been
able to help in some way - big or small.
Thanks to Rotary for providing me a different World.
Why I am Rotarian - IPP Rtn. Dr. Rupali Ashtaputre
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Country: Austria (light yellow) Federal State: Upper Austria (light blue)
Region: Mühlviertel (dark blue) District: Freistadt (brown)
Main location for the RC: Hagenberg, Pregarten, Wartberg, etc. (arrowhead)
Mühlviertel:
Located North of the Upper Austrian capital Linz, the Mühlviertler Kernland region invites you to
spend recreational and adventurous holidays all year round. It’s the pure way of life in the 16 munic-
ipals that characterises the region between Danube and Moldau. With family, friends or alone: A
holiday here is always fun!
Mühlviertel convinces with its beautiful and gentle landscapes, which are characterised by gently
hills and granite, as well as with its unique cultural heritage, Renaissance, Gothic or Baroque: With-
in a small area you will find various architectural styles in the region’s valleys and cities.
Hagenberg:
Hagenberg valley is often called Mühlviertel’s own “Silicon Valley” and has established a world-
wide reputation. The University Linz’s RISC research institute is located in the old castle of the
1,000 year old castle.
The software park’s core can be found in the former steward’s yard. 25 companies, eight research
institutes, two colleges with new degree courses and a secondary school are located here. The mu-
nicipal administration, a restaurant and the event centre are also located in the castle.
Hagenberg software Park
Economy – research – education: these key subjects build a perfect symbiosis in Austria’s most in-
novative technology centre. The software park serves as a regional and international hub for soft-
ware businesses, software research and software education. Hagenberg offers you as a guest much
more than technology and research.
Pregarten:
Visit one of the oldest markets in Upper Austria, where already in the 14th century active trading
took place. Today Pregarten in Mühlviertler Kernland is a young town with great nature and culture
offers, which you can enjoy with your family or friends.
Probably the oldest and most popular building is the “Bäckenhaus”, where today the local museum
is located; the Bruckmühle mill, which was constructed according to the neo-Gothic style and the St.
Anna church.
Visit Pregarten – the town on the river
Pregarten is the perfect starting point for many hikes along the Feldaist. Short or long – the Feldaist
system will help you with sign-posts along the way. Hike up the river in direction Kefermarkt. You
will pass beautiful natural spectacles, the Pechölstein, a gigantic rocket and historic buildings like
the Kumpfmühle mill. Down the river you will find mills and mystic virtuous places. The way will
lead you to Wartberg in Kriehmühle, where fried trout is the local specialty.
Art and culture in Pregarten
The ambitious art and culture programme at the Bruckmühle culture centre will delight you. Various
activities and productions by actors and artists take place throughout the year.
More than four hundred people have already visited the Brückmühle mill since 1999. This means
that it is the most visited culture house in the country side.
The Reichenstein fortress ruin was first documented in 1230 and was enlarged or rebuilt by various
Lords. Since 1989 the ruin has been restored and made public.
Rtn. Maria Rosina Bauer,
MUEHLVIERTEL
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Rtn. CA Anirudha Hatwalne
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Ever wonder why the Rotary
year begins 1 July? The international convention
initially played a key role in
determining the start date of
our fiscal and administrative
the day after the first
convention ended, on 18
August 1910. The 1911-12
the first day of the 1911
convention on 21 August.
Association of Rotary Clubs’
finances. The auditors
recommended that the
organization end its fiscal year on 30 June to give the
secretary and treasurer time to
prepare a financial statement
number of club delegates to
the convention.
1913 meeting, designated 30
year. This also allowed for
changes to the schedule for
reporting club membership and payments. Even The
Rotarian changed its volume
1914).
August until 1917. Delegates
approved a resolution to hold
future conventions in June,
mainly because of the heat in cities where most of them
occurred. The next one was
held 17-21 June in Atlanta,
Georgia.
been used to signify Rotary’s
annual administrative period
in The Rotarian that July
noted, “The Rotary year that is rapidly drawing to a close has
been signalized by several
situated as to assemble
the end of the Rotary year has remained 30 June.
Rotary Informa$on
Rotary's first fiscal year began
the day after the first conven-
tion ended. The convention of
the Rotary Clubs of America
was held in Rotary’s birthplace,
Chicago, in 1910.
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Birthdays
Ann Rachana Soni 06-Jul Anniversaries
Rtn. Amit Baheti 09-Jul Rtn. Kiran & Ann Suvarna Sakla 02-Jul
Rtn. Dr. Rupali Ashtaputre 12-Jul Rtn. Atul & Ann Manjusha Joshi 04-Jul
Khana Khajana - Ann Kirti Milind Mahajan
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