Archive for November, 2008
The Rotary clubs from Lahore are getting into motion for the preparation of the Rotary calendar’s most important event at district level: The District Conference. Under the leadership of Dr. Mansoor ul Haq, the first preparatory meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 27th, 2008. All Presidents and Secretaries of Rotary Clubs in Lahore alongwith other important office bearers of the disctrict are expected to attend this event.
A dowry assistance project has been initiated by PP Rtn. Aslam Alam. The wedding in on November 29th, 2008. Its a poor family with 5 daughters. Thanks to the support of PP Rtn. Aslam Alam, and the generous encouragement of Rtn. Noor us Saba Baqar, they are able to wed two daughters simultaneously. Following items have been lined up while the club members are collecting more donations:
The tour was followed a presentation cum Q&A session by Dr. Faisal Sultan, CEO of the Shaukat Khanum. He also discussed some of the future plans and highlighted some projects where Rotarians can possibly help raise the funds.
Speaking at the occassion, DGN Shehzad Ahmad said that he hopes to present SKMCH&RC as the main focus and most important matching grant project when he becomes the District Governor in 2010-2011. But he does not intend to hold this good work till then and therefore wants to initiate the work and efforts from now. Also, he wants to include other clubs of the district in these efforts who are often asking a common question: What project should we do?
Included in the visitors were many young people who keenly expressed their desire to volunteer as well as help the hospital with its fund raising.
RI Convention 2009 Birmingham, England
Rotary International will be holding its 100th RI convention in June 2009 at Birmingham, or “Brum” as its lovingly referred to by its residents. The event will run from June 21st to 24th, 2008. RI Conventions are a fantastic melting pot of cultures and peoples from around the world. Birmingham also holds a special importance in the history of Rotary: Paul Harris, the founder of Rotary visited Brum back then.
Brum also played host to an RI Convention back in 1984. But, the place has changed tremendously. A fantastic video CD was received this week that highlights the attractions and expected highlights of the event and personal invitation from the RI President, D.K. Lee, to attend the convention.
To find out more about the event, and to make the bookings please visit this link to the Rotary website as well as this link to the 2009 Convention website.
World Performing Arts Festival
World Performing Arts Festival has been a keenly awaited event for my family, particularly the kids. This is the only activity where we have even taken exception and attended the shows during the exams at our kids’ school. Today, it suddenly hit me that there are so many children who don’t even have a clue what fun it is. That’s when the Rotarian in me woke up!
Rotary Club of Lahore Liberty is organising a day out at the World Performing Arts Festival for the children of a local orphange. The festival has been a huge success over the years and this year it is the 25th festival. It brings performers from a wide vareity of countries and goes on to show that despite the negative media projection due to terrorist threats, Pakistan is still a vibrant, fun loving place.
This Rotary project will provide a rare opportunity for the under priviledged children to enjoy and gather beautiful memories to cherish for a long time, while the Rotarians will be able to bring smiles on these children’s faces.
The project is being orgnised by Rtn. Saheefa Jaleel, Rtn. Hina Elahi and Rtn. Ammar Arif Ali under the guidance of club’s President Rtn. Raza Jaffri.
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AG PP Tehseen Gardezi recognised by DG Saeed Shamsi at TRF seminar
The Rotary Foundation seminar for the Northern region of District 3270 was held on Sunday November 2nd, 2008. A team of Rotarians from The Rotary Club of Lahore Liberty attended the seminar. The event was chaired by the District Governor, Rtn. Saeed Shamsi, while the key speakers of the event included IPDG Aziz Memon and PDG Faiz Kidwai.
The event was very well organised and hosted by The Rotary Club of Lahore Jinnah, with the credit going to the its current President Rtn. Nadia Hashmi and her team.
The speakers emphasized the need for Rotarians to contribute to The Rotary Foundation and explained various ways in which the clubs can financially benefit from the foundation.
Rotarians who have personally contributed to The Rotary Foundation were recognised including
The Rotary Club of Lahore Liberty had the distinction at the seminar of winning 2 prizes in the quiz held at the end of the event.
The Rotary Club of Lahore Liberty was represented at the occassion by AG PP Tehseen Gardezi, PP Rtn. Noor ul Hasan, PP Rtn. Seema Arif, President Rtn. Raza Jaffri, Club Secretary Rtn. Ijaz Yousuf, Rtn. Noor us Saba Baqar, Rtn. Ghulam Dastagir, as well as three guests of these Rotarians.