2016 Summer Olympics, commonly known as RIO

2016, is due to take place from August 5th to August 21st.

The opening ceremony will be witnessed at Maracana Stadium

in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 5th 2016. A record number of

countries are participating in a record number of sports. More

than 206 countries are scheduled to take part in about 306

events including rugby sevens and golf for the first time.

Along with olympic torch, the medals and the mascots, the

slogan plays a major role in creating the unique identity of each

Olympic game. "UM MUNDO NOVO" meaning 'A NEW WORLD"

is the motto of Rio 2016. The motto promotes the concepts of

transformation through sports and changing the world for

better.

Back in New Delhi, the dream goes on. India is sending its

largest ever contingent to Rio- 121 athletes in all, As usual, the

medal hopes are shooting, wrestling, boxing, archery and

men's hockey. The Indian sporting enthusiast whose

passion is second to none and whose patience is

wearing thin will hope it is indeed a brave NEW

WORLD that is awaiting the 121 who are flying

to Brazil.

OLYMPICS 2016

Rtn. PHF Prakash ponnu

ROTARY CLUB OF ALLEPPEY DISTRICT 3211

CHARTERED AS 7339TH CLUB ON 25.07.1949

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Club

We meet on Wednesdays at 7.00pm at Revi Karunakaran Rotary Hall, Alleppey

RI-President

John Germ

District Governor

John Daniel

Assistant Governor

P.O. Thomas

President

George Thomas

TEAM 2015 - 2016President

Rtn. George Thomas

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Vice President

Rtn. Antony Malayil

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President Elect

Rtn. Kumaraswami Pillai

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Immediate Past President

Rtn. Adv.V. Deepak

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Secretary

Rtn. George Samuel

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Committee Chairs

Strategic Planning Committee

Club Administration

Rtn. Ajith T.S

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Membership

Rtn. Biju Sathyan

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Public Relation

Rtn. Adv. Murugan

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Service Project

Rtn. Sivakumar .T

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Club Service

Rtn. Tomi Eapen

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Vocational Service

Rtn. Vidhu Unnithan

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Community Service

Rtn. Unnikrishnan R

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International Service

Rtn.

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Sajan B Nair

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General Convener

Krishnan .R

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Exe. Secretary/IT Officer

Rtn. Krishnan Venugopal

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Treasurer

Rtn. Mohammad Shafeeq

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Joint Secretary

Rtn. Shan .T.P

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Bulletin Editor

Rtn. Prakash Ponnu

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Sergeant-At-Arms

Rtn. Boney Mani Thomas

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Rotary Foundation

Rtn. Sreenivas .R

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Club

Rtn. Prof. S. Gopinathan Nair

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Club Trainer

Rtn. Raju Chandy

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General Coordinator

Rtn. Vijayalakshmi Nair

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Advisor

Youth Service

Rtn. Subramaniya Iyer .S

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Family of Rotary

Rtn. George Zacharia George

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District Project

Rtn. N.A.M. Kunju

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Literacy Mission Convenor

Rtn. Ajith Kumar .R.N

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District Focus Project

Rtn. Dr. Arun Babu

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Club Messenger - Prasannan +919526827349

Is it the truth?

Is it fair to all concerned?

Will it build Goodwill and better friendship?

Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

The four Way Test of the things we think, say or do

Secretary

George Samuel

Bulletin Editor

Prakash Ponnu

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with best compliments

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Vol : 68 | Issue 3490 Since 1 August 1949 | No. 4 (2016-17)

Family Gallery

Contributions, suggestions can be sent to the editor: alleppeyrotaryclub@gmail.com

Team 2016-2017

Chicken BezuleIngredients

Method

Chicken (boneless) - 500gms( cut into small pieces )

Ginger - 1 big piece | Garlic - 4 cloves

Curryleaves - 3 strings | Lemon juice - 2 tbsp

Curd- 1 tbsp | Green Chilli - 3

Kashmiri Chilli Powder - 1 tbsp

Garam Masala - 1/4 tsp(opt)

Rice Flour - 4 tbsp

All purpose flour - 4 tbsp

Salt - to taste

Oil - to fry

Grind green chilli, curry leaves, coriander leaves, ginger, garlic, chilli

powder, lemon juice, salt, curd and make a fine paste.

Mix this with rice flour , salt and all purpose flour along with enough

water to make a smooth thick batter. Check the seasoning.

Marinate the chicken pieces in this batter and refrigerate for minimum

2 hours.Heat oil and deep fry the chicken in medium flame.

Transfer to kitchen tissue and serve hot.

Sulekha Shafeeq 26.07.2016

Ajay Arun Babu 27.07.2016

Mini Vinod Balaji 31.07.2016

Abhishek Arun Babu 05.08.2016

Happy BirthdayHappy Birthday Deepthika Prakash Ponnu 07.08.2016

Phersimma Alexander 08.08.2016

Sunitha Sivadas 08.08.2016

Aggie Varghese Kurian 08.08.2016

Abhina Vinod 09.08.2016

Raju Chandy 07.08.2016

Wedding AnniversaryWedding Anniversary

President's Note

Our Birth Day is on 25th of this month. But we are celebrating the function on 30th of this month. Way back

in the year 1949 some Rotarians from Cochin under the leadership of late PDG S. Koder and late PDG Sunderesan

came to Alleppey with the idea of spreading the ideals of Rotary in this ancient town. They met some of the leaders of

different profession like late A.R. Sulaiman Sait the then Municipal Chairman of Alleppey late V.Kesavan Late K,C.

Karunakaran and others and thus "THE ROTARY CLUB OF ALLEPPEY' came into existence. There were 21 Charted

Members. But unfortunately none of them are with us today. On 25th July,1949 at a colourful function held in Leo XIII

H. School our club was charted as the 7339th club and the District No.56. The District 56 was comprised of Srilanka

(then Ceylon) part of Karnataka (then Mysore State) Tamil Nadu (then Madras State) Kerala (then Travancore and

Malabar),Karikal, Mahe and Puduserry (then Pondichery). In fact we have got a glorious past. Since inception we are

carrying out umpteen number of service projects in all the avenues of service of Rotary International, such as End

Polio, Financial assistance to the have-nots, distributing scholarship to the cleverest students, extending medical

care to the needy are only few of such services. We have sponsored 5 clubs in our Rotary District so far and they

include R.C. of Alleppey East (12-10-1974)R.C. of Mavilikkara (09-05-1976) R.C. of Sherthalai 01-08-1979) R,C. of

Haripad(01-06-1989) and R.C. of Alleppey North (29-07-2005). The eminent personalities who visited our club

includes Late Sanjeev Reddy, Rjagopalachary, V.V.Giri, Pattam A. Thanu Pillai.T.M.A. Pai. R. Sankar, P.T. Chacko and so

on. Thus we can be proved to be a member of The Rotary Club of Alleeppey and at the same time we have got a

responsibility to keep up our tradition. Rtn. George Thomas

THE FOUR-WAY TEST

Rotary International News

Paul P. Harris, an attorney, wanted to create a professional group with

the same friendly spirit he felt in the small towns of his youth. On 23 February

1905, Harris, Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, and Hiram Shorey gathered at

Loehr’s office in Room 711 of the Unity Building in downtown Chicago. This was

the first Rotary club meeting. They decided to call the new club “Rotary” after

the practice of rotating meeting locations.

Within five years clubs had formed across the country, from San Francisco to

New York. In August 1910, Rotarians held their first convention in Chicago. The 16 clubs that existed at that time

united to form the National Association of Rotary Clubs. In 1912, the name changed to International Association of

Rotary Clubs to reflect the addition of clubs in other countries. The name Rotary International was adopted in 1922.

By July 1925, Rotary had grown to more than 2,000 clubs and an estimated 108,000 members on six continents.

Rotary’s reputation attracted presidents, prime ministers, and a host of other luminaries to its ranks — among them

author Thomas Mann, diplomat Carlos P. Romulo, and composer Jean Sibelius.

As Rotary grew, members pooled their resources and used their talents to serve their communities. The

organization's dedication to this ideal is best expressed in its motto: Service Above Self.

In 1932, Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor created The Four-Way Test. The test, which has been translated into more than

100 languages, asks the following questions:

Of the things we think, say or do

Is it the TRUTH?

Is it FAIR to all concerned?

Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? Disclaimer: Views expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the editor. Every effort is made that the bulletin content is accurate. Information published is in good faith and no liability

can be accepted for any loss or inconvenience arising from errors and omissions. Advertisements are accepted at face value and no liability can be accepted f or the action of the advertiser.

Designed, conceived, compiled and edited by Prakash Ponnu. Contributions, suggestions can be sent to the editor: alleppeyrotaryclub@gmail.com

For Private Circulation only. Printed by Koral Graphics, Alappuzha

The meeting commenced at 7.30 PM. Meeting called to order by the President Rtn George Thomas. Rtn

T.Sivakumar invoked the blessings of Almighty. In his presidential address Rtn George Thomas thanked all members

who actively participated the club Assembly and added that a full fledged budget will be presented today by our

Treasurer. He then mentioned about the need of sharing expertise among our members especially about the current

affairs in which guidelines has to be needed. The President then told the members about our charter day and the

same will be conducted on 30.07.2016 at 7.30 PM positively and added that Rtn Maj Donor Suresh Mathew has kindly

consented to be the chief guest for that day. Later Rtn Shaffique presented the budget and the same was approved

with out any addition or deletion. Then Rtn R. Krishnan has handled the session for IT returns filing in a very

meticulous way. Secretary Rtn George samuel in his vote of thanks read the anniversaries during for the week and also

request all members to attend the forthcoming Dist Project seminar and expressed thanks to all for attending the

meeting. He specially thanked the courtesy shown by Rtn Jose Abraham for hosting the meeting.

Secretary’s Pen

Minuts of the Meeting held on 20.07.16

Rtn George Samuel

Dr Abraham Thayyil

Prof Gopinathan Nair

Vijayalakshmi Nair

Adv B Sivadas

Subbramaniya Ayyar

Krishnan Venugopal

S. Murugan

George Thayyil

John Thayyil

Joseph Thayyil

(Source : History of Rotary Club of Alleppey, compiled by Rtn.Tomi Eapen,June 1980)

The first four Rotarians (from left): Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, HiramShorey, and Paul P. Harris, circa 1905-12.

Three month calender of events

August 15, 2016

Patriotic Event

September 24,25, 2016

District RYLA

July 24, 2016

District Project Seminar

September 18, 2016

New Generation Seminar

August 28, 2016

Membership Development Seminar

September 25, 2016

RICE

Dear Rotarians,Our charter day anniversary is decided to be celebrated

on 30th of July at 7.30pm at our club hall with family.

The host team members are