Vol. LVIII No. 24 Thursday, 13th Dec. 2012

Editor :Rtn. PP Ranjit PandaChaterjee lane, Near Old Bus Stand,Berhampur- 760001Cell : 9437011024

Co- Editor :Rtn. T. ParthasarathyAdvocate & Tax ConsultantChurch Road, Berhampur- 760001Cell : 9583367444Email id : chilka.rotary@gmail.com

Rotary Club of Berhampur

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for Joint meeting of Rotary Clubs of Berhampur on the occassion of

Presentation of GSE team from RI.Dist.-7020, Jamaica.

Editorial

"Tact is the art of making guests feel at home when

that's really where you wish they were."

PATOIS is the Jamaican dialect and in Patois, Wahgwaanis implied as welcome, so all the Rotarians and Rotaryclubs of Berhampur extends a warm "Wahgwaan" to thevisiting GSE team leader and member's from Jamaica,under Rotary International District 7020, comprises 10countries in the Caribbean and 83 clubs.

Our DG Dr. Ashok Singh has a special fascination for Ja-maica as he had been to Jamaica as a Rotary Volunteerin 1997. He ardently volunteered along with Ann Dr.Neelum by providing medical attention to the needy pa-tients of Jamaica and he still reminisces his good timethere. This is the reason why the GSE team from Ja-maica is here. He initiated the communicated with DGVance Lewis of 7020 and made the visit possible.

In India there is a Sanskrit saying "Atithi Devo Bhava"which could be interpreted as Guests are like gods or inHindi it is BAGHVAAN, so they should be taken care withmuch adoration and attention. Rtn. PP P K Rajeev GSEcomm. chair K Prasant along with all the club presidentsand Hony. Secretaries have made elaborate arrangementsto provide all care and comfort and make the visit ahistoric one. To conclude the editorial in Patwaan "Wihope seh di likkle time yuh spen' yah so inna India good,which means have a nice stay in India and take home therich Indian tradition experiences and fond memories. Left to Right -

Heather Bernard : Educator and AdministratorJoy-Ann Tabanor : Medical DoctorHaresh Ramchandani : (Team Leader), Retail and RealEstate ManagerKelonie Noble : LibrarianAudrey Williams : Investment Manager

From DG Vance Lewis' Home club Rotary Clubof Road Town web site

This month we embrace and celebrate the people in ourlives who provide us with purpose, contentment and sup-

port. As a Rotarian your family begins with your house-hold and extends beyond that to include your Rotariancolleagues - and their households - in your Club, Districtand in Rotary International.Rotary is the bond that ties our international family to-gether and provides it with a purpose. A commitmentto service. Our relationship and involvement in our Ro-tary Family defines the experience, making it one thatis rewarding, inspiring, supportive and fun.This month, make a renewed commitment to becomemore involved in all of the components of your RotaryFamily - at home, in your Club and abroad - and enjoy anexperience of enrichment that comes from being a ven-erable member of your family and a part of a team thatdoes good in the world.

Personal ProfileHaresh L. RamchandaniDate of Birth: May 27, 1974

Haresh was born in Pune, India, Hemoved to Kingston, Jamaica when hewas 8 Months old, and have beenliving on the island ever since.Montego Bay became his home fromhe was 5 Yrs old. He is a Hindu byReligion. He is married to Vandana in 1998, they nowhave a union with two Children, a Boy (Shivanj) & aGirl(Shya). He attended Mt. Alvernia Preparatory School1980-1985 ; He was the school champion in the AnnualSpelling Bee Competition, & Cornwall College 1985-1990,where he currently serves as the treasurer for the OldBoys Association. At Cornwall he was the Long Jump cham-pion in his class for Three Consecutive Years.He was the Founder, Charter Member, and current Presi-dent of the Montego Bay Indian Benevolent Association.Haresh’s classification is Real Estate Development. Hecurrently develops and manages Commercial Propertiesacross the island. His previous classification was RetailManagement where he spent 20 years in the retail sec-tor, owning and operating a chain of retail stores acrossthe island.He is an avid motor racing enthusiast and com-petitor having retired after 15 years of competing in Ja-maica, the Caribbean & Japan.In 2012 he was appinted to serve in the Government ofJamaica’s Local Government’s St. James Parish Council’sSister City Committee to “Varadero, Cuba”.

Profile of

Audrey R. Williams

Audrey was born on August 18, 1973in Kingston, Jamaica. She grew up ona farm in the parish of St. Catherine,the second ofthree children(an oldersister and younger brother). She is a practicing Catholicand attended the Catholic based schools of Holy Child-hood Preparatory and Immaculate Conception High School.She obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mathematicsfrom the University of the West Indies and a Post Gradu-ate Diploma in Finance from the University of Manches-ter (London).Audrey has worked in the financial services industry forthe past 15 years, and is currently employed to NCB Insur-ance Company Limited, as an Investment Manager, over-seeing the management of over J$50 billion in PensionFunds.

Personal Profile of

Joy-Ann R.M. TabanorDate of Birth: November 3, 1987,Joy-Ann was born in St. Andrew,Jamaica but has lived her entire lifein the nearby parish of St. Catherine.She is the only child of parentsVincent and Margelette Tabanor. Sheis Christian by faith.

She attended Spanish Town Primary School andsubsequently the prestigious Campion College where sheexcelled and won the Jamaica Scholarship (Female) in2005 to pursue her University education. In that sameyear she was nominated for the Prime Minister's YouthAward for Excellence in Academics.

She attended the University of the West Indies (UWI),Mona from 2006-2011 where she achieved numerousacademic distinctions including multiple awards forOutstanding Performance in Academics, and was placedon the UWI Faculty of Medical Sciences Dean's List from2007-2010 and the Honour Society 2007-2009.

She was also awarded Honorary Graduand by the Facultyof Medical Sciences in 2009 after achieving her Bachelorof Medical Sciences (B. Med Sci) degree with honours.

What is GSE ?The Group Study Exchange (GSE) program of The RotaryFoundation of Rotary International is a unique cultural andvocational exchange opportunity for young business andprofessional men and women between the ages of 25 and40 in the initial years of their professional life. The pro-gram provides travel grants for teams of participants toexchange visits between paired areas in different coun-tries. For four to six weeks, team members study the hostcountry's institutions and ways of life, observe their ownvocations as practiced abroad, develop personal and pro-fessional relationships, and exchange ideas. Team mem-bers can come from corporations, small businesses, com-munity organizations, medical and educational facilities,government offices, and non profit agencies.

Rotarians Hosting Guests : -Heather Bernard by Rtn. Jawaharlal Palo (Rotary East)Joy-Ann Tabanor by rtn. Pradeep Kr. Sahu (Rotary Silk City)

Haresh Ramchandani (Team Leader) by Rtn. PP P.K.RajeevKelonie Noble and Audrey Williams by Rtn. R.P.Patnaik

The District 7020 is composed of 64 clubs in ten differ-ent countries or territories :- Anguilla : 1 club- Bahamas (except Grand Bahama) : 7 clubs- British Virgin Islands : 2 clubs- Cayman Islands : 4 clubs- French West Indies (St-Martin & St-Barthelemy only) : 2clubs- Haiti : 13 clubs- Jamaica : 20 clubs- Netherland Antilles (Sint-Maarten only) : 3 clubs- Turks & Caicos : 1 club- U.S. Virgin Islands : 9 clubs

Personal Profile of Heather BernardThe older of two girls, HeatherBernard was born on September 14in Black River St. Elizabeth. Sheattended the University of theUniversity of the West Indies whereshe obtained a Bachelor of Arts deg--ree in Spanish. A few months aftercompletion she accepted a job atthe Mona Preparatory School, her almamater, as Assistant Spanish teacher.On the second day of employment, she was asked to 'keepthe French students occupied until the teacher returnedfrom overseas'.She would keep those classes for two years until she lefton a scholarship from the Rotary Club in Mandeville topursue a Masters degree in International Relations in theUnited Kingdom.Upon her return, she served as teacher of Caribbean Stud-ies at Manchester High before landing a position atGraceKennedy Limited as a Junior Associate in the Accel-erated Development Programme. There she was exposedto market research in the food and remittance indus-tries. After graduating from the programme she was ap-pointed as Research Analyst in May 2006, Risk Officer inJanuary 2007 and Regional Manager for Hi-Lo Food Storesin August 2007.There she would remain for just over three years, hold-ing responsibility for the operations of seven retail storesas well as customer service training for the chain ofstores.Miss Bernard currently serves as Regional Dean for theSouth Middlesex Region of the International Universityof the Caribbean. She is also past Vice President for theBusiness House Netball Association, founding member ofthe Young Professionals Network of Jamaica, Organiserof the Miss BHNA pageant and is in her second term asVice President for the Girls' Brigade in Jamaica.

She was Valedictorian in 2011, when she was awardedthe Bachelor or Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB,BS)degree with honours.

She now works with the South-east Regional HealthAuthority as a Senior House Officer in the Department ofAccident and Emergency at Spanish Town Hospital. Shelooks forward to pursuing further studies in the field ofInternal Medicine with particular focus on thesubspecialties of Rheumatology and Endocrinology.

She was awarded for Outstanding Performance in Serviceby the UWI from 2007-2010 and has attended 3 RotaractDistrict 7020 conferences. She is currently a member ofthe Rotaract Club of New Kingston.

While at the UWI she was also a member of the PreclinicalChorale and participated in her medical class's 2009annual charity production 'smoker' in which she sang withthe choir and played piano for the band.

Personal Profile of Kelonie Noble

Address: Esher Housing Scheme,Lucea P.O. Hanover.D.O.B.: October 7, 1985Philosophy: "With a positive mindand strong determination, you canaccomplish any goal".Job Title: Reference Librarian.Place of Employment: JamaicaLibrary Service (St. James Parish Library)

Qualifications: B.A. Degree in Library and InformationStudies, Certification in Supervisory Management,Human Resource Management for the public Sector andCertification in Customer Service Excellence.

Education: The University of the West Indies (2004-2007), Montego-Bay Community College (2002-2004),Ruseas High School (1998-2002), Green Island HighSchool (1996-1997).Achievements: Miss Hanover Festival Queen 2009(Awarded for being most culturally aware and for givingthe best performance), Gold medal-Speech and Drama-1996, Bronze medal- Speech- 1997

Community Involvement: Secretary- Lucea WestCommunity Development Committee (CDC) (Present),Adjudicator- Miss Hanover Festival Queen Competition2012, Adjudicator- Youth Mayor Competition(19.11.2009) Secretary - Esher Community DevelopmentOrganization (2009-2010), Member- Rotaract Club ofLucea (September - January 2010\2011) AssistantSecretary- Hanover Cultural Development Organization(2008-2010), Departmental Representative-DLIS, UWI(2006), Course Representative LS38A-UWI, Mona (2006-2007), Treasurer-Cluster 8-Rex Nettleford Hall (2004-2005), Football, Cricket, and Dance- Rex Hall, Rex HallChoir, Research Day Assistant -UWI (2004-2006,Mentorship Programme (Bogue Village Primary), Speech,Drama and College Choir - Montego-Bay CommunityCollege (2002-2004)

Family Life: The youngest child for both parents andthe only girl for both. I have four brothers, three niecesand six nephews. My mother is a housewife. My fatheris a Supervisor at Guardsman Armoured and he is also aCricket Umpire.

Competencies: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel,Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft publisher, CDS_ISIS forWindows and Records Management

Future Aspirations: To obtain a Masters Degree inBusiness Administration and to become an Entrepreneur.

JAMAICA QUIZ:1. What's the meaning of "Jamaica" ?2. When did Jamica get Independence from British rule ?3. What is the Capital of Jamaica ?4. Name the Jamaican sprinter who won gold in 100msprint at 2012 ?5. Which is the official language of Jamaica ?

6. Ackee is a : Fish/Fruit/Vegetable/Meat ?

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