Minutes of the Meeting - 2st GB Meeting - Held on 27 Aug 2018 at Paati Veedu

Minutes of the Meeting - 2st GB Meeting -   Held on 27 Aug 2018 at Paati Veedu Restaurant, T Nagar, Chennai

No of Meeting   -   2
Date                     -   27 Aug 2018 (Monday)

Venue                  -   Paati Veedu, T.Nagar, Chennai 
Time                     - 11 am – 1 PM

Attendance        -   26

·        Meeting started with collaring the President and with the agenda of celebrating the 56 Charter day and also 2^nd GB meeting of the year

·        Shila started the meeting with paying condolences to Kalarani who lost her brother on 5 Aug and Umasree who lost her mother on 7 Aug, 2018.  

·        Shila extended her sincere thanks to all those who contributed generously to Kerala Relief Fund and towards the shoes for the Leprosy patients in Vellore

o   Sandhya and Shila are planning a trip to Vellore when the shoes are ready for distribution

·        Shila provided an update on the Events/ Projects done in July/ August 2018

o   30 School bags were distributed to Kakkum Karangal as planned earlier

o   5 Aug 2018-  District Car Rally in which Dist. Chairman Kala Rajasekar, Rajeena, Neela, Shoba and Indira Revi participated along with Arasi. Our club bagged the first prize in the Visually Challenged Category for Best Performance

o   7 Aug 2018-   Breast Feeding Awareness project at ICH Egmore.  It was a joint project with Madras Mount.   We distributed 50 jablas (baby dresses) and towels to new born babies and 50 packets of Manna Health Mix to nursing mothers

o   13 Aug 2018- Donation of 20 Plastic Chairs to Adi Dravidar School, Moulivakkam, Porur, to be used for the laptops given earlier

o   14 Aug 2018- Mega Tree Plantation Drive ‘Aaranyam’ at BHEL Nandambakkam organized by IWD 323.  Gayathri represented our club at this event

o   16 Aug 2018- Independence Day celebration at NKT Boys School, Triplicane, Chennai planned on 15 Aug got postponed and we visited the school on 16 Aug and distributed 220 cupcakes to the students & staff.  It is one of our Happy School’s.

o   16 Aug 2018- 5 Rectangle Plastic Tables were donated to Corporation Lower School for LKG students to sit on floor and use the tables.  Distributed 30 cup cakes to LKG and 1^st Std kids

o   19 Aug 2018- ISO Carnival Day celebrated at MGR Janaki College Auditorium.  Our club along with Gemini and Verve demonstrated “Tamil Nadu” cultural program and dance, Ramp walk, Food and organized our stall with the Tamil Nadu style.  Special thanks to ISO Sandhya for the efforts to make this event a memorable one.

o   Contributed Rs.3200- Joint Project by Chennai Galaxy for Adambakkam Tank Cleaning and lake uplift.

o   Rs 15,000 is approved to be given to Wheel Chair Marathoner D. Annalakshmi for supporting her mobility vehicle. 

Project Planned/ Underway/ In Discussion:

·        Mike system with amplifier for Adi Dravidar School, Porur, total estimated cost Rs.18550.

·        Revive the existing bore well, motor and pipelines for Corporation Primary School, Indira Nagar – at estimated cost of Rs. 31,000/-

·        Request from Corporation Middle School, Royapettah, for complete repairs and renovation.  A good candidate for our ‘Happy School’ project by all criteria’s.   Anjana will check on the specific requirements for this school

·        Need to give quotation for the repairs/ renovation of toilets to Rotary Club of Madras South

·        We need to find institutions that would need laptops that we can receive from Rotary Club of Madras South this year.

·        Appeal from Shila to help a physically challenged boy to find a job.   Sita offered to help and Shila to provide the required details.

·        Provisions for Asha Niketan can be provided in coming months.  It is a home for mentally & physically challenged in Tiruvanmiyur.

·        We can also arrange for an eye camp at school that would be beneficial for children & we should visit the Leprosy Home in Manali and keep it for Chairman’s visit project.

Birthday Celebrations:

·        2/8  Gayathri Ramadoss ,  4/8  Nalini Ramamurthy

·        10/8 Sandhya Subramanian ,  17/8 Sunitha Maheshwari

·        23/8  Shanthi Kannan

New Members Joining:  We also inducted 2 new members Nira & Jothi and welcomed them to the fold of Inner Wheel.

Celebrations:

Charter Day was celebrated with cake cutting and remembering the great members & traditions of the club celebrating 56 glorious years.

We had a great entertainment with Girija singing a religious song, entertainer conducting games followed by presentation of old songs for which Sandhya, Vijaya Thayanban and Sita sang.  There was presentation on the keyboard as well.   Paati Veedu also gave a great photo opportunity to all members

Meeting adjourned at 1 pm and followed by sumptuous lunch from Paati Veedu.  

President                                                                       Secretary

                                            

Shila Krishnan                                                           Umasree Raghunath