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Clothes distribution on World Rotaract Day

On 13th March, 2010 Rotaract Club of Behala and parent Rotary- Rotary club of Behala observed World Rotaract Day by distributing new clothes to the less privileged students of Janakalyan Bastuhara School in Janakalyan, Behala.
It was a very touching event as the joy on the students of the school was worth a watch. They were overwhelmed to receive new clothes and thanked us a lot. So did the teachers of the school who appreciated our constant good work for the school.
Around 11am we reached the school where we distributed the clothes, starting from the younger students moving on to the older ones. T-shirts and 3-quarters were for the guys and skirts were there for the girls. The age ranged from 4 years to 13 years and all were more than happy to turn up on a Saturday morning. It didn’t take much of a time for us to distribute after which we quizzed the students on their general knowledge and English language and wished them all the best for their future and assured our visit on regular visit with whatever we can from our end.
A special thanks to Rotary club of Behala on supporting us like always and making yet another joint project this year a great success.

Rotaract Presentation

On 11th, March, 2010, Rotaract club of Behala gave a “ROTARACT PRESENTATION” to Rotary club of Amtala & Rotary club of Garden Reach (Rotary clubs which does not sponsor a rotaract club)at Birla Planetarium from 7:00pm onwards.
The presentation was conducted by our Secretary Rtr George. The presentation slides consisted of few informative, data based, figure and projects of rotaract. He also gave a small introduction of our club and how we function along with our Parent Rotary. The presentation was a part of Rotaract club of Behala’s “WORLD ROTARACT WEEK CELEBRATIONS”. Few would be Rotaractors were also present during the presentation.
Rotaract is a service club for young professionals and students ages 18-30. Sponsored by local Rotary clubs, Rotaract clubs provide young people with opportunities to foster leadership and responsible citizenship, and to promote international peace and understanding.
Rotaract is one of Rotary International’s structured programs designed to help clubs and districts achieve their service goals in their own communities and in communities abroad, fostering fellowship and goodwill in the process.
Rotaractors and Rotarians are partners in service. Rotarians advise promising students and young professionals, the members of Rotaract clubs. Rotaractors bring new energy to a Rotary club, inspire fresh ideas for service, increase support of projects, and help develop future Rotarians.
Every year, Rotaractors and Rotarians celebrate the charter of the first Rotaract club which was chartered in 13 March, 1968 at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, in the USA. During the week of 13 March, together they participate in a variety of activities to increase Rotaract awareness in their communities.
Rotaract clubs give young adults the opportunity to serve community needs within an international framework of fun and service. Rotaract is one of the most significant and fastest growing programs of Rotary service.
So as an active and vibrant rotaract club we organized such a presentation to rotary clubs which does not sponsor a rotaract club. Last but not the least our parent rotary club’s help towards this project was immense. All the Rotarians present of Behala, Amtala and Garden Reach was very happy and satisfied after the presentation. All wished us good luck and happy rotaracting.

fellowship on International women's day

On 7th, March, 2010 Rotaract Club of Behala organized a felicitation ceremony for the female members of the club to mark International Women’s Day (8th march) at Rtr. Ananya's house. The event was followed by a club fellowship lunch.
The event was mainly organized by us to recognize and encourage the female members who have worked extremely hard to uphold the clubs traditions. We were happy to do such an event which will encourage the other members to work actively in organizing different events.
International women’s day has significance in our history; the first International Women’s Day was in 1911. The very first International Women's Day was launched by Clara Zetkin on 19 March (not 8 March). The date was chosen because on 19 March in the year of the 1848 revolution, the Prussian king recognized for the first time the strength of the armed people and gave way before the threat of a proletarian uprising. Among the many promises he made, which he later failed to keep, was the introduction of votes for women. Success of the first International Women's Day in 1911 exceeded all expectation. This was followed by meetings which were organized everywhere in small towns and even the villages halls were packed so full that male workers were asked to give up their places for women. Men stayed at home with their children for a change, and their wives, the captive housewives, went to meetings. Clara Zetkin also proposed that every year in every country there should be one same day when women's solidarity presses for equality women continue to face inequity on many fronts.Finally in 1913 International Women's Day was transferred to 8 March and this day has remained the global date for International Women's Day ever since. During International Women's Year in 1975, IWD was given official recognition by the United Nations and was taken up by many governments. International Women's Day is marked by a national holiday in many countries. International Women's Day may be a day of global celebration but there is no room for complacency and still they are tortured and deprived. So keeping in mind the significance we Rotaractors of Behala felicitate the women’s of our club to show and recognize their contribution and make them feel special.
The felicitation was then followed by a fellowship lunch. The female members were overwhelmed and thanked us for our gesture. This is a continuous program of our club and we in due course of time shall take up these kinds of event to show our responsibility and dedication towards the society.

Twin club celebration of Valentine’s Day with the loved ones

Twin clubs Rotaract Club of Behala and Rotaract Club of Calcutta Lansdowne celebrated valentines Day on the 14th of February, 2010 at Santi Niwas-an old age home and spent some quality time with the inmates.
To start of with, the twin clubs presented all the inmates with Red roses which was followed by the cutting of a violin shaped cake. The surprise was though that the cutting of this cake was done by the “Oldie couple” at the home, which was applauded by the other inmates. Munching on the chips, dhoklas and the sweets, the grandparents could not stop blessing us for this wonderful time we had dedicated only for them. Though a test match at Eden was underway and so was the enjoyment of the youths celebrating Valentines Day, the twin clubs were more then happy to bring a smile to the anxious faces of our grandparents at the home.
Not to miss was the inmate’s favourite thing- taking snaps with us and when love was in the air the snaps were only to be romantic ones. Through our time the only thing we did was to enjoy ourselves- but not to forget that our treat from the inmates- chips and sweets which we all liked a lot.
As like always we had a gala time interacting and having fun with our so very loved ones at Santi Niwas, with RC Behala completing its 50th Project this Rota-year (2009-10) and yet another successful project from the twin clubs with 9 members turning in from RCC Lansdowne to RC Behala’s 5. Assistant District Secretary (avenues)- Rtr Rahul Banerjee also joined us in our celebration of Valentines day

AIRTEL DIGITAL TV FOR SANTI NIWAS

Rotaract Club of Behala along with parent Rotary- Rotary club of Behala provided digital cable connection to Santi Niwas. The initial checking and paying of advance and finalizing of all the things was done on the 13th of Feb ,2010 resulting in the final installation of Airtel Digital TV at Santi Niwas on Sunday - 14th of Feb,2010.
The handing over of the Set-top box was done by the members of Rotaract Club of Behala to the inmates and it could only generate a sense of joy and satisfaction among the members of Rotary and Rotaract Behala. ADS Rtr Rahul Banerjee was also present on the occasion to be a part of Rotaract Club of Behala’s one of the most satisfying project of the year. Though a good amount of cost was involved for this project, yet the sense of satisfaction never stopped Rotary Behala family to miss on this opportunity to be a reason for the so very innocent smiles on the faces of the inmates of Santi Niwas. It is needless to mention how overwhelmed they were to receive this gift from us as it was a long time concern for them on missing out on the current affairs along with their favorite serials, soaps and games for so long now.
This would be a continuous project for Rotaract Club of Behala as the recurring charges (monthly subscription to renewals) would all be borne by us. A pre valentines day gift with the installation being on the Valentines Day was a gift very precious to the inmates as they expressed their joy and happiness to us and blessed us with all their heart. This was yet another successful event with the joint initiative of Rotary and Rotaract Clubs of Behala.

Emergency lamps for the Grandparents

On 6th February,2010, Rotaract Club of Behala along with the newest member of Rotary Behala family-Interact Club of DAV Public school visited the very familiar Santi Niwas and gifted the grandparents with two emergency lamps.
The event started from around 10am when the Interactors along with the Rotaractors stepped inside Santi Niwas to once again bring the so very familiar smile on the faces of the Grandparents, who very eagerly wait for our visit to them. This year Rotaract Behala has been taking extra responsibility for the welfare of this so very sweet Old age home at Oxford Mission and this time going as per their needs, we decided to gift them with two emergency lamps. But the different aspect of this event was that the initiative came in from the Interactors first which we together implemented.
We also had taken their favourite strawberry cake- this times two-one for the granddads and one for the grand moms. They cut the cake with equal enthusiasm and did share it with us. We did chat with our dear grandparents for long before taking their kind permission to leave but again with the very same promise to visit them soon and this time with a big surprise.
We spend around 4 hours with them and in all the event emerged as a very successful one, bringing in smiles to the their faces.

ROTARACTORS ON A DAY-OUT TO PANCHLA

On a Sunday morning when winter’s busy welcoming spring, a stream of refreshed young minds splashed out their emotions of camaraderie amidst the landscapes of ‘Country Roads’, 30km from the heart of Kolkata.
We packed our bags for a day-outing to Panchla today. A few fifty uncomplicated minds in the mood of fun and frolic reached the venue around half-past ten. Luchi and sabzi welcomed us to a setting quite unforgettable. A bungalow with lush green lawns on both sides, precisely bordered with sprightly chrysanthemums, a kitchen garden at the backyard, a clear blue sky and a soothing winter sun – it seemed the décor was perfect for a day worth to be etched in the memories.
The lighter moments of life are the rarest to experience. Refuting the statement would be the unending enjoyable activities that time crafted for us today: from playing soccer to identifying the dumb charades, from the lazy strolls on the country-side lanes to the odd experience of playing kho-kho, and from the continuous cracking of jokes to the lengthy just-like-that chat sessions.
When we finished with the day-out we had a stomach-full of chowmein, fried rice, chilli-chiken, paneer, vegetable manchurian, gurer-rasgolla, a heart-full of satisfaction and a winter sun creeping down the horizon. As our bus sped down the National Highway towards the city, the realization of ‘life with friends’ was written all over our faces with the alphabets of smile. It was a day well-spent, with friends, whom we were all introduced to by the Rotaract Movement.
The script of today’s events has a very special place for our dear friend Rtr Sreyoshi, who provided us with the picturesque venue at Panchla ‘Country Roads’. The refreshed minds together thank her for the friendly gesture.

GRAND CLUB FELLOWSHIP AND DINNER

On 30th, January, 2010, Rotaract club of Behala organized a grand club fellowship followed by a sumptuous dinner from 5:00pm onwards. The venue was Rtr Aditi’s Basdroni home, which from 5:00pm onwards became the temporary gathering of Team Behala Rotaractors.
Team Behala organizes fellowship not only to fun around but to maintain and strengthen the friendship and bonding of its members. It becomes a common room for all topics, discussions and learning for few. The fellowship in our club is always filled with fun and enjoyment, as according to one of the members “we are the youth brigade and always restless and hungry for more”.
Started off with trade marked game”UNO”, while munching some snacks and ended with the lavish dinner. On our behalf we presented Rtr Aditi’s mother with a token of love from our end. The whole fellowship was well co-ordinated and Rtr Aditi played a perfect host. The dinner comprised of a total vegetarian menu, palak paneer, raita, paratha, polou, achar, chutney, papad, Aloo Gobi, sabji, sweets, salad, kheer (payesh). We had a wonderful and stomach full of delicious items.
Finally we bid goodbye to our club members and thanked the host. We parted towards our destined homes. Good Knight.

2ND CLUB ASSEMBLY AND CLUB MEETING ALL THE WAY…

On 24th, January, 2010, Rotaract club of Behala organized their 2nd Club Assembly at Calcutta Blind School from 5:00pm onwards. The assembly had a compact gathering which included Rotarians, Inner wheelers, Rotaractors, Rotaract Council members and guests.
Our club president and secretary greeted all the guests and kick started the assembly. Club secretary informed that Rotaract club of Behala (09-10) has taken a lead from rotaract club of Behala (08-09) in every field of activity.
As always we were privileged to have Rtn Deepnath Roy Chowdhury, President, Rotary Club of Behala at the meeting. With a brief discussion over the past projects and few future events, Rtn Deepnath uncle encouraged us for more quality projects. His encouraging words were marvelous and full of passion towards the movement. He also told us to keep up the good work because we ourselves have set a high standard for us to follow. PP Rtn Dedabrata Joardar, Rotary Club of Behala was welcome to the Dias. We are very fortunate enough to have him because 17(seventeen) years ago when Rotaract club of Behala was been chartered he was the then president of Rotary club of Behala and his son was a charter member and director. He enlightened us about different rotary projects and how can we become a part of it. His speech covered all the different aspects of Rotary-Rotaract relationship. We spoke about Rotaract news in GML. Rotarians gave us an idea of publishing a DRR’s monthly letter in consultation with all the clubs and council members. We informed that our district website is a very vibrant one and a good source of information gathering. We also thanked and praised our parent Rotary for being the perfect parent we could ever dream of.
Rtr Vishal Pandey, District Secretary (Rotaract District Council), gave a wonderful speech about the functioning of our club and encouraged us to do a lot of good work for the society. On our part we are also thankful to him in everyway he helped us from the very beginning and we pledged that our relationship will stay strong forever. Rtr Shankar Narayan Saha, District Advisor (Rotaract District Council), was our next and energetic speaker. His words were as kind and encouraging as always. He discussed with us different projects and praised us for our work and “ALL THE BEST”- his everlasting boosting words for us.
Our last speaker was Dr Sudipta Chakraborty, President, Inner wheel Club of Behala. She was all praised for us and wished us luck. We discussed about our much awaited project “REDCELL” with others in the assembly and gave a brief account on how it will work. Our president made his announcements and updated members about upcoming projects. The 2nd Club Assembly and club meeting were terminated. Snacks and cold drinks were served to all the persons present. Last but not the least we felt the absence of Rtn (Dr). Siddhartha Chakraborty, who was outstation. Our DRR Rtr Ayesha Alam was hooked up with some last minute important work so could not turn up.