PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

“I am not a Rotarian just because I have accepted an invitation to become a member of my club. I will only be a Rotarian when I fulfill the obligation deriving from that membership.”
PRID Aart Jan de Boef, Director Rotary International, 1985-87

The basic ideal of a Rotarian is to serve the community. And we Rotarians must not lose sight of this reality. I’m indeed very happy to note and observe that our members are feverishly involved in the new projects and activities. Thank you so very much for coming forward to assist our club and our community. The membership committee is responding to the call to increase our number to 50 by this Rotary year. There are activities in the pipeline that include interest meetings and the publishing of our Club’s brochure highlighting what we do for our community. The TRF committee is going round to members to top up their EREY and increase the number of PHFs. The Public Relations committee is working closely with the Membership Committee to come out with strategies to woo potential members. They will soon move into the corporate sector to talk about Rotary.

The Service Projects Committee has been tasked with new projects and at the same time maintains the projects over the years as they have been beneficial to the community. The Water & Sanitation Project at Sungai Chawang is on track. We’ve made two trips to the Orang Asli Settlement. The boring of the well had been completed and our Club is looking into a pump and the pipes that can connect to the 30 homes. 

The project on Redeeming Human Dignity is also on track. Next week, the Club will interview and select 8 potential beneficiaries from a list of 21 from the NKF to train them in culinary skills. The training will commence in early September. The Rea-da-book project will commence in September when the custom-made tables are ready. Our Rotarians are already generously donating books and magazines for this project. The Band for the Physically Challenged will take off soon when we have purchased the musical instruments. There’s also much discussion on the Special Child Project and the 1Malaysia Cheer.

Our Charity Drive will target RM30,000 for our Club’s Funds. The Dama Musical Show will be staged on the 18th of October. The Committee has already targeted the sales of tickets and the marketing of the tickets will commence next week.

Our Newsletter is right on schedule. Members are getting them on time. For the 12 who are not so computer savvy, we’re sending hard copies to them. Our luncheon meetings are indeed encouraging. The attendance is impressive and we’ve lots of visiting Rotarians and guests who turn up for our meetings. This, I’m sure, has been prompted by our interesting speakers.

The momentum is on. Let us keep this up. I’m absolutely thankful that our Rotarians are coming forward to be true Rotarians in the spirit of giving. You’ve justified yourselves to be Rotarians. Thank you.

Please give your full support to the Dama Charity Musical Show organized by our club.

The Speaker today was Rtn Dr Raymond Tan of the Rotary Club of Kuala Lumpur DiRaja. He spoke on a wide range of topics like snoring, obesity and sleep apnea, which are medically related.

Mark Twain said, “There is a use for everything except snoring.” Unfortunately, the majority of adults snore, either just as an irritating noise to their sleeping partner when we are tired or it maybe a killer if it is obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

OSA occurs when the upper airways collapse intermittently and repeatedly during sleep. There is a 10-second breathing pause and ventilation is reduced by 50%. The common symptoms are excessive daytime sleepiness, restless sleep, change in personality, anxiety, depression, irritability, forgetfulness, change in personality etc.

The consequences are worsening relationship with spouse, impotency, reduced alertness when driving, susceptible to heart diseases, daytime sleepiness and depression.

Rotary quote of the day contributed by Rtn Rianne Chin:

“Rotarians are and must be people of a certain caliber, people with the capacity to do great deeds, the sense to do them wisely, and the strength of character to do them honestly and well.”
John Kenny, President, Rotary International 2009-2010 at the 2009 International Assembly in San Diego, California, USA.

ATTENDANCE: 26/38 = 68.42%

Day 1: Friday 6 November 2009 
Evening : Check in Dahlia Villa

Day 2: Saturday 7 November 2009
8.00 am : Tee Off for Golfer
9.00 am : Sightseeing for non-golfers: Visit organic vegetable farm and strawberry farm
3.00 pm : Meet at BOH Tea Plantation for afternoon tea
7.00 pm : Dinner at Trangkak

Day 3: Sunday 8 November 2009
9.00 am : Free and Easy
12 noon : Depart for Home

Group Study Exchange Program (GSE) to District 1990 Switzerland, 9th May – 12th June 2010

District Governor Leslie Sallehudin has chosen District 1990 Switzerland as the pairing district for the 2009 – 2010 GSE Program. A team of one Rotarian and four team members will visit District 1990 Switzerland from 9th May to 12th June 2010 and a team from District 1990 Switzerland will visit District 3300 Malaysia from 11th April – 15th May 2010.

1. Team Leader Application

The District GSE Committee invites Rotarians from Rotary Clubs in District 3300 to apply for an opportunity to lead a GSE team to Switzerland.

2. Qualification and Responsibilities 

The Team Leader must

3. Seeking Team Members Applicants: Rotary Clubs are encouraged to promote this GSE program to the community by inviting young professionals to apply as candidates for selection as team members.

I HAVE A DATE WITH SPRING THE MUSICAL
我和春天有个约会音乐剧
In Cantonese with English & Chinese Subtitles

Winner of the Best Screenplay Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards

Won critical acclaims for its stage productions in Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai

Come for a celebration of endearing friendship in Dama’s heart warming musical adaptation of
an award winning play, set against the night club scenes in the 60s to 80s. This high drama tapestry,
weaved exquisitely with beautiful Chinese Oldies music and songs from the 60s to 80s, is brought
to life by a very strong cast of 30 very talented Malaysian actors and actresses - led by
TAN SOO SUAN in the title role of Butterfly Liu - and Dama Orchestra.
Come for a memorable encounter with terms of endearment
in this latest Dama’s musical offering.

Musical adaptation
A play by TO KWOK WAI

PUN KAI LOON producer / director    KHOR SENG CHEW producer / music director

GAN BOON WE concert master / asst. music director

LOO FUNG CHIAT & LOO FUNG YING arrangers

MELISSA TEOH production stage manager / asst. director

WONG KIT YAW choreographer     DOMINIQUE DEVORSINE costume designer

LIM ANG SWEE lighting designer    LIM WAN YEE sound engineer

LEE JIN WEN dialect coach    TAN SOO SUAN vocal coach

Tan Soo Suan   Janet Lee   Chris Tong   Chang Fang Chyi   Steve Yap   Nell Ng
Samuel Tseu   Ling Tang   Ho Soon Yoon   Terry Siau   Song-Fan Seah   Jojo Wong
Teoh Sheew Yong   Beauty Teoh   Liow Swee Keong   Rachel Tan
Tan Soo Sze   Anrie Too   Ng Pei Pei   Keith Yew   Chong Wey Yin
Tam Yee Swee   Cassie Wong   Leslie Cheng   Roax Tan

DAMA ORCHESTRA:   Gan Boon We   Khor Seng Chew   Loo Fung Chiat
Loo Fung Ying   See Keh Fong   Tee Hsien Onn   Lai Foo Yuen   Foo Chie Haur

Remember the date: Sunday 18 October 2009 at 8.00pm

PP Teo Woon Hud, the Organising Chairman for the Dama Charity Show will be contacting you for your participation