Rotary Conference in Feb 2010

District Conference Dimensions 10 is a two day program to be held on Feb 6th, 7th 2010 at Chennai Trade Centre. We are planning to get Dr. Abdul Kalam, Former President of India as the Chief Guest and Business Man Sri. Nandan Nilekani of Infosys to be the Guest of Honour. Many Business Leaders, VIPs, will take part in the Conference.
The first day program will start around 9.00.a.m in the morning and will get over at 7.00 p.m. to be followed by Entertainment and Dinner. The second day will start at 9.00 a.m. and get over around 5.00 p.m. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner will be there on first day and Breakfast and Lunch will be there for the second day. More than 3000 Rotarians will take part in the Conference. We are also getting about 500 Rotary Anns to participate in the event.

For more information or trip details please e-mail joelwong01@gmail.com

Art auction with proceeds to end Polio

The gavel went down on more than 90 paintings auctioned off for Rotary's challenge in New Delhi on 26 May. Featuring works by artists such as Jamini Roy, M.F. Husain, F.N. Souza, Krishen Khanna, Satish Gujral, Anjolie Ela Menon, and Laxman Pai, the auction raised US$40,000. District 3010 and India National PolioPlus Committee Chair Deepak Kapur organized the event in collaboration with the Swiss Embassy and Dhoomimal Gallery, one of the oldest art galleries in India."The woman and her son who run the art gallery are my neighbors and wanted to be involved with Rotary," Kapur says. "They decided to auction off the works of these prominent artists and have a percentage go to District 3010 fundraising."Kapur adds that the Swiss Embassy became involved through an embassy employee, who is a Rotarian. Through the employee, District 3010 Rotarians obtained the ambassador's support for the fundraiser. The auction drew diplomats, industrialists, local representatives of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and others, including Rotarians."It is a matter of honor for me and my country that we are associated with Rotary in this noble initiative of the eradication of polio," says Philippe Welti, the Swiss ambassador to India. "It is in fact our duty to honor such a noble cause."

Change of venue for next meeting (08 Sept 2009)

Our weekly meeting on 8th September 2009 ( Tuesday)
Venue changed to : Bayview Hotel Georgetown Penang ( Farquhar Street) at Sri Nilam Room at Level 2
Time : 8 pm

This change is only for this instance of the meeting. Subsequent meetings will revert back to the normal venue of Sandy Paradise.

Paul Harris Fellow Certificate news flash...

Exchange of banners with RC of Bendigo Sandhurst

Visiting Rotarian did a google search of Rotary Clubs in Penang and stumbled accross our website and decided to joined our cozy meeting. An exchange of banner was made on the 25th of August and a friendship forged between two clubs for many years to come.

Welcome to the RC of Tanjung Bungah and hope to see you again.

GSE Program 2009-2010

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 2010 to 12th June 2010 and a team from District 1990 Switzerland will visit District 3300 Malaysia from 11th April 2010 – 15th May 2010.

For more info & application details please click here.

Link to application forms and brochures here.

Very Touching Video

...and hence we do what we can for the community.

What Paul Harris Said...

August is Membership and Extension - a time to highlight membership development and the creation of new Rotary Clubs. To read this feature, please visit the following link :

http://www.rotaryhistoryfellowship.org/minute/2009/2009_08a.pdf

Intercity Meeting - Penang Rotary Club Group 1 & 2 and GSE Team from South Korea - 19 December 2008

Penang Rotary Club Group 1 & 2 consisting of The Rotary Club of Penang, The Rotary Club of Georgetown, The Rotary Club of Tanjung Bungah ( Group 1) and The Rotary Club of Seberang Jaya and The Rotary Club of Butterworth (Group 2) have their Intercity Meeting at The Paradise Sandy Beach Resort, Tanjung Bungah on 19th December 2008.

We have our District 3300 DG Dr Rajindar Singh & FL PP Surendra Kaur gracing the Intercity meeting and dinner event , Rotarians, Interactors and invited guest.


DG Dr Rajinday gave a warm and welcoming speech to all Rotarians for the Intercity Meeting which is organised by The Rotary Club of Seberang Jaya. He also welcomed the GSE Team from South Korea District 3620 to Malaysia.
Later with the Intercity Meeting declared opened by DG, the five President of Penang Rotary Club Group 1 & 2 each gave a brief speech about their club activities and any matters arising as this is an official meeting for all the Clubs.
The five President were :

President Aikky Tan - Rotary Club of Tanjung Bungah

President Francis Chuah - Rotary Club of Seberang Jaya

President Ong Jin Cheng - Rotary Club of Georgetown

President Dato Chet Singh - Rotary Club of Penang

IPP Sarkuru ( representing President Dr Baskaran who is out of the country) - Rotary Club of Butterworth

The GSE Team from South Korea was lead by GSE Leader PDG Young Ho Lee and four GSE Member and they are Dae Gil Kim, Gun Soon Ha, So Un Kim and Soo Yun Kim. They have been in Malaysia since 07th December 2008 and having travelled to various state for their GSE programme and have been to Kuala Lumpur, Kota Bharu and Kuala Terengganu. They arrived Penang on 17th December 2008 from Kota Bharu and their stay in penang for five days till 21st December 2008 were hosted by Penang Rotary Club Group 1 & 2.

The President of Rotary Club of Tanjung Bungah, Aikky Tan play host to GSE Member Ms So Un Kim for her stay in Penang.
The GSE Team gave a presentation during the Intercity Meeting on their team members profile and activities and further insight about South Korea, their country & culture and each of them present a brief introduction about themselves.

With all good things shared, the wonderful buffet spread, fellowship among all the Rotarians & guest, speeches and presentation, exchange of bannerettes all good things must come to an end thus there were many photography sessions among the GSE Team and all host Club during their stay here.

From Penang, the GSE Team will be travelling south towards Perak on Sunday 21st December 2008 with their next stop in Kuala Kangsar and they will be in Malaysia till 07th January 2009.

The Rotary Club of Tanjung Bungah wishes all GSE Members a pleasant and wonderful stay in Malaysia and may they bring back a wealth of living experience in this multi culture and ethnic diversity of this beautiful country, Malaysia.

WELCOME TO THE PENANG ISLAND JAZZ FESTIVAL 04 to 07 December 2008

The 5th Edition of the Penang Island Jazz Festival is back from the 4th to 7th December 2008 at the Bayview Beach Resort, Batu Ferringhi, Penang!

Come experience Great Music in a fantastic Festival atmosphere on the beautiful island of Penang. The Penang Island Jazz Festival 2008 is Endorsed and Supported by the Penang Tourism Action Council and Ministry of Tourism, Malaysia.

This year, the Festival, which is celebrating its 5th Anniversary, has the pleasure of announcing the inclusion of 2 new supporting activities, namely the "G Stage" at G Hotel and the introduction of "An Evening with" programme at the G Spot at G Hotel.

Tickets for the Main Stage Performances on 6th and 7th December 2008 are priced at RM53.00 per day (inclusive of RM3 ticketing fee charges). For tickets online purchases and enquiry, please call TicketPro hotline at 603 – 7880 7999 or visit www.ticketpro.com.my.

Main stage program at the Bayview Beach Resort,Batu Ferringhi,Penang

SATURDAY 6th DECEMBER 2008

6.30pm - 7pm
TJBYTJC* Winners

7.10pm - 7.50pm
Adibah Noor (Malaysia)
8pm - 8.40pm
Pascoal Meirelles Trio (Brazil)
8.50pm - 9.30pm
Jaume Vilaseca Quartet feat. Violetta Curry (Spain)
9.40pm - 10.10pm
Djabe feat. Steve Hackett (Hungary & UK)
10.30pm - 11.10pm
Aseana Percussion Unit (Malaysia)

SUNDAY 7th DECEMBER 2008

6.30pm - 7.10pm
Island Jazz Connection (Malaysia)
7.20pm - 8pm
Jeon Youngse Trio (Korea)
8.10pm - 8.50pm
Ray Harris & The Fusion Experience (UK)
9pm - 9.40pm
Friend N Fellow (Germany)
9.50pm - 10.30pm
Tran Manh Tuan Band (Vietnam)
10.40pm - 11.20pm
API (Andy Peterson Inc.)