PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Thus, if one were to ask me now, “What do you think of Rotary?”, I shall have to resort to how George Bernard Shaw answered, when he got married and was posed the question:

“What do you think of marriage?”

It’s difficult to answer,” he replied.
“I might say it’s like Freemasonry. Those who are received into the order cannot talk about it. And those who are members are pledged to eternal silence.”

Be so it may be, I do realize that:

And so, as I continue to proceed on this momentous journey, this time as the President of the Club, I suppose I should take comfort in what Thomas Edison said in his Quest of Discovery:

“I did not fail 9,999 times
I successfully found out what did not work 9,999 times.”

ROTARY SHARES.

University education is all about the training of the mind. It trains a student how to be critical, analytical, logical and methodical. New frontiers of knowledge provide the catalyst to do so. But knowledge is never static. It changes over time. With a trained mind, it can accommodate any form of changes. The mind is supreme.

Research-led education is a process in learning. The processes are significant as the learner is initiated into learning process by process. Along the way, when a difficulty arises, the teacher constructs scaffolds or platforms that enable the learner to analyze the problem and think for himself what the next stage encompasses. These processes enhance the skills in reasoning, analyzing and rationalizing. Today the processes are valid in terms of learning because they reflect how the learner thinks and formulates his strategies to arrive at the product. Learning is now no more product-centered. A case in point is geometry in mathematics. The learner has to outline the necessary steps that are of significance instead of the immediate answer to the question.

In the university, students are introduced to the current researches of their subjects. The students study how the researchers finally determine the outcome of their research. They then apply their own research keeping in mind the processes in it.

It sounds tedious. But education has to take into account new ideas in teaching and learning so that university education can become more motivating and challenging.

Please note there will be NO meeting on the following dates:

Dated: - 23-Oct-07

Rotary Greeting From THFSA. !!!! It will find you in Best of Health & Rotary Spirit. 

I have pleasure to inform you that D-3110 Uttar Pradesh India with some prominent Rotarians of Agra have made a Taj Hosting & Fellowship Society to host the International Rotarians Individual/Group FOR 1 or 2 DAYS in the Historical City Agra, the 1st WONDER OF THE WORLD "TAJMAHAL".

If the Rotarian and their friends visit India to any district as GSE TEAM , PULSE POLIO TEAM, INTERNATIONAL PARTNER IN any MATCHING GRANT PROJECT or for any other purpose and want to see the "TAJMAHAL" & nearby places ,the Rotarians of Agra will be happy to host & assist them .

In Year 2001 to 2007 THFSA had hosted many Rotarians who came from different parts of the world/districts on Polio NID’s, Friendship Exchange & on general pleasure trip. They all were hosted by Rotarians of Agra who have made this Taj Hosting & Fellowship Society & provided them the home hospitality & showed them Historical monuments along with the 1st Wonder of World “Taj Mahal” & it has been always a good & new experience for us.

For Live experience visits our website: - www.geocities.com/tajhosting

1. Road Show :- Their will be a road show (Rally) one day prior to Polio NID to create the awareness in Parents / Guardian / Public.
2. Polio Immunization Surveillance Round / NID :- Agra- Firozabad full day Activity Polio Immunization Day (Surveillance Round) in Polio Effected Area supported by Local Rotary Clubs + District 3110 along with Local Chief Medical Officer (CMO) & other Senior Health Officers with Commissioner & District Magistrate of that area. Morning at 8.30 Am attend the Inaugural function at District / Hospital compound. You can enjoy the below mentioned festivals in the bracket around the Polio NID date. 
3. The Mop-Up-Round- This round start after Polio NID for the next 3 days in which volunteer go door to door, house to house and provide the Polio vaccine to the children’s who could not come to have the Polio vaccine on Polio NID. You can bring pen, pencil, eraser, balloon, whistles, sticker and small toys to distribute among the children’s.

Following are dates for POLIO NID for year 2007-08 

If the Rotarians of your club and neighbours clubs or your friends want to participate for this noble cause on Polio National Immunization Day. Our society will love to host all of them and can assist them in their further pleasure trip. 

Or if a Individual/Group of friends wants to celebrate New Year or other festival in a big way among , in the gathering of 2500 people & more and see the other part of India apart from Agra, they are also welcome by THFSA.

If you accept our society invitation so inform us accordingly and be a partner in promoting Friendship and Goodwill of Rotary.

It will be appreciated to acknowledge this email with your valued suggestions.

Hope to meet you and your club members in near future.

With Regards,
PHF PP Rtn Sunil 
Jt. Sec THFSA Agra India
Email: polio@tajhostingagra.com, tajhosting@sancharnet.in, agra@tajhostingagra.com

Ps: If possible circulate this matter in your club meeting or publish the same in your club bulletin to promote the International Friendship. Thanks.

A turkey was chatting with a bull.

"I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree," sighed the turkey, "but I haven't got the energy."

"Well, why don't you nibble on my droppings?" replied the bull. "They're packed with nutrients."

The turkey pecked at a lump of dung and found that it gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree.

The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch.

Finally after a fourth night, there he was proudly perched at the top of the tree.

Soon he was spotted by a farmer, who shot the turkey out of the tree.

Moral of the story:

Bullshit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there.