Minutes of Meeting |
ROTARY CLUB OF POONA DOWNTOWN
Minutes of the 11th BOD Meeting
Held on 14th May 2024, at Cedar Oaks, Poona Club
Present: Rtns Aruna Rathi, Zimra Israel, Sunil Holay, Bageshri Gogate, Shikha Mitra, Vinod Dua, Rajendra Nahar, Masarrat Tavawala, Sujata Malkani and Yezdi Batliwala
Leave of absence: Shailendra Abhyankar, PNN Iyer
Proceedings.
President Aruna welcomed everyone.
Minutes of the 10th BOD Meeting held on the 16th of April 2024 were proposed to be adopted by Rtn. Zimra Israel, seconded by Rtn. Vinod Dua and thereafter unanimously adopted by the Board.
President Aruna Rathi had the following to say:
1. She requested all Directors to make their year-end reports for the joint Board meeting to be held in June 2024.
2. She informed the Board that recently a four-member team comprising of President Aruna, PP Yezdi Batliwala, Rtn. Vinod Dua and Rtn. Gautam Idnani met District Director Rtn. Satish Khade to discuss RCPD’s participation in District’s Borewell Recharge Project. The district has a target of recharging 1000 borewells at a cost of Rs,20,000 each.
She proposed that RCPD takes up recharge of 10 borewells and pay from the Trust account. The proposal was accepted by the Board. Rtn. Yezdi Batliwala said that he would try to get contributions from members for recharge of 10 more borewells.
3. The resignations of Sanjay Mathur, Nita Idnani, Kiran Thakur, Mateesh Rai, Dipti Bhosle and Ajit Mudholkar have been accepted. Rtn Sunil was requested to send their NOD certificates.
4. Vice-president Masarrat Tavawala explained that due to health reasons she would be unable to do justice to the posts of President-elect 2024-2025 and President 2025-2026 and tendered her resignation.
President Aruna will inform PE Iyer about the resignation.
PP Yezdi Batliwala pointed out that the President Elect must quickly fill the vacancies in his Board and announce the names to the General Body.
The directors then presented their reports.
A. Treasurer’s Report
Rtn Sunil Holay reported that the balance in our Club and Trust accounts on 30th. April 2024 were as follows:
• HDFC Bank RCPD Charitable Trust Account no. 50100387746324-Savings : 13,29,923.28/-
• Flexi – 30,00,000.00
• RCPD Charitable Trust CSR
• Savings – 16,013,55.90
• Flexi – 19,14,693.00
• RCPD Club Account
• Savings – 1,020,54.00
• Flexi- 10,52,876.00
• Fixed deposits- 3,01,876.00
• RCPD Charitable Trust
• Savings – 3,70854.47 (as on 31st March 2024)
• Flexi – not received
• Fixed Deposits – 2,55,522.00
• Rtn. Rajendra Nahar said that he would take appropriate action regarding the Club’s FCRA account which is dormant at present.
B. Club Administration
Vice President Rtn. Masarrat Tavawalla specified the programs scheduled for the remaining weeks of the Rotary Year.
C. Community Service Non-Medical
Rtn. Bageshri Gogate had nothing to report.
D. Public Image
Rtn. Sujata Malkani said she has been able to revive the Facebook page of RCPD and has been adding our projects on that site.
Youth Service
Director, Rtn. Shailendra Abhyankar was absent.
E. TRF Director’s report
1. a. APF collection up to 12.04.2024 INR 20,55,901 $ 24,912.94 b. Polio collection INR10,000 $ 120.48
c. CSR donation from Duroshox Pvt.Ltd. INR 36,31,600 $ 43,754.22
for Radiation Center Global Grant
d. Cow Donation Global Grant by members INR 1,05,000 $1265.06
Total Giving for TRF for the year INR 58,02,501 $70,052.71
Some donations have been sent directly to the District Foundation Director due to which there is an error in computing the exact figures. It is being sorted out.
Rtn Aditi Bhende and Rtn Sanjay Mutha’s donations of USD 100 each are not reflecting in the CRS. Both have been requested to send their payment details so we can follow up with RF(I)
2. The Global Grant GG2456879 “RCPD-Janaseva Foundation Vocational Skilling Centre”.
a. Grant application has been authorized by all concerned persons, Bank account opening is in process and once completed we will intimate the Bank details to RI.
b. Once the bank account details are intimated, we have to await approval from RI, Evanston.
c. Total Value of the Grant will be Rs. 52,06,922 (USD 62734) without a single Rupee spent by the club.
3. The Global Grant GG2463403 “Gift of Life – Rotary Club of Poona Downtown Pediatric Cardiac Surgery”
AA – Pediatric Cardiac Surgeries – Rs. 37,51,600 (USD 45,200) once again without a single Rupee spent by the Club.
a. Grant application is being fine-tuned and will be ready for up-loading in a week to 10 days.
b. Vinod dua will be the Primary Contact on behalf of our club.
c. It will enable us to do minimum 23 Surgeries plus Nutritional help and guidance to 40 expectant mothers. .
d. Rotary Club of Lancaster Sunrise, USA has agreed to partner us as Notional Partners for this Grant.
4. Anganwadi Upgradation - Rs. 10 Lakhs Total Budget
a. Work at 4 Anganwadi restoration has been completed at a total cost of Rs.
3.2 Lakhs.
b. Approximately 6 to 8 more Anganwadi names have been short listed thanks to our Hon. Member Rtn. Vaibhav Pore.
a. Rajesh Gupta and self will visit them shortly and work will commence once inspections are over.
5. APF Contributions so far have fetched us 184 CPI points total and catapulted us to Position no. 11 in the district. We expect to collect at least USD 3100 to 3500 more which will fetch us more points and help us surpass our Expected Contribution of minimum USD 26420 laid down by the district.
E. Director, Rtn. Vinod Dua had nothing to report.
F. Membership and Strategic Planning,
Director Rtn PNN Iyer was absent for the meeting. But he had sent an email prior to the meeting to all Board Members asking for certain certain clarifications.
President Aruna read the email, got clarifications to all the queries from the concerned Directors of the Board and will be sending her reply to Rtn Iyer.
And when you these minutes, the mail will have been already sent
G. PP Rtn Zimra Israel had nothing to add.
There was an informal discussion regarding the venue and other logistics of the next Joint Board Meeting and Club Fellowship.
Rtn Sujata Malkani offered to enquire about the availability of the hall at Hotel Panchratna and get a quotation for the fellowship dinner.
President Aruna said she would get back to the Board with a tentative plan, after consultation with PE PNN Iyer who was not present for the board meeting.
Thereafter the meeting was adjourned. |