Agartala, Mar 05, 2013 : Sometime big thing happens very silently. So was the case in regard to recently held Rotarian’s meet at Agartala during 21st—23rd Feb, 2013. Rotary Club of Agartala City [ RCAC] hosted the very prestigious event of training programme of leading Rotarians at the picturesque combined venue of State Guest House and Gitanjali Guest House at Kunjaban on airport road, Agartala. In the 3-day programme, apart from local participants, about 100 senior Rotarians from North East states and east part of West Bengal took part in the training sessions. The programme is popularly known among Rotarians as PETs programme. PETs means President Elect Trainings. This is a training programme for President Elects and Assistant Governor Elects who shall be shouldering the responsibility of running rotary activities in the coming years under their respective jurisdictions. Eminent guests and resource persons like PDGs Tapan Kumar Roy, Probhat Kedia, Yogesh Verma, Amitava Mukherjee, Ashok Agarwal, Kirti Ranjan Dey, DG Elect Arijit Kumar Endow and many others were present to grace the entire sessions. This was a programme of Rotary International District [ RI District ]-3240 which covers part of West Bengal and part of North East regions. RCAC comprises within this 3240 District.
Rotary International, as known to all, had started its journey from the beginning of the 20th century as the world’s first service club. Paul Harris was the founder father of the organization. Since its birth on 23rd February,1905, Rotary International, in its 108 years of glorious history, have incessantly been working for the good of the people, for peace, harmony and international understanding. In the 2012-2013 Rotary year, “Peace through Service” has been taken as the slogan of Rotary activists worldwide.
Most noteworthy is the fact that Rotary International has been extending all support including major fund contribution to global polio eradication programme since its launching. This year Rotary International has further given a call to its members spread over more than 200 countries under 34000 clubs throughout the world to work with devotion for raising a fund of US $ 700 million dollars for making up the fund gap for PPI programme.
The Rotary Club of Agartala City, as informed by RTN Swapan Bhowmik, Secretary, RCAC, was installed on 14th December, 2002, with the goal of supplementing the ideals of Rotary International and to render possible community service to the people of Tripura at different sectors. Thus RCAC in its 10 years of functioning has tried to concentrate its activities to providing dresses, uniforms, furniture, utensils, teaching aids, sanitation facilities etc for the benefit of the inmates of orphan homes , warm clothes to rickshaw pullers and poorer sections, extending financial help for treatment, organizing nos of health camps at various parts of the state in collaboration with the IMA, hosting cultural events like Rabindra Sarddha Satabarshiki celebration, participating in Queens Baton Rally and promoting afforestations etc.
The Rotary meet in Agartala this time has offered a big opportunity to discuss many important and relevant issues like club leadership planning, future vision planning, procedural matters, roles and responsibilities of club leaders, financial management, goal setting, public relation etc. Discussions in the sessions were encouraging and inspiring for all, particularly for future leaders.
RCAC has brought out a special PETs issue of souvenir UNAKOTI during the session. A cultural function was organized on 23rd February to celebrate the foundation Day of Rotary International at BRTF premises as International Peace and Understanding Day.
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