Ahlan Wa Sahlan II 3 - Rotary Club of Manama

ROTARY CLUB OF MANAMA, KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
ESTABLISHED 1965 VOL. 11 ISSUE 34!
MAY 14, 2015
Rotary Club of Manama
RotaryClubofManama
SERVICE ABOVE SELF
Speaker this week:
Rtn. Dr. Bijan Majidi
Topic:
Connected Cars: The automotive revolution
in the 21st century
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Seasoned
business leader with 25 years of experience in several competitive markets
and industries across the world. Throughout his career, he has developed significant
international business ventures, strategic partnerships with high return on
investment, through: merger and acquisitions, joint ventures, franchise networks,
spin-offs, high-tech start-ups and strategic alliances in diverse market sectors,
including Information Technology, Telecommunications, Security, Automotive,
Logistics, Transportation, Utilities, Finance, Franchising and Retail.
Dr. Bijan Majidi, moved to the Kingdom of Bahrain in 2005, joining E K Kanoo one
of the most prominent groups in the GCC, in the capacities of General Manager
Business Development and Planning, and member of the Executive Steering and
Budget Committees of the Group. For a decade, he has contributed to the Group’s
operations, corporate governance development, and the start-up of several divisions
and business ventures in financial services, security, ICT, franchising, and automotive
market sectors.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
Birthdays & Anniversaries
MAY BIRTHDAYS:
Ajay Sharma!
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PP Mohd Al Khozai!
Hussain Al Sari! !
MAY ANNIVERSARIES:
Fareed Bader &
Roaya Baqer!
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PP Robert Timmers!
Henry Uster!
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Shk Khalid Al Khalifa!
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27
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Calendar((
Rotary'Regular'Meeting
Date:'17th'May,'2015
Venue:'Zahle,'Gulf'Hotel
Time:'12:45'for'13:15
“The first human who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of
civilization.”
-- Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)
contributed by Pres. Robert Ainey
YOUR FELLOWSHIP IS IMPORTANT TO THE CLUB.
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON SUNDAY.
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A! members are encouraged to contribute towards
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ROTARY CLUB OF MANAMA, KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
ESTABLISHED 1965
VOL. 11 ISSUE 34!
What happened last meeting:
Pres. Robert started the meeting by welcoming all Rotarians &
guests. Special welcome was given to the teachers from MOE, PP
Hadi Al Alawi & PP Faisal.
Sergeant at Arms & fine master, Atanas Kolarov, welcomed all the
visiting Rotarians & guests.
President Robert made an appeal to all members to come
forward & donate towards the ramadan boxes. RCM’s goal
this year is to collect a 1000 boxes & donate during the holy
month of ramadan.
He also informed the members about RCM’s donation towards the
tragedy in Nepal.
The date for the Gala handover dinner has been decided on Friday
29th May
Vocational awards were given out to the teachers from MOE.
Acting Secretary Roaya presented her report to the members.
Attendance on 10th May 2015: 58%
Visiting Rotarians:
PP Aqeel Raees !
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RCS! !
Ashraf Obeid!RCS
PP Mohd Yateem! !
RCS
Guest:
Narjes Mohammed! !
Huzeifa Adamally! Aref AbdulKareem
Mahmood Jassim!
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Montaha Al Matrook!
Karen Tenant
Johannes Van Der Dong
RAFFLE WINNER: Renuka Ravindran
MAY 14, 2015
ROTARY
NUGGETS:
Matching Grants
Among the programs of The
Rotary Foundation are the
Matching Grants that assist
Rotary clubs and districts in
conducting international service
projects. Since 1965, more than
3,700 grants have been awarded
for projects in about 135
countries with awards of more
than $23 million. A club or
district must contribute an
amount at least as large as that
requested from The Rotary
Foundation with at least half the
funds that the Foundation will
match coming from a country
outside of the country where
the project will take place.
The Matching Grants program
is a very significant part of The
Rotary Foundation and provides
an important incentive for clubs
to undertake worthwhile
international service projects in
another part of the world. They
certainly foster goodwill and
understanding, which is in
keeping with the objectives of
The Rotary Foundation.
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From the meeting last week
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