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  Association President Bio Data Dr Bina Vyas  
 

Bina belongs to Dharwad, Karnataka, but settled in Gujarat. She did her schooling from St. Joseph’s Convent School, Valsad. She did her B A (Hons) from Wilson College, Bombay University in English Literature and French, M A in English Literature and Ph D in Education from Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara.
Bina has worked with India’s well-known professional organisation-- National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) as Executive, Publications, Press and Public Relations for 18 years. She was responsible for bringing out the Annual Report of the Silver Jubilee year of NDDB which won the Best Annual Report Award by the Government of India. Bina has edited and published Annual Reports of many leading Cooperatives and NGOs. She is presently the Director of a leading Institute – the Innovative Institute for Self Development. She is a Writer of School/College English Textbooks in Gujarat and Master Trainer of English Teachers of Gujarat. She has published many papers on the Education system and methodologies of teaching.

Bina is married to PDG Mayur Vyas, who is Past Managing Director of Sabar Dairy, Himatnagar, one of the Amul Group of Dairies and now COO of IHSEDU Speciality Chemicals Pvt Ltd, Baroda. He is Rotary Coordinator for RI Zones 4 and 6A for the year 2010-11. Their daughter, Rohini, is M Tech Dairy Engineering and is working at IDMC Limited, Anand. Rohini is a Rotarian as well as a Member of Inner Wheel Club of Anand.

  
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  Association President's Visit to the Districts
   
 
Sl.No. Date District Place
       
1. July 2/3, 2011 313 Aurangabad
2. July 4/5, 2011 319 Bangalore
3. July 6/7, 2011 301 Delhi
4. July 9/10, 2011 307 Kapurthala
5. July 16/17, 2011 316 Chitradurga
6. July 19/20, 2011 315 Chikaluripet
7. July 23/24, 2011 318 Mysore
8. July 30/31, 2011 304 Mhow
9. Aug 13/14, 2011 309 Patiala
10. Nov 12/13, 2011 308 Dehradun
11. Nov 26/27, 2011 303 Nagpur
12. Dec 3/4, 2011 321 Sivakasi
13. Dec 7/8/9, 2011 329 Kolkata
14. Dec 10/11, 2011 325 Ranchi
15. Dec 22/23, 2011 306 Rajkot
16.

Dec 24/25, 2011

 305 Jabalpur
17.

Dec 31, 2011 & Jan 1,2012

 326 Jabalpur
18. Jan 6/7, 2012 324 Guwahati
19. Jan 9/10/11, 2012 314 Mumbai
20. March 4/5, 2012 323 Chennai
21. March 4/5, 2012 302 Visakhapatnam
22. March 4/5, 2012 317 Belgaum
23. March 4/5, 2012 312 Lucknow
24. March 4/5, 2012 320 Coimbatore
25. March 4/5, 2012 311 Kanpur
26. March 4/5, 2012 310 Meerut
27. March 4/5, 2012 298 Thiruvarur
   
 
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Inner Wheel Prayer

 


Instill in us O' Lord, the true meaning of friendship
Never let us forget that we are all Thy children
Notwithstanding the differences in our cultures and creeds,
Endow us with a desire to serve our fellowmen,
Remembering that we, too, often need help.

Whenever or Wherever the need for service arises,
Help us to be ready to serve.
Endeavouring to make our badge of Inner Wheel worthwhile
Ensuring that we have not
Lived in vain.
   
 
A little background to how our Inner Wheel Prayer Originated - Way back in 1970, Silla Ardeshir a young member from India attended one of the meetings of a local Club in Australia. At the beginning of the meeting she heard the members recite a Collect. She was impressed with that and felt why not one for her home Club Inner Wheel Club of Bombay. She brought back the Collect with her and India being a diverse country, she made the changes to suit the Country and presented it to her Club. Soon the other Clubs too adopted this and thus the Inner Wheel Prayer was born to suit our Country.
   
 
Installation Photo of Association Presidents
 
 
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IIW President "Dr.Catherine Refabert's " Message
 

Message from our International President
 

Dear friends,
 
I was looking for the best words which would describe a year of the Convention, and highlight our achievements: Think Ahead-Aim High

This theme should lead our thoughts and decisions while shaping our future and our way forward.

The challenges we face today are our growth, the Istanbul Convention, and in 2015 a new modernized, clarified and simplified constitution.

One essential part of the challenge is to increase our membership, and get back to the magic period of growth we had in the last decades of the past century.

Membership is the greatest asset of our organisation. It is obvious that the most important element in IIW is its members. There would be nothing without them. Once we accept as a promise, the importance of membership, we must, as a natural consequence, accept the importance of membership development to ensure IIW growth. It will be one of our aims at the Convention.

To attract new members, and particularly younger ones, improving our constitution is not enough; we definitely need to provide better information and explain what IIW is, what we do, and how much we achieve.

We do miracles all over the world, and sadly too many people don’t really know about it; so the other aspect of our challenge will be to communicate better, and greatly increase awareness of IIW in the public eye. We need to have a real communication strategy, internal and external, starting by a new modernized and updated web site, which will also allow me to address all
of you throughout the year.

I also would like you to bear in mind, when discussing the Convention Proposals in your clubs, that the general interest should prevail over the interests of any individual club, and that consequently we need to be adaptable to the very different traditions and cultures of the countries where IIW is present.

So this year I ask you to ‘Think Ahead and Aim High’ with flexibility, tolerance, enthusiasm, and a positive vision of the future. Dreaming of what the future can hold must be our driving force for change. I always have in mind this exceptional quote of Joel Barker:

“Vision without action is a dream
Action without vision is simply passing the time
Action with vision is making a positive difference”

I hope this approach will become yours also, as a vision statement is crucial to moving forward in a positive direction. You cannot prepare for the future if you don’t know where you want to go. We will definitely discuss this during the coming IW year, during my visits, on our web site, our meetings, ourConvention.

Everything is now in your hands.

The Inner Wheel of tomorrow is here, very close, in our mind and hearts, it is on its way, and it cannot be stopped.

So Think Ahead-Aim High and say Yes, with enthusiasm, to the future.

                                                                                                                                                                           Catherine Refabert
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Margarette Golding Award
 

Mrs. Oliver Golding in 1923 took the first step to form an organization which today is considered as one of the largest organization of women in this world. The objects of Inner Wheel is to promote true Friendship, to encourage the ideals of Personal Service, to foster International understanding.

Mrs. Oliver Golding was born in the town of Hay on Wye and was of Welsh origin. She was trained as a nurse and served as such during the First World War.

Paul Harris in Chicago in 1905 formed the first Rotary Club. Mrs. Oliver Golding called a meeting for the purpose of setting up a club on the Rotary lines - on 15th November 1923 at Herriot's Turkish Baths in Deansgate, Manchester. Jay French writes – “it was a curious first meeting place, held in the cooling room of baths, On being asked much later why such an exta – ordinary “choice of venue' had been made, Mrs. Golding admitted naively that it had been the only room that they could get for nothing. This thriftiness has always been the guiding factor of Inner Wheel.
 
The next meeting was held on the 10th of January 1924. It was held at the social Club, Lower Mosely Street, Manchester and marked the actual commencement of the movement. This day is celebrated as “International Inner Wheel Day”.
 

From the carefully preserved minutes – the First Inaugural of the first IW Club of the world, was attended by 27 members. The objects were clearly defined as “friendship & Service”. In 1936 the decision was taken to mark the occasion of a Club's formation by granting a Certificate of membership (now called Charter).
 
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Margarette Golding Award
 
   

In 2000 at the 11th Convention in Stockholm, the establishment of an award in the name of the founder of Inner Wheel, Margarette Golding, was recommended.

A Margarette Golding Award may be given for highly commendable service to the community, either personally or through Inner Wheel. It can be presented to a member of Inner Wheel or members of the public whose highly commendable contribution to the community an Inner Wheel Club or District wishes to recognise.

The award is not given for members who have filled a number of positions in Inner Wheel over many years. Members who have given long and valuable service to Inner Wheel but who do not qualify for a Margarette Golding Award, may be recognised with the award of Honoured Active Membership.

Applications for the Margarette Golding Award must be made on the original application form as required by International Inner Wheel. Guidelines and forms may be obtained by contacting the National Representative.
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  Membership Criteria
   
 

ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP
Active Membership may be retained or taken up by the following provided that they are over 18 years:

  • A female who is related to or was related to a Rotarian / former Rotarian/Inner Wheel member / former Inner Wheel member.
  • The female partner of a male Rotarian.
  • A female Rotarian or female former Rotarian.
  • Former female member of Rotaract or the wife / mother of a member of Rotaract.
  • Honorary Members, having served for at least two (2) years within a Club, may then be offered membership as Active Members of that Club, providing that a majority of the Club agrees. This category of membership must not exceed four (4) at any given time. Members in this category who transfer to other Clubs will be admitted as Active members of those Clubs.
  • A female who has been personally invited to join. This category must not exceed four (4) at any given time.
HONORARY MEMBERSHIP
Each Inner Wheel Club may have a maximum of FOUR Honorary Members. Such members shall be subject to re-election annually.
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Past Presidents And Past Officers Of Association Of Inner Wheel Clubs In India And Sri Lanka

   
 
  S.No. Year Dist No Name
  1. 1976–77 Dist. 314 Mrs. Raksha Mehta
  2. 1977–78 Dist. 312 (Late) Mrs. Sharada Bhargava
  3. 1978–79 Dist. 318 (Late) Mrs.Prema G. Ullal
  4. 1979–80 Dist. 304 Dr. (Mrs.) Saroj Lalwani
  5. 1980–81 Dist. 318 (Late) Mrs. Sheila F. Irani
  6. 1981–82 Dist. 301 Mrs. Minna Kapur
  7. 1982–83 Dist. 321 Dr. (Mrs.) Muriel Sukumaran
  8. 1983–84 Dist. 314 Mrs. Veena Gandhi
  9. 1984–85 Dist. 320/323 Dr. (Mrs.) Mano Bakthavatsalam
  10. 1985–86 Left the country Mrs. Shubh Manchanda
  11. 1986–87 Dist. 321/323 Mrs. Suman Karpur
  12. 1987–88 Dist. 309/301 Mrs. Renu Mehra
  13. 1988–89 Dist. 315 Mrs. Mythri Gandhi
  14. 1989–90 Dist. 301 Mrs. Anita Agarwal
  15. 1990–91 Dist. 313 Mrs. Charulata A. Chinchankar
  16. 1991–92 Dist. 314 Mrs. Asha Bajaj
  17. 1992–93 Dist 329 Dr. (Mrs.) Lalita Seth
  18. 1993–94 Dist. 323 (Late) Mrs. Leela Ratnam
  19. 1994–95 Dist. 321 Mrs. Vimla Abraham
  20. 1995–96 Dist. 301 Mrs. Abha Gupta
  21. 1996–97 Dist. 308 Mrs. Anuradha Kalra
  22. 1997–98 Dist. 320 Mrs. Shanta Mookken
  23. 1998–99 Dist. 301 Mrs. Shashi Gupta
  24. 1999–2000 Dist. 308 Mrs. Renu Baljee
  25. 2000–2001 Dist. 323 Mrs. Kamala Ramakrishnan
  26. 2001–2002 Dist. 305 (Late) Mrs. Gulnar Marfatia
  27. 2002–2003 Dist. 320 Mrs. Geetha Padmanaban
  28. 2003–2004 Dist. 313 Mrs. Roshan E. Chindhy
  29. 2004–2005 Dist. 301 Dr. (Mrs.) Urmila Bareja
  30. 2005–2006 Dist. 319 Mrs. Shailaja B. Bhat,
  31. 2006–2007 Dist. 314 Dr. (Mrs.) Pallavi Shah
  32. 2007–2008 Dist. 320 Mrs. Gomathi Viswanathan
  33. 2008-2009 Dist. 323 Mrs. Azhagu Annamalai
  34. 2009-2010 Dist. 312 Mrs. Nandini Bhargava
 

 

      
       
  CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF SERVICE ACTIVITIES OF CLUBS IN ASSOCIATION OF INNERWHEEL CLUBS IN INDIA
 

 

YEARLY REPORT FOR IIW

Membership: 27,401
Districts       : 27
Clubs            : 1008   

Rights of the child:

  1. Breast Feeding : Breast Feeding week celebrated & awareness created and benefits
    explained.
  2. Immunisation : Importance given to Polio Plus. Vaccinations given against swine flu,
    HIV along with other vaccinations.
  3. Health Care : Health check up camps like general, dental, eye, ear etc organised
    and medicines distributed. Provided Calipers, Jaipur foot, hearing aids, life saving
    equipments, Bubble see caps, and organised speech therapy centres for deaf
    children.
  4. Nutrition : Medical aid, food, corn flakes, nutritious food, mid day meals provided to
    primary & middle level municipal schools.
  5. Female Child : Appeals made to keep small children from work, parents of only girls
    honoured, girl child ragpickers and dropouts encouraged to go to school. “Save Girl
    Child” campaign taken up forcefully by clubs. Girl trafficking discouraged.
  6. Education : Provided library books & cupboards, stationery, bicycles, school uniform
    materials, sweaters, blankets, play, library & laboratory equipment to schools,
    drinking water & toilet blocks. Blind schools helped with braille paper, braille slates,
    provided financial aid to schools for autistic and spastic children. Mobile crèches and
    classes for children of construction workers & prisoners.
  7. General : Counselling given to parents on good parenting & also parents of dropouts.
    Festivals celebrated with children, organised training in art, dance, music & other courses for children & conducted competitions for children.

Community Service:

  1. Medical : Donated treadmill to hospital, organised walkathons for creating awareness about health issues.
  2. Social : Water Coolers, Tube wells, Slipper making machine, bus shelters installed in various areas & leper’s colony; interest free loans given to entrepreneurs, basic necessities & toilet facilities provided to slums, mass marriages of poor girls & junk sale organised, financial help given to old age homes, to people affected by natural disasters, street plays organised to create awareness about various social issues & awareness of traffic signals, provided rickshaws to lepers for self employment, helped blind & lepers with ration.
  3. Education : Organised seminars on Consumer Rights
  4. Vocational : Recognised, appreciated & awarded people from various vocations for their services to society. Vocational training programmes and centres arranged for youth, jail inmates, sex workers.

Status of Women:

  1. Women Day Celebrated in the Country
  2. Under self employment schemes – vocational training provided in many courses
  3. Provided sewing machines, wet grinders, computers, beauty parlour & agarbatti
    making equipment
  4. Seminars organised on fundamental rights & duties, leadership &
    entrepreneurship, stay fit camps, domestic violence, right to property, dowry act,
    female foeticide, banking, stocks & shares, micro credits.
  5. Felicitated professional women with Vocational Excellence Awards.

Educational Help:

  1. Primary schools and schools for mentally challenged children run by some clubs.
  2. Assistance in all forms provided to needy children – financial & in kind – construction of school building, school furniture, benches, books, fans, lights,
    book shelves, school bags, soft skill training.
  3. Counselling for higher education, adolescent problems.
  4. Meritorious scholarships, tuition fees to needy students
  5. Organised coaching classes, debates, essay competitions, talent search competitions for students & various investment & saving schemes
  6. Montessory teachers provided training
  7. Organised adult literacy classes and study tours
  8. Adopted Anganvadi schools
  9. Help provided to mentally & physically challenged students.

Help to Aged

  1. Financial help & other help like groceries, clothes, medicines, fans, coolers, ration necessities, walking sticks, wheel chairs, tricycles, TV sets, spectacles, washing machines provided to old age homes.
  2. Senior citizens taken to picnics, circus, films. Organised bhajan sandhyas, yoga classes, seminars, lectures on old age related issues, celebrated festivals.
  3. Provided health check up camps and free dialysis, competitions, spent quality time with them
  4. Geriatic ward of Rs.12.00 lakhs constructed.

Narcotics Drugs:

  1. Organised awareness camps, lectures, street plays, skits, slogan competition for young people on hazards of tobacco, paanparags, gutkha, smoking, alcohol drinking leading to cancer.
  2. De-addiction centres and counselling given to drug addicts on ill effects of drug abuse.
  3. Seminars, talks organised on Aids & protection from HIV.
                

Environmental Protection:

  1. Organised Anti spitting campaigns, clean city, water conservation through posters, pamphlets,
  2. Encouraged kitchen gardens on balconies & small terraces.
  3. Planted saplings of different types of trees in schools, colleges, public places. Adopted parks
  4. Awareness created about Recycling and biomedical waste management, desilting of ponds, making of organic manure.
  5. Environmental awareness and competitions, rallies organised on global warming, pollution , need for tree plantation, bad effects of water, air & noise pollution
  6. Earth Day celebrated.

Rain water harvesting :

  1. Digging of wells for rain water collection and borewells carried out and check water dams constructed.
  2. Organised lectures/ Talks on importance of saving rain water, Rain Water Harvesting
  3. Hand pumps installed at various places.

 

ASSOCIATION OF INNER WHEEL CLUBS IN INDIA

Approximate Tabulation of Service Activities 2010-11
Period from July – May 2011

 

Sl.No.  Service Activity Approximate no.
of Beneficiaries		 Approximate
Amount Spent
1 Community service 10,87,435 2,65,33,281
2 Personalised service 1,80,397 60,86,220
3 Educational help 8,84,138 2,11,38,599
4 Environment help 2,01,308 25,33,643
5 Eye / blood donation 60,348 19,11,016
6 Help to the visually impaired 42,300 37,93,836
7 Help to the disabled 56,801 62,46,798
8 Help to the spastic 21,507 19,34,864
9 Help to the aged 65,157 1,16,65,144
10 Pollution control 2,40,082 9,88,255
11 Medical assistance 4,41,060 3,00,57,476
12 Polio plus 3,58,578 5,93,491
13 Indian art and culture 1,87,364 63,05,130
14 Rain water harvesting 2,01,369 37,57,083
15 General 4,2,329 53,79,643
16 Total 40,70,113 12,89,24,449
 
   
  Triennial Conferences held  
 
         
  Year Triennial Conf. Place Association
President		 District   CCC Chairman

 

 

 

 

    

 

1976–77

I

Bombay

Raksha Mehta

 314  

Silla Ardeshir

1979–80

I I

Bhopal

Saroj Lalwani

 304  

Prema G. Ullal

1982–83

I I I

Trivandrum

Muriel Sukumaran

 321  

Silla Ardeshir

1985–86

IV

Delhi

Shubh Manchanda

 301  

Veena Gandhi

1988–89

V

Vijayawada

Mythri Gandhi

 302  

M. Bakthavatsalam

1991–92

VI

Bombay

Asha Bajaj

 314  

Saroj Lalwani

1994–95

VII

Cochin

Vimla Abraham

 321  

Asha Bajaj

1997–98

VIII

Coimbatore

Shanta Mookken

 320  

Leela Ratnam

2000–01

IX

Madras

K. Ramakrishnan

 323  

Anita Aggarwal

2003–04

X

Pune

Roshan E. Chindhy

 313  

Vimla Abraham
2006–07 XI Mumbai Pallavi Shah 314   Abha Gupta
2009–10 XII Varanasi Nandini Bhargava 312   Renu Baljee
             
 
 
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