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Rotary Club of Windsor (1918)
World Community Service Committee Page

Our Club is Located in Windsor Ontario Canada

Welcome to the World Community Service Committee Page. The information below describes the mandate and activities of this committee.


World Community Service Committee Mandate

The Committee shall plan and execute projects to assist people in or from less favoured areas of the world.
Ordinarily it shall work through and with the cooperation of Rotary International, the Canadian Rotary Committee For International Development (CRCID) and service clubs in or near the selected areas.
It shall also maximize use of government programs such as the Canadian International Develpment Agency (CIDA)

COMMON WEALTH

Common Wealth
Jeffrey D. Sachs,
author of The End of Poverty,
directs the Earth Institute at Columbia University

In 2004 and 2005 he was named among the 100 most influential leaders in the world by Time Magazine



World Community Service Committee Activities

OUR PAST INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS INCLUDE


CURRENT INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS INCLUDE CONTINUATION OF SEVERAL OF THE ABOVE PROJECTS, PLUS



Rotary International 4-Way test based project

4-WAY TEST
Is it the TRUTH? 
Is it FAIR to all concerned? 
Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 
Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Focus on The 4-WayTest


INDIA NATIONAL 4-WAY TEST ESSAY COMPETITION


4-Way Test Essay Contest

Third year of five (2007-08)

Centennial DG S.R. Yogananda and his wife Raji
Centennial DG S.R. Yogananda, National Coordinator of the India based 4-Way test project and his wife Raji, are going through essays that they are receiving from all over India.
Students from 12,500 schools are invited to participate in an essay contest
designed to promote and advance the 4-Way Test.

The Third National essay Competition on the 4 way test for school students Rotary year 2007-08 has been conducted by Districts and Clubs in schools across India for the third year in succession.

We have received entries from clubs and schools in the following R I Districts:
2980,3000,3010,3020,3030,3050,3060,3070,3080,3090, 3110,3120,3130,3140,3150,3170,3180,3190,3200,3210,3240,3250,3260

I thank and congratulate the District Governors of the above districts for motivating their clubs,schools and children to take part in this noble endeavour of character building.

On going through the entries received we notice that the following clubs have conducted this test in large number of schools:

Rotary Club Of Bangalore Yelahanka,(President Vanta Narayani), Rotary Club of Hapur ,U P (President O P Kedia), Rotary Club Of Mettupalyam,TN(President Durai raj), Rotary Club Of Palghat,Kerala (President N G Nair), Rotary Club Of Malerkotla,Punjab(President Amjad Ali), Rotary Club of Umbergaon,Gujrat(President Damodar Panickkar), Rotary Club Of Kashipur,(President Devendra kumar agarwal), Rotary Club Of Koderma,Jharkhand(President ashok Das Gupta),

The entries are being given for judging and we will contact you as soon as it is done.


The 24-word code of ethics governing the things we think, say, or do, The Four-Way Test was adopted by Rotary in 1943.
Om's project provides awards to students who write essays on subjects embodying lessons learned through the 4-way code of conduct.
Indian students of classes IX, X, X+1 and X+2 studying in India are eligible for this contest.

THE THIRD INDIA NATIONAL ESSAY COMPETITION

Rotary Year 2007 - 2008

TOPIC: Importance of Rotary's 4-Way Test for One's Success and Happiness

Information Brochure

Consent Form



Om is shown at a Rotary District Conference held at Bangalore, India (Click on the image to see an enlaged version) Rotarian Om Chandna travelled in India in year 2006 introducing a Rotary International 4-Way test based high school essay project directed at using the 4-way test as a stimulant in the fight against administrative corruption.
His essay project was repeated for a second year in India and in year 2007-8 has been expanded to cover the high schools in his own district 6400 in Canada in recognition that, with rapid world trade expansion, the principles enshrined in the 4way test are of universal significance.


(Click on the image to see an enlarged version)


Governor Jennifer Jones presented a cheque for $1000.00 for District 6400 Simplified Grant to Rotarian Om Chandna towards partial expenses for the District 6400 essay contest in which high school students participated.


Past President Sudhakar receiving essays from PDG Yogananda (Click on the image to see an enlarged version) Past President Sudhakar receiving essays from PDG Yogananda (Click on the image to see an enlarged version)

Rtn. Sudhakar S and his team will do judging of essays to select winners at both District and National Levels in India. Pictures above show Past President Sudhakar receiving essays from PDG Yogananda.
Judges will determine 28 National Level winners who will be selected from all winners at the District Level for 23 RI Districts that participated.



National Essay Contest Brochure for 2006-7, Page 1
National Essay Contest Brochure for 2006-7, Page 2
National Essay Contest Consent Form for 2006-7

National Essay Contest Winners for 2005-2006
National Essay Contest Certificates and Medals for Winners of 2005-2006 4-Way Test contest
National Essay Contest Second Place Winners for 2005-2006

First Year Report for Rotary Year 2005-2006
More information on the 4Way Test
Declaration of Rotarians in Businesses and Professions
Small feet, big impact - Developing the next generation with 4-Way Test - by OM Chandna



Centennial DG Jim Ives has sent a beautiful email letter to all the Centennial DGs in India who were his classmates.

From: James Ives
To: 'Fellow'
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 7:36 AM
Subject: 4-Way-Test Essay Contest

Dear Fellow Governors,

I am Jim Ives, Centennial Governor from District 6400. A very devoted Rotarian in our District, Om Chandna, has been working diligently with a number of you to institute the 4-Way-Test essay competition in India as a way to combat corruption. Many of you have participated in this project in its first year. Another tireless worker has been a classmate of mine, S.R. Yogananda of District 3190. As Centennial Governor when this project was conceived, I am extremely grateful for your participation in this important project. We all know that the youth of today are our future, and if we want to see change in the world, it will be through the children. For those of you who have not yet had the opportunity to participate, I would encourage you to do so. This great organization of ours that we call Rotary was started because of the unethical business practices that were prevalent in Chicago in 1905. I can't think of a better tribute to Paul Harris than to fight corruption with the help of our youth.

Thank you for your efforts, and I would like to congratulate all the students who participated in this fantastic project. I would also like to thank Past RI Director Mike McCullough and Past RI Director Sushil Gupta for their support with this project. It is amazing to see the good that comes from the efforts of so many dedicated Rotarians.

Thank you for your leadership as we Lead the Way in our new Rotary year.

Yours in Rotary,

Jim Ives
Centennial District 6400 Governor, 2004/05
248-588-7005
jives@att.net

S.R. Yogananda, PDG of District 3190 in India and National Coordinator of the India based 4-Way test project had a bronze bust of Paul Harris installed in a busy thoroughfare in Bangalore. The pedestal carries the 4-Way Test. (Click on the image to enlarge it)


S.R. Yogananda, PDG of District 3190 in India and National Coordinator of the India based 4-Way test project, had a bronze bust of Paul Harris
installed in a busy thoroughfare in Bangalore.
The pedestal carries the 4-Way Test.

Rotarian Om Chandna, of the Rotary Club of Windsor (1918) in USA/Canada international District 6400 and originator of the Rotary International
4-Way test based project, travelled in India introducing the contest directed at
using the 4-way test as a stimulant in the fight
against administrative corruption.

Introductory Letter for
the India National Essay Competition year 2006-7

The Second year of the Essay Contest based on Rotary 4-Way Test for about 12,500 schools in India has ended for the Rotary year 2006-2007. District and National level winners were selected.

TOP 14 WINNERS
4 WAY TEST COMPETITION 2006-07

This
is one of the 14 National level winning essays.

India national essay competition year 2006-7

Rotary District 6400 report on
the India national essay competition.

Click here to read a letter about the project
from Rotary International Past President William Boyd

District 6400 - The Four Way Test Essay Contest



JUDGING CRITERIA

(Judging Criteria for both School and District Levels)

Contents (65%)

a) Shows practical applications of 4-Way Test to achieve one’s success and happiness (1- 25 points).
b) Uses examples from life around (1 - 20 points).
c) Has human interest appeal (1 - 20 points).

Language (10%)

a) Spelling (1-2 points).
b) Punctuation (1- 2 points).
c) Grammar (1-2 points).
d) Choice of words, clarity and expressiveness (1-4 points).

Organization (25%)

a) Introduction - Captures reader’s attention and establishes major theme of essay (1-5 points).
b) Development - Ideas are presented, supported and explained in clear logical order with smooth transitions (1-12 points).
c) Conclusion - Emphasizes major theme in essay leaving reader with a clear, concise message to achieve one’s success and happiness in life (1-8 points).

Ø IMPORTANT:
If a school sends electronic files of 3 winning essays and list of all participants in this contest, email these items to me. However, if a school sends electronic files of all entries in this contest, committee of 3 Rotarians from your Club will judge 3 winning essays from the entire set of entries. List of all participants and electronic files of 3 winning essays should then be emailed to me.

Ø District Level:
District Level winners will be selected from the school level winners. 3 Rotarians from each Club will join the team of judges for this level. The process will be given after school level is complete.

With best regards,
Lloyd and Om





More Pictures from India

Rotary International 4-Way test based project

December, 2004
Hi Don, Gary and Brenda:
Kindly accept greetings from Om in Bangalore, India.

I hope that you received a copy of my report to the Directors Mike and John with regards to the project. I am meeting both of them in Chennai, India on Friday. There is a Rotary International Meeting where many R.I. Directors from all over and the District Governors from South Asia are coming. I shall send you a copy of my report that I will send to Bev and DonJuccartz.
I have started teaching students who are doing their Ph.Ds and the Research work has also started.
I also attended meetings of two Rotary Clubs. One of these meetings was with the Board of Directors of a Club. I am attaching pictures of exchange of Banners.

"Greetings from Bangalore. District Governor Yogananda, and his team organised a fantastic, invigorating and inspiring Rotary District Conference attended by about 2000 Rotarians.
Theme of this conference was ‘Make a difference’.
Rtn. Manjit Singh Sawhney, chairman of the twin zone centennial celebration Initiative between Canada and India, represented R.I. President Glenn Estess at this conference. He communicated President Glenn’s message to celebrate 100 years of Rotary not with a sense of complacency based on past success but with a vigour to face today’s challenges. He further quoted the R. I. President and said: 100 years is an important mile stone one that few organizations reach. It signifies that Rotary is doing something right and that the need for Rotary’s service remains strong.
Rtn. Manjit expressed appreciation of Canadian Rotarians
(a) for help to light up 500 homes in the villages of Kumaon hill,
(b) for help towards solar power energy for the backward areas in West Bengal and
(c) for help to get ‘Eyesight Universal of Canada’ involved for 100,000 cataract surgeries. "


Rotarian Om Chandna's travels in India

our meeting over lunch that was hosted by my sister-in-law Sarla Chandna. District Governor Yogananda of District 3190, his wife Raji, President Usha Medina of a local Rotary Club, her husband Shankar, my brother J.K. Chandna, Sarla Chandna and myself are in these pictures with PRID Panduranga Setty (Click on the picture to enlarge it)


Our fellow Rotarian Om Chandna is back from India where he led the way in a Rotary International project featuring the application of
the principles of the 4-Way Test

In the picture above, Om is shown at a meeting over lunch that was hosted by his sister-in-law Sarla Chandna, District Governor Yogananda of District 3190, his wife Raji, President Usha Medina of a local Rotary Club, her husband Shankar, Om's brother J.K. Chandna, Sarla Chandna and past R.I. Director Panduranga Setty.


Pictures from Om's travels in India Om in India (Click on the picture to enlarge it)

Om in India (Click on the picture to enlarge it) Om in India (Click on the picture to enlarge it)

Om in India (Click on the picture to enlarge it) Om in India exchanging banners (Click on the picture to enlarge it) Om in India at a Literacy Conference (Click on the picture to enlarge it)

Om in India with friends and family on January 13, 2005 (Click on the picture to enlarge it) Om is shown speaking at a Lions Club International Association meeting in India on Saturday, January 22nd (Click on the picture to enlarge it)






Dr. Hasu Naik

India Matching Grant Application
Approval Announcement


Glad to inform you that one of our biggest grants amounting to US $ 91,250 is approved. This is a novel project-Mobile Animal Lab and Dispensary, which we want to use for organizing Animal Treatment Camps amongst clusters of villages. This is adjunct to my Heifer Nurturing Project.

Cheers
Hasu Naik (Rotary (1918) member)

Rotarian Hasu Naik receives Awards


Rotarian Hasu Naik (Click on the image to enlarge it) At our June 28, 2004 and June 26, 2006 meetings, Windsor 1918 Rotarian Hasu Naik received awards in recognition of his World Community Service work. Hasu is active with Rotary International in raising money and carrying out service projects throughout India and Africa. The value of the projects he was previously and is currently involved in exceeds one million dollars. Our Club has donated approximately sixty thousand dollars of this amount. Dr. Naik visited India in 2006 to carry on his work.



Here is a list of the WCS projects and other activities of the Rotary Foundation
piloted by Dr. Hasu Naik.

Once the page image is visible,
Click on the orange globe in the bottom right corner to enlarge the printing



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India has 45 million visually handicapped persons.

One out of every three blind people in the world lives in India - an estimated 13 million blind people live in India.
Every year, 2.3 million people develop cataracts in their eyes.
There are 2 million blind children in India. Only 5% of them receive any education.


Matching Grant Project No. 8053 submitted jointly by The Rotary Club of Windsor (1918) and the Rotary Club of Navasari was approved. The funds are being used to enable the work of the Rotary Eye Institute in India.

Eye Resources on the Internet


In the February/March, 2006 issue of Windsor Life Magazine,There is a feature story on Rotary 1918 member Dr. Hasu Naik and his humanitarian work in India and Nigeria (pg. 64).
You will be amazed at the "service above self accomplishments" of this energetic retiree.



Canada-India Diabetes Program

Our Club helped support the work of Dr. Ramesh Rao and Dr. Shanti Rao in this camp (Click on the image to see an enlaged version) Our Rotary Club presented the Rao's a cheque for $1000 to help with their diabetes prevention progam. (Click on the image to see an enlaged version)


Canada-India Diabetes Program Free health camp held with Rotary of Udupi in 2003--for the web host.
Windsorites, Dr. Ramesh Rao and Dr. Shanti Rao, of the Canada/India Diabetes Prevention Program, travelled to India to help with the work.
Our Rotary Club presented the Rao team a cheque for $1000 to help with their diabetes prevention program.

Kenya Projects


Kay Curtis

Rotarian Kay Curtis recently traveled to Kenya. Kay has mounted a series of projects designed to raise money for a school in Nyeri, Kenya.

Visit theKenya Projects page.


Rotarian Bill Howitt travels to Egypt


Bill Howitt
Bill flew to Egypt for a two week stint in support of
Rotary's International Polio Eradication Campaign.

His trip took him along the Nile River where he helped a team administering an orally ingested serum that protects children 5 years of age and younger from the polio virus.

Although this trip was arranged through Rotary International,
Bill self financed most of the travel and living expenses.



Rotarian Bill Howitt administers an oral dose of Polio Vaccine during his visit to Egypt (Click on the image to see an enlaged version) Rotarian Bill Howitt adninisters an oral dose of Polio Caccine during his visit to Egypt (Click on the image to see an enlaged version) Rotarian Bill Howitt doing some touring during his visit to Egypt (Click on the image to see an enlaged version)

World Wide Polio Eradication Partners





Rotarian Joe Greco travelled to Venezuella

Rotarian Joe Greco holds a plaque given by the Rotary Club of Pourto La-Cruc Venezuella to the World Medical Relief, Detroit Michigan (Click on image to enlarge it)

Rotarian Joe Greco has returned from Venezuella. He visited during February and March, 2005 and returned in February, 2006. While there, he checked out our recent projects on flood relief, medical supplies delivery and Hart Walker donations.

Pictures from our Venezuellan Projects

Pictures from our Venezuellan Projects

President Gustavo, Joe Greco, Silvio Rollo, at Rotary medical clinic in Venezuella (Click on the image to see an enlaged version) Plaque presented to Rotary (1918) President Bev Cyr by the Venezuellan Rotary Club (Click on the image to see an enlaged version) (Click on the image to see an enlaged version)

Here are more pictures - Click on the underlined label to view them

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Picture #10 Joe Greco with Venezuellan Rotarian, Silvio Roolo and Yires Gruber
Picture #11 Venezuellan Rotarian, Silvio Roolo, the Venezuellan Director of Civil Defence and Joe Greco
Picture #12 Joe Greco with Venezuella's Assistant Director of Defence





Committee members have been active in the past few years in developing projects to aid the people of Ghana

West African projects


Building a School in Ghana


School constructed in Ghana

An Album of pictures
showing work being done on Duori School in Ghana



Visit the Ghana Projects Page

Canadian Rotary Committee for International Development

The Canadian Rotary Committee For International Development (CRCID) is composed of Rotarians from across Canada. The Committee works with the Canadian International Development Agency to undertake worthwhile development projects throughout the world.


World Community Service Projects Exchange


Rotary clubs seeking assistance with a local project can register it with the WCS Projects Exchange, a semiannual listing which brings together clubs in need of resources with those willing to help. In addition to seeking funds or equipment and supplies, projects listed on the exchange are often in need of volunteers -- doctors, engineers, or just people willing to lend a hand.

WCS Exchange logo The World Community Service (WCS) Projects Exchange List is published by the International Support Section of Rotary International (RI) twice each year in February and August.


World Community Service Resource Network There are literally hundreds of sources of information regarding World Community Service (WCS), Matching Grant (MG), Health, Hunger, and Humanity (3H), Disaster Relief (DR), and other Humanitarian Aid Programs of Rotary and other organizations. The purpose of this Web Site is to act as a "switchboard" or "yellow pages" directory to these resources.

Harvard Commencement talk - Bill Gates

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