Brief Note on 1st Quarter

Trivandrum Ladies Circle 22.

For the period 1st July 2005 to 30th September 2005
Trivandrum Round Table 66, actively supported by Trivandrum Ladies Circle 22, continues to be extremely active across all facets of Tabling. The highlights of first quarter of this tabling year is as follows –

FELLOWSHIP

• Themes Socials – Punjabi Night, Guns and Roses, Patriotism, Onam, Shorts & Skirts
• Several informal get togeher – Dinner Socials and Birthday Celebrations
• 4 tablers attend the Area AGM at Munnar.
• New format proposed for fellowship basket where one tabler takes the ‘birthday tabler’ out.
• Joint Social with TBRT 126 for Area 1 Mass tour participants on 1st October
• AEX hosted at Trivandrum on 2nd October

PROJECTS

• Projects worth Rs 1.4 lakhs done during the quarter.
• Children’s park at Veiloor High School costing Rs 95000/- inaugurated by RTI President Tr. Ravi Khanna on 29th July.
• Constructed a gate at Veiloor High School at a cost of Rs 16900/-.
• Distributed ITC notebooks worth Rs 16000/- to 700 children of Kalloor school on 29th August..
• Sanctioned Rs 9,000/- through Project Helping Hands for four persons.
• Detailed application form for project helping hands adopted

RULES & EXTENSION
The following rules proposed & circulated earlier by Tr. Satish Prabhu were approved by the Table, for inclusion in the Table Bye-Laws –

• Members are not to maintain a debit balance in excess of Rs. 1,000/-
• A member, who fails to pay his annual dues by 30th September of a particular year, will be issued a reminder letter. In the event that the payment is not realized by 15th October of that year, he is disqualified from the membership of the table.
• An additional Sergeant fine of Rs. 100 will be levied on tablers not wearing a table pin at the meeting
• Smoking is banned during meetings happening indoors

PUBLICITY

• Tr Manoj sponsored a hoarding at Vellayambalam, bringing enormous publicity for the Movement. This was inaugurated by Area Chairman Tr.Venugopal on 2nd October 2005.
• 7 road sign boards maintained in the city.

FUND RAISING

• Committee formed to progress fund raising activities urgently.
• Website being prepared, to support fund raising activities

HRD

• Two guest speakers organized during meetings namely Mr Gopakumar a noted journalist and media personality who shared perspective on charity works realized through the media and Mr..Sarosh who spoke about the activities of Global Kerala Foundation.

SUPPLY HOUSE & GREETINGS CARD

• Received Rs. 510/- from RTI as commission against supply house sales.
• Greeting cards worth Rs. 30,000/- purchases from RTI

IRO

Trivandrum RT 66 had a very active start to the tabling year with the Round Table World 66 meet which was a 5-day gala event hosting 52 heads from seven countries. Of these, 22 foreign delegates attended the pre tour organized by TRT66, which was for the duration of a week.

TABLE ADMINISTRATION

On the administration of the affairs of the table have been progressing well and all communications with the association have been prompt. The average attendance for the year till date is 83 % and meetings have been held as per schedule.

TRT66 Hoarding

Through the initiative of the Area Publicity convenor, our table put up a hoarding in the heart of the city, at Vellayamballam junction. The hoarding which was inaugurated by the Area Chairman Tr. Venugopal on the 2nd of October 2005, will go a long way in giving publicity to Round Table and the cause of ‘Freedom Through Education’.

Seeing this, several other tables in the Area have also expressed interest in putting up hoardings in their cities, and requested for our design to be passed on to them.

Three RTI welcome boards are also being put up at the entry points to the city. These are being sponsored by M/s.Baby Shop belonging to Tr. Aiyappan.