Tablers of VRT 77 who have the “First Smile Project” and perform free surgeries for Children with Cleft Lips have taken it to the next level.

They have been Working with the Maaya Foundation at Vizag and now at Mumbai they joined hands with  German Cleft Children Aid Society and Donated 5 Lakhs towards the same and got great International publicity TO ROUND TABLE INDIA

Here’s a Report by Chairman Tr Ameet Mirpuri and Some Photos…

The weekend that was!

Friends,
I write to you in disbelief at the moment but with a sense of great pride urging on as I type down these words.

We, at Vizag Round Table 77 were invited by the Maaya foundation and the German Cleft Children Aid Society to attend an event in Mumbai this 20th and 21st of January 2012 titled Germany meets Mumbai. Little did we know about the depth of this event until I attended the same myself.

Through the Maaya foundation, we at VRT 77 have been working on, as most know, our project, First Smile, which has been recognized by the national board of Round Table India for the last 2 years. Here we help children with a cleft problem, have corrective surgery and literally, repair their lives.

On the 20th, I was invited to a concert by the consulate general of India to Germany to attend a concert called Bollywood to Babbelsburg at the National Centre for Performing Arts. It was a fabulous 3-hour performance by Germany’s best orchestra of 100 musicians performing our very own     A.R Rahman’s music. The maestro himself was there too along with a number of celebrity figures and enthralled the audience with his grand finale. This was followed by a dinner with the who’s who of Mumbai, a very select event where I got to converse with a lot of the foreign delegation. The mayor of Stuttgart, Germany, was very happy to see the work of 77 through First Smile and to my amazement, he turned out to be a 41er as well. I pinned him with a 77 pin and a beaming smile!

The 21st, now this was the big one. The mayor of Mumbai, the mayor of Stuttgart, the whole German delegation, the municipal commissioner of Mumbai and the swish business crowd of Mumbai was present at the Taj Lands End in bandra to inaugurate a wine festival befitting to the essence of the event. It was called Lapp India presents the wine festival where Stuttgart meets Mumbai. I flashed my chairman’s jewel with pride all around the 600 guests and also supported the Maaya foundation stall there.

Professor Heinz, of the German Cleft Children Aid Society, who is their spokesperson and spearheads this mission in Germany and India as well, gave a speech in which he spoke about why these children need the help we are giving them and spoke very highly of Round Table India. He also played the First Smile video created by Vizag Round Table 77 that held the audience spellbound. I was then given the opportunity to speak and tell the delegates and the audience about Round Table India, our specialty of always remaining a young organization, our mission of freedom through education and the fact that we are also responsible for the upkeep of our schools. I went on to tell them about how First Smile has become a pet project at Vizag and how everyone should donate towards this very noble cause.

I then went onto present him with a cheque of Rs. 5,00,000/- on stage, which was much appreciated, by him and the rest of the crowd once I stepped down. With this contribution, VRT 77 has come up with a total contribution of over Rs. 25,00,000/- toward this project reaching 250 children with a promise to reach out to many many more! The classy evening full of performances and reveling speeches continued with some brilliant German Relishing food. I even caught up with Tr. Christoph of Germany Round Table 173 over a glass of wine (the jewel I wore attracted many a query, many a compliment, many an exchange of cards and promises and many a conversation about the Round table)

Friends, excuse me for probably taking 10 minutes away of your time reading this but I did feel a minute to minute revelation of this larger than life experience that Round Table India has had this weekend really needed to be given it’s due. The press we got and the pictures will tell you all and hopefully give you a visual tour of my exhilarating weekend in Mumbai.

Yours in tabling and (need I say it)… Proud to be a Tabler!!!

Tr. Ameet Mirpuri

Chairman, Vizag Round Table 77

ameetmirpuri@yahoo.co.in

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Hamir Sampat

MKRT 181

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Tiger In tabling indeed they are.

Tablers of MWRT 10 and Circlers of Ladies Circle 2 organized a Sports for the Special Children

This is the 10th Edition of the same and around 1000 Children from 18 school will participate in the Sports meet

Hats off to the Tablers and Circlers

Read on for a Invite and Basic Information by Chairman Tr Amit Bhalla

SMART 118 a Vibrant Table form Secunderabad believes in Multi Tasking

On 26th January the Republic Day of INDIA they had A Project Bhoomi Pooja for 6 classrooms, A community Service.

To Top it all they also had a Joint Fellowship with The Tablers/ Circlers and twinklers of HDRT 183.

Area Chairman Dr Sidharth Karan was there for all the events

Heres a Report by Chairman Tr Samit Gangwal

Republic Day : 26^th Jan 2012

Activity: Project / Community Service / Joint Fellowship

SMART Members Present @ the Project & Fellowship : 10 Tablers, 7 Circlers / Smart Ladies, 6 Smart Twinklers

Present from SMART 118: Tablers Vashisht, Abhishek, Rishabh, Vishal, Siddharth, Jitendra, Arvind, Vijender, Sq Leg Nitin and myself ; SMART Partners Smita, Vijaita, Deepthi, Arpita, Madhavi, Payal, Keerti and SMART Twinklers Adhidev, Samarth, Ayush, Parth, Darsh, Naina , Adarsh & Amit.

TEAM   SMART  118   Successfully  Kick-started a Project of Building 6 Separate Classroom Blocks at the PILUTLA  Zilla Parishad Government High School , Medak District in Narsapur near Hyderabad , by conducting a BHOOMI PUJA on the Republic Day : 26^th Jan 2012.

Once built, it will benefit about 400 children of the Area yearly. It is estimated that the project will be completed in about 4 months.

The Project was also Attended by the Area Chairman of Area 9 Tr.Dr.Siddharth Karan and his family.

After  the Bhoomi  Pooja, just before leaving the School , about 20 Biscuit Packets were distributed to the Children of the Area by Tr. Rishab his wife Smita , Arpita & myself.

This was followed by an amazing Joint Lunch Fellowship along with HPRT 183 at a Farm House not very far from the School. The Lunch was the local cuisine of the area and was very tasty and sumptuous & thoroughly enjoyed by the Tablers, Circlers and the Twinklers of SMART 118 and HPRT 183.

The Twinklers and the Circlers had a ball of a time visiting the Orchards & the Farm, handpicking the Fruits and Vegetables and they also witnessed a Very Popular Rural and Traditional Sport of Rooster/Cock Fight. About 20 Tablers , 2 Sq Legs, 6 Circlers and 9 Twinklers of SMART 118 and HPRT 183 were present for the fellowship.

Members of HPRT 183 for the Joint Lunch Fellowship were : Tablers. Pavan, Gokul, Manish, Vicky, Abhilash, Anuj, Sq Leg Rajan and his 2 Twinkler Kids.

A Special Mention of Appreciation and Thanks to Mr. Goverdhan Rao for the arrangements pertaining to Bhoomi Puja , Farm Visit and Lunch Fellowship.

Here are some of the Pictures of the Bhoomi Pooja Conducted on the Republic Day by SMART 118 and the Joint Lunch Fellowship later on along with Tablers of HPRT183 during the day

Tr.Samit Gangwal.

samitgangwal@gmail.com

Chairman -2011-12

SMART 118

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MKRT 181

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The Young Tables of ROund Table India are really doing Good and Great is the Future for Round Table India with Tables Like BRT 222 and Tablers Like Them.

In the Very First year of tabling,  Tablers of BRT 222 are doing a great job in every facet of tabling

They have taken a 4 Classroom project in the very First Year and already the Bhoomi Poojan

Heres a Report By Tr Sujay of BRT 222

Bhoomi Pooja @ Samandur Village School on 25.01.2012

DEAR ALL,

BANGALORE TITANS RT 222 the newest & the youngest Table of AREA6 continuing their efforts in Projects had a Bhoomi Pooja for the 4 Classroom Project at Samandur Village School – Anekal Taluk, Hosur Road Bangalore.

In its first full year of tabling, BTRT222 under the Chairmanship of Tr. Rajaram Gowda have taken up its first big project.

The tablers who attended were – Tr. Rajaram Gowda, Tr. Sudhanva Gowda, Tr. Sushant Gupta, Tr. Priyesh Shah, Tr. Ashok Dutta and Tr. Vishal Gupta.

Tr Sujay tallam

tr.sujaytallam@gmail.com

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MKRT 181

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Friends,

Tablers of RART 160 have a Big Heart and they showed it when they went for the Republic Days Celebrations

All The Tablers of RART 160 decided to sponsor a Child Eduction and his basic need for a year on the spot

Hats of To Them.

Read on for a Report By Chairman Manpreet

GIVING IT BACK TO THE SOCIETY !!!!

A wonderful day to start with .

The  Akshar Charitable Trust Invited RART 160 to celebrate Republic Day at the on going FTE project  LEKHNI .

Tr. Mayank , Tr. Ashu , Tr. Mayur , Tr. Rohit , Tr. Raja , Tr. Aditya Bhuwalka and Prospective Rahul Saboo visited the school and would really like to pen down the lovely  experience which WE all had.

This school is run by a TRUST and they are helping in all round development of the village having 200 odd families who event can’t afford  Rs. 50 for their child’s education  .

After Flag hoisting the children sang the National Anthem which was followed by March Past and a superb fancy Dress competition.

All Children were dressed characterizing the Leaders who had contributed to the Freedom of our Great country. They all came up with a small act also.

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru              Shahid Bhagat Singh                         Chandrashekhar Aad

Maulana Kalam Azad                       Rani Laxmi bai                                      Mangal Pahan

Subhash Ch. Bose                                                 Vir Birsa Munda                                                     Mahatma Gandhi

This was followed by a very inspirational talk by Mrs. Indira Singh explaining the Good work done by the Trust .

While the talk was on the Tablers of RART 160 in a few minutes , (courtesy BBM and SMS services) decided that each Tabler will adopt one Student i.e. Each Tabler of Ranchi will pay Rs. 3500/- per year per student which will take care of the basic needs like uniform , school bags , School shoes and other stationeries . This was announced by Tr. Raja and the entire village appreciated the same.

Friends this is a very small contribution from RART 160 but I hope the impact will be serious.

AS we continue to Enjoy Tabling !!

Keep Smiling Keep Shining !!!

JAI HIND !!

LMF Tr. Manpreet Singh ‘Raja’

rajas1881@gmail.com

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MKRT 181

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SRT 135 Completed its 13th Edition of BLIND Car Rally This year and it was really successful with over 100 cars Partcipating

The Publicity which it has given ROUND TABLE INDIA is immense

The Tablers Circlers and Twinklers all were fully involved to make it a Grand Success. Hats off to them….

Heres A Report and Photos by Tr Chairman Bhavesh and Sec Tr Mukesh,

13TH ROUND TABLE CAR RALLY OF SRT-135

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CAR RALLY
1] 108 PARTICIPANTS.
2] 8.25 LAKH FUND RAISED.
3] 6 HOARDING ACROSS THE CITY.
4] ONE WEEK CONTINUOUS COVERAGE IN PRINT MEDIA & RODIO CITY.
5] FLAG OFF BY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE SHREE RAKESH ASTHANA AND JT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE SHREE SANJAY SHRIVASTAVA
6] PRIZE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION IN PRESENCE OF MUSIC DIRECTOR ISMAIL DARBAR AND AREA CHAIRMAN AREA 11 TR NAITAM.

On Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, the Surat Round Table-135 organized 13th Blind Chase Car Rally. The rally started off to a very impressive & pompous show. Mr. Rakesh Ashthana, Police Commissioner of Surat City Flagged-off the first Car of this mega event. The High Point of the rally was a Deep-Blue Rolce Royce Car being flagged-off at number one. This held all the onlookers and car enthusiasts enthralled. Playing of live band and bursting of crackers added the most needed zing to the Flag-off event. A total of 108 cars were Flagged-off by various who’s who of the Walled City.

With map in Braille in hands, visually challenged guided cars and drivers followed the instructions. Denizens of Surat enjoyed this inspiring spectacle as they covered total distance of 78 KMs. With the adventure, thrill, zeal and excitement, the rally passed through the beautiful route which encompassed the open and refreshing countryside on one hand and congested inner-city on the other. All thanks to Tr Hitesh & Jewel-of-Table- Vikas Khator for working day and night for carving out such a magnificent route. All the Tablers, circlers, 41ers & Twinklers enjoyed the different Marshal points set up at different distances of the route. We all were really touched by the hospitality shown by the villagers at Marshal Points. The rally came to end at around 1.30 PM with the last car reaching the destination point. All the participants were offered ice-cream at the finishing point.

The last event on the card was AWARD distribution Function, Which turned out be icing on the cake. The presence of Renowned Music Composer Ismail Darbaar, Joint Police Commissioner Mr. Sanjay Srivastav, CEO of NMART & our major sponsor, Mr. Gopal Shekhawat, & Area Chairman of RTI Tr Naitam Kapadia escalated the glamour quotient of the function. Songs by Ismail Darbaar and his better half Aisha Added the fun and frolic to the do.
Competitors finishing with minimum penalty points were declared winners. Team of Govind Jhavar and Ashok Chawla bagged first place while the team of Nevil Angadiya and Hatim Vohra was declared second and team of Hetal Desai and Snehal Gamit was declared third. A special award for all ladies team was also given away to Uresha Patolawala and Parul Desai. The whole function was beautifully compared by our very dear NHT- Anurag Mehra. All the guests relished the delicious dinner, sponsored by famous Hotel of the city, TGB.
HATS-OFF to our car rally convener Tr Denny and Chairman Tr Bhavesh for working day in day out to make this event a resounding success. Thanks to all the Tablers, circlers, 41ers & Twinklers for their keen involvement to make this show great. This Rally was an earnest ENDEAVOUR of SRT-135 TO POPULARIZE Round Table India in Surat. We got substantial publicity and fund raising through this event. The amount of fund collected through the rally is to the tune of about Eight lakhs Twenty five thousand , which shall be used for the construction of four classrooms at PATAL village. Thanks a lot to the sponsors of the event (NMART, NAVJEEVAN HYUNDAI, KING FORD, COMET MOTORS, KTL, AMUL BAKERY, DIVYA BHASKAR, 91.1 FM, PRESIDENT MOTORS MARUTI HARDWARE, SILICON NISSAN, TGB, DESTINY, CHARU JEWELLERS, & CAR CLINIZ). We would also like to express our gratitude towards all our valuable participants.
The publicity fetched by this rally is unprecedented and historic. For continuous four days, we got coverage in Local Daily DIVYA BHASKAR, Which was also our media partner to the event. Six Hoardings were put up at very strategic locations of the Surat city. Radio City 91.1 aired details of Car Rally for continuous four days and interview of Tr Denny was also aired. Tr Piyush contributed his bit in publicity by making an event page & a normal page on facebook. He also invited around 45000 people from Surat to visit the same.
The positive feedback by the participants raised the level of satisfaction of SRT-135’s Family. Last but not least, the most satisfying moment of the event was when the blind man said “mazaa aavi gayo saheb, aavta varas pachi yaad karjo”. That sparkle of happiness in their eyes will always linger on in our memories for really long.

Tr Mukesh Bhajanka
SEC. SRT-135 [11-12]
Keep Smiling, Keep Shining & Keep It Simple !!
Tr Bhavesh Rathod
CM SRT 135 [11-12]
Mobile 09687613157

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MKRT 181

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Tablers of ART 40 joined Ahmedabad Ladies Circle 64 and had a combined Community Service Project in

Andh Apang Manav Mandal  on 26th January 2012 celebrating Republic Day

They distributed at the ALC 64 Project where ART 40 also Donated Tricycles, Wheel Chair’s and Fruits on 26th January 2012

Have a Look at the Photos

ART 40 CHAIRMAN                                                                                                                                ALC 64 CHAIRPERSON

Tr Satyavrat Arya                                                                                                                                       Cr Niyati Parikh

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MKRT 181

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Tablers of SCRT 195 celebrated Republic Day with the School Kids of Ashramshala Vanjh near Surat

They also distributed some necessary Amenities to the Kids at the Ashram

Read on for a Brief Report and Photos by Tr Nilesh Patel….

Today on 26th January 2012, we at SCRT 195 took an initiative to distribute Food Packets, National Flags & Blankets to School Kids at Ashramshala, Vanjh near Surat.

We all really enjoyed this morning being with kids & distributing them Food Packets, National Flags & Blankets following with the Flag Hosting & Singing National Anthem.

Tr Nilesh Patel

patelnil7631@me.com

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MKRT 181

RTI

MKRT 181 the youngest Table of AREA 2 continuing their efforts in Projects had a Bhoomi Poojan for a 4 Classroom Project at their Long Term Project School Siragu School, Avadi,
181ers have already built 9 Classroom over here in the last 5 years and have taken up the First Floor Block Also which have 4 Classrooms and A computer Room Block also .
This will benefit nearly 400 Students. Chairman Tr Vinay and Project Convenrs Tr Balaji and Tr Rajeshwar have promised to complete it as soon as Posiible
Area Vice Chairman Tr Gitesh was also Present for the Bhoomi Poojan

The School also Celebrated The Republic Day with the Tablers and Circlers to showcase their Talents in various forms of Art and Karate.

Have A look the Photos by Chairman Tr Vinay Grandhi…

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MKRT 181

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Republic Day was celebrated with Great Spirits by Tablers and Circlers of SRT 135 with the School kIds of their Project School in Bonanad

The Inter class competitions were held and prizes given.

Heres A pictorial Report by Chairman Tr Bhavesh Rathod..

Chairman Bhavesh Rathod

goldpointjewellers@yahoo.com

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Hamir Sampat

MKRT 181

RTI