You must make a CHOICE
To take a CHANCE
Or your life will never CHANGE
Trying and challenging times in life
CAN bring out the best in HUMANITY.
For this to happen, we need to be reminded of
the 3 C's in LIFE .
CHOICES, CHANCES, CHANGES.
The past few months have undoubtedly brought drastic and dramatic change to all our lives on a global scale. We are living in a New Normal. Every day is a choice for another chance to make a change in our lives. Progress is impossible without CHANGE, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.
My dear friends, I encourage you to think out of the box to continue to meet the ideals of this great organisation. Do find alternative ways to continue with your meetings and further foster the friendship that you have built in your clubs.
The secret of CHANGE is to focus your energy, on adapting the old, to build the inevitable new. Adjust the perspective and method to maintain the spirit. The How and What is modified to ensure the Why is achieved.
I look forward to the new leadership rising to this challenge with the support and cooperation of the former leadership and all the members.
At this juncture, I would like to thank all of you for the honour of leading District 330 through the year 2019-2020. I believed that the District should be there to facilitate clubs and thus the Vision Programs — catering for Service and Fellowship were initiated, namely:
Am happy to say that there was participation from clubs for these programmes and it has been an active year despite the recent restrictions. I look at the IYLA programme deferment due to limited response as a sign that Leadership is not a challenge for clubs and anticipate continued flourishment.
The World Inner Wheel Day event was a masterclass in integration of talent, fellowship and global networking in commemoration of tradition and history. We were lucky to have the physical presence of IIW President Phyllis Charter; something to cherish in this New Normal. Thanks to the Inner Wheel Club of Taiping for volunteering to host this event.
Dear Ladies, it has been my humble privilege to serve with you. I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to all of you, Club Excos and members, for all that you have done to keep the Inner Wheel spirit flying high in your community. I would also like to thank my District Exco, advisors and our website service provider, without whom it would have been impossible to achieve anything. I have also been lucky to have a supportive National Representative who stepped up to ensure the IIW President’s visit and itinerary was optimised….Thank You NR.
On a final note, I would like to remind all of you, Women are noted for Resilience!
With an Inner Will, Together We Can …”LEAD THE CHANGE”
Yours always in Inner Wheel Friendship,
DC Padmini Menon (2019-2020) signing off!
Pic: District Chairman Padmini with IIW President Phyllis Charter
ONE TREE CAN START A FOREST;
ONE SMILE CAN START A FRIENDSHIP;
ONE HAND CAN LIFT A SOUL;
ONE WORD CAN FRAME THE GOAL;
ONE CANDLE CAN WIPE OUT DARKNESS;
ONE LAUGH CAN CONQUER GLOOM;
ONE HOPE CAN RAISE YOUR SPIRITS;
ONE TOUCH CAN SHOW YOU CARE;
ONE LIFE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Imagine what the INNER WILL of many CAN DO TOGETHER?
It
has been an eventful few months for most clubs and the District with all the events and projects that have been put into action for the Goals planned.
In addition, it has also been a transition year administratively with changes made in our District Bye laws which have all been approved by the authorities.
I have had the pleasure of visiting 17 of the 22 clubs in District 330. It was great to have had the opportunity to meet members on a personal level and have a hands-on experience on some of the projects carried out by the clubs Must say it has indeed been a learning curve for me to see the varied expectations clubs have on "How can the District help You?"
Having taken on the responsibility of District Chairman with a Vision to equip and assist clubs make an impact in their local community through focussed Service projects while encouraging Inter-club Fellowship, I sincerely hope steps have been taken in this direction.
At this juncture we have also had the pleasure of meeting the IIW President Phyllis Charter during her visit to our District to celebrate World Inner Wheel Day in Taiping. It was indeed an honour to get to know her and her husband PDG Paul Charter, a very down to earth couple.
My heartfelt thanks to IWC Taiping for volunteering and taking on the challenge to organise World Inner Wheel Day successfully. Kudos ladies. If there's a WILL, there's always a way. The District would also like to express our thanks to National Representative Juanita Lee for having assisted to plan an interesting itinerary during the IIW President's visit to cater for other projects and giving a chance for as many members to meet her on our shores.
As we are about to venture onto the remaining months of Inner Wheel Year 2019-2020, the District looks forward to hearing from you on your Green Project efforts.
My dear friends, as you continue your year, allow me to remind you:
Without the team, the leader would never be successful.
Without a good leader the team would fail.
Both need each other. And each person on the team need one another as well.
Yours in Inner Wheel Friendship,
Padmini Menon
A MEANINGFUL LIFE IS NOT
BEING RICH, BEING POPULAR,
BEING HIGHLY EDUCATED OR
BEING PERFECT ...
IT IS ABOUT BEING REAL,
BEING HUMBLE,
BEING ABLE TO SHARE OURSELVES AND
TOUCH THE LIVES OF OTHERS
There comes a time in all our lives when we seek that meaning to our lives. This may then be the guiding factor that prompts us to join organisations like the Inner Wheel. Whatever may be your reason, take note that you are in a good place now, by being a member of this great organisation INNER WHEEL; thus the District theme,
"Inner Wheel with an Inner Will"
In being REAL, the District 330 Team for 2019-2020 is excited to roll out our 3 Vision Programmes with the sole intention of being there for the Clubs:
1) InnerWheel Care and Educate (ICE)
2) InnerWheel Youth Leadership Award (IYLA)
3) Environment: BLUE + YELLOW = GREEN
By being HUMBLE, we recognise that there's only so much one can do alone. However TOGETHER WE CAN do so much more.
The District Team is here with outstretched hands to SHARE and work with you and TOUCH the lives of those where we can make a difference.
My dear friends, BE that Difference and TOGETHER WE CAN.
Yours in Inner Wheel Friendship,
Padmini Menon
INNER WHEEL
DISTRICT 330
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
2019-2020
DISTRICT CHAIRMAN
PADMINI MENON
menonp88@gmail.com
DISTRICT VICE-CHAIRMAN
SHANTI MENON
menonshanti@hotmail.com
IMM. PAST DISTRICT CHAIRMAN
PEGGY LEE
pegkeng@yahoo.com
HON. SECRETARY
JAYANTHI PILLAY
jayanthipillay@gmail.com
HON. TREASURER
SHAMINI NAIR
shamini_nair2000@yahoo.com
EXTENSION CHAIRMAN
PARIMALA K RAMAN
parimala.satheesan@yahoo.com
INTL SERVICE ORGANISER
SARASWATHY VELOO
saraswathy_veloo@hotmail.com
EDITOR
DR. BAHMA SIVASUBRAMANIAM
drbahmasiva@gmail.com
ADVISERS
Joy Sundram
(IIW Board Director 2013-2014)
Joan Salleh
(IIW Board Member 1993-1995)
Ambika Menon
(District Chairman 2015-2016)
NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE
of Districts 330 and 331
JUANITA LEE
joefungtan@yahoo.com
DEPUTY NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE
of Districts 330 and 331
ALICE LAU
alicewhk@gmail.com
page update 05 Jul 2019