highlights of ilts 2007 - Rotary Club of Kuala Lumpur DiRaja

Website http://www.rotarykldiraja.org 

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PP 1359/9/2004 

District 3300 - Club No. 16222 

The Interact Leadership Training Seminar was held on Saturday 28th July at the Sekolah Methodist Wesley, Sentul. Below 

are some photo shots which memorably capture the full day event. 

A shot of all the attendees 

Continued on page 3..... 

The Rotary Club Of Kuala Lumpur DiRaja 

We meet at 12:30pm every Wednesday 

at The Shangri La Hotel, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur. 

ROTARY SHARES 

Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Kuala Lumpur DiRaja 

Wednesday, 1st August 2007 

Issue 04 – 2007/08 Page 1

Royal Patron 

Duli Yang Maha Mulia 

Sultan Selangor Darul Ehsan 

YEAR 2007-08 

President 

Attan Akmar 

Tel: 012 - 3851284 

attan02@gmail.com 

Vice President 

Rizal Sardon 

Tel: 03 - 2732 0190 

tai_loh@yahoo.com 

President Elect 

Francis Chan Hooi Wah 

Tel: 019 - 2128182 

kwchan@pl.jaring.my 

Honorary Secretary 

Horst H Wippern 

Tel: 012 - 3939487 

hwippern@hotmail.com 

Honorary Treasurer 

Wong Cham Mew 

Tel: 03 - 2166 3366 

wcmcpa@tm.net.my 

Immediate Past President 

David Teh 

Tel: 03 - 4042 3311 

dtlt@streamyx.com 

Directors 

Club Service 

Abdul Jalil Jamil 

Tel: 019 – 2550156 

ajjamil@hotmail.com 

Vocational Service 

Mohd Ridza bin Hj Mohd Abdullah 

Tel: 03 - 2092 4822 

ridza@ridzalaw.com.my 

Community Service 

Raymond Chin Hoon Kong 

Tel: 012 - 2218112 

raychin.rtn@gmail.com 

International Service 

Paul Ravelli 

Tel: 012 - 2025468 

ravelli@psr-development.com 

New Generations Service 

Loo Kok Yuen 

Tel: 012 - 2212110 

ky_loo@yahoo.com 

CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS 

2007/08 CLUB SUBSCRIPTIONS 

In spite of various notices in the Berita Rotary, e-mails and announcements at our weekly 

meetings, some 20% of our members have not yet paid the club subscriptions which 

were due on 01 July 2007. 

THIS IS THE FINAL REQUEST FOR PAYMENT. 

Please issue your cheques as stated below: 

RM 600 - Rotary Club of Kuala Lumpur DiRaja 

RM 200 - Kuala Lumpur Rotary Charity Foundation 

Horst Wippern 

Hon. Secretary 2007-08 

RC Raffles City - 03 August 2007 

SISTER CLUB INSTALLATIONS 

Please join those fellow RCKL Rotarians who have already signed up for the trips. Both 

functions and fellowships promise to be very enjoyable and will provide an opportunity to 

build stronger relations with our sister clubs. 

Contact either Int. Svc. Dir. Paul Ravelli or Hon. Sec. Horst Wippern. 

2007 COUNCIL OF LEGISLATION 

During its meeting 22-27 April 2007 in Chicago, the RI Council of Legislation adopted - 

among others - enactment no. 07-231 which will amend article 11 Nomination and 

Elections for Presidents of the Bylaws of Rotary International (MOP pages 201-204) to 

increase the members of the nominating committee from 17 to 34 from the 34 zones 

constituted for the nomination of RI directors. 

Following opposition voiced by some USA-based district governors and sent out by email 

to other districts around the world, RC KL DiRaja heard differing opinions from IPDG 

Jimmy Lim and PDG Mustapha Ma. The matter was put to a vote and the members 

present voted in favour of RCKL DiRaja recording its opposition to action no. 07-231 of 

the 2007 Council of Legislation. 

This has meanwhile be conveyed to the General Secretary, Council Services Section, 

Rotary International. 

Horst H Wippern 

Hon. Secretary 2007 - 08 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GENTLEMEN! 

Fellowship Service 

Heribert Keppler 

Tel: 012 - 3797560 

keppler@simedarby.com 

Sergeants at Arms 

Ameen A Abdullah 

Tel: 012 - 2312432 

Hardeep Singh 

Tel: 016 - 3682633 

hardeeps@tm.net.my 

Editor 

Jefferey Zain 

Tel: 012 - 2848130 

jeff.zain@ashgroup.com.my 

Happy Birthday Dato Dr C.K. Teo! 




WEEKLY PROCEEDINGS ON 25TH JULY 2007 

Meeting Convenor: Rtn Lim Che Wan 

National Anthem & Loyal Toast: Rtn Francis Chan 

Welcoming Guests: Rtn Lim Che Wan 

Visiting Rotarians 

1. Dr Suresh Marcandan - From RC Colombo, Sri Lanka 

Avenue of service 

Guests 

1. YB Dato’ Ong Tee Kiat - Guest of PDG Dato’ Mustapha Ma 

2. Tuan Haji Ridzuan Tee - Guest of PDG Dato’ Mustapha Ma 

3. Mr. P.F. Lau - Guest of IPDG Dato’ Jimmy Lim 

4. Mr. Willie Nell - Guest of IPDG Dato’ Jimmy Lim 

5. Ms Liza. - Guest of IPP David Teh 

6. Mr. Matsuoka - Guest of Rotarian Tony Narisawa 

7. Dr. Loh Chit Sim - Guest of the Club 

RY 2007- 2008 SERVICE COMMITTEE MEETINGS 

Day of the Month 

Time 

Venue 

Community Service 

Club Service 

New Generations 

Vocational Service 

International Service 

Fellowship 

Every 1st Wednesday 

Every 2nd Wednesday 

Every 3rd Wednesday 

Every 4th Wednesday 

To Be Advised (TBA) 

To Be Advised (TBA) 

2.00pm 

2.00pm 

2.00pm 

2.00pm 

TBA 

TBA 

Shangri-La Hotel 




TBA 

TBA 

From page 1..... 

President Attan officially launching the ILTS 2007 

The President and Past Presidents standing in anticipation 

Rtn Lim Che Wan was emcee for the ILTS event 

Some of the ILTS attendees in the morning plenary session 

Continued on page 4..... 




From page 3..... 

Imm PDG Dato' Jimmy advising the young presidents 

Rtn Francis with the young service directors 

Rtn Kim Boo leading the 

breakout session for the young treasurers 

Rtn Lim Che Wan leading a session 

Rtn Tony Lu leading a breakout session 

Attendees presenting at the afternoon plenary session 




LION DANCE / MARTIAL ARTS COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENT 




THE WORLD OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL 

RI IS WORKING TO SPREAD PEACE 

In March, Lynee Favinger of the Central Mediation Center in Kearney (Nebraska, USA – ed.) returned from an intensive 

short-term program in Bangkok, Thailand, organized by Rotary International. 

The 11-week program was designed to teach a small class of business, government and nonprofit organization leaders 

from around the world about the conflict-resolution process. It's a less expensive, shorter version of Rotary's master's 

degree program and is funded by Rotarians. Attendees are admitted through an application process. 

According to its Web site, the Peace and Conflict Studies Program was designed to help trainees become "better equipped 

to help prevent and resolve conflict, as well as foster policies and create settings that ensure peace worldwide." 

Favinger was one of only two Americans enrolled in the program and was joined by educators, ministers, government 

leaders, tax collectors, refugee camp organizers and human rights activists from Africa and Asia. 

During a presentation Favinger made to the Rotary Club of Grand Island (District 5630, Nebraska / USA – ed.) recently, she 

detailed how her experience in Thailand helped her understand the peace process on an international level. "A lot of times 

we as Americans take things for granted," she said. "A lot of Americans don't have knowledge of ... how the peace process 

can work." 

While working with classmates from other countries, Favinger said, she was able to discuss international issues, including 

the role of religion in conflict and other countries' perceptions of the U.S. "We aren't very popular, to put it mildly," she said. 

"They love Americans. They hate our government." 

She was also able to assist with Rotary's PolioPlus program, which administers polio vaccines, and travel to different areas 

of Thailand to examine conflicts there. Favinger said the program has given her more tools to assess conflicts and decide if 

and when mediation is appropriate since her return from Bangkok. 

She has also given presentations and conducted training sessions to teach others the skills she learned. 

Because of Favinger's experience at the conference, the mediators she works with have been able to see what they do with 

a broader vision, said Suzanne Curran Carney, director of the Grand Island branch of the Central Mediation Center. 

Favinger said she would recommend the experience to anyone. "It just helps for better understanding between people, 

between nations". 

Coutesy The Grand Island Indpendent 




ROTARY IN THE REGION 

AUSSIE ROTARIANS DONATE HEART MACHINE TO SRI LANKA 

Strathmore (District 9790, Australia – ed.) Rotarian David Meller was at Essendon Airport (Melbourne, Australia – ed.) 

recently checking a container holding two heart machines destined for Sri Lanka. Mr Meller, the southern region coordinator 

of Rotary International Donations in Kind, said the cardiac catheterization labs would be the first used in the 

country's public hospitals. 

One came out of St Vincent's public and the other came out of St John of God Hospital in Bendigo. They will be helping 

cardiac patients in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease. 

''The population of Sri Lanka is about 20 million. It appears they've got two of these machines in the whole of the country - 

but they're in private hospitals. By way of contrast, in Victoria, with a population approaching five million, we have 40 of 

these machines.'' he said. 

Worth an estimated A$1.2 million, the labs have to be replaced every decade under Australian legislation. However, Mr 

Meller said, with proper maintenance, the machines would serve the people of Sri Lanka for many years. 

''By Australian health regulations, they have a life of 10 years. The reality is they have a real service life of up to 30 years.'' 

He said the machines would be used at the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital - as soon as it was built. 

Rotarian volunteers are in Sri Lanka talking to the health minister at the moment. ''They've gone right to the top to expedite 

matters,'' Mr Meller said. 

While the machines' worth can be measured in dollars, the number of lives saved is harder to measure. Mr Meller said the 

reward of helping others was also priceless. ''It gives you that great feeling. I can tap my heart and feel proud.'' 

Courtesy Moonee Valley Community News (Fairfax Digital) 

SNAPSHOTS OF THE 4th WEEKLY MEETING 

Distinguished Guests with President 

and Imm PDG Dato’ Jimmy 

Dato’ Mustapha with 

YB Dato’ Ong Tee Kiat and Haji Ridzuan Tee

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