Make Up in our area

If you are in Mulund or nearby area and wish to make up for the meeting you missed in your local club, these are the days/timings :

Locate our meeting place

We meet every Thursday , 7:30 PM atMunicipal School Hall, G.V. Scheme Road No.4,Mulund (East), Mumbai - 400 081

Where is Mulund?

Rail and Road map of Mumbai

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location of Mulund

Paul Harris-The Founder of Rotary

Paul Harris
1868-1947

Paul P. Harris, a lawyer, was the founder of Rotary, the world's first and most international service club.

Born in Racine Wisconsin, USA on 19 April 1968, Paul was the second of six children to George N. Harris and Cornelia Bryan Harris. At age 3 he moved to Wallingford, Vermont where he grew up in the care of his paternal grandparents. Married to Jean Thompson Harris (1881 - 1963), they had no children. He received an L.L.B. from the University of Iowa and received an honorary L.L.D. from the University of Vermont.

Paul Harris worked as a newspaper reporter, a business teacher, stock company actor, cowboy, and traveled extensively in the U.S.A. and Europe selling marble and granite. In 1896, he went to Chicago to practice law. One evening Paul visited the suburban home of a professional friend. After dinner, as they strolled through the neighborhood, Paul's friend introduced him to various tradesmen in their stores. It was here Paul conceived the idea of a club that could recapture some of the friendly spirit among businessmen in small communities.

On 23 February, 1905, Paul Harris formed the first club with three other businessmen: Silvester Schiele, a coal merchant; Gustavus Loehr, a mining engineer; and Hiram Shorey, a merchant tailor. Paul Harris named the new club "Rotary" because members met in rotation at their various places of business. Club membership grew rapidly. Soon Paul became convinced that the Rotary club could be developed into an important service movement and strove to extend Rotary to other cities.

Paul was also prominent in other civic and professional work. He served as the first chairman of the board of the national Easter Seal Society of Crippled Children and Adults in the U.S.A. and of the International Society for Crippled Children. He was a member of the board of managers of the Chicago Bar Association and its representative at the International Congress of Law at the Hague, and a committee member of the American Bar Association. He received the Silver Buffalo Award from the Boy Scouts of America for distinguished service to youth, and was decorated by the governments of Brazil, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France and Peru.

Paul maintained his law office for most of his life. He spent much time traveling and was invited to speak to Rotarians at annual conventions, district and regional meetings, and other functions. When President emeritus Paul Harris passed away on 27 January, 1947, his dream had grown from an informal meeting of four men to some 6,000 clubs. In the past five decades, the organization has grown to more than 27,500 clubs with 1.2 million members brought together through Paul Harris' vision of service and fellowship.

Club History of our club

Club History

Rotary Club of Bombay Mulund East came into being in 1986 and was given charter by Rotary International on 26th February, 1986.

Rotary Club of Bombay Mulund East is the brainchild of Rotary Club of Mulund. The members of the club initiated the idea of forming and sponsoring a new club in the East side of Mulund during 1984-85, when PP Vijay B. Divekar was the Governor's Special Representative (GSR) of the club. The survey work was carried out in 1984-85, but the spadework was still under way when the Rotary year 1984-85 came to an end.

Dr. L. R. Chandan, who was the President of the Mulund club during 1985-86 and his colleagues on the Board of Directors decided that they should not let the initiative and efforts go waste. They vigourously pursued the matter, for which purpose PP Vijay Divekar continued as GSR during 1985-86 also.

The survey work and quite a few informal meetings with prospective members for the proposed club were continued with renewed vigour and enthusiasm.

After spotting, selecting and discussing with sufficient number of prospective Rotarians, the Board of Directors under the president ship of Dr. Chandan forwarded the papers for sponsorship of a new club in Mulund East to the office of Rotary International at New Delhi in October 1985.

The club was formed after several fire-side meetings under the personal initiative and guidance of Dr. Chandan and was issued its charter by the Rotary International when Edward F. Cadman was its President. Since the club was chartered on the 26th February, 1986 which fell in the week during which the number of Rotary all over the world crossed the magic numbers of 1 million, Rotary Club of Bombay Mulund East was designated as "One Millionth Club" and each one of the club was presented with a specially prepared colourful badge by the Rotary International showing his name as member of the One Millionth membership club.

Our club has now completed 19 years of eventful services and projects.

Rotary Theme 2005-06

(2005-06 Theme)

Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar
2005-06 Rotary International President
Theme Address:
"During this Rotary year, we are celebrating Rotary’s 100th anniversary. And we shall continue to do so through June, when the final chapter of the history book of Rotary’s first 100 years draws to a close. Then, you and I together shall start writing the first chapter of the new history book of Rotary’s second 100 years. ..."(click on the link below for the rest of the address:)
http://www.rotary.org/president/stenhammar/messages/speech_ia05.html

What Rotary Means to the members?

As a Rotarian you will:

• broaden your circle of friends and acquaintances, and;
• be "in touch" with the mainstream of community life and the people who make it tick, and;
• obtain an increased knowledge business and professions other than your own, and a sympathetic understanding of the problems of others, and;
• acquire the opportunity to seek counsel from others, and;
• develop your talents and capacities in roles of leadership and support, and;
• gain recognition for yourself and your occupation, and;
• be enabled in a practical way to express your desire to provide a contribution to the society in which you live, and;
• find individuals with whom you can share your hobby and social interests, and;
• develop contacts in every business and profession represented by the diverse membership of your club, and;
• increase your knowledge of world affairs and gains a keen appreciation of the customs and ethics of other peoples, and;
• acquire a friendly contact and warm welcome in Rotary's 28,000 clubs around the world.
  If you are interested in becoming a member of the Rotary Club of Bombay Mulund East we would like to hear from you. Please send a Membership Inquiry and a Rotarian will contact you about membership.

The Four Way Test

Four basic approaches have been developed for the expression of the Object of Rotary. Known as "Avenues of Service," they are: Club Service, meaning service to and within one's club; Vocational Service or service in and through one's business or profession; Community Service, or service to one's local community; International Service, which is service in the development and maintenance of friendly and harmonious international relations in a strife-torn world. These Avenues are exemplified in the activities of all Rotary clubs and involved Rotarians. To put it another way, Rotarians are encouraged to put into practice in their business and professional lives the high ideals of Rotary. Many Rotarians believe that one way of accomplishing this in their day-to-day working lives is to apply the 4-Way Test developed by Herbert J. Taylor, R.I. president in 1954-44. This is a simple, four-question test of the things we think, say or do. It can be applied to all Four Avenues of Service - and to virtually all area of life - but perhaps it fits into Vocational Service better than anywhere else.

The Four Way Test

1. Is it the Truth?

2. Is it Fair to all Concerned?

3. Will it Build Goodwill and Better Friendships?

4. Will it be Beneficial to all Concerned?

The Program of Rotary

The Program of Rotary

The foundation stone upon which the whole Rotary edifice rests is known as the Object of Rotary. The Object reflects Rotary's "golden rule," which is to encourage and foster the ideal of Service as a basis of worthy enterprise." In particular, a Rotarian is asked to encourage and foster the Object's four parts:

• The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
  
• High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all occupations, and the dignifying by each Rotarian of his or her occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
• The application of the ideal of Service by every Rotarian in personal, business and community life;
• The advancement of international understanding, goodwill and peace through a world network of business and professional people united in the Ideal of Service.
  

The Rotary movement, then, really has but one general goal - one Object - the acceptance by all its members of the Ideal of Service, which can be defined as being thoughtful of and helpful to others in almost every worthwhile human activity.

What is Rotary?

What is Rotary ?

Rotary, the world's first service club organization, can be described in many ways. Functionally, Rotary is an association of local clubs gathered into a larger organization called "Rotary International." The individual Rotarian - the heart and soul of Rotary - is a member of the local club; all clubs are members of Rotary International at Evanston, Illinois, USA.

Officially, Rotary is defined as "an organization of business and professional men and women united world-wide, who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world." Specifically, a Rotary club is composed of business and professional people in a community who have accepted the Ideal of Service as a basis for attaining fulfilment in their personal, vocational, and community life. In fact, the Ideal of Service, exemplified in the motto "Service Above Self," is the thread that runs around the Rotary world and unites like-minded people in thought and action, no matter what part of the world they live in. Nowadays, more than 1,200,000 service-minded men and women belong to over 28,000 Rotary clubs in 186 lands. Clubs meet weekly, usually for lunch or dinner, so that all members may enjoy each other's friendship before they get down to the business of running the club and discussing its service goals. Membership is by invitation only, and is based on choosing one representative of each business, profession, and institution in the community. The purpose of this "classification" system is to ensure that the members of each club comprise a true cross section of their community's business and professional life or endeavour.

Welcome to Rotary Mulund East

Welcome to Rotary!

You can make a difference in your career, your community and your world through membership in Rotary. It is truly international, apolitical and without any specific religious or denominational affiliations. And, Rotary has changed the world for the better.

The Rotary Club of Bombay Mulund East has earned the reputation as the service club to join if you want to do more than just get together for lunch once a week. Members of a Rotary club are part of a diverse group of professional leaders working to address various community and international service needs and to promote peace and understanding throughout the world.

Our members are loyal, dedicated and hard working men and women. It is not an organization for everyone, just for those who are the best in their field. Some join for "prestige" and "business connections" but soon discover the real rewards of membership are friendship, and the joy of doing good for others. Membership in The Rotary Club of Bombay Mulund East invigorates your soul and creates a bond of fun and fellowship as we serve the community and the world.

We welcome you to join us and make some of the best friends you will ever have.

If you would like to be considered for membership by a local Rotary club, complete a Prospective Member Contact Form. RI will forward your information to clubs in your area.

Please visit our website: www.rotarymulundeast.org