Announcement: 4th BOD meeting

Date: 3rd August 2006, Thursday
Time: 9:00pm
Venue: President Gregory's home

Pls check email for the agenda. See you there!

What Is Rotaract

Rotaract is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young men and women ages 18 to 30. Rotaract clubs are usually community-based or university-based and are sponsored by a local Rotary club making them true "partners in service" and key members of the Rotary family.

Through the Rotaract program, young adults not only augment their knowledge and skills, but they also address the physical and social needs of their communities while promoting international understanding and peace through a framework of friendship and service.

All Rotaract efforts begin at the local grassroots level and Rotaract clubs have access to many of the resources of Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation.

As one of the most significant and fastest-growing programs of Rotary service, with more than 7,600 Rotaract clubs in some 158 countries, Rotaract has become a worldwide phenomenon.

Rotaract District Assembly 2006

Reported by Rtr Pearly

This joint effort by RAC Republic Polytechnic and RAC Singapore West was indeed a success, with a total of 137 participants from Singapore, Sarawak, Melaka, Kuala Lumpur, Canada and India. President Gregory, IPP Yik Chuang, Rtr Sujen, Rtr Eugene, Rtr Pearly and DRRE Dr Dharmindra travelled all the way from Melaka just to attend the assembly. And we sure have no regrets - shared loads of ideas and gained new experiences.

Happy Birthday, DG Dr Wu!!!

DRR Zakir with DG Dr Wu, DRC PP John Ng and the Rotaract District 3310 Team 2006/07

Congratulations RACKM - winner of the D3310 Outstanding Fellowship Project 2005/06

1st GM and a session on EAR

Reported by Pres Gregory

13th July 2006 - The first General Meeting for the year was held at the Malacca Club at 8.00pm. It was the GM to mark the start of the new Rotaract term and the kick off of the club’s newly adopted theme of “Rotaract: Empowering Through Knowledge”.

The main agenda for this first GM of the year was a talk on Expired Air Resuscitation (EAR) by Mr. Yong Yang Chow, a qualified lifeguard trainer and examiner. Mr. Yong had been training lifeguards for many years and was very generous to share his knowledge and experiences with us.

The talk was indeed informative, as Mr. Yong covered a large extend of EAR. This included the ABCs of EAR, the many techniques of conducting EAR and certain DOs and DON’Ts when conducting it. He mentioned briefly on other life saving maneuvers and invited us for a demonstration. Mr. Yong shared also his experience in training and conducting life saving courses and stressed that proper knowledge and technique is very important in an emergency. Wrong techniques and failure to recognize the symptoms correctly often end up causing more danger to the victim. He said many people take lifesaving techniques lightly, mainly because there are exposed to them a lot on television. However, he warned that the techniques often displayed on television were often inaccurate. Such he was very glad to share his knowledge with us as we can never be too prepared to face an emergency.

Pic A: Mr. Yong introduces the ABCs of Expired Air Resuscitation. A – Airways, B – Breathing and C – Circulation.

Pic B: “Tilt the victim’s head to open the airway”

A certificate of appreciation to Mr. Yong for the informative and “life-saving” speech!

The "Cup of Life": RACKM's 16th Installation Dinner

Reported by Rtr Sujendran

The Rotaract Club of Kota Melaka's 16th Installation kicked off on the 1st July 2006, 7.30 pm at the Renaissance Hotel, Melaka with the theme the "Cup of Life". The theme was selected to honour the game that brings the world together - football. The guest of Honour that night was the District Rotaract Chairman, PP Rtn John Ng from Rotary Club of Changi.

The night was attended by Assistant Governor Seet Jen Ping, President of the Rotary Club of Kota Melaka, PP Dalon Quah representing District 3310 District Rotaract Representative, President and members of Rotaract Club of North West, Immediate Past President of Rotaract Club of Republic Polytechnic, members of Rotaract Club of Raffles City, President and members of Rotaract Club of JB and Rotaract Club of Marina City.

The referees or the masters of ceremony were Rtr PP Dharmindra Rajah and Ms Juliet Leong. Right after the whistle was blown, the night started off with the speech by the Organizing Chairman, Rtr Sujendran. The night then proceeded with PP Rtr Dalon Quah presenting the DRR's message followed by message from The Rotary Club of Kota Melaka presented by Rotary Club President, Rotarian Kua Chong Beng.

The limelight of the night was when the guest of honour presented his message to the Rotaract Club of Kota Melaka. He congratulated the past board of directors for their achievement throughout the year and wished the new board all the best in taking up the challenges. The Rotaract Club of Kota Melaka's 16th Installation was officiated by the guest of honor. Rotarian John Ng was escorted to the stage and scored a goal.

It was a buffet dinner serve with various Malacca cuisine and we also had the famous Singapore fried bihun.

To spice up the night, we had a performance from Bali, Indonesia. It was a traditional Balinese dance performed by Ms Lily, a student of MMU, Malacca. Her performance just captivated the audience. The performance was arranged to celebrate the Twin Club agreement with the Rotaract Club of Semarang Simpang Lima, Indonesia.

Exotic Balinese dance

The night then proceeded with the speech by the outgoing President, Rtr Wee Yik Chuang followed by recognition of the Board of Directors of 2005/2006.

Then it was the Installation of President Gregory Sim and the board of Directors for 2006/2006. They are:

Vice President: Rtr Sujendran

Secretary: Rtr Pearly Poh

Treasurer: Rtr Lenny Chee

Community Service Director: Rtr Calvin Leong

Club Service Director: Rtr Eugene Tan

Professional Development Director: Rtr Rubavathi

International Service Director: Rtr IPP Wee Yik Chuang

The "Cup of Life" is not complete with a game of football or what we call "The Third Leg". Each player had to tie themselves with a bottle of mineral water that acts as their third leg. The players had to dribble the golf balls with their "Third Leg". The winner of the game was the husband and wife team of Benny and Grace both Ex-Rotaractors of Rotaract Club of Kota Melaka.

Owen 'dribbling' the golf ball

Besides the Installation night for Rotaract Club of Kota Melaka, it was also one of our member's birthday, Rtr Lenny Chee. Even though he declined to say his age, we are pretty sure it is somewhere between 20 to 30.

Many happy returns to Rtr Lenny

To make sure our guests will not go back empty handed, the next event was the lucky draw. 18 lucky draw items were given out the guest of the night. Among the items were Lighters, CD cases and hamper. Rotaract Club of Kota Melaka also had a Raffles Draw. The sales of the Raffles draw will be channelled to the club's Community Fund. It will be used to fund future community projects. Among the Raffles draw items were a DVD player, Mini Cooler, Mini Radios and 2 bottles of wine.

After the Raffles Draw, the referees blew the 90th minute final whistle and the fellowship continues over at Utan Pub for England Vs Portugal Match.