John J Glassford
A good friend of ours on ROTI Rotarians On The Internet writes about the district he lives in, D 5010. It is a large district and covers the Yukon, Alaska and Eastern Russia. Jon Deisher is his name and he has a wonderful way with words. I attach a link here to the District 5010 June bulletin, enjoy and learn about Rotary on top of the world.
One of the most amazing chaps we met in Bangkok was this Indian gentleman and here is a description of him and his work. He is a Rotarian from the RC of Madras Midtown.
Here are the web sites he is involved in:
http://exnora.org/
http://exnora.in/
His business card is something else.
I quote a couple of things that he has on his card.
“Guess who I am?”
“People think of me whenever they see Muck and Garbage”
“Strangely my name is opposite to what you saw! It is sad that people don’t remember me when the see cleanliness”
“When you have Muck you need a Broomstick with broomstick in your hand you automatically get NIRMAL (meaning cleanliness) Appreciate my parents for the foresight of naming me Nirmal.”
I am Muck Broomstick Nirmal.
Dr. M. B. Nirmal.
We said in 1996 “Waste is not Waste until it is Wasted” and further on to say in 1998:
“It is not Waste management but Wealth management”
Our quotes “It is not TRASH but CASH”. It is not MUCK but LUCK” and it is not FILTH but WEALTH” brought fortune to hundreds who took our advice.
Waste made us popular than anybody & anything else.
Registration is now open for the 2013 RI Convention in Lisbon, Portugal, 23-26 June! Lisbon is an explorer’s paradise. Perched on the west coast of Europe, Portugal’s capital city is a charming combination of old-world appeal and modern flair.
Great voice great lady;
Gentle Bill an inspiration to all of us in Rotary.
The highlight of the Convention for me was Dr. Muhammad Yunus.
Another very busy day in Bangkok. Missed the plenary session but went to the RFFA AGM and took time out to visit the other booths.
Here are some official photos credit to Rotary International I am sure that they will not mind sharing them here.
Beautiful music beautiful ladies.
What a day! best plenary session ever great speakers followed by a very busy afternoon in the House of Friendship and to complete the day a reception for Bequest Society members. Photos below cannot do the day justice.
Antipoverty crusader Hugh Evans, cofounder and CEO of the Global Poverty Project. Great speech and what a wonderful ambassador for Australia.
Microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, commended Rotarians for their work in developing microcredit loans for the poor. One of the best presentations that I have ever had the privilege to hear.
Angelique Kidjo, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and activist , said the world has many health issues for which there are no solutions, but added that “the most frustrating are the ones for which we have a solution and not enough is being done.”
A very busy day little time to take any photos. Go here for the video of the openeing plenary session:
