THE PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS OF GANESH KANDIAH THE 57th PRESIDENT OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF SITIAWAN ON THE 5th of AUGUST 2017
Peace, Mercy and Blessings Be Upon You All
Guest of Honour: Mr.Ting Tai Fook the special officer to the Minister
of Finance, Distinguished Guests, Fellow Rotarians and Friends of
Rotary,
Thank you all for taking the time and coming from near
and far to celebrate this night with us. I would also like to thank the
Organising Chairperson for tonight's installation, my wife Rotarian Dr.
Geetha and her committe especially Past Presidents Tien Cher Hong and
Har Ming Ee for working tirelessly in the true spirit of Rotary to
ensure that tonight's installation runs smoothly.
Fellow
Rotarians and friends of Rotary. THE ROTARY CLUB OF SITIAWAN is one of
the top ten out of 82 clubs in District 3300. Since its inception in
1961 it's members have been selfless in their dedication and commitment
to the service of our community.
Tonight we install the new
Board of Directors who have been given the privilege of leading the
Rotary Club of Sitiawan in our club's endeavour to Making a Difference
for our community. I am humbled by the belief placed in me to spearhead
and to lead the Rotary Club of Sitiawan through 2017/2018. To my BOD and
fellow Rotarians, I believe that when we are asked to serve on
committees, we must look at our involvement in the committees as being a
vital part in our commitment to our cause. Let us remind each other
that we are all here to serve. I am confident that all of us stand for
truth, fairness, goodwill, the collective benefit of all and to service
above self. I am proud to serve as the 57th President of the Rotary Club
of Sitiawan and will do my best to serve you well and to facilitate our
clubs efforts in Making A Difference to our community.
Fellow
Rotarians and Friends of Rotary, we as people are diverse and different
in many ways. I believe that through all our diversities and differences
we all have one thing in common. There is goodness is all of us. It is
that seed of goodness in everyone's hearts that moves a person to help,
to give and to serve. We all do this in our own individual ways.
We come together in various ways, through clubs, societies and NGO's as
collectively we are able to accomplish a lot more. Rotary is a platform
that we Rotarians use to achieve this goal. Quoting our RI President Ian
Riseley- "Rotary is defined not by who we are, but by what we do.
However each of us chooses to serve, we do it because we know our
service makes a difference in the lives of others"
Today I would
like to reach out to all of you and appeal to each one of you. Let us
join hands and work together. Together let us rise above our individual
and collective diversities to come together as One. "E pluribus unum"
which in Latin means Out of many, One. Let's us work together as One
unit, together towards the collective betterment of our community. In
the words of Mother Theresa “ I can do things you cannot. You can do
things that I cannot. Together we can do great things."
Together,
let us do great things for our community. This is our home, it nurtures
us and gives us so much. Let us unite in our efforts to give back. I
believe that together we can and together we will be Making a Difference
to our community in the Manjung District today, tomorrow and always.
President Ganesh Kandiah ROTARY CLUB OF SITIAWAN
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