RC Cuffe parade

In deed  It was the histrionic  date, 27th July, 2018.  On Guru Purnima a memorable Tree planting drive organised by Rotary District 3141.  Planned by lead host Club of Boisar Industrial town, Forest Deptment  and Gokhale College, Jawhar on a barren hill near Mokhada village. It was like a festival of trees.  The students had decorated the college and there was a Tree Findi with dancing and slogan shouting disciplined college students. They planted a large number of Laburnum, Karanj, Peepal, Sitafal, White Jamun,Tamarind trees.  The college students and young Rotarians climbed the hill with ease.  Two enthusiastic Rotarians president Meera Nair and project director Narayan Mohite worked for months for success of their greening efforts.  District Governor of Rotary District 3141 Shashi kumar Sharma was the chief guest. Our club co hosted this event. From RCMCP five members President Pinki Dalal, IPP sonal Somaiya, Hon. Club Se...

Speaker meeting  Dt.25th July 18 Venue : Samrat Speaker : Dr. Ashok Kothari Who are  the real friends of human? If you ask this question to anyone , answers will surely surprise you. Some will say money, few may say power, many will say knowledge. What is around us , always at our service without any expectations , We never bother to even look at them. Yes, The truth is Trees , Jungles, Water, River, Animals , Birds, in short flora fauna and nature is our best friends but We human will never understand this. Speaker Dr. Ashok Kothari is a Medical practitioner  but naturalist at heart . In his talks he gave a real picture of trees of India , What to plant , why to plant, where to plant. He addressed members questions and  gave answers. It was so amazing to know that so many trees can live for more than 200 to 300 years. So, if one would like to do some thing in the memory of their loved ones they can plant those trees. It is Bakul , Banyan tree an...

Hi Friends !! As all of us know that Globally, forest cover is one-third less than what it once was and global deforestation continues at 13 million hectares per year. This indiscriminate felling of trees threatens the environmental health and sustainability of communities in rural and urban milieu. Social forestry needs to be undertaken on a large scale to reverse the ill effects of deforestation and restore the ecological balance.Same time our duty as a citizen of India to do whatever in our capacity. Most of the time We are not even aware what trees should we plant? Most of the time people go for Tree plantation drive, without any proper knowledge and guidance.  Sp, naturally its end up in to photo ops and nothing beneficial to our environment.  What is required is proper guidance on What to plant , Where to plant , When to plant and basic care about it.  Proper direction and advise in very Juicy narration will be by Rtn. Ashok Kothari, Ave,Chair, Envir...

Be a master of desires and live life as a king, says Vedanta Vision founder Jaya Row Chronic stress in everyday situations can be harmful to one's health and psyche, Vedanta Vision founder Jaya Row said on 4th July at M. C Ghia Hall, first meeting of Rotary miracle year. It was a joint meeting of four Rotary clubs. Rotary club of Mumbai Cuffe Parade, Rc Sealand Downtown, Rc Bombay Mandvi, RCof Hanging garden.  Stress can go from being the elephant in the room to the monkey off your back, she said while unveiling some seemingly simple tricks, preached by sages and yogis, to live a happy and a peaceful life. Row urged the participants to be the master of their desires and live life kingsize. According to her, each and every individual should consciously recognise and reject evil forces like desire and lust. An eloquent speaker, Row said, "Mental agitation created by unfulfilled desire is stress. Reduce desire by improving the quality of you...

Green beginning !! Its 1st July. Beginning of Rotary new year. So RCMCP have decided to kick start the new year  with Tree plantation drive. As we all know that   tree Plantation drives combat many environmental issues like deforestation, erosion of soil, desertification in semi-arid areas, global warming and hence enhancing the beauty and balance of the environment. Trees absorb harmful gases and emit oxygen resulting in increase in oxygen supply. On an average, a single tree emits 260 pounds of oxygen annually. Similarly, a fully-grown tree is sufficient for 18 human beings in one acre of land in one year stressing the importance of tree plantation for mankind. Govt of Maharashtra is running VAN MAHOTSAV drive from July 1st to 7th. As part of it, RCMCP did plantation of BAHUGUNI trees, which give small white fruits and birds can feast on them. On A,B,C and D roads and Churchgate area many trees had uprooted because of heavy storms and ongoing work of Metro. So i...