Mounesh Vshwakarma
Daijiworld Media Network - Puttur
Puttur, Jan 16: Under the theme ‘Unite for Good’, the informal tea meet of office-bearers of Zone-5 Rotary Clubs for the Rotary year 2026–27 was held on Thursday evening at the Rotary G L Sabha Bhavan in Puttur.
District secretary for 2026–27 Rtn Gopalakrishna Shetty, district conference secretary Rtn Geetananda Pai, district secretary Rtn Sachidananda and Rtn Vinayakumar participated in the meeting as chief guests.
Addressing the gathering, Rtn Gopalakrishna Shetty said such an interaction had been organised in the district for the first time with the objective of fostering mutual acquaintance and building confidence among office-bearers. He urged all office-bearers to actively participate in the upcoming district-level training programmes.
Sharing his experience, Rtn Geetananda Pai said that no service rendered to society ever goes in vain and that it returns in one form or another. He also gave an overview of the district conference scheduled to be held in 2027.
District secretary Rtn Sachidananda said Zone-5 has a long-standing history of being one of the most prestigious zones in the district and stressed that all clubs must work together to preserve and strengthen this legacy.
Rtn Vinayakumar advised office-bearers to register themselves and their members on My Rotary and requested them to submit details of executive committee members within the stipulated time.
Assistant governor-designate Rtn Razak Kabakkars called upon office-bearers to become proactive immediately instead of waiting until the installation ceremony.
Assistant governor Rtn Xavier D'Souza welcomed the gathering and compered the programme with an introductory address. Assistant governor Rtn Anand Gowda Khandige proposed the vote of thanks while introducing the office-bearers from his zone.
At the beginning of the meeting, all leaders introduced themselves. Drawing inspiration from Rotary International president-designate Rtn Hakim Babalol’s message, “Create a lasting impact”, the participants resolved to render effective and meaningful service.