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Giving Light to the World
CANADIAN EYESIGHT GLOBAL
www.CanadianEyesight.org Canada Ph: 604-582-0579 Email: info@CanadianEyesight.org
WELCOME CEREMONY FOR ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT (2019-20)
MARK MALONEY AT OUR 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
As we step into our 32nd year of service, we recollect with pride our 30th Anniversary
Celebrations and renew our commitment to serve the people of Canada and India.
We thank our supporters in India and Canada and look forward to their continued
co-operation in the years ahead.
JANUARY
Supported by Rotary Clubs of
SURREY, BURNABY & NEW WESTMINSTER 2020
NEWSLETTER
1989 - 2021
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10 FREE EYE CAMPS - 500 IOL SURGERIES IN INDIA
IN HONOUR OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT (2019-2020)
MARK DANIEL MALONEY
GOLDEN TEMPLE, AMRITSAR, PUNJAB, INDIA
in partnership with
ROTARY CLUB OF DELHI SOUTH
METROPOLITAN
DISTRICT 3011, INDIA
supported by
SRI GURU SINGH SABHA PANCHAYAN
FARIDABAD, HARYANA, PUNJAB, INDIA
and
ROTARY CLUB OF SURREY
5050 (USA-CANADA)
WE’RE COMMITTED
We are continuously in touch with our sponsors and partners in India and Canada.
It is our commitment to continue our charity work after we are all free of the Covid-19 pandemic. We thank
our beneficiaries for their patience and understanding.
We reassure you that we will continue the Free Eye Camps and Eye Clinics as planned when the respective
governments have lifted the restrictions.
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In Partnership with
CANADIAN EYESIGHT GLOBAL ROTARY CLUBS OF
2019-2020 MEGA EYE CAMPS IN INDIA FARIDABAD SRI GURU SINGH SABHA PANCHAYAN
JALANDHAR WEST
NIRMALJOT EYE HOSPITAL, AMRITSAR
Supported by Rotary Clubs of AMRITSAR SOUTH EAST
CITY HOSPITAL & EYE CARE CENTRE, NUH, MEWAT
SURREY, BURNABY& NEW WESTMINSTER DELHI SOITH METROPOLITAN
PROJECT EYESIGHT - INDIA
10 JANUARY 2019 01 DECEMBER 2019 In 1989, the Founder and CEO Anup Singh
Jubbal established the Project Eyesight with
the cooperation of Rotary Club of Burnaby-
Hastings and the Rotary Club of Lucknow
Khass.
This project was financed by an aid of over a
quarter million Indian rupees provided by the
Rotary Club of Burnaby Hastings, Rotary
District 504, Canada on the one hand and
resources in men, money and materials
raised by the Rotary Club of Lucknow Khaas
of Rotary District 312.
AMRITSAR The Canadian Deputy High Commissioner to
India, His Excellency Mr. Gary Smith,
accompanies by his First Secretary-
Development, and five delegate Rotarians
27 JANUARY 2019 AJAY NAGAR from Burnaby, Canada, visited some of the
camps and made a first hand appraisal of the
enormity of medical problems in rural India
01 FEBRUARY 2020 and the contribution made in this field by
PROJECT EYESIGHT 1989.
Rotarian Jagdish K Hansraj, Secretary—
Organizing Committee of the Rotary Club of
Lucknow Khaas recollects:
• The committee decided that mid-
December will be the right time to start the
camps;
THATI KHARA • Increase the number of patients per camp
and decrease the total number of camps to
reduce overheads;
10 MARCH 2019 AMRITSAR • Enlarging the area of publicity to maximize
coverage;
• Greater involvement of local population in
29 FEBRUARY 2020 the management of camps.
• Rotary Club of Lucknow Khaas will provide
planning and organizational expertise and
the equipment and infrastructure from its
own resources.
The club also arranged the medical expertise
from the resources of the Medical School with
KULTHAM VILLAGE (NEAR the local population providing more support to
PHAGWARA) run the project.
RABADI VILLAGE, NUH, MEWAT THE FIRST 8 EYE CAMPS
15 SEPTEMBER 2019 Mati 30-01-89 - 22-02-89
Gosainganj 03-02-89 - 26-02-89
Since 2003 Bahrauli 09-02-89 - 04-03-89
Malihabad 13-02-89 - 08-03-89
the Rotary Club of Bakshi Ka Talab 17-02-89 - 12-03-89
Surrey-Guildford Mal 26-02-89 - 20-03-89
[now Rotary Club of Surrey], Mohan Lal Ganj 25-02-89 - 25-03-89
Nigohan 08-03-89 - 21-03-89
has provided annual financial
Patients Registered at camps ............... 3,328
support to this very needed
Patients referred to Medical College ..... 1,508
program.
Patients advised and given medicines .. 2,337
BILVA Patients admitted for surgery ................ 991
THE PAST EXISTS ONLY THE FUTURE EXISTS THE PRESENT IS OUR THE FUTURE DEPENDS
IN OUR MEMORIES. ONLY IN OUR PLANS. ONLY REALITY. ON WHAT WE DO TODAY.
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ROTARIANS FROM ROTARY CLUB OF BURNABY-HASTINGS VISIT
FIRST FREE EYE CAMP IN LUCKNOW KHAAS —1989
Canadian support arrives in Lucknow
At home in India - Home away from home Promises are fulfilled
Canadian support in cash and kindness Final Touch of Perfection
Unity in Diversity Reason to Celebrate
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History begins ….. 1989
Burnaby Rotarians visit Lucknow
Canadian Deputy High Commissioner Gary Smith salutes Indo-
From left: Paul Durrant, First Secretary (Development) at the Canadian Cooperation for Relief through Project Eyesight-India
Canadian High Commission in New Delhi pictured with Rotarians
from Rotary Club of Burnaby-Hastings, Stanley Jackson, Alan Mclean
(President Elect 1989-90), Susan Madden, Barry Madden, Lee Mclean
and Anup Singh Jubbal.
Project Eyesight-India—From Canada with love to the people of India
At the Mal Tharad Camp
Rotarians from Lucknow and Burnaby-Hastings
finalizing future plans for Project Eyesight - India
Success Breeds Success
Visiting patients at the wards
Rotaryanne Lee Mclean Rotaryanne Lee Mclean Al Mclean Stanley Jackson
distributes to patients at receiving a memento. receiving a memento. receiving a memento.
Bakshi Talab camp.
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A boy born blind has seen this
beautiful world again with the help of
Canadian Eyesight Global and
Rotary support
Gurpreet Sing, a boy born blind in 2009, when he was 3
months old inflicted cataract in both eyes, came to the CEG Eye
Camp in Amritsar, India.
Canadian Eyesight Global's eye surgeon Rtn. Dr. Bhupinder
Singh, MS, Chief Consultant at the Nirmaljot Eye Hospital,
Amritsar. India, performed successful surgeries in both eyes.
12 YEARS AFTER SURGERY
“I can’t afford the eye surgeries, not even with my life’s Gurpreet arriving in his grandfather’s horse cart for checkup at the clinic.
savings,” the grandfather said to Anup Singh Jubbal, who
happened to be attending that particular eye camp.
A video from India received last month.
A statement from Rtn. Dr. Bhupinder Singh, MS, said that the
boy is now 12 years old and his eyesight is normal.
“We have been associated with the Canadian Eyesight Global
for more than 12 years, and we have done thousands of
operations with the help of Canadian Eyesight Global.
Today I am going to introduce you to a very interesting case.
This child came to us at the age of 8 months with both eyes
blind and we have operated him. We did a very special
surgery which had to be done in the general anesthesia and
very special type of Intraocular lenses had to be implanted in
the case of such small children.
The surgery was very successful. Now he is 12 years of age
and is studying in 6th Standard (6th Grade). He is a very
intelligent boy. Gurpreet’s father Balwinder Singh and mother thanking Dr. Bhupinder
His father is a very poor man. His income is too week to afford Singh for giving sight to Gurpreet, said with the help of Canadian
this kind of surgery. Only with the help of Canadian Eyesight Eyesight Global his son is now able be to attend school and grow up as a
Global this child has been able to see this beautiful world.” normal child.
OUR PARTNER IN INDIA It is indeed a great pleasure for me to be
associated with Canadian Eyesight
year milestone since its inception. It’s a
rare example of community service in
Global for the last 12 years. With the itself.
help of Canadian Eyesight Global we
have held approximately 20 mega I am proud of Canadian Eyesight Global
camps around the city of Amritsar and and the founder President Mr. Anup
about 250 free eye clinics every Sunday Singh Jubbal, who has given 30+ golden
at various places of Amritsar. Out of all years of his life for this noble cause.
these camps roughly 24,000 cataract
May God bless Mr. Jubbal and
surgeries have been done so far.
Canadian Eyesight Global for serving
This project is a boon for the poor and the needy and underprivileged people in
underprivileged people of my city and the years to come.
around. I congratulate Mr. Anup singh
Jubbal, the founder, President of the Dr.Bhupinder Singh, MS
Dr. Bhupinder Singh & Canadian Eyesight Global for President, Nirmaljot Eye Hospital,
Dr. Manvinder Kaur completing and celebrating it’s 30th Amritsar, Punjab, India.
Imagine not being able to see, simply because you don’t have access to eye care or glasses –
GIVING SIGHT OPENS UP A the impairment would affect nearly every aspect of your life.
WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY This is the reality for billions of people worldwide.
And yet, a simple eye exam and a pair of glasses can make all the difference in the world!
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ANTIM ARDAS
With profound grief & sorrow
it is informed that
Our beloved
S. Mohinder Singh Chawla
Retd. Addl. Session Judge
and Ex President
District Consumer & Redressal Forum, Amritsar
Left for his heavenly abode on 31.12.2020
Antim Ardas was held on
Monday, 4 January 2021, 1-2 PM
at Gurdwara 6 (Chhevin) Pstshahi
Ranjit Avenue, Block A, Amritsar.
In Grief:
Kulwant Chawla (WIFE)
Gagan Pal Singh (SON IN LAW) Ishwinder Arora (DAUGHTER)
Prof BS Chawla, Canada (Brother) Harbhajan Kaur (SISTER)
Pushpinder Sing Grover Dr. P.S. Grover (BROTHERS IN LAW)
Jaspreet Singh Grover Dr. Ravneet Singh Grover
CHAWLA FAMILY Dr. Janmeet Singh Grover, USA
FRIENDS AND RELATIVES
FROM OVERSEAS AND DISTANCE
JOINED THE ANTIM ARDAS ON ZOOM
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Planning is essential to achieving progress you make toward
Message from success in all areas of life, including accomplishing the initiatives, and revise
Rotary, and we’re getting better at it as needed at least once a year. Rotary
every year. has a solid template to assist clubs in
their planning, which you can find
Strategic planning for Rotary clubs at my.rotary.org/en/document/
works. I have helped many clubs find strategic-planning-guide.
that pathway by working with them to
build what I call a blueprint, a multiyear We want to enrich and enliven our clubs
plan that answers the fundamental with new discussions and ideas. But how
question: “What is our vision for our do we attract the diverse professionals,
club?” The best plans I have seen are from different backgrounds, ages, and
those that are focused, when a club experiences, who are all driven by as
concentrates its resources on the best strong a sense of integrity as we are?
opportunities it has. Your Rotary club
Rotary cannot be all things to its members and Through strategic planning, we explore
to the community it serves; it has limited this question to define the very nature of
International President human, financial, and time resources. A our club and the value it offers to its
Holger Knaack successful plan factors in assets and members and to the community. Each
limitations to chart the desired pathway club is different, and each club’s value
for your members. will be unique. During the planning
January 2021 process, clubs may also find that some of
Begin building a multiyear strategic the activities they used to do are no
plan by brainstorming with your club, longer relevant or attractive.
January is finally here. As we look
asking, “What are our initiatives and
forward to 2021, our thinking doesn’t Once your club makes a strategic plan,
priorities for the next two to three
have to stop at the end of these 365 days. it’s time to take action and carry out the
years?” Document your answers using
Are you thinking ahead about what you necessary changes. When we do that — as
action-oriented language that is specific,
will be doing in 2022, 2023, and beyond? we engage members in vibrant and active
concrete, and measurable about the
goals you want to achieve. clubs that not only have fun but also
We cannot foresee the future, but we can
serve their communities with projects
steer ourselves where we want to go. I
Next, narrow down your initiatives to a that have real and lasting impact — our
think it is important that every Rotary
core set of three to five priorities. Your clubs grow stronger. And when we
club hold a strategic meeting at least
club will then develop specific objectives discover what makes our own clubs
once a year. Past RI Director Greg Yank,
for each initiative, outlining who will be unique and build upon those core values
who has a lot of experience working with
involved, key milestones of achievement, in all our efforts.
clubs on their plans, shares his
how progress will be tracked, and a
viewpoint.
timeline for completion. Keep your plan
A famous aphorism states, “By failing to short and simple. Rotary Opens Opportunities
prepare, you are preparing to fail.” to enrich the lives of everyone.
Then go out and do it. Review the
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL NEWS plans, successfully transitioning Rotaractors into Rotary
clubs, and increasing diversity and female members could
yield a 5 percent net growth in membership each year.
Shekhar Mehta “A major brainstorming is needed to find effective solutions
suited to different areas of the world,” says Mehta. He adds
of India that regional ethos and culture have to be taken into account
to find localized solutions, as “one size does not fit all.” He
selected to be believes Rotary can extend to new geographical areas and
countries.
2021-22 Rotary As a strong proponent of Rotary’s strategic plan, Mehta says
International he will encourage clubs to use action plans and reinforce the
core values of Rotary.
President Mehta says Rotary needs to become more contemporary and
adaptable by focusing on partnerships with governments and
corporations, expanding partnerships with organizations that
Shekhar Mehta, of the Rotary Club of Calcutta-Mahanagar, specialize in Rotary’s areas of focus, and investing in
West Bengal, India, is the selection of the Nominating technology.
Committee for President of Rotary International for 2021-22.
He will be declared the president-nominee on 1 October if no Mehta, an accountant, is chair of the Skyline Group, a real
challenging candidates have been suggested. estate development company he founded. He is also a director
of Operation Eyesight Universal (India), a Canada-based
Mehta acknowledges that current membership trends are a organization.
challenge and says that membership development should be READ MORE ON WWW.ROTARY.ORG
Rotary’s highest priority. He believes that focusing on regional READ MORE ON OPERATION EYESIGHT UNIVERSAL (INDIA)
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