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Club Assembly 2025-26

Club Service

Club Assembly Club Service 3 hrs
On: June 17, 2026

Attendees-Rotarians: President Radha Krish, Secretary Venkatesh K V, CLF Sathish Kumar, Advisor Sridhar V, PE Prabhoo N M, PDN Nandagopal K S, RGT MT Neelakantan, PP Ramanathan, PP Jagannathan R, PP Balaji S M, PP Ramesh Babu, Jt Secretary Saravanan S, Club Services Dir Jemima Rafeek, PI Chair Mohd Rafeek, CSD Uvais, YSD Nithin K, CSHD Sriraman R, Dharmaraj, Vasu Venkat, Karthik Veeraraghavalu, Venkatesh Guptha, Akash R, Panneerselvam, Riyaz, Sriram H, Jobu, Seargent-at-Arms Priya, Muthu Kannan, PP Naresh Advani, Raja Viswanathan

Key Updates and Discussions

1. President’s Welcome and Acknowledgments

President Radha Krish welcomed the members and provided updates on recently concluded and upcoming projects and events. He expressed his gratitude to all members for their extraordinary support throughout the year.

2. Felicitations and Recognition

The following members were felicitated and thanked for their outstanding contributions to club events and TRF.

  1. Rock Stars: PD Nandagopal KS for extraordinary contribution to JHC's success and being a great support to various Club activities and YSD Nithin K for his stellar contribution to RYLA on the AIR project that was well acclaimed by the District and Media.
  2. Inland Trip Chairmanship: Chairman Riyaz and Co-Chairman Dharmaraj for ensuring the recently concluded trip to Nadugani delighted the travellers with memorable experience
  3. The Rotary Foundation (TRF) Recognition:
  4. CLF PP Sathish Kumar achieved PHF+6 status.
  5. Secretary Venkatesh KV achieved PHF+2 status.

3. Rotary Guindy Trust (RGT) Updates

Managing Trustee (MT) PP Neelakantan updated the members on the following:

  1. Project Contributions: He thanked members for their financial support, highlighting that 76 members contributed a total of ₹20 lakhs (comprising ₹14 lakhs directly from members and ₹6 lakhs from non-RCG donors influenced by club members).
  2. Leadership Transition: PP Neelakantan announced the conclusion of his tenure as Managing Trustee upon the completion of his prescribed term. In accordance with the Trust’s established process and following consultation with incoming leadership, the Trust Board has nominated PP Rtn Satish Kumar G as the incoming Managing Trustee for a three-year term. Members welcomed Rtn Satish Kumar and thanked Rtn Neelakantan for streamlining the Trust's systems, processes, and compliance requirements.
  3. As DRFC, MT PP Neelakantan appraised the Members of the need for our Club to step up the TRF contribution efforts and meet the goals before 30th June. He and President Radha Krish together requested the members to help conclude the Project OASIS GG approval process by meeting our Club's commitment of USD30000 before 30th June (the request which has been in circulation among the members for couple of weeks).
  4. RCG is grateful to Rotarians Ramesh Babu, Viswanathan, Amarapathy, Sriram, Jemima, Rafeek and Priya for offering their contribution commitment to the abovementioned Project, instantly.

5. Incoming Leadership Presentation (2026–27)

President-Elect (PE) Rtn Prabhoo and his leadership team presented their budget, team structure, and avenue plans. The presentation included detailed project overviews, estimated costs, and targeted impact goals. Members welcomed and appreciated their plans and enthusiasm.

Announcements from the Joint Board Meeting

(Preceding the Club Assembly)

  1. Membership Subscription Increase: Due to rising Rotary International (RI) dues, fluctuating USD exchange rates, and a general 12% to 16% cost increase across all expenditure heads, the annual membership subscription will increase from ₹52,000 to ₹57,000. The Floor approved the proposal.
  2. Payment Schedule: The subscription will be payable in two instalments: ₹35,000 for the July–December period (due before July 31st) and ₹22,000 for the January–June period (due before Jan 31st). Subscription intimations will be sent out on June 1st and December 1st, respectively.
  3. Project Contribution Proposal: A board-discussed proposal regarding a ₹10,000 per member contribution toward Club projects was presented by 2026–27 CLF PP Rtn Ramesh Babu and PE Rtn Prabhoo. The Floor welcomed the initiative, reaching a consensus that this contribution will remain flexible and voluntary rather than a mandatory requirement.
  4. Weekly Meeting Format: PE Prabhoo and the 2026–27 team proposed that weekly meetings begin with an early dinner preceding the official meeting. The Floor accepted the proposal.
  5. The decision to move to Rotary India Portal and App to maintain Club operations and reporting was announced by PE Rtn Prabhoo with the objective of ease of documentation, reporting, saving costs and meeting the stipulation of the District.
Thanks: Heartfelt thanks to Club Service Director Jemima for the wonderful meeting arrangements and the sumptuous dinner.