Pudu Rotary Club

DISTRICT 3300 MALAYSIA

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A Word from the Founder President

I  have  been asked to write a few words about the  formation  of 
our Club.

The  manner in which new Rotary Clubs are formed is fully set out 
in  the  President's  "MANUAL OF PROCEDURE"  which  can  be  made 
available  to  any interested Rotarian. Briefly,  an  established 
Rotary Club at some time in its existence feels it is getting too 
big,  or its members realize that the original boundaries alloted 
to their club covers too large an area,  or the members feel they 
would  like to share their Rotary experience with others  and  so 
they decide, with Rotaty International's approval to give up part 
of their territory to a new club. 

This  is what happened when K.L.  Club gave up its Petaling  Jaya 
territory to form the Petaling Jaya Club.  You will remember that 
the satellite town of P.J.  did not exist,  as such, some fifteen 
years ago. 

Likewise  Pudu,  which   was  formerly  a  part  of  K.L.'s  club 
territory, was allocated to us in 1966.

In was my good fortune to be chosen,  for the task of forming the 
Club,  by  the District Governor Representative,  Past  President 
Sivapragasam (SIVA).

The  first step was to sit down and compile a classification list 
of the various firms with offices and workshops in the  territory 
allocated to Pudu.

The  next  step was to go and personally call on those  who  were 
filling the  classifications and to try to persuade them to  help 
me form a club.

This would not have been possible without the splended assistance 
given  to  me by Past Presidents Siva,  Arunasalam,  Dr Hui  Weng 
Choon,  Soong Siew Hoong,  Fong Ying Leong,  Alex Lee,  President 
Tharmalingam,  Rtns  Kong Seong Soo and Hassan Moosdeen,  all of 
whom  gave their enthusiastic support to the idea of  having  our 
own Club. With their willing cooperation the rest was easy.

A  name was selected,  a lunch meeting date,  place and time  was 
decided  on and the names of the founder members together with  a 
list  of  classifications present in our area  was  sent  to  the 
Rotary International,  together with a supporting letter from the 
Rotary Club of Kuala Lumpur requesting that a Charter be granted.

What  followed  is well known  to you.  Our  club  got  off to  a 
good  start  when  His  Royal Highness  the  Sultan  of  Selangor 
together  with  Her  Royal  Highness  Tuanku  Ampuan   graciously 
condescended to attend our Charter Night in 1967.

Over  the  year  our Club has acquired  a   reputation  for  good 
fellowship,  good  luncheon meetings,  good attendance and a true 
Rotary participation in community affairs.

Long may this spirit continue among our members.

DOUG FRASER, J.M.N.
Founder President
Dated May 1975.