AFOVA Newletters of Year 2001

Page 18 of 52 (k) Flg Offr KPD Rao, (l) Lt Col D Reddy, AMC (NT), (m) Maj HS Sandhu, ASC, (n) Wg Cdr S H Subramanian Next Meeting When all else is lost, the future still remains. ˜ Christian Nevell Bovee˜ (1820 - 1904; Author) 17. The next meeting will be held at the normal venue i.e. the Youth Hostel.. The details of the Meet are as follows: Date: Sunday, 10 th June 2001 Venue: Youth Hostel, Indira Nagar. Time of Assembly: 1800 hours 18. The organizing committee requests members to phone in their confirmations to the following positively by 6 th June 2001 , so as to enable necessary catering arrangements: Col A Krishnaswami 491 1233 Wg Cdr ME Muthu 441 6289 Lt Col M Narayanan 492 8546 Wg Cdr Ravi Mani 491 6705 Brig VA Subramanyam 491 7446 Col N Viswanathan 441 6720 19. A nominal amount of Rs. 30/- per head is being requested as contribution from each one to defray part of the expenses. The amount may be preferably sent in advance to Col A Krishnanswami, A-1/!!/3, 23 rd Cross Street, Besant Nagar, Chennai – 600 090. Subscriptions Money speaks sense in a language all nations understand. ˜˜ Aphra Behn ˜ (1640 1689; British Playwright) 20. It must be understood that the AFVOA cannot function and grow without unstinting support. Members are reminded that they must pay in the subscription of Rs 300/- for the current financial year. Payments can be sent in by cheques in favour of “AFVOA,” to Col A Krishnaswami, at the address given above. Points to Ponder – Patron “How do you know so much about everything?” was asked of a very wise and intelligent man; and the answer was “By never being afraid or ashamed to ask questions as to anything of which I was ignorant. ˜ John Abbot ˜ (American Actor) 21. While interacting with the bereaved families during condolence meets, the Patron felt that there was a gross inadequacy in the essential knowledge required to be known for follow-up action to enable speedy commencement of family pension and claiming of various monetary grants. This is in spite of the handout distributed by AFVOA to members. In order to address this area, it is proposed to organize a seminar specifically for ladies to clarify all doubts. It is requested that at the coming meeting, further points that need to be included may please indicated, so that a meaningful programme can be organized. Please await for further