AFOVA Newletters of Year 2001

Page 24 of 52 15. A number of members are yet to collect the Telephone Directory. Members are requested to attend the next meeting and collect their copy of the Directory. Second set of amendments to the Directory are attached with this Newsletter. Late one night, a mugger wearing a ski mask jumped into the path of a well-dressed man and stuck a gun in his ribs. “Give me your money,” he demanded. Indignant, the affluent man replied, “You can’t do this – I’m a Member of Parliament!” “In that case,” replied the mugger, “give me MY money!” New members 16. We welcome to the ever growing fold, the following members: (a) Air Cmde MN Amrithalingam, AVSM, VM (b) Col R Chandrasekaran, Engrs (c) Capt S Nedunchezhiyan, AMC. (d) Col A Ponnuchamy, EME, (e) Flt Lt S Ramachandran, (f) Maj SR Roy, (g) Capt Vineeta Dixit, AOC Strength of Members 17. The present state of membership of AFVOA is as under: Army - 166 Navy - 12 Air Force 38 Total 216 18. It is reiterated that the AFVOA cannot function and grow without unstinting support. Subcriptions are due from 74 members, for the perod April 2001 to March 2002. Payments can be sent in by cheques in favour of “AFVOA,” to Col A Krishnanswami, VrC, VSM**, A-1/!!/3, 23 rd Cross Street, Besant Nagar, Chennai – 600 090. Members are requested to clear their dues at the earliest. In this context, we are reminded of a quotation on voluntarism’ Voluntarism = Business like attitude minus Remuneration 19. We in the AFVOA are all volunteers and have to run the Association in a business like manner to sustain ourselves. We therefore seek your regular and prompt subscriptions. Bio data of officers 20. A standarised form has been evolved to enable members to give details. This information is valuable and also enables the Association to have a broad based data base which could be used profitably. Quite a few of our members have yet to submit this bio data form. During the next meeting, sufficient copies will be made available to enable such members to complete the same. Points to Ponder – Patron We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn.