AFVOA Newletters of Year 2010

Page 37 of 50 ARMED FORCES VETERAN OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION CHENNAI (Established 1994) Patron Lt Gen C Sundara Rao, PVSM Tele: 24461085 President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Maj Gen KS Chattaraman, EME Tele: 22348394 Brig Mohan Thomas, AOC Tele: 22294080 Lt Col CR Sundar, Madras Tele: 22290186 Lt Col M Narayanan, Engrs Tele: 24488546 No 5 of 2010 Newsletter #05/2010 04 Sep 2010 (FOR CIRCULATION AMONG MEMBERS ONLY) The next bi-monthly meeting will be held on Sunday, 26 Sep 2010 starting 1800 h with Tambola. The venue as usual is the Palm Grove Ecological Park and Sports Complex, Island Grounds. Those who desire to attend the Meeting should intimate the details of persons attending to Lt Col M Narayanan, Ph.: 2448 8546, 98847 54610 before 20 Sep 2010. From the Editorial Team TIME MARCHES ON It seems that it was just the other day when we celebrated the dawn of the year 2010. And now we are already in the latter half of the year. How time flies? The Great Bard Thiruvalluvar has expressed the predicament succinctly. He says A day as a measure is but a knife Swings so, know ye, to slice away life. Book Divine Verse 334 All the same one can take heart since time spent this year has been useful and fruitful – particularly as far as our AFVOA is concerned. Much has been achieved and yes, much more needs to be done. The treasurer informs us that the point regarding the accounts has been sorted out by the auditor and it is in order. For the rest the Association is on an even keel and making good progress. One point that has not received the full glare of our attention is the creation of