Y‟S MEN INTERNATIONAL“To acknowledge the duty that accompanies every right”

IP COMMUNIQUE 2014-15
e-communiqué

Issue No 2
IP‟s Theme:“Talk Less, Do More”

IP‟s Slogan:

Dear fellow members,
Greetings to all of you. The first issue ofthe IP‟s e-communiqué was released in
November 2014, with the intention ofreaching out to all the members, withinformation
andreports
fromInternational, as well as from all the
Areas. I am happy because, from thefeed backs received, it has served its
purposes to a good extent.
Now, this second issue is released with the same hope ofreaching all the members with information on performance so far
this year. We expect that the information will make us more
duty-bound to achieve our goals, if we find ourselves lagging
behind.
We have had a busy and fruitful year so far. We received reports
from APs, ISDs and Chairpersons of TFs and Committees for 1 stand 2nd quarter on due dates. This reporting system wasintroduced this year as a planning tool to evaluate and monitor
achievements against goals at regular frequency, which creates
an inherent accountability on the part of officers to produce
results.
Quarterly reports reveal the following:• Very good and impressive community service projects byalmost all Areas. This is a good image-building and PR tool
for our Movement, to attract more volunteer members to ourfold.
• Training camps are conducted effectively for incoming
Regional Directors in all Areas. This tells about a good futureplanned for our Movement.
• However, Training at other levels, namely Club officers,
District Governors, etc. are taken up only by a few Areas.
• Performance (and hence survival of our Movement) depends
on the effectiveness of the training imparted on officers at alllevels. This aspect needs special attention from Area andRegional leadership.
• Contribution towards International projects need to gain
momentum. It is consoling that the APs report that all thegoals shall be achieved by June 2015.
• We continue to face the threat of decreasing membership inalmost all Areas. This is a very serious threat. Unless we look
into this problem with all seriousness and take corrective
actions, the future will not be rosy.
• Though, reports from the APs give a positive picture offurther improvement in membership by the end of the year,
we at grass root level need to look into this and help the
Movement in continual membership increase and extension.
• Ageing of members and lack of interest by the younger
generation could be some of the reasons for the loss inMarch 2015

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“Do it now”

membership. We have no ready made solutions. But, weneed to find them to save ourselves from this alarming
situation.
YMI-YMCA co-operation has already started yielding
results. Formation of Y‟s Men‟s clubs in Mongolia and New
Delhi are the best examples of this co-operation. Let us
continue the co-operation for mutual benefits.
Vision 2022 needs immediate deployment to grass root levels.
It is only the grass root level members who can support andhelp us in realising our vision.
Vision 2022 is reproduced later in this communiqué. I do
hope that all members will render their might in realising
the vision, which is vital for our growth..
Coupled with diminishing membership, we have yet
another threat. Our administrative expenses are too highcompared to our income. No organisation can survive when
their income goes down and expense goes up, leaving no
margin for its programmes.
Since the presentation of accounts in ICM 14, we had beenworking on various proposals to increase steady dues
income and reduce the expenditure. IEOs appointed
a study group to find alternate cheaper locations for IHQ
within Geneva/Switzerland. The feedback was notencouraging. We are now analysing alternate proposals
which appear to be worth considering. We expect to place
the plans before ICM 15 in Kyoto, as further deliberations
are needed.
Work on development of „Member-wise data base‟ is goingon in full swing at IHQ. We expect it to be ready within ayear. We request all Regions and Clubs to be ready withfull data of its members in the prescribed format from IHQ.

We had two IEOs‟ meetings after ICM 14, first one on 19 th and20th October 2014 at Vejle, Denmark and the second on 12 th and13th February at Bangkok, Thailand. During these meetings,
IEOs and ISG together were able to discuss in detail theperformance of our Movement for the year and work out
strategies for future. Subsequently we had our fruitful andeffective MYM 15 at Bangkok, Thailand from 15th tom 17th
February 2015.
May I request you to forward this e-communiqué to allDistrict Governors and through them (or directly) to clubmembers. I am sure it might take only a few seconds for you to
do it. Let the e-communiqué work as a strong, efficient and afast chain of communication down to the grass root level.
We welcome your feed back and comments. Thank you!
Isaac Palathinkal,
International President
isaacpal47@gmail.com, Mob: +919995445714

Kindly try to email this „e-communiqué to the grass root level members of the clubs. It is likely that some of the readers might get morethan one copy due to duplication in email lists, for which I apologise in advance. Thank you.

Message from IPE Wichian Boonmapajorn
In general, an International President Elect has toconcentrate on four areas before taking up the roleof International President. They are: decisions on
Meetings to attend, Communication required,Selection of the Team and Financial Matters for thefollowing year.
In addition, I am learning how to rope along with
the International President-Ym. Isaac Palathinkal as
one of the Troika to move forward and to match up
with his slogan “Do It Now”

Vision of the YMCA USA to pave more ways of the“Principle of Partnership” implementation.
After combined training programme of Asia-KoreaSOP, I joined the Chartering ceremony of the new
YMC of Chiang Rai ( 3rd Club in Thailand).
During my visit to India, I observed highly positive
community service programmes being taken up
there. One such mega project is Y‟s Men Village“Home for Homeless” of 400,000 Rupee per unit for
the total 14 units to come up with 5.6 Million Rupeeof the budget and resource mobilization program.

Outcome from the IC 14, IEOs‟ meetings and MYM
15 contributed a lot for our strategic planning for
future. Quarterly reports from APs, ISDs andChairpersonsofcommittees/TFs,
were
unprecedentedly established by IP Isaac to reflect
the updating and monitoring the conduct andperformance which is acceptable to put extra effortson the movement. Report Review with successful
output is expected to lead us into the major changes
to the Financial Matters as well as to have thestructural changes of the Y‟sdom.

Apart from it, I could also part take RDE Training of
CAC through skype. .
In addition, I attended General Assembly of theWorld Council of YMCA at Ester Park, Colorado ofUSA. I could capture the Principle of Partnershipwith few YMCAs in USA and New Countries thatwould like to join the Y‟sdom.
I must count on the blessings for what our leadersand organization has much adhered to the threeprinciples inherent in the universe of: firstly towalk humbly with your God, to Love tenderly andto Act justly. (Micah 6: 8)

I had the opportunity to attend RDE training
programmes in Europe, USA, Combined AsiaKorea –SOP and India during this year.
After the Area USA‟s RDE Training in St. Louise,
Missouri USA and I joined SCLC-Service Club
Leadership Conference with focus on the Service
Club Management at Chicago. There is a need for a
program for the Y‟sdom in USA to cater for thesenior Y‟s men to have the Membership
Conservation as well as to put up more PR of theY‟sdom throughout the YMCAs in USA territories.
We did have good briefing about the Mission andMeetings attended by IPE
Wichian

I must thank you for many leaders and volunteers
who rendered their helping hands to me on the
Home Stay, Driving, Providing worm Jacket,
Visiting the second hand shop, Visiting the YMCA
Camp site, Site seeing, Transportation to Airport in
the Middle of the Night and Provision of the local
meals and drinks and lastly the arrangement of theflights to attend all of the RDE‟s Training andConferences. Thank you.
IPE Wichian Boonmapajorn

Message from IPIP Poul V.Thomsen

Something about extension
One of our goals for 2022 – when we can celebrate our 100 Yearanniversary – is to have Y´s Men´s Clubs in 100 countries. Right
now we are present in 68 countries. So we have a big job to do
in coming 7-8 Years.
Area Asia is going to start new Clubs in Cambodia, Indonesia,
Nepal and more. In Europe we plan for more new countries:
Czech Republic, The Netherlands, Macedonia, Serbia andMoldova
I visited Macedonia in Nov. 2015 for the first contact, and willvisit Serbia and Moldova end April 2015. In all places in close
cooperation with the YMCA.

GUIDELINES FOR EXTENSION IN NEW COUNTRIES,AND IN NEW PLACES:#
Go for countries with new potential – also for YMCA.
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Find an extension team , 2 -3 persons with big
Commitment and ongoing power.
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Make an 3 -5 Year extension business plan: SIMPLE &CLEAR for all.
#Make a budget and find finance sources, supporters.
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Find possible new sponsor Clubs.
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Make partnership and cooperation with YMCA•
Start new Clubs in specific places – in operation
distance between new Clubs.
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Find a new local service project, which the community
will have benefit of ,and be visible.
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Never – ever give up. --- MOVE FORWARD.
•” GO YE INTO ALL THE WORLD “.
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Talk less – Do more, and Do it now.
IPIP Poul V.Thomsen

Message from IT Erik Breume

Dear Members,
My term as International Treasurer expires on 30 June thisyear. Thank you for your co-operation and guidance to me
during my term as IT.
I would like to highlight some of the challenges that we facein Y's Men International:

Our financial situation, unfortunately, is not soundenough. We must constantly be aware of the need forincrease in our revenues and for reduction in our
expenses.
Excessive fluctuations in our membership is one of thereasons for unpredictable fluctuation in our revenue. This
gives us the responsibility to charter only healthy clubs
which are likely to sustain. Chartering clubs towards endof 2nd semester and lack of proper nurturing seem to be one of
the biggest reasons for the fluctuation. When we talk about
extension, I think we should talk more on quality over quantity!
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We also have a problem with too many clubs/regions that do
not pay their international dues on time. We have to create anawareness among members and officers on the need for timely
payment of dues.

Finally, we have to do our best to ensure that our International
dues collected and now kept in India is legally transferred to
IHQ at the earliest, with approval from Government of India.
We had been talking about this quite often, but not achieving it.

I wish my successor God's blessing and thank ISG and all the staff at
IHQ for the good, sincere and fruitful cooperation.
IT Erik Breum

Message from ISG Takao Nishimura

Our International Convention in Chennai last summer was avery good convention due to the effort of local Host Committee
team in spite of very low participation especially within India.
We had many good workshops including YMCA partnershipand Y‟s Men Doctor which can be a new move to reach people
in needs of medical service and thanks for Korean Doctor
members who recently visited Myanmar again for a healthservice. We are always encouraged by such strong initiative ofour members and Y‟sdom must be the membership movement
in deed. To support such community service by club andRegion, we need very committed leadership in every level ofour organization.

Needless to say, we are not TOP Down organization and allleaders to support and serve our members from bottom up and
top line is our core unit of club who faces to the community andpeople. (please refer our triangle depicted for support frombottom)Second term started with announcement of incoming
International leaders and Youth Intern. IPEE, ITE, ICMEs,
ICMEEsare expected start good TROIKA team with incumbent
leadership. I know it is not easy to have a good Troika leadershipbecause you need to listen, share, discuss and plan for the
betterment of our movement not for own ego or position at all.
This should be understood by leaders who are to be candidate
for any election. Position Seek the candidate not candidate seek
the position. God Bless those who follow humble ways on how
we should behave and act in Y‟sdom.
We are approaching to our 100th anniversary in 7 years‟ time. Are
we achieving our goal ? We need transformation and change any
unproductive status quo for improving our management
including our IHQ who has been always short hands but we
continue to seek how to serve leaders. This year and next year
should be the turning point and thanks to our IP Troika who has
been so dedicatedly working for our movement.
God Bless.
ISG Takao Nishimura

Message from PIP Benson Wabule, Chairperson, PIPs ClubThe Role of Past International
Presidents

The PIPs Club was established in 1977 with its initial andprimary objective being to support the Endowment Fund. In
the years that followed the objectives of the PIPs Club have
expanded to include the provision of opportunity for
fellowship and communication amongst its members and to
give advice in the interest of Y‟s Men International.
Membership of the PIPs Club consists of Past International
Presidents and their spouses.
Many PIPs who are still strong and active play key roles inthe success of our movement globally. PIPs have a role toplay in helping leaders and Y‟s Men at all levels of ourorganization. Such roles include the following:
Advisory: PIPs are ready and willing to give advice
whenever this is sought or required.
Consultative: PIPs are consulted on a wide range of issues.
With vast experience borne out of many years of
involvement in the Y‟s Men movement PIPs have answers tosome of the challenges facing Y‟s Men leaders. Many PIPs are
happy to be consulted by their Club, District, Region, Area oreven by the International leadership. It should be noted
however that many PIPs are advanced in years and may notnecessarily handle huge volume of correspondence.

Training: PIPs have accumulated vast information andknowledge about Y‟s Men International, its history, its
structure, its programmes and its spirit. They are and can beeffective trainers on almost any topic and at any level of ourorganization.
Mentorship: PIPs can help in the area of mentorship since thisinvolves an experienced person helping the other who is lessexperienced over a period of time.
Activities at all levels: Many PIPs are still active at all levels of
our movement, Club, District, Region, Area and International.
They attend meetings, pay dues, are involved in projects and inY‟s Men programmes. Some PIPs do this even when their limbs
are weak and unable to regularly take them to meetings.
Conventions: Many PIPs attend conventions and playappreciable roles in such Conventions. Unknown to many
people, the mere presence of a PIP or PIPs in a convention at any
level of our movement may be an inspiration to other Y‟s Men or
to the Y‟s Youth.
I call on all Y‟s Men Leaders and Y‟s Men to strengthen relations
between PIPs and their Areas, Regions, Districts and Clubs.
I thank IP Isaac Palathinkal for asking me to write something
about PIPs and the PIPs Club.
PIP Benson Wabule

Meeting of IEOs / Mid Year Meeting MYM 15
MYM 15 was held at Christian Guest
House, Bangkok, Thailand from 15th to 17th
February 2015. Prior to it, we had meetingof IEOs on 12th & 13th February. Training
for APsE was conducted on 14th February.
All the meetings were effective andfruitful. Reports from APs, ISDs andChairpersons of Committees and Task
Forces were discussed in detail. Strategies
were discussed and worked out to makeour Movement more effective and efficientin performance as well as in finance. After
further deliberations, we hope to present
positive suggestions before the ICM 15.

Concepts of recent origin which merit your attention, familiarization and realization
Let us join hands together to make them true2022

Y‟s Men International
VISION 2022 /TOWARDS 2022
VISION 2022
“To be a recognized, globally oriented, voluntary service
organization with a strong and committed membership thatstrives to enhance human values, with special focus on youth
development, while upholding our motto “To acknowledge
the Duty that
Accompanies every Right” and working in
active service and close partnership with the YMCA, theUnited Nations and other worthy organizations to build abetter world in which to live”

TOWARDS 2022
(Goals to realize Vision 2022)• To extend Y‟s Men to at least 50,000 members based in 100
countries.
• To strengthen Y‟s Men at the global level as it relates to theorganisation and its mission.
• To offer relevant service to the YMCA and the community and,as a consequence of that,• To improve and expand the Y‟s Men image and identity in thecommunity.

• To improve our members‟ perception of YMI and ourinternational programmes in general

EXTENSION BEYOND BORDER AWARD „EBBA‟
Extension Beyond Borders Award (EBBA)
An international award by the name of "Extension Beyond
Borders Award (EBBA)", is introduced to recognise andmotivate clubs and individuals for their initiative and untiring
efforts in extension in other countries beyond theirboundaries.

new clubs beyond their country, as certified by the Regional
Director of the sponsor club. The Award will be given only after
the new club has paid all dues for the first two semesters.

OBJECTIVE
Membership growth is a key objective in the TW 2022 Action
Plan. Towards this end, a new award, to be known as
EXTENSION BEYOND BORDERS AWARD (“EBBA”) is
being introduced to recognise and motivate individuals andclubs for their initiative and untiring effort in club extension
beyond their territorial boundaries.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
To be eligible for the award, the initiating club (“promoter”)
must meet the following criteria:
 The new Club chartered is outside the promoter‟s homecountry. For example, a member from Denmark has
successfully chartered a new club in Germany.
 The new club is an active club.
 It is up-to-date with its dues obligations (having paid its duesfor 2 semesters).
 It conducts regular members‟ and service programmes

TIMING OF AWARD
This award will be presented annually to eligible clubs andindividuals who have worked untiringly in the chartering of

THE AWARD
EBBA will take the form of a certificate /plaque for thesponsoring club and a medal for the individual, issued by theInternational President.

CONSIDERATION FOR AWARD
Eligible clubs will be assessed by the IP, ISD (Extension) and ISG

DOUBLE PAUL WILLIAM ALEXANDER FELLOW„DPWAF‟DOUBLE PAUL WILLIAM ALEXANDER FELLOW
In the Endowment Fund programme, under the provision for 'Making a Gift', a new item #6 Double Paul William Alexander
Fellowship is added. Existing PWA Fellows can become Double Paul William Alexander Fellow upon contribution of CHF 120 inaddition to the contribution already made. Non PWA Fellows can contribute CHF 240 in one shot and become Double Paul William
Alexander Fellows. In conjunction with this, a new and more attractive lapel pin shall be awarded.

Message from Carole Dunbar, ID Y‟s Menettes

Dear colleagues in Y'sdom,
I am pleased to have this opportunity through IP Isaac to send
greetings and reach out about Y's Menettes‟ happenings as
your as International Director. One of the challenges of thisrole has been lack of communication between Areas and ID.
Y's Menettes do good work in their communities - sharing
those activities will improve the Y's Menette‟s banner
everywhere.
Y‟s Menettes voted to support two International Projects for
2014-16; (1) the Rural Rehabilitation Project for Widows andPoor Women in India was inaugurated in October and (2)Forming Skills through Projects Pedagogy in Brazil will

be underway soon. Y's Menettes from all Areas should
support theseprojects and identify Y's Menette‟sInternational Project when such funds sent to IHQ.I have beenworking with the Australia Committee to update the Y's
Menette's Manual. It is a valuable guideline for Y's Menettes'
operations that needs to be revised to incorporate approved
changes.
The International Convention in India was overwhelming forme, but pleasantly so ... to be among people from all over witha common interest in serving both our local and global
communities was a wonderful experience. I look forward toseeing you again in Kyoto.
Carole Dunbar, ID Y‟s Menettes
caroleedunbar@hotmail.com

CONGRTULATIONS
IPE & IT - International Elections 2014-15
Joan Wilson from Ottawa, Canada, has been elected International President Elect for a period of one year,
starting 1 July 2015. On 1 July 2016 she will assume the office of International President for one year.

Joan Wilson – CAC
IP Elect 2015-16

Joan is a member of the Ottawa International Y Service Club since 1975 (formerly known as Ottawa Y‟s
Men‟s Club and later Ottawa Y FOCUS). She was also a member of the Tokyo International Family Y‟s
Men‟s Club (TIFYS Club) while living in Japan from 1992 – 1995 and a Brotherhood Fund delegate to the
Melbourne International Convention in 1978, visiting clubs in Australia, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong andJapan following the convention.
Philips Cherian, from Bangalore, India, will serve as the next International Treasurer of Y's Men
International from 1 July 2015 - 30 June 2018. Philips has been a practicing chartered accountant since1985 and specialises in cross border transactions and international taxation. Apart from his professional
qualifications, he also brings many years of experience in YMI to the position since joining the
Ernakulam Metropolitan club in 1984. He is now a member of the Bangalore Indiranagar club and has
served the past four years as International Accounts Manager for Area India.

Philips Cherian – India
IT 2015-2018

Reports from Areas
Report on performance - 2nd quarter, as received from Area
Presidents:
All Areas are found to be working with dedication and commitment.
Contributions towards Internal Projects, etc are just picking up in
Areas and hence consolidated data is not available and hence cannot
be presented here. We are sure that we will achieve our goals as timegoes on. The salient portions of the reports are consolidated and given
herewith.
 Total Membership is less by 2.9% compared to that on 01 Feb 2014. All
Areas together have achieved only 88% of their goals in membership.
 Community Service activities are already in full swing in some of theAreas. Photographs given in succeeding page.

Area

As on
01-Feb-14

Membership
As perAP's Goal
latestforreport2014-15
from APs

Changefrom
01-Feb-14%
Achievementof goalAfrica

534

500

523

-2.06%

105%

Asia

3807

4800

3719

-2.31%

77%

CAC

494

500

485

-1.82%

97%

Europe

6198

6350

6213

0.24%

98%

India

11029

12000

10279

-6.80%

86%

Korea

5421

6000

5400

-0.39%

90%

LAM

475

530

529

11.37%

100%

SOP

220

400

220

0.00%

55%

USA

1267

1500

1214

-4.18%

81%

Total

29445

32580

28582

-2.93%

88%

Area activities - A travel through action photographs
AFRICA

Visitaion to School for theHandicappedwith needed supplies

Celebration - 50th Anniversary of Y‟sdomin Nigeria (1964 – 2014)

Youth Officers at the Nigeria YMCA
Western Zone Youth Conference

District Training Session in Nairobi Kenya

ASIA

Asia & Korea Area Joint RDE Training
with SOP Area

Yolanda Sustainable Water Project in Philippines Region

CAC

Newcomers Association Dinner.

Activities from „Equipping Global Leaders‟ Conference

Christmas tree sales

EUROPEChildren of orphanages visited by clubs

Greetings to new club - Vesna
members

INDIA

Community Service Projects: Inauguration of Y‟s Village (14 Homes for homeless), Monthly assistance to financially backwards students, Carpet for students tosit on floor in a poor school, Community marriage arranged by Region

Truck with Relief materials to Jammu & Kashmir

Youth activities: Area Youth camp, Y Care for blind children

KOREA

Repairing the house for the elderly
living alone at home

With UAUT Tanzania on establishing
Africa Y‟s Men Town

Care for the disabled and the elderly

Kimchi Festival for the needy

Service of coal for the needy

LAM

Bazar: Donation of usable clothes, etc for sale for project funds

Hounoring the best public high school graduates of
Cochabamba

Donation of a Christmas basket

Open night celebration of the Anniversary of the
Uruguay Club

SOP

75th Anniversary Bendigo club75th Anniversary Bellarat club

Fund raising - Christmas Trees for sale

At YMCA House with cheque

Uniting Care cheque presentation

Golden Square CFA cheque presentation

Potential members of New Club group in
Suva Fiji

BCHS cheque presentation

USA

Central Club Hawaii work book fair 2014

Hilo Tree Sales 2014

Sandwich preparation for the “Hospitality
Too” Soup Kitchen, Long Island club

Floral Park & Long Island Christmas 2014

A Youth Update - Youth Intern Dominique Fernandez
Dear Y‟s Men, Y‟s Youth and Y‟s Menettes:
After a great IYC 2014 in Chennai, India I
am delighted to say that we, the youth
have united and have expressed great
passion for helping and serving those in
our perspective communities and incommunities around the world!
With an AYC already successfully planned and facilitated we
can only work together towards planning more valuable andprogressive AYCs.
So far this year, Y‟s Youth have outdone themselves. Whilecontinuing with their normal programs and events, AYRs
and their teams have managed to work towards fulfilling our
Global Youth Project (GYP) theme“Saving the future;One
young person at a time”. With everyone‟s contribution andhard work we will strive to reach 5000 young people frombirth to 25 years of age between 1 July 2014 and 30 June 2015.
I am excited to say we are half way to reaching thisgoal. Our
second goal in order to fulfil our GYP and to help us serve
the youth of the world is to refill our Youth Fund. AYRs andNew ideas /approaches came up when Y‟s Youthand Y‟s Men of CAC got together at AC in Jamaica

their Area teams are looking into creating new special eventsin order to do so. We have thought outside the box andpartnered up with Y Care International (still within the
YMCA family) to further help youth around the world andreach our goal of saving the future one young person at atime.
Lately, with the growing importance of involving youth in
the plans to create a sustainable future for Y‟s men, we
Youth have stepped up and have shown that we are able totake leadership positions within Youth Clubs and Y‟s Men
Clubs.
A recent trend is the attendance of Youth at Y‟s Men
meetings it has without a doubt left a long-term andnoteworthy impression. Youth and Y‟s Men have a unique
opportunity to learn from each other and make positivechange.
Y‟s Youth look to start and continue communication withY‟s Men and YMCAs in their communities.
Dominique Fernandez-Trelles
Youth Intern 2014-2015

Y‟s Youth from Egypt giving gifts but
more importantly their time to children.

Y‟s Men Club formulated by youth in
Latin America

The youth of Taipei working together tomake some deliveriesSome bonds formulated at the IYC 2014
are forever

Youth World Edition 63 is out!
.

Y‟s Men at Athens Marathon
This is a great and pleasant news for all of us. Two of our Y‟s Men took
part in Athens Marathon 2014.
They are none other than Ym.Tor Kristian Arvid Backman (our BFECC)
and Ym.James M.Olle (our Y‟s Men‟s World Editor and Web Master).
For Tor, this was 1st Athens Marathon, but 41st Marathon altogether.
Y‟s Men International is proud of these heroes. We acknowledge theircommitment and determination.
Our congratulations to our heroes for the great achievement.

Story of the largest Club in Y‟s Men International – Y‟s Men‟s Club of Kolenchery, MWI Region, India
Area
Y‟s Men‟s club of Kolenchery waschartered 38 years back on 9th January
1977, with 44 members. There after it had
a steady growth and now remains as thelargest club in Y‟s Men International forthe past many years.
The present

membership is 167. This club is not inany metropolitan city, but in a rural„panchayath‟ (village).
It is not the largest in membership alone.
The large number of community service
project they take up as well the money
spent on these projects also stand as atestimony to their performance. To namea few:
 Three houses were built and donatedto three homeless families in 2014-15.
IP Isaac, IPE Wichian and ISG Nishi
were witnesses to the handing over
ceremony.
 Two similar houses were built anddonated to two homeless families in
2013-14. The then AP Rabi and IPE
Isaac were witnesses to the handing
over ceremony.
 In addition, they financed 1000
dialysis for the sick in 2013-14. The
Regional theme for the year was „Renal
Care and Dialysis‟.

In 2012-13, it was donation of anambulance (Home care) van to a
Palliative Care Centre in the village.

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In addition, every year they giveaway 500 food kits to the poor
during the festival called „Onam‟.
They also take up free medical
camps, blood donation camps,
educational assistance to poor
students, etc.
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The club has produced a large
number of leaders for the
Movement. It includes
oneInternational Council Member, five
Regional
Directors,
one
International Service Director, andmany District Governors. Ten of
the District Governors from thisclub were proud recipients of Elmer
Crowe Award from International
for their outstanding service.
IP, IPE and ISG were together invitedfor inauguration of the project cum
donation of the homes on 25th January
2015, when they were together in
Cochin for RD Training.
Pictures attached to this article relate to
donation of houses, inauguration, reception
to IP, IPE & ISG, etc by the club.

Published by International President Isaac Palathinkal for private circulation among members of Y‟s Men International