This and That

Picnic plans for Suraj Water Park (January 28 post) have also hit a roadblock. The costs would be prohibitive, according to Shekhawat. He offered to refund the money of all those who had paid for the trip when Jagmohan Papneja (right), who happened to drop by for the exercises today, came up with the idea of Manori – a beach resort run by the government, located about 20 minutes away from Madh Island (by boat).
Harish Wadhwa remembers having been to the place not very long back and had found it “good”. He would bring the contact numbers and other details of the resort for Shekhawat to take forward and work out the logistics.
The other important development today was a brief talk by Pradeep Gupta (below) on “structuring” the Club. He explained that in order to monetize this blog, we would have to open a bank account. For that we would have to constitute a registered body. And for that we would have to draw up a charter/ memorandum of association, monitor membership, maintain minutes of meetings, get accounts audited, etc.
Gupta said that he had already identified a professional who would get the paperwork done. On our part, he suggested that all members put a nominal Rs50 per head as one-time payment to the Club and in return, they would be given an ID card individually. If anything, this should infuse a “sense of belonging” and better still, ensure greater involvement of members in all activities of the Club.
Renu Babani's PICSPEAK:
"Meetings, meetings, meetings... never-ending discussions and no end in sight!"
Harish Wadhwa:
With the Goa trip just a fortnight away, who will be interested in yet another picnic to Manori?