Rs 50 please…

The first step towards ‘structuring’ the Club was taken this morning with Hari Singh Shekhawat asking all members to put in Rs50 for the opening of a bank account. Within minutes of his announcement, 20 members came forward (left pic) with their contribution and the rest have promised to pay tomorrow.
The money, Shekhawat clarified, is a one-time fee meant to also formalize membership and in effect, ensure increased involvement of members in the day-to-day activities of the Club. In fact, it was Pradeep Gupta (below) -- the initiator of the idea of monetizing this blog (see post of December 16, 2011: Scent of Money) -- who had originally proposed charging a nominal sum of Rs50 so as to instill in every member a “sense of pride and belongingness” towards the Club.
Accordingly, a laminated photo-Identity Card would be issued to each member in the near future. Srichand Arora is keen to present every member a complimentary ‘club cap’ also, for which Harish Wadhwa would be exploring the possibilities. It was also reiterated that for the present, no new member would be admitted or for that matter, should an existing member be dropped. The current membership list, reproduced alongside under ‘OUR FAMILY’, remains sacrosanct and frozen for now.
This however, does not debar anyone, stranger or friend, from joining the morning exercises, as has been the practice all along. Also, should our ‘Panch Parmeshwar’ (who constitute the managing committee) decide to admit or drop any member in future, it would have to seek the approval of 80 per cent of members attending on any given day. Besides, it would have to resolve within themselves the allocation of duties (including ‘cheque signing’ authority) which would facilitate working out the formalities necessary to get the Club registered.
Post Script: Santosh-ji requires empty plastic bottles urgently for carrying kanji to the Garden. Big Laaf appeals to members to bring whatever 2 litre bottles they can spare (better still, empty all your plastic bottles at home!) and hand them to Santosh-ji at the earliest -- if not sooner.