Our first meet held on 31st May 2003, was indeed a successful beginning to form an Alumni registry. The bonding was instant and wonderful indeed!  We had 40 registrations, which included GSE Alumni, University Teachers and Rotary Volunteers.
Thank you for your presence. It was a great opportunity to begin to know one another.  We could all finally attach faces to the names and voices.  However there were so many alumni members who could not make it or who could not be contacted because of relocation.
This is only the beginning.  We need to meet regularly to reach some meaningful goals and be a significant body with a distinct identity.
 
Those of who have contacts of your fellow alumni kindly forward their details to me.  Let me also thank each of you for filling up the alumni survey form that will form a very useful database for our future correspondence.
 
We would like to acknowledge Alumni PP Rtn. Deepak Chawla's special contribution towards the compilation of the alumni survey form
 
For the next meeting we would like to receive your feedback as to the agenda, venue and degree of formality.  This valuable input will go a long way in making our meeting enjoyable and meaningful.  We need to take this movement forward in a more concrete fashion like a compiled book form of TRF Alumni.
Following are the minutes of the May 31, 2003 meeting for your perusal:
Ø Welcome by convenor and hosting president of Rotary Club of Bombay Chembur West, Dr. Indumati.
Ø RF chairman 02-03 PDG Rajkumar Bagadia gave an insight into the Rotary foundation Alumni and the nature of its composition.
Ø DG 2002-03 Gulam Vahanvaty who spoke of the significance of the initiation of the RF Alumni.
Ø Amongst the other RF Alumni were Rotary luminaries the then IPDG Suresh Rathod and the then DGN Nitin Mangaldas
Ø The discussion was thrown open to the house and the following points emerged
Ø The RF Alumni present briefly introduced themselves
Ø The RF Alumni should meet more frequently and renew contacts with team members
Ø RF Alumni should try and join Rotary if feasible
Ø Reasons for RF Alumni not joining Rotary were solicited.
Ø Alumni who have not joined a Rotary Club had a common reason of time constraint.
Ø Dr. Gurudatt Kamat (A GSE member) complained of non-supportive Rotary Club because of which he did not join Rotary.
Ø RF Alumni to participate in Rotary Projects without joining Rotary 
Ø The RF Alumni were requested by the then DG Gulam Vahanvaty to use contacts to mobilize funds for Rotary Projects/Foundation.
Ø Involvement of ex-GSE members in selection of future GSE teams and their orientation
Ø Sharing Presentation material of past GSE teams with the new GSE teams so that the new GSE teams have readily available resources.
Ø Offer to host incoming GSE team members from Rotarians and Non-Rotarians in the Alumni was solicited
Ø Some of the Alumni expressed disappointment at the lack of interest shown by Rotary clubs on their return from the GSE program to invite them to share their experiences.  It was decided to re-vitalize practice of GSE members sharing their experiences with various Rotary Clubs.
Ø Creation of a think tank of Foundation Alumni who can assist the District in effective implementation of TRF programs
Ø Publish experiences of Foundation Alumni in newsletters, club bulletins and District Bulletin
Ø Ready to offer ones own self for Rotary Projects, but expect direction from the District
Ø Those alumni present were requested to get in touch with team members who could not make it for the Meeting and get information from them for the alumni registry.
Ø The meeting ended with a vote of thanks by convenor Dr. Indumati Gopinathan, followed by cocktails and dinner