Motto : "Friendship and Service"
Ladies Circle is a non-political and
non-sectarian organisation made up of the wives of members of Round Table. It
offers opportunities for serving the community, for fostering and strengthening
friendships between like-minded young women and helps create a better
understanding of the obligations one owes to the society.
The Ladies Circle movement first came to
India in 1968. The wives of members of Round Table No.9 formed the first Circle
in Coimbatore. The then Round Table India President, Krish Chitale presented the
Charter in 1970. The National Association of Ladies Circle India was formed in
1970 with four member Circles and in the same year, became a full member of
Ladies Circle International. Today, Ladies Circle India has more than 60 Circles
with about 900 members.
Aims and Objects:
To be non-political and non-secretarian.
To promote friendship between Circlers and Tablers' wives locally, nationally
and internationally.
To assist Round Table
To participate where possible in community service.
To promote the extension of Circles throughout India.
Structure :
The Circle is run by a Board of Officers consisting of Chairperson,
Vice-Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer and Immediate Past Chairperson.
Activities :
The Circle meets atleast 15 times a year. They meet and plan community service
activities and building friendship amongst members. They may hold other meetings
and organise joint activities such as get together parties, picnics etc. to
which children and families are invited. Friendship between members and within
their families is the firm columns on which the Circle is based.
The individual members of each Circle decide how they will serve their
community.
Ladies Circle however is not a charitable organisation. Social distinction is
foreign to the nature of Ladies Circle. Friendship and honesty of purpose are
the roots from which the Aims and Objects of Ladies Circle grow. Shared pleasure
and shared purpose give Ladies Circle its vitality and strength and makes a
whole out of many divergent parts just as its Aims and Objects cement together
to make the solid base on which Ladies Circle stands.
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