Author: Hla Min (Lifelong Learner)

Education

Rangoon University

Reopened.

Students include

• U Tin U (Dio)
  Captain and Gold, RUBC
  BS in Civil Engineering at Oregon State
  MS in Civil Engineering at Yale
  Part-time Lecturer at the Civil Engineering Department
  Director, Clark and Grieg
  Consultant, Interkiln
  Consultant, PWD
  Captain, RGC
  
• U Sein Hlaing
  Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) in 1952.
  Joined Faculty as Assistant Lecturer
  MS in Electrical Engineering at MIT
  Professor and Head of Electrical Engineering
  
• Dr. Pe Nyun (Dick San Pe)
  Pediatric Surgeon
  Leader of team to operate on Ma Nan Soe / Ma Nan San (conjoined twins)
  
• Dr. Pe Thein (Tom San Pe)
  Professor
  Minister of Health and Education

• The monthly meetings of Swel Daw Yeik Foundation (SDYF) were mostly held at the house of U Khin Maung Tun (President).
• Some attendees make donation to SDYF at the meetings.
• U Khin Maung Tun has led by example to ensure that SDYF will have no or low overhead.
• He has donated and/or pledged K1500+ lakhs.
• He offers sumptuous meals for lunch meetings.
• At one meeting — preparation for the Annual General Meeting of SDYF — U Tin Latt (M85) also offered food donation. Most attendees enjoyed the President’s lunch and gladly accepted U Tin Latt’s food as “take out”.

Guidelines

• SDYF has guidelines to provide financial support for the health care of eligible sayas.
• For eligible sayas and sayamas, SDYF provides K4 Lakhs for hospitalization and an annual medical checkup.
• On a case by case basic, financial support is provided to sayas (e.g. Sayadaw Dr. Lwin Aung (A59), Saya U Kyaw Sein (M65), Saya U Ohn Maung (ChE68)) who need to visit clinics frequently and/or need long term care.

Discussions and/or Resolutions

• Spend K50 lakhs for the medical check up of eligible sayas and sayas
• Fund for vision check up and follow up operations
• Provisional financial support for use in presenting research papers overseas.
• “Total Care” program for eligible sayas and sayamas

Soon offered to the monks at Mudita Shwe Kyaung

Mohinga, desserts … for all attendees

AGM meeting headed by Saya U Nyo Win (M65) and Saya U Myat Htoo (C68)

Saya U Myat Htoo (C68, Chair, Board of Directors)

• presented an Opening Speech
• later handed out awards to Sponsors and Donors

U Kaung Kaung Oo (a) Gordon (M83, President) and Daw Lillian (EC83) survived the raging fires in Napa, but they had to wait three weeks before returning to their “Home Sweet Home”. Due to 75 mph winds, a sizable percentage of the vineyards and homes took a heavy toll.
They donated to the Scholarship Fund and also encouraged their 83 Classmates (U Kyaw Myint, Daw Ni Ni Sein …) to pledge or donate.

Appreciation awards were presented to the Sponsors and Donors.
Saya U Nyo Win accepted the award for Saya U Tin Maung Nyunt (M60).
The complete list is maintained by U Ko Ko Zin (M84, Treasurer) and U Myint Swe (EP74, Secretary).

U Nyunt Than (M84, Associate Secretary) acted as Master of Ceremonies.

Several took photos and will send them to me and/or NorCal RITAA for posting.

There was Q&A session.