2020/2021

Asia Pacific

Japan East – Azusa – Yoshiko Misonou
Japan West – Middle West (Chuseibu) – Yumi Yoshida
Southeast Asia – Hong Kong – Joan Wong
Sri Lanka – South Western – Mahesh Fernando
Taiwan – Center – Kuo-Chih Yang

India

Central India – District 02 (CIR) – Nunna Satya Prasad
Mid West India – District 01 (MWIR) – Joseph Varghese
Mid West India – District 02 (MWIR) – Pradeep S
Mid West India – District 03 (MWIR) – Raveendran P N
Mid West India – District 06 (MWIR) – Deepa Mathew
Mid West India – District 07 (MWIR) – Gijo V Eldho
Mid West India – District 08 (MWIR) – Jolly Xavier
Mid West India – District 10 (MWIR) – Eldhose N V
South India – West – Mathesh Rajan
South West India – District 01 (SWIR) – K. Shylaja
South West India – District 02 (SWIR) – Lelitha Rodrigs
South West India – District 03 (SWIR) – J.A. Jayalal
South West India – District 05 (SWIR) – T. Shihabudeen
South West India – District 06 (SWIR) – Najeeb Mannel
South West India – District 07 (SWIR) – P.R. Biju
South West India – District 10 (SWIR) – Jayakumar T
South West India – District 12 (SWIR) – V.A. Jose
South West India – District 13 (SWIR) – Jero Varghese
West India – District 02 (WIR) – Anwar V
West India – District 05 (WIR) – Prakasan M.T

Korea

Korea Bu-Ul-Gyeong – Geongnam – Hyeon-su Jang
Korea Chonbuk – Chunbuk Jeonju – Kyoung-mo Kim
Korea Chonbuk – Chunbuk Ongoeul – Yoon-soo Kim
Korea Chonbuk – Chunbuk South – Sang-sun Park
Korea Chonbuk – Chunbuk West – Eun-sik Jang
Korea Daegu Gyeongbuk – Taegu District – Won-kwon Park
Korea Jeonnam – Namhae Joong – Dong- hwa Kim
Korea Jeonnam – Namhae Seo – Hyeong-ho Bark
Korea Jeonnam – Seohae – Lae- jung Choi
Korea Jeonnam – Seohae Joong – Jae-gab Ju
Korea Jeonnam – Yeosu – Chung-kwan Park
Korea Joongang – Kyungki East – Im Myeong Jin
Korea South – Gwangju-Dong – Jae-won Cho
Korea West – Chungnam South – Lee Chang-jae

Latin America

Brazil – Pionero – Carmen Ciris Crescêncio
Latin America – Peru – Olinda Estrada Egusquiza

United States

Hawaii – Metro – Melanie Ka’aihue-Yoshida
Pacific Southwest – Pacific Central – Jan Suydam

District Governor Benny Augustin
Bangalore II District, South India Region

• Under his leadership three new clubs were chartered in previously unexplored areas.
• He increased District membership by 26% by inducting 91 families.
• He is particularly honoured for his image building programmes and community initiatives that have increased YMI’s visibility and public understanding of our movement in local communities.

The Regional Performance Award is given to Regional Directors in recognition of the Region’s achievements in the following performance areas:

• Total club membership (Feb – Feb)
• Total number of clubs (Jul – Jun)
• Total programme contributions (Jul – Jun)

Gold Award

• Awarded for increases in all three performance areas

Taiwan Region (Asia Pacific Area) – Mr Huan-Ching Tsai (Frank)
Central India Region (India Area) – Mr Udattu Srinivasan Rao
Korea Chonbuk Region (Korea Area) – Mr Ha Seung-bin
Korea Jeonnam Region (Korea Area) – Mr Jin Joon-kyoo

Silver Award

• Awarded for increases in any two performance areas

Australia Region (Asia Pacific Area) – Mr Wayne Cameron
Southeast Asia Region (Asia Pacific Area) – Ms Joan Wong
South India Region (India Area) – Mr Nagarajan S.V.
South West India Region (India Area) – Mr Mammen Oommen (Rajan)
Korea Bu-Ul-Gyeong Region (Korea Area) – Mr Jung Deok-yoon
Korea Incheon Region (Korea Area) – Mr Rim Han-tai
Korea Joongang Region (Korea Area) – Mr Kang Yun-mo
Latin America Region (Latin America Area) – Mr José Luis León León
Mid America Region (USA Area) – Mr Charles F Redmond (Charley)
Pacific Southwest Region (USA Area) – Ms Kathleen Naylor (Kathy)

Bronze Award

• Awarded for increases in any one performance area

Africa Northwest Region (Africa Area) – Mr Victor Basom Dilli Jatau
Africa Southeast Region (Africa Area) – Mr Pyela B Zimba
Japan East Region (Asia Pacific Area) – Mr Tetsuya Itamura
Japan West Region (Asia Pacific Area) – Mr Hirokazu Furuta
Philippines Region (Asia Pacific Area) – Mr Ruben Siao
Central & Western Canada Region (Canada/Caribbean Area) – Mr Rob Heming
Central Southern Europe Region (Europe Area) – Mr Alan Wallington (Wally)
Finland/Balticum Region (Europe Area) – Mr Kaarlo Virkki
Mid West India Region (India Area) – Mr Mathews Abraham
West India Region (India Area) – Mr C.T. Rappai
Korea Gyeonggi Region (Korea Area) – Ms Kim Heung-tae
Korea Jeju Region (Korea Area) – Mr Kang Myung-kyu
Korea Seoul Region (Korea Area) – Mr Jung Jae-ok
Korea South Region (Korea Area) – Mr Lee Yong-hwa
Korea West Region (Korea Area) – Mr Sim Eun-bo
Brazil Region (Latin America Area) – Mr Jurandir Ramos de Sousa
Hawaii Region (USA Area) – Ms Sharon Ishida
North Atlantic Region (USA Area) – Mr Joseph Kanjamala
South Atlantic Region (USA Area) – Mrs Gay Roberts

The Booster Awards are given in two categories:

• Booster Member Awards given to club members who have sponsored three or more new members in the club in a year.
• Booster Club Awards given to clubs which have increased membership by six or more members in a year.

• Y Service Club of Ottawa (Canada) – Sponsored the Y Service Club of Bujumbura (Burundi)
• Y’s Men’s Club of Island East – Hong Kong (Hong Kong) – Sponsored the Y’s Men’s Club of Myitkyina (Myanmar)
• Y’s Men’s Club of Island East – Hong Kong (Hong Kong) – Sponsored the Y’s Men’s Club of Tawwin, Myanmar (Myanmar)
• Y Service Club of Lumbini (Nepal) – Sponsored the Y’s Men’s Club of New Territories East (Hong Kong)
• Y’s Men’s Club of Singapore Alpha Chapter (Singapore) – Sponsored the Y Service Club of Johor Eagles (Malaysia)
• Y’s Men’s Club of Singapore Alpha Chapter (Singapore) – Sponsored the Y’s Men’s Club of Loikaw (Myanmar)
• Y’s Men’s Club of Singapore Alpha Chapter (Singapore) – Sponsored the Y’s Men’s Club of Mandalay (Myanmar)
• Y Service Club of North Jersey (United States) – Sponsored the Y Service Club of Tegucigalpa (Honduras)
• Y’s Men’s Club of Kitwe (Zambia) – Sponsored the Y’s Men’s Club of Harare (Zimbabwe)

The Challenge 22 Awards recognise outstanding efforts to support the Challenge 22 operational plan to strengthen our movement, which includes strategic steps for expansion to 50,000 club members in 3,000 clubs and 100 countries by 2022. The awards particularly recognise achievements in membership growth during the dedicated 100-day membership campaign from 1 September – 9 December each year.

ASIA PACIFIC – Philippines – Manila Bay (+56)
CANADA/CARIBBEAN – Caribbean – Northern (+4)
EUROPE – Norway – Oslo og Akershus (+8)
INDIA – Mid West India – District 06 (MWIR) (+209)
KOREA – Korea Jeonnam – Yeosu (+14)
UNITED STATES – North Atlantic – Central (+15)

There are two categories of this annual award for outstanding achievements in community service.

• Independent award
  • for community service coordinated and executed by a single club
• Collective award
  • for community service involving multiple clubs at the District, Region or Area level.

Y’s Men’s Club of Kowloon-Peninsula for its regular and ongoing COVID-19 relief work distributing face masks, hygiene, and food staples to vulnerable populations in Hong Kong in cooperation with the YMCA and a group of other local agencies.

North Atlantic Region for its active inter-club collaboration with Habitat for Humanity and the volunteer hours given towards building houses for the local poor in the New York area.