It was the year 1995-96 set to Act with Integrity-serve with Love Work for Peace as the RI theme, by RI President Herbert G Brown, with a special task.

The Calgary Challenge to achieve Highest Net Gains in the membership was when the seed for the Rotary Club of Sports City was sown. The purpose was to stress the importance of the Membership Growth, and encourage clubs & Districts to increase their membership. In response to this Challenge of RI President, the decision of forming this club, was taken at a meeting of the District Extension Committee held on 17th July 1995, Chaired by the Chairman Rtn. Sharad Hoshi form Panvel. The very next day, i.e. on 18th July 95, the District Governor Dr. Philly Karani appointed Rtn K. Vital Rao, of R/c of Pune, Ganeshkhind, as the Governor’s Special Representative and gave approval to R/c of Poona West, to sponsor a new club in the suburban areas, outside the Pune Minicipal Corporation’s Limits. The president of the club was Rtn. Dr. Rajeev Deshmukh. The proposed area finally, were the virgin extensions of Ramnagar, Bavdhan , Baner & its surroundings, Sanghvi, Rakshak Society, Balewadi & Sports city adjoining western boundary of PMC. Preliminary survey for extension was carried out in the proposed areas, by the Extension Committee, and an Extension Survey Report in the designated Form 806 was submitted to DG on 2nd Oct 95. The first meeting of the Organizing Group was held on 4th Oct 95 & a second meeting on 11th Oct, 95 was held at No. 10, Vishrambag Society. These meetings were addressed by the DG Dr. Philly, PDG. Satish & the GSR. This was followed by submission of Organization of New Club form-807 to DG on 12th Oct 95. Third meeting of the Organizing Committee was held on 18th Oct, 95 at the same place, finalizing issues like Budget, the Fees, appointment of a Treasurer, review of Membership Place/ schedule of meetings, Discussion of Clubs Constitution & Bye Laws, Territory, Elections, Annual Day etc. The DG granted the status of Provisional Club to the group with effect from 26th Oct, 95 and ever since then the provisional club started meeting regularly every week on Wednesdays. On adopting the Club’s Constitution & Bye –Laws on 1st Nov, 95, a nomination committee was elected, which after holding its meeting on 8th Nov, 95, submitted its report on 15th Nov, 95. The recommendations of the Nomination Committee went smoothly, unchallenged, and the nominated members were declared as duly elected. The elected Club Officers & Board of Directors started functioning with immediate effect.

The application to RI, for admission of the club as a member was submitted to DG on 18th Nov, 95 with 25 Charter Members, consisting:

1	Choudhary Hari Ram		14	Patil Ashok Bhalchandra
2	Dantwala Nitin Madhukar		15	Dr. Pawar Rajesh Krishnarao
3	Gandhi Bhupendra Karsandas		16	Prabhu Ranganatha Murlidhar
4	Joshi Nitin Rajanikant		17	Raheja Girdhar Vishandas
5	Kamdar Trilok Mansukhbhai		18	Saliyan Madhav Chompujari
6	Korke Vijay Waman		19	Salvi Ganesh Kishan
7	Dr. Kotbagi Mahesh Sripad		20	Salvi Sunil Shantaram
8	Kulkarni Sanjay Ramchandra		21	Sangekar Naresh Nagesh
9	Lohade Sanjay Nemichand		22	Sethna Eranie Dinshaw
10	Mehta Prakash Kantilal		23	Shah Dipak Manilal
11	Nagrecha Navin		24	Shinde Shobhadevi
12	Nehru Ranjan		25	Vora Kirti Pranla
13	Pandya Niranjan Pranshankar

On 11th December 95, the Rotary Club of Pune Sports City was admitted as a member of the Rotary International, bearing a Club Number – 31139. On 28th Jan 1996, the 18th meeting of the club, witnessed the Presentation of the Charter by the District Governor Dr. Philly Karani to the Charter President Niranjanbhai Pandya. This probably is the only record in the world of having a handicapped person as Charter President. The club had membership strength of 33 strong at that time. The second President of the Club was Rtn. Shobhadevi Shinde, who was installed in the office, in the presence of DG Deepak Gagoli & PDG Laxmikant Bhojwani, on 12th July 1996 at a function at RWITC.