Vishwa and the Midtown Rotary team have had a busy and innovative first quarter under Vishwa's leadership. They held unique board meetings combining business with pleasure at holiday locations. Two new major projects were launched - "Samartha" for differently abled individuals and an English debate competition. Notable projects included cardiac camps helping many people. Family events brought more fun. The quarter saw record breaking attendance at meetings and notable guest speakers. With more planned, Midtown is on track to repeat as best club.

1. Issue : 17 Volume : 32 20-10-2012 Pages -4
Q 1
Review
of VISHWA & TEAM
T
he Rotary year of “Peace Through Service” has Vishwa always seeks opportunity to turn
not been so calm and peaceful at Midtown with so business into pleasure. The first Board Meeting at Ooty
much happening under the leadership of Captain was one hell of an excuse to holiday in the name of
Vishwa. Right from the Installation Ceremony to business. If Ooty was the first stop, Ammathi became the
this Vocational Visit to Infosys, the team has been on its second stop with Secretary Manoj playing the host.
toes to bring about innovation and variety in all its Board Meetings were never 'Bored Meetings' with
activities
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Innovative Installation
sightseeing and relaxations at holiday spots. A Board
Meeting at Board member’s house: What an idea Sir-ji!
No wonder Board Meetings saw 100% plus attendance.
A unique and apt chief guest, though not a New Mega Projects
Rotarian but a follower of Rotary principles, Mr.
Narayan Krishnan was invited to grace the occasion.
Who better than a man who feeds the poor can inspire our
Rotarians. The Rajasthani theme, aptly set up stage
depicting the theme and the turbaned members, all
provided a preamble to the beginning of a novel year
ahead. Though a formal installation ceremony, the whole
event was innovative, neat and crisp.
CARDIAC CAMP
Unusual Board Meetings
This first quarter, two new mega projects have
seen the light. “Samartha” being a noble gesture from
Midtown in mainstreaming the differently abled. The
first step towards this cause has been very successful and
has laid the foundation for further programmes. The
second one is the “Y.Bhagawan Memorial English
Debate Competition”, which gave a platform to the
cream of young speakers of Mysore. This again is just the
beginning of a State Level Competition to be conducted
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'Gift of Life' project worth Rs. 75,000/- , saved
one year old Omkaraiah who was suffering from a heart
problem. The child has fully recovered and the parents
have no words to thank our Rotarians for the help and
blessings rendered. Thousands have benefitted from the
“Eye checkup camps', “Dental checkup camps” and
“Cardiac camps” conducted by Midtown along with the
help of our doctors and their colleagues. A number of
by Midtown in the years ahead.
Record breaking Attendance
Good attendance and member participation has Orientation Programmes were conducted by our senior
always been a challenging task for the board. The steps Rotarians to guide the young generation onto the right
taken by the board members in personally inviting all track.
members to the meetings, giving them small
responsibilities to perform and even going a step further in Hosting Zonal Events
luring them by messaging the food items on the day's tea
menu, has borne the fruit. Even speaker meets, where
usually the attendance is low, have seen large number of
listeners. The attendance has not been less than 80%, a
record in the history of Midtown. Great effort by the board,
keep it up.
Great Speakers have Graced Midtown
Midtown hosted the Zonal Seminar on TRF
which was well attended by Chairpersons of various
committees of Zone VII and Zone VIII. Learned and
experienced Rotarians of Midtown gave an insight into
Rotary's “Future Vision” which was well received by the
participating delegates. Midtown is one of the elite clubs to
host a Zonal event.
Family Funtoosh
Some great speakers like C.V.Gopinath, who
took us on a virtual tour of Kailash Parvath, and Mr.
Prakash, a humble teacher who made a difference have
awed and inspired our Rotarians. Hats off to our members
for identifying such people who set an example for others.
Speaker meets have become an event to look forward to
gain some knowledge.
Noteworthy Projects
Family members of Rotarians did not get a
chance to take the back seat because there was so much
happening involving them. Family visit to “The Village”, a
theme restaurant was one such event. There seemed to be
no end for fun, frolic and food. How can anyone forget our
“Men's Cooking Day”. An innovative idea, where men and
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women exchanged roles for a day. For a change, the menfolk
cooked and the women enjoyed watching and criticizing them.
What a day it was! Thank you Vishwa, for bringing Masthalli like
fever, in different forms into the club.
So far it's all pluses for Captain Vishwa and team this first
quarter. Not only the board members, but all Midtowners can pat CARDIAC CAMP
themselves on their shoulders and lift up their collars feeling
proud of the achievements. It is just the first mile stone of reaching
the goal of repeating history, by winning the “Best Club Award”
for the second time in a row. Good job guys, keep it up and move
forward for we still have three quarters left. Cheers for Rotary
Mysore Midtown. Hip- Hip- Hurray!!!
Dear Friends,
October being the vocational month, visit to a vocational place is
meaningful and visit to infosys is the best that we can ask for, whose ideals
are very close to Rotary's four way test. On behalf of all of us, I would like to
thank Prof.Dr.Subraya and Mr.Biligiri Ranga for making this dream come true.
Today lets visit INFOSYS.
Thank You
Vishu
he says, “I saw opportunity. I’ve always had an entrepreneurial
ROTAR INFORMATION
Y quality, and I saw how the issues of poverty related to lack of
infrastructure.”
After earning a bachelor’s degree in commerce and finance, Rowe
pursued an international master’s
Rotary Peace Fellow passionate about water in strategic management at York
University in Toronto. He studied
A
s a child growing up in Montreal, Ryan Rowe resented his in Brazil, taking a third of his
parents’ requirement that he learn a second language. “I courses in Portuguese and
hated having to learn French,” says the 2010-12 Rotary conducting an independent-study
Peace Fellow, who earned a master’s degree in public project on private-sector
health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in May, investment in water infrastructure
along with a certificate in peace and conflict resolution. “I never in Latin America.
expected that I would come to love learning new languages.” Rowe recalls that during his
Rowe, 34, now speaks Spanish and Portuguese in addition to childhood, he heard tales of world
English and French, and he’s recently taken up Mandarin Chinese. travel and service projects from an
Learning new languages is something Rowe does as a hobby. His aunt and uncle who are Rotarians
official line of work – the stuff he’s really serious about – is water in Ottawa. “But I wasn’t clued in to
and sanitation. That was his specialty at UNC, where he studied at Rotary’s impact on the world,” he
the internationally acclaimed Water Institute. Today he is a part- says. That changed in 2009, when
time communications officer at the institute and quenches his thirst he was living in Abu Dhabi, United
for volunteer opportunities on water projects in Africa, with Rotary Arab Emirates, and working in infrastructure development for the
and other organizations. Australian investment bank Macquarie Group. While doing
“A lot of people think the water crisis is just too daunting,” he says. volunteer work, Rowe learned about the Rotary Peace Centers
“I believe if we work together and remain committed to investing program and saw an opportunity to help address water issues with
our energy, our skills, and our money, we can have a positive some of the world’s best experts.
impact.” “The public health program at UNC is fantastic. This is an amazing
To hear Rowe tell it, that blend of optimism and determination has partnership for Rotary,” he says. “Applying to the Rotary Peace
been part of his outlook at least since college. While an Centers program was the best decision I ever made.”
undergraduate at Concordia University in Montreal, Rowe took a
semester off and travelled by bus through Mexico and Central He also expects that his career path will lead to collaborations with
America, immersing himself in the language and cultures to other peace fellows. “We’re all in the same army,” he says. “I’m
prepare for an exchange program in Colombia, where he took following my passion, and I think that may be the most important
most of his courses in Spanish. thing a human being can do to be successful. I thank Rotary for
That bus trip, he says, is what opened his eyes to the impoverished enabling me to do that.”
conditions that many people face. “But instead of seeing poverty,”

4. t ar i a n s
Ro BON VOYAGE
BIRTHDAY Innerwheel President Anupama
CELEBRATIONS Ravindranath has departed to
Melbourne, Australia, on 19th Oct to
visit her son Ajay. She will be back on
12th Nov after having spent some
Rtn.Gangesh quality time with her son before his
marriage to Smitha.
24th OCT Congratulations
Annet Gaurav Yadav, son of Rtn.
Ashok and Roopa has made a mark for
Rtn. himself in State level swimming
Balakrishnan champions. He won silver, both in 50
HAPPY
mts and 4 X 100 medley. He has also
qualified for National swimming
27th OCT BIRTHDAY
competition which will be held in Pune
in November. Midtown wishes all
success to him.
9 September
Rtn.Mohan God Bless You
31st OCT Happy Occasion
Inner wheel sister Uma Vivek’s daughter Chytra’s wedding
reception with Ajay Kharbanda is going to be held on 20th Oct
Saturday at Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel. Best Wishes from
Rtn.Vishwa Rotary and Inner wheel Midtown
Q uiz
31st OCT Q.: Which of the following is not a themed
Rotary Month?
a) Literacy Month (b) Foundation Month
WEDDING rasimha
ANNIVERSARY
NAgamani
26th Oct
c) Eradicate Polio Month (d) Magazine Month
(Last week’s answer : San Francisco)
1. Is it the TRUTH ?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned ?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS ?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned ?
THANK YOU
JUST FOR LAUGHS
Midtown thanks the donors for their
genereous gesture in donating for school of
Blind Girls.
1. Rtn. Alagappan 2 Tables
2. Rtn. Vishwa 2 Tables
3. Rtn. Manoj 1 Table
4. Rtn. Ramki 1 Table
5. Rtn. Gopal 1 Table
6. Rtn. Milton 1 Table
7. Rtn. Dr.Ravindranath 1 Table
8. Rtn. Nandoo 1 Table
9. Rtn. Aiyanna 1 Table
One table from the Club
Courtesy: Kumar Medicals