issue 28 of About us -inhouse bulletin of Rotary Mysor Midtown

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Midtowners’ Day With DG Rtn. H.L. Ravi
Born on 20 th May, 1958, at Shivamogga, Karnataka State, Rtn Hunasagatta Lingamariyappa Ravi obtained
his Bachelor of Science Degree from the National College, Basavanagudi, Bangalore and
obtained his Post Graduate Masters Degree in Nuclear Physics from Mysore University,
during the year 1981.
During his College days at Bangalore, he was influenced by the Gandhian Principles
and Programmes propagated by Dr H Narasimhaiah, the then Vice Chancellor of
Bangalore University and as a student, he also participated in the agitation against
superstitious beliefs which were then rampant in the community.
A founder partner of Ravi Automobiles and Sunil Scooters, which sold two
wheeler Kinetic mopeds and Scooters at Shimoga since the year 1982. Rtn Ravi is
now a working partner of M/s Lingamariyappa Agencies, trading in whole sale of Onions at Bangalore.
Rtn Ravi grows arecanut, coconut, paddy and various others agricultural crops under natural farming
methods at farms at Lakshmipura and Javalli villages near Shimoga.
Joined Rotary Shimoga East during the year 1984, he has served the Club as President during
1996-97, Assistant Governor during 2003-04, and has served as Chairman and member of various
District Committees. As Club President, during 1996-97, under Rotary Friendship Exchange
programme, Rtn Ravi along with Ann Suma and four other Rotary families from R I District 3180,
visited Rotary International District 3220, Sri
Lanka and studied various Rotary Service
Projects undertaken by Rotary.
Happily married to Ann Suma who is a
Graduate of Arts and a Past President of
Inner Wheel Club of Shimoga East,
the couple is blessed with two
children, Miss Shruthi, a Soft Ware
Engineer, working with M/s
C o g n i z a n t Te c h n o l o g y
Solutions, at Bangalore and
Master Sunil, a student of
Computer Science

2. 8-2-2012
President's Message
My Dear Rotarians,
Last week we had a Club Assembly conducted by our AG Aa.Cha. Ashok Kumar, Club Assembly was
short & smooth. I immensely thank DG Visit day Chairman Rtn.Bhanu Chandran for making all the
documents available for the Club Assembly.
Friends one more feather in the Cap of Midtown BANDHAVYA-2012 Athletic meet for Special
Children was a great success. PP. Rtn. Balakrishnan, Chairman Azeez & Co-Chairman Vishwa have made
the Programme an excellent show. Infact it was talk of the town, all the News Papers, Radio Stations and
Local TV Channels covered the event. It was heart touching when mother of a Special child spoke at the
valedictory function that they need more & more such programmes to come out of inferiority complex. I
immensely thank all the Rotarians for their whole hearted support for the project.
For any Rotary Clubs District Governor's Official visit will be like celebration. So let us welcome whole heartedly our
beloved DG H.L.Ravi to our club today for official visit.
Bye till next week…..
Thank You
Rtn. Raghavendra
Ongoing Matching Grants
Projects Of Midtown
1. M G 74139 – Six Heart Surgeries For
Children / R C Chandler Horizon R I District
5510 Total Project Cost Inr 690000. Payment of
Inr 690000 Received On 7th Feb 2011. Report –
Interim Report Of 31st March 2011 Accepted.
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Engineering at Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College of Interim Report Due On 31st March 2012
Engineering , Bangalore.
Associated with the Chamber of Commerce and 2. M G 75571 – mobile Ventilator To M/s
Industry,-Shimoga, the Bharathiya Kisan Sangha- a Farmer's
SGDM Trust. R C Chandler Horizon / R I
Organisation, and various other Social Service
Organisations, Rtn Ravi and Ann Suma practice Pranayama Districts 5510 / 5490 / 5500. Total Project Cost
for Comprehensive Health, teach basic Science and Maths Inr 1800000 Received On 2oth Dec 2011.
to needy students during free time, play table tennis and Payment of Inr 786980 towards Ambulance
cricket whenever there is an opportunity and like to sing
Made. Status :active Proposed Project Closure
group songs.
31st March 2012
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Special day with special children
independent. He said it is an opportunity for the
parents to worship god through serving these children.
After the inauguration the events went on one
after another amidst scorching sun, chaos of parents,
teachers, distribution of prizes, running the event, but
the spirits never appeared dampened. One of the
Rotarians noted the Olympics for the special children
can never be in an orderly way and that is why it is
The annual mega event under community services
Special Olympics for special children was aptly coined
this time “Bandhavya-2012”. The aim was to strengthen
the bonds between the special children, their parents,
their teachers and the much fortunate Rotarians and special. There was a situation where the retarted child
their families. All the Rotarians, Innerwheel members wouldnot run unless practically pulled by the parent
participate in this event with special affection, special and an another situation where an autistic child ran off
interest and this time was no different. 5th February in a different direction as soon as the parent turned her
was the day, more than 650 children from 18 schools of attention off. And by the time she got hold of her son
the city, more than 100 parents and teachers, more again the event was over! It was a time to test
than 100 volunteers, umpires, physical education everybody's patience.
students and nearly 100 Rotarians, Innerwheel sisters, The children were served breakfast, mid-day
Annets– all in all 1000 gathered at oval grounds. snacks and badam milk, working lunch for the
Children participated in 30 different events in the afternoon, and evening tea. Part of it was sponsored by
daylong programme. Sai Seva Trust and their volunteers. The valedictory
function was held in the evening and Mr. Vijay, Deputy
director, Women and child welfare department, was
the chief guest and DG Elect Rtn. Gururaj was the guest
of honour. All the children who participated and the
teachers were given mementoes to carry home the
memories and it was definitely a gratifying sight to see
these children dispersing after an eventful day.
Sri Sri Jagadguru Deshikendra Swamiji of Suttur
Mutt inaugurated the event by setting free pigeons and
releasing the balloons. The pigeons released were
coming back to their caretaker . Swamiji was quick to
note that and said that these special children are very
much akin to these pigeons, will never leave the safe Our special Rotarains Rtn. Balu and Rtn. Azeez
hands of their parents and will keep coming back to deserve three cheers for their undaunting spirits to
them and hence difficult for them to become conduct this event year after year.
Rtn. Dr. K. A. Prahlad

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DG s Dayout at Midtown - 8 Feb. 2012
DG dedicating Hi-Tech Ambulance at SGDM Trust to Community
DG at SUFI Trust Special School
Four way Test Hoarding at Murugan Medicals, Kuvempunagar
DG Inaugurating the Four Way Test Hoarding
DG inaugurating Science Lab at RMA
DG Conducting Club Assembly
DG interacting with the Children of RMA

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Rotart Midtown Academy Another way to win
Annual Day 3rd Feb 2012
Rotary midtown Celebrated its sixth Annual day on 3rd February. Kay Poe and Esther Kim have been best friends since
The evening was all set for a grand school day function at RMA they were seven years old. Among other things they
premises. The chief guest of the evening Mr. Sudharshan ,Director, have in common, the two young ladies from Houston
Vivekananda Institute for Leadership Development Mysore arrived at both compete at the highest levels in taekwondo. How
5.15 P.M. He was welcomed by the Rotarians and the school children good are they? Esther and Kay advanced to the finals in
gave him a very warm welcome and he was introduced to the teachers
the Women's Olympic Flyweight division at the 2000
U.S. Olympic Team Trials on May 20 in Colorado Springs.
"I don't think of her as just a friend. I think of her
more as a sister," Kay says. "We've grown up together,
and we always push each other and help each other out
the best we can training wise." What a story was
unfolding! Reporters and photographers were poised to
record the outcome of so intense a competition
between two girls who have been close for so long. But a
sports story would soon be overshadowed by a far more
important friendship story.
of the Academy. Later, all the dignitaries occupied the dais. The
Kay had dislocated her left kneecap in her semi-final
dignitaries on the dais were Rtn Algappan, chief guest Sudharshan, match of the round robin tournament. Though ranked
Rtn P.K.Ramakrishna, President Raghavendra, Secretary number one in the world at her sport, it was
R.Venkatesh, and the principal Vanitha Bhat. The school children questionable that she could compete against her best
invoked the god by their melodious voice. School children Krithaka friend. She could barely stand, so it was a foregone
and Abishek compered the event and Rtn. Ramkarishana welcomed
the gathering . Later the school principal Mrs Vanitha Bhat read the
conclusion that Esther would win, travel to the 2000
annual report covering all the activities of the school for the year. Two Olympic Games in Sydney, and represent the United
students who done well in the National examination were given prizes States in the international competition these two had
by the chief guest. Later Rtn. Alagappan announced a scholarship trained and worked toward for so long.
amount of Rs. 15000 to a deserving student. On the day of the match, Esther Kim shocked the
It was time for the chief guest Sudharshan to address the
crowd by forfeiting rather than defeat her friend in an
unfair competition. In allowing the better taekwondo
fighter to represent the United States in Sydney, she won
a personal battle over ego and selfishness. Amidst
frequent stories of cheating and taking unfair advantage
in order to win at any price, Esther showed how to win by
losing.
"Even though I didn't have the gold medal around
me," said Esther, "for the first time in my life, I felt like a
real champion." Her generosity of spirit was honored
with the Citizenship through Sports Award and with an
all–expenses–paid trip to the 2000 Olympic Games from
gathering. He briefly explained about the formation of Vivekananda the International Olympic Committee.
movement in Mysore. He explained how the dynamic leader
In the Bible, Paul wrote about giving up certain
Vivekananda had inspired many young minds to take up to do service
to the needy. He lauded the Rotary Midtown for putting up a such a "rights" for the sake of people he loved (see 1
wonderful educational institution which was very much needed in that Corinthians 9:1–15). Parents do it all the time for their
area. His speech was laced with quotes of Swami Vivekananda and children. And occasionally friends make magnanimous
he gave very valuable suggestions to teachers. After his speech Rtn gestures like Esther's.
Vishwanath gave vote of thanks and the celebrations of the evening
The next time you are inclined to bemoan the
started. To start with the little ones from LKg and UKg danced to a
good English tune. Lot of dances and dramas were performed by the selfishness of the masses, recall this story of a
entire school children of all classes. The program came to a close at 20–year–old athlete's largesse. The next time you have
10 P.M. In the end the Rtn. Ramakrishna thanked the principal and the chance to show magnanimity, let it inspire you to
the teachers for their hard work to bring out a such nice program. rise to the level of her example.
Rtn. Sundar

6. Historic Moments:
Firsts and other fun facts
Rtn. Raghu M.S.
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Wedding Anniversary
The first four Rotarians: Gustavus Loehr, Silvester
Schiele, Hiram Shorey, and Paul P. Harris, sometime
between 1905 and 1912 first general secretary.
Did you know that Rotary founder Paul Harris wasn't the first
Rtn. PHF. Mahesh V. Murthy & Vyjayanthi president of a Rotary club?
That distinction is actually held by Harris's friend Silvester
8-2-2012 Cell : 9448056043 Schiele, who served as the first president of the Rotary Club of
Chicago. Harris deferred his club leadership duties until February
1907, when he was elected the third president of the Chicago club.
In honor of Rotary Awareness Month in January, here's a
collection of facts and firsts to expand your knowledge of Rotary. Get
the new year off to a good start by sharing a few of these at your next
club meeting:
Club firsts : On 23 February 1905, Paul P. Harris, Gustavus
Loehr, Silvester Schiele, and Hiram E. Shorey gathered in Chicago
for what would become known as the first Rotary club meeting. A
second club was formed in San Francisco in 1908, and soon after,
clubs began to pop up across North America.
Rtn. S. Gopal & Lakshmi G On 1 August 1912, the Rotary Club of London became the first
11-2-2012 Cell :9448222083 club chartered outside of North America. The Rotary Club of Dublin,
Ireland, had been organized earlier, but didn't receive its charter until
1 May 1913.
Photo of the Week Presidential firsts : Paul Harris was elected as first president of
the National Association of Rotary Clubs (which later became Rotary
International) in 1910, and is the only president to have served two
terms.
Other firsts: Canadian E. Leslie Pidgeon (1917-18) was the first
Rotary president from outside the United States, Sydney W. Pascall
(1931-32) was the first from Great Britain, and Maurice Duperrey
(1937-38) was the first from continental Europe. Learn more about
past Rotary presidents.
Foundation firsts : In 1929, The Rotary Foundation gave its first
gift, US$500, to the International Society for Crippled Children (later
Easter Seals), which was founded in 1921 by Rotarian Edgar F. Allen,
of the Rotary Club of Elyria, Ohio, USA. Read more about Allen and
Easter Seals.
Paul Harris Fellow recognition was established in 1957 to show
Look Dear - Your AIM There ! appreciation for contributions, and to encourage substantial ones, to
I Am With You what was then the Foundation's only program: Rotary Foundation
Fellowships for Advanced Study, the precursor to Ambassadorial
Scholarships. Today, the recognition acknowledges individuals who
Next Week in Midtown contribute, or who have contributions made in their name, $1,000 to
The Rotary Foundation. Learn more about donor recognition.
SPEAKER MEET Convention Firsts : Edinburgh, Scotland, hosted the first
convention outside North America in June 1921.
at RCL Hall, Rotary's first convention in Asia was held in Tokyo in 1961. Among
the record-setting 23,366 paid and unpaid registrants was the
J.L.B. Road, emperor of Japan.
Mysore @ 6.30pm The largest convention to date, based on the number of paid
registrants, was the Rotary centennial convention, held in Chicago in
Date : 15-02-2012 2005.