1. Issue : 11Vol. : 33 18-09-2013Date : Pages : 04
ECHO SPANDANA
ECHO-EmpowermentofChildren&HumanrightsOrganization
EncouragedbythesuccessoftheirendeavorsinBangalorecity,ECHO-Centerfor
Juvenile Justice contemplated the need to expand their activities and reach out to
many more children in need. Taking cognizance of the similarity in the milieu in
which children live and the various causes that contribute to this scenario ECHO
chose to work in the city of Mysore. It was inaugurated in the month of July 2007 by
Sri. Praveen Sood, IPS - the then Commissioner of Police, Mysore. Reinforcing the
ideologies which lead to the initiation of ECHO, Spandana works towards protecting
the rights of children and providing services for their holistic development. ECHO-
Spandana provides an ambit of services to help both children in conflict with law
andchildreninneedofcareandprotection.
Staff from ECHO-Spandana visits the Observation Home, council the children and attempts are made to look
for the families of these children, primarily to inform the parents their child's whereabouts. The parents also are
counseled before the release of the child. Regular contacts are maintained with the family to help them cope
withproblemtheymightfacefromsocietyorthepolice.
In circumstances where the child is unable to go back with family children below 15 years are given shelter at
ECHO-Spandana, children above 15 years of age are sent to ECHO's Transition Home at Bangalore. Staff from
ECHO-Spandana visit the Children's Homes and interact with children. Regular visits to the Children's home,
helpsthestaffbuildrapport withthechildren.Thestaffisalsoinvolvedinthedailyroutineof childrenhoused. To
help these children forget the ordeal that they have been through, regular cultural programs are conducted &
prizesaregiventothem.
Moredetailsat:http://www.echoindia.org/echospandana.html
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he pet project of Midtown “DIKSOOCHI” was held on 14 Sep 2013, at Rotary Ideal Jawa School
auditorium. Rtn Raju Baliga, chairman, Diksoochi 2013 did a wonderful job of meticulously planning
Tthe event. He involved the Rotaractors to do the preliminary work of going to the Government schools
for registration and participation. The programme started at 9:30am and on the dais were the day's chief guests
DDPI Mr. B.K.Basavaraj, Regional senior manager of IOB - Mr Narasimhan, IW acting president Ann Sudha
Vishwanath, IW Hon. Secretary Ann Geetha Krishna, RMM president Rtn Bhanuchandran and Joint Secretary Rtn
D.Srinivasan. Invocation song was melodiously sung by Annet Smrithi Baliga. Speaking on the occasion Mr.
Basavaraju said that this kind of programme was definitely needed for government school children to boost
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2. RMA NEWS
Midtown is associating with the mega
marathon event “Life is Calling”. In a first of its
kind 40 specially enabled children will be
adopted by Rotarian, the more the
participants run the more the contribution.
Entire collection from this event will be
dedicated to Special Olympics which will be
held laterduring this year. The unique concept
of contributing is the brainchild of
R t n . N a r e n d ra N . Pa s t P r e s i d e n t
Rtn.Raghavendra participated and shared the
details in the press meet of the event held at
HotelRegaalison11thSept2013.
“Life is Calling”
Pre-induction talk for prospective members
New Members Dr. Apoorva and Dr.
Pramod Gubbi were given
orientation on 6th Sept 2013 by
senior Rotarians Rtn. M.S. Raghu,
Rtn. Ramki and Rtn. Alagappan.
President Rtn.Bhanuchandran,
Secretary Rtn.Prahlad & President
elect Rtn.R.Venkatesh were
present.
Ÿ RMA team comprising of Akash Suman Das &
Shashank of X standard has been selected for
State Level Exhibition under the ageis of Distrcit
Level Inspire Award – Science Talent Exhibition
organized by Department of Science &
Technology, Government of India. The students
presented a project on “Preparation of Spice oil
in small scale” under the guidance of teacher
Ms.Shobha.
Ÿ Students of RMA – K.M.Meghana, Goutham
Gowda, K.M.Sahana, J.Vijayalakshmi & K.Kavya
have been selected State level Karate & Yoga
competitions.
Ÿ National Sports Day was celebrated at Rotary
Midtown Academy Hootagalli. Many sports
events were organized for both students and
the teachers. Prizes were distributed by
Rtn.Aiyanna&Rtn.SanjayP
RMA NEWS
ERROR
In Issue 10, Page 1, 'Rotaract Installation'
article the installing officer was mentioned as
AG Rtn.Nandakumar, instead of District
Secretary Rtn.Nandakumar. The error is
regretted.
- Editor
Mr. Suresh a Renal failure patient was given
Rs.12,000/- towards his dialysis expenses at
Apollo BGS hospitals on 11th Sept 2013. Hon.
Secretary Rtn. Dr. Prahlad handed over the
chequeonbehalfoftheclub.
Community Service Project

3. Induction & Speaker meet
The skies opened up last Wednesday and poured like
never before, but the rains did not dampen the spirit of
Midtown. Rotarians in considerable numbers dared the
showers and enjoyed Hot Channa Batura before settling in
the cozy hall for a different kind of a meeting. The tabled
agenda had 2 important events, first the induction of new
members and then talk by Rtn.Saravanan. After due
announcements and introduction, the new members
Dr.Apoorva & Dr.Pramod Gubbi, were introduced by
Secretary Dr.Prahlad in his inimitable style. The two doctors
onstage who were being introduced in a humorous way were
seen enjoying & blushing in the limelight. Dr.Prahlad quipped
that the number of doctors in Midtown has reached 6 and
theycanformavolleyballteam.Theaudiencewentinruptures
for the 'different' introductions by the Dr.Prahlad. The young
doctors looked confident and willing to contribute to the
society thru their association with Rotary.After inducting the 2
new members Rtn.Saravanan elaborated on the significance
of Membership development in Rotary. He explained the
procedures and formats prescribed for membership
development. Later Rtn.Raghavendra shared details of
Midtown's participation in “Life is calling” marathon and
Rtn.Sanjayshareddetailsof“Diksoochi”
September is “Membership Development” month in Rotary
and what a way to celebrate - 2 new members joining and
the District Chairman for Extension of New clubs addressing
Midtown, meaningful meeting!!
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themselves to achieve their goals in life. He also
stressed the difference between literate and
educated. Literacy is only learning to read and write,
whereas education means to learn how to lead a life
with confidence. Senior regional manager IOB Mr.
Narasimhan spoke about his humble background by
saying that he came from a small village and was
educated in government school. But with confidence
he has attained such a apposition in life. He gave the
message to the audience to face life with confidence
and succeed. Rtn Bhanuchandran explained the
reason for holding such a programme. He told them to
take advantage of the teachings of the resource
person available on that day. He also said that 10th Std
is a crucial junction for them and they need guidance
andsupportfortheirsuccessinexaminationandlife.
The first resource person of the day was Mr.
Niranjana RajaUrsaliasKorani.Amanwithasmileand
charming personality he held the audience attention
to the maximum. His talk was simple but very
effective. He told the students how to face failure and
how to remember what they study by correlating
them with objects or incidents in real life. The children
were very enthusiastic and participated with him in all
his questions and answers. The tea break was
announced and the children were served hot uddhin
vada along with hot badam milk. The second session
was held by Mrs. Anupama Ravindranath, whose
specialty is counseling the problems of students. A
drama was arranged by her and RMA students
enacted the drama which was pertaining to 10th std
students and the difficulties in daily life regarding
home and school. The drama depicted the real life
problems of the studying children which was very
effectiveanditwasunderstoodbyallpresent.Afterthe
drama Mrs. Anupama interacted with the students and
replied and solved all the questions posed by the
students and also gave tips to them on how to handle
stress,parentsandteachers.
The third and final session was handled by veteran
Rtn M.S.Raghu. He held the audience spell bound and
boosted their morale, self-confidence and filled them
with positive energy. He advised the teachers who
accompanied them to treat the students according to
theirstudycapacitiesandencouragethemmoreandto
build their self-confidence. Each child was encouraged
to write down their simple success and was also made
to express themselves on stage. Even the shy students
came on stage to narrate their success which itself was
agreatsuccessinboostingtheirself-confidence.
After the third session lunch was arranged for all.
Ann Lavanya anchored the programme along with Ann
Geetha Krishna. Ann Amitha co-ordinated with stage
management. IW sponsored prizes for deserving
students. Writing pads and pens were provided for
students to make notes. Rotaractors were present in
large numbers and they streamlined the registration
process and did a wonderful job during tea and lunch
session. Their leadership qualities were very
prominent during the programme. Club service
director Rtn. Mohan and Rtn Aiyanna had taken great
careofteaandluncharrangements.
Diksoochi chariman Rtn Raju Baliga and Youth
Service Director Rtn P. Sanjay needs a pat on the back
forthehugesuccessoftheprogramme.
ThreeCheerstothem!!!
…Rtn Umesh Kodthuguly
Snapshots of the event will be published in the next bulletin -editor

4. Rotary Quiz
Answer:A.True
An active member may make
up a missed club meeting by
attending another club's meeting within 14 days of
themissed clubmeeting
a.True b.False
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 ?
Rotary Information
Talk on “Food Security”
by Dr. R. Balasubramaniam
Founder of V-Lead to mark the International Peace Day
Date : 25-09-2013 Time: 6.30 pm
Next Week
Venue: RCL Hall, JLB Road, Mysore
Please Attend
Seated in a circle of men, women, and
children at the base of a sprawling fig tree in
the remote Ugandan village of Oduworo,
Rotary members Steve and Vicky Wallace ask
the villagers about their needs. At least a
thousand people have come together at this
“meeting tree,” and agree that everyone
wants clean water, better food, medical care,
and vocational training, especially for the
young.
The journey that led Steve and Vicky to
Oduworo began with a polio immunization
trip to northern Nigeria in 2005. The
Wallaces–members of the Rotary Club of
Lake Elsinore, California, and Rotary
Foundation Major Donors–had rarely
traveled outside the United States, but the
experience would change their lives. “We
werenotreadyforitinanyway,”Vickyrecalls.
“Polio sufferers crawling in the dirt, children
digging through garbage for something to
eat.”
M o r e i n f o r m a t i o n a t :
https://www.rotary.org/en/couple-venture-outside-
comfort-zone-bring-aid
Two Thoroughbreds for
the Midtown stables
When Raghu got back home last Wednesday
from the Rotary meeting, I noticed his gait – chest
out,headupandinfacthumminghisfavouritetune!
Some probing and I got to know the reason for this
upbeat mood – he got dropped home by Dr
Ravindranath in his new Mercedez C class! For the
past week, Raghu has been raving about its unique
features - The wipers come on automatically when
raindrops fall on the windshield, the engine shuts
down at traffic lights, the seat belts get adjusted to
waistlinesasdissimilarasRaghu'sandthedoc's.The
air conditioning goes up and down as per the moods
of the people in the car! There are more special
features like for a romantic drive on call, champagne
and caviar served in candlelight and a clear starlit
night at the touch of a button even during Mysore
rains!Itglides,itfliesoooh,aaahandwow!
AfewdaysbeforeGowriGanesha,Anupamaand
I were talking about festival shopping. The stoic lady
casually mentioned that she wanted to exchange
her i-10 and they were looking around for cars. In
her words, “a car is a car is a car, it must have four
wheels and a steering wheel.” This is just how easy
the shift is for this unassuming, simple and
wonderfulcouple–ani10toaCclassMerc!
I'm eagerly looking forward to another
conversation with another dear friend, Viji
Alagappan. This Oh so simple and lion hearted
couple have just acquired another German
engineeringmarvel–theAudiA4.
– Ann.Chandrika Raghu
Courtesy:Internet