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Midtowners’ Day With DG Rtn. H.L. RaviBorn 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

My Dear Rotarians,

Bye till next week…..Thank You

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.

President's Message

Rtn. Raghavendra

8-2-2012

Engineering at Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College of

Engineering , Bangalore.Associated with the Chamber of Commerce and

Industry,-Shimoga, the Bharathiya Kisan Sangha- a Farmer's

Organisation, and various other Social Service

Organisations, Rtn Ravi and Ann Suma practice Pranayama

for Comprehensive Health, teach basic Science and Maths

to needy students during free time, play table tennis and

cricket whenever there is an opportunity and like to sing

group songs.

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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.

Status: Active / One Surgery Undertaken.

Interim Report Due On 31st March 2012

2. M G 75571 – mobile Ventilator To M/s

SGDM Trust. R C Chandler Horizon / R I

Districts 5510 / 5490 / 5500. Total Project Cost

Inr 1800000 Received On 2oth Dec 2011.

Payment of Inr 786980 towards Ambulance

Made. Status :active Proposed Project Closure

31st March 2012

Ongoing Matching GrantsProjects Of Midtown

Baby Konser - underwent heart Surgery under gift of life project

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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 their families. All the Rotarians, Innerwheel members participate in this event with special affection, special

thinterest and this time was no different. 5 February was the day, more than 650 children from 18 schools of the city, more than 100 parents and teachers, more than 100 volunteers, umpires, physical education students and nearly 100 Rotarians, Innerwheel sisters, Annets– all in all 1000 gathered at oval grounds. Children participated in 30 different events in the daylong programme.

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 hands of their parents and will keep coming back to them and hence difficult for them to become

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

special. There was a situation where the retarted child wouldnot run unless practically pulled by the parent and an another situation where an autistic child ran off in a different direction as soon as the parent turned her attention off. And by the time she got hold of her son again the event was over! It was a time to test everybody's patience.

The children were served breakfast, mid-day snacks and badam milk, working lunch for the afternoon, and evening tea. Part of it was sponsored by 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.

Rotarains Rtn. Balu and Rtn. Azeez deserve three cheers for their undaunting spirits to conduct this event year after year.

Rtn. Dr. K. A. Prahlad

Our special

Special day with special children

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thDG s Dayout at Midtown - 8 Feb. 2012

DG dedicating Hi-Tech Ambulance at SGDM Trust to Community

Four way Test Hoarding at Murugan Medicals, Kuvempunagar

DG Inaugurating the Four Way Test Hoarding

DG interacting with the Children of RMA

DG at SUFI Trust Special School

DG inaugurating Science Lab at RMA

DG Conducting Club Assembly

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rdRotary midtown Celebrated its sixth Annual day on 3 February. The evening was all set for a grand school day function at RMA premises. The chief guest of the evening Mr. Sudharshan ,Director, Vivekananda Institute for Leadership Development Mysore arrived at 5.15 P.M. He was welcomed by the Rotarians and the school children gave him a very warm welcome and he was introduced to the teachers

of the Academy. Later, all the dignitaries occupied the dais. The dignitaries on the dais were Rtn Algappan, chief guest Sudharshan, Rtn P.K.Ramakrishna, President Raghavendra, Secretary R.Venkatesh, and the principal Vanitha Bhat. The school children invoked the god by their melodious voice. School children Krithaka and Abishek compered the event and Rtn. Ramkarishana welcomed the gathering . Later the school principal Mrs Vanitha Bhat read the annual report covering all the activities of the school for the year. Two students who done well in the National examination were given prizes by the chief guest. Later Rtn. Alagappan announced a scholarship amount of Rs. 15000 to a deserving student.

It was time for the chief guest Sudharshan to address the

gathering. He briefly explained about the formation of Vivekananda movement in Mysore. He explained how the dynamic leader 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 wonderful educational institution which was very much needed in that area. His speech was laced with quotes of Swami Vivekananda and he gave very valuable suggestions to teachers. After his speech Rtn Vishwanath gave vote of thanks and the celebrations of the evening 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 entire school children of all classes. The program came to a close at 10 P.M. In the end the Rtn. Ramakrishna thanked the principal and the teachers for their hard work to bring out a such nice program.

Rtn. Sundar

Rotart Midtown Academy rdAnnual Day 3 Feb 2012

Kay Poe and Esther Kim have been best friends since they were seven years old. Among other things they have in common, the two young ladies from Houston both compete at the highest levels in taekwondo. How good are they? Esther and Kay advanced to the finals in 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.

Kay had dislocated her left kneecap in her semi-final match of the round robin tournament. Though ranked number one in the world at her sport, it was questionable that she could compete against her best friend. She could barely stand, so it was a foregone conclusion that Esther would win, travel to the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, and represent the United States in the international competition these two had trained and worked toward for so long.

On the day of the match, Esther Kim shocked 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 the International Olympic Committee.

In the Bible, Paul wrote about giving up certain "rights" for the sake of people he loved (see 1 Corinthians 9:1–15). Parents do it all the time for their children. And occasionally friends make magnanimous gestures like Esther's.

The next time you are inclined to bemoan the selfishness of the masses, recall this story of a 20–year–old athlete's largesse. The next time you have the chance to show magnanimity, let it inspire you to rise to the level of her example.

Another way to win

Historic Moments: Firsts and other fun facts

Next Week in Midtown SPEAKER MEET

at RCL Hall,

J.L.B. Road,

Mysore @ 6.30pm

Date : 15-02-2012

Rtn. Raghu M.S.10-02-20129945122499

Did you know that Rotary founder Paul Harris wasn't the first president of a Rotary club?

That distinction is actually held by Harris's friend Silvester 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.

On 1 August 1912, the Rotary Club of London became the first 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.

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 appreciation for contributions, and to encourage substantial ones, to 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 contribute, or who have contributions made in their name, $1,000 to The Rotary Foundation. Learn more about donor recognition.

Convention Firsts : Edinburgh, Scotland, hosted the first convention outside North America in June 1921.

Rotary's first convention in Asia was held in Tokyo in 1961. Among the record-setting 23,366 paid and unpaid registrants was the emperor of Japan.

The largest convention to date, based on the number of paid registrants, was the Rotary centennial convention, held in Chicago in 2005.

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The first four Rotarians: Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, Hiram Shorey, and Paul P. Harris, sometime between 1905 and 1912 first general secretary.