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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 TVishwa. 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

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 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.

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.

Orientation Programmes were conducted by our senior Good attendance and member participation has Rotarians to guide the young generation onto the right always been a challenging task for the board. The steps track.taken by the board members in personally inviting all

members to the meetings, giving them small responsibilities to perform and even going a step further in 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.

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.

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.

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

Record breaking Attendance

Hosting Zonal Events

Great Speakers have Graced Midtown

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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 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!!!

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he says, “I saw opportunity. I’ve always had an entrepreneurial 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 in strategic management at York University in Toronto. He studied

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 APeace Fellow, who earned a master’s degree in public p ro j ec t on p r i va te - sec to r

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

volunteer work, Rowe learned about the Rotary Peace Centers “A lot of people think the water crisis is just too daunting,” he says. program and saw an opportunity to help address water issues with “I believe if we work together and remain committed to investing some of the world’s best experts. our energy, our skills, and our money, we can have a positive

impact.” “The public health program at UNC is fantastic. This is an amazing partnership for Rotary,” he says. “Applying to the Rotary Peace To hear Rowe tell it, that blend of optimism and determination has Centers program was the best decision I ever made.” been part of his outlook at least since college. While an

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,”

Rotary Peace Fellow passionate about water

ROTARY INFORMATION

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

Q.: Which of the following is not a themed Rotary Month?

a) Literacy Month (b) Foundation Month

c) Eradicate Polio Month (d) Magazine Month(Last week’s answer : San Francisco)

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Innerwheel President Anupama 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 quality time with her son before his marriage to Smitha.

CongratulationsAnnet Gaurav Yadav, son of Rtn. Ashok and Roopa has made a mark for himself in State level swimming champions. He won silver, both in 50 mts and 4 X 100 medley. He has also qualified for National swimming competition which will be held in Pune in November. Midtown wishes all success to him.

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THANK YOUMidtown thanks the donors for their genereous gesture in donating for school of Blind Girls.1. Rtn. Alagappan 2 Tables2. Rtn. Vishwa 2 Tables3. Rtn. Manoj 1 Table4. Rtn. Ramki 1 Table5. Rtn. Gopal 1 Table6. Rtn. Milton 1 Table7. Rtn. Dr.Ravindranath 1 Table8. Rtn. Nandoo 1 Table9. Rtn. Aiyanna 1 TableOne table from the Club

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 ?

Happy OccasionInner 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 Rotary and Inner wheel Midtown

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