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1. ISSUE : 31 VOLUME : 31 29-2-2012 PAGES - 4
Tips On Events Mangement By Nandoo
Nandoo was the speaker for the last week's meeting. And he looked
definitely elated and euphoric after the stupendous success of conducting
“Bharath Parva”-The national convention of Builders' Association of India.
And he was all in eagerness to share his success and take the opportunity to
explain to the young Rotarians and future leaders in the midtown the
intricacies of event management. He started off modestly telling that he
is not a teacher to teach anything new, yet he wanted all the youngsters
to sit in the front and pay attention thus kept the audience in captive. He
took us through the 30 years of midtown history and cited few mega
events of the club which will be remembered for years to come. He himself was a part and
parcel of many of these mega events. Following that he went into the details of organising a
mega event – starting from conceptualizing to funding, to forming committees,
infrastructure, to delegating the responsibilities to supervising etc..Everything what
Nandoo told looked familiar but it was a nice exercise putting everything in a proper
prospective and analysing each and every step. His wast experience was definitely a
lesson for others. He repeatedly emphasized the need for a change in each of the
events we are conducting as we move on in years to come.
His second half of the speech was highlights of the Bharath Parva- a multi crore
mega event of BAI. The slide show gave us examples of how each and every
aspect of the mega event was taken care meticulously and delivered with
perfection. The colourful entertainment programme was carefully planned
and beautifully executed. The strong united force of 250+ members of BAI,
Mysore branch, Spoorthi- the ladies wing did a commendable job and
more importantly many of the leaders in forefront were Rotarians.
All in all it was a useful evening with gentle lessons and tips
from the best event manager of the club – Rtn.Nandakumar about
the fine aspects of organising a show.

2. 29-2-2012
President's Message
My Dear Rotarians,
Last week Rtn. P.P. Nanda Kumar spoke about Event Management. He is a
meticulous planner and no doubt Midtown can do lot of mega events under his
able leadership in future also.
It is time to celebrate our Clubs Birthday. We are having our Charter-Nite on
th
7 of March. Rtn. Chittaranjan, President Rotary Mysore has accepted to be
Chief Guest & PG Rtn. Jimfreemen from USA has accepted to be the Guest of
Honour. I request all of you with your family to be part of the celebration.
After long time today let us discuss about Club Business.
Bye till next week….. Rtn. Raghavendra
Thank You
Weekend at Faith Estate,Kutta
I was excited to attend my first ever Board meeting as a forest. Later we were told that the video of heroics of a
Midtowner. Fifteen of us including non- resident Midtowner postman combating a lioness as it attacked the postman
Rtn.Jim Freeman from USA started from RMA in 3 vehicles at unexpectedly, caught the fascination of not only our secretary,
around 1.30pm on Sat, 25th Feb. No sooner than we left but many of us. Also wild life video of Kukkarahalli excited
Mysore, we were all searching for a place to lunch as the food many. On the way, few spotted deers posed for our cameras.
stacked in the car was inviting us with its aroma stoking up our When we arrived at Alagappan Sir's Faith Estate, hot Bajjis
hunger pangs. We stopped at a place 12 Kms nearer to Hunsur with steaming Coffee welcomed us in a sprawling bungalow
with some good shady trees. 2800ft above sea level. Sipping Coffee after a long drive just
felt divine. Ralaxed, we set out for climbing one more hill-top
3200 ft above sea level. We reached the elevated place which
gave a panoramic view of not only 800 acres vast Faith Estate,
but also a glimpse of Kerala & Karnataka Forests. Then, there
was a photo-op with Jim Freeman.
We went for a long walk in the evening up to the pulping
yard. As we walked down, our shadows grew longer indicating
that dusk spreading its wings all over. We had a look-in at the
process of pulping & curing. When we got back, it was quite
dark & finally started the board meeting! After marathon
deliberations for more than an hour, meeting concluded with
thanking our good host.
We had a royal spread of a dinner with hot Dosas, fish
specially ferried for us from Kerala thanks to Veerappan, the
On the Top of the world
Conspicuous by their absence were Café Srinivas,
Bhanuchandran & Manoj. Seenanna's absence was made –up
by sumptuous Biryani, Kebabs, Chapathis, Curd rice & Basundi
from Café Biryani. Add to that, sweets by Azeez-Ulla & all you
got to do is take a nap as soon as you get into your car – which
we did promptly-except those who drove the cars. Kumaranna
did some community service to a roadsider on the condition of
photo-proof.
Enroute, we stopped at Nagarahole' for Tea sold by a forest
watchman. I watched how skillfully he washed the tea cups in
a tub of water, hardly immersing the cups in Inch-deep water,
added taste to the Tea. Venky, who was driving our vehicle,
shifted to Raaghu's vehicle as he wanted to see some wild life Group photo - after a long deliberation
photography done by Kumaranna on his mobile in Nagarahole Contd. to page 3

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....Kutta 29-2-2012
Jim Freeman Exclusive
Community service by Kumaranna
Jim at orientation meet - Vishwa’s Home
cook. What is a meeting without drink & dine? Few added
wine/whisky/ beer to their cups of joy, while some just had
Cauvery & Bisleri.
One of my friends was not well. Still he raised the toast. So,
I asked him if it is OK to drink as he is suffering from fever.. He
said, “No, our doctor only has told me to drink” “ Who is your
doctor?” I wondered.
“Dr.Vijay Malya” was his reply!
By the time we hit the bed, it was midnight…!
I was all along worried about my sleep as I had heard
about the snoring skills of some of my friends. Thank God,
everyone slept silently and the only sound was that of eerie Jim at Lunch - Café Biriyani, JLB Road
night…
Morning breeze woke us up the next day…
One more long-walk was due, if only to prepare ourselves
to gorge on the spicy Pongal, hot Idlis & crispy vadas for the
breakfast…
A few friends who had prior occupations left for Mysore.
Nevertheless we continued our mission…!
I was like a lazy crocodile on the shore with a heavy
stomach slipping into a nap assisted by cool breeze fanning
through the doors. I got up reluctantly but for good.
Alagappan Sir arranged for a trip to neighbouring estate to
have the feel of the Kodava culture. Wow! It was another Jim at a Manchan - Kutta
world altogether…! Palacanda Aiyanna, of the neighborhood
is a proud owner of many trophies as souvenirs of hunting,
including a tiger & an elephant. He was kind enough to allow
us to take snaps of his prized possessions.
We took some snaps on Machans - platforms erected on
trees.
Back to Faith Estate, we devoured on fish & minced meat
balls waiting for us. Watermelons specially selected by Vishwa
added color to the array of food.
Finally, we started our journey back with the happy
memories of Board Meeting & heavy Eating.
As we left, I was saddened to see a cloud of smoke
billowing from the thick Nagarhole' forest as forest fire burnt Black & White Photo!!
up some 500 acres of forest, mainly bamboo trees.
Thank you all who made it & sorry for those who could Rtn. Jim Freeman - Rotarian of Rotary club of Chandler
Horizon, district 5510 and PDG district 5490 is in india and
not.-
Thana Mohan with midtown and will be Guest of Honour for Charter Nite

4. Rotarians Have Reason To Celebrate
As Rotary Reaches 107 Years
Rtn. Rakesh Babu K.L.
1-03-2012
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Rtn. PHF. Deepak
D.S. Solanki
2-03-2012
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Rtn. N. Narendra
2-03-2012
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Rtn. C. Sathish Babu The Turku Cathedral in Finland is illuminated with an End
4-03-2012 Polio Now message on 2 February during a benefit concert.
9880244649 Rotary clubs around the world are lighting up iconic
structures with the End Polio Now message the week of 23
February to celebrate Rotary's anniversary.
Rotarians have significant reasons to celebrate Rotary's
Charter Night on 7th March 107th anniversary on 23 February.
Major gains have been made in the fight to eradicate
Come prepared to participate in a polio, Rotary's top priority. In January, India reached a historic
interactive charter night, its going to be great milestone by marking a full year without recording a new case
fun talking to stalwarts of Mid-Town and of polio. The country has been an epicenter of the crippling
learn from their rich experiences. Added to the
childhood disease.
Worldwide, fewer than 650 polio cases were confirmed
celebration is the mid-town flavour of for 2011, less than half the 1,352 infections reported in 2010.
uniqueness, Rest assured you are going to Overall, the annual number of polio cases has plummeted by
"Enjoy". Not to mention the surprise jig that more than 99 percent since the initiative was launched in
you will be giving to our guest of honour
1988, when polio infected about 350,000 children a year.
More than 2 billion children have been immunized in 122
"Jim", (pssst : dont tell him). countries, preventing 5 million cases of paralysis and 250,000
Please attend and celebrate the Birthday deaths.
of Mid-Town. Also in January, Rotary leaders announced that Rotary
Venue: Golf Club. Time: 6.30 pm
clubs raised more than US$200 million in response to a $355
million challenge grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation. In recognition of Rotary's commitment, the
Gates Foundation contributed an additional $50 million. All of
Next Week in Midtown the resulting $605 million will be spent in support of
immunization activities in polio-affected countries.
Charter Nite Celebration “We'll celebrate this milestone, but it doesn't mean that
we'll stop raising money or spreading the word about polio
eradication,” Rotary Foundation Trustee John F. Germ told
at Golf Club Rotary leaders at the International Assembly in San Diego,
California, USA. “We can't stop until our entire world is
Mysore @ 6.30pm certified as polio-free.”

5. Wedding Anniversary
Rtn. Venkatesh C.P & Leelavathi R.
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22-2-2012 Cell : 9448022967
Rtn. Rajendra Babu M.K. & Rasitha
26-2-2012 Cell : 9342184004
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