Rotary Midtown Academy School in Bangalore, India celebrated the top scorers on the SSLC (10th standard) exams. The school's principal, Dr. Vanitha K. Bhat, was honored for her leadership and dedication to the growth of the school over the past 10 years. Rotary member Nandoo congratulated and awarded the 12 top scoring students with cash prizes of 1000 rupees each. The names and scores of the top scorers were listed.

1. Issue : 49Vol. : 33 Date : 11-06-2014 Pages : 04
Dr. (Mrs.) Vanitha K. Bhat, Principal, RMA
Rotary Midtown Academy School has grown by leaps and bounds after it made a humble
beginning10yearsago.TodayMidtownfelicitatesthetoppersofSSLC,MidtownAcademy.So
also the strength behind the institution Smt. Dr. Vanitha Bhat who has put her heart and soul
for the growth of the
s c h o o l . W e
Midtowners are
proud of you madam
and the students.
R t n . N a n d o o i s
honouring each of
these 12 kids with
Cash prize of Rs.
1000/-. Thank you
Nandoo.
MIDTOWN FELICITATES RMA TOPPERS
Charitha S M - 596 Likhitha L - 583 Rohan K N - 554 Shashank K N - 554 Gagana H D - 548 Chandana h L - 547
Prathvi K B - 541 Brunda C K - 538 Akash S - 538 Yashaswini C - 528 Swathi A - 528 Prashanth J - 528
BorntolateDr.Sanjeeva:PathologistinIndianMilitaryService.
Mothr is UB Seetharathna : Energetic devotee of Lord Krishna, Very good at Singing
andconductingBhajans,aged86.
Wife of late Dr. K. Ananthu Bhat an Enthusiastic Human Resource Developer and
MasterinAlternatehealingskills.
Being a service oriented individual from childhood and resourceful and cheerful
person by nature it has always been her vision and forte to facilitate students to cope
with learning through innovative techniques. She believe in tactfully empowering
students of any age to learn and mould them to excavate their innate abilities to facilitate them to be unique
individuals. The fragrance of the ancient culture fuses well with the future vision for them be it curricular or
co-curricularstudies.
Herpassion to build team of teachers, to blend with their students have been continuous. Her special
interests have been continuously focused on developing cognitive and lateral thinking in students. These
goals of her have made students and teachers to be more reflective and associative and has also helped them
toapply,overviewandpracticethesametobeacreativeandsmartlearner.
Knowledge Base : 1994 - Ph.D in Personal Management in Aided Schools in Madras City, Karnataka
University. 1984 - Diploma in School Management, University of Madras. 1983 - M.Ed., Annamalai University.
1970-M.A.,inEconomics,MaduraiKamarajUniversity.
Career Milestone: 1966-79 - Kidergarten in Charge Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Educational Trust,
Chennai., 1979 - 83 : Director, Balalok Play Home. 1983-2000 : Founder Principal, Balalok Mat. Hr. Sec. School
Chennai,2000-2003:PrincipalVETSchoolBangalore.2005totilldate:PrincipalRotaryMidtownAcademy.
Core Interests : l Stress Management in Children., l Personality development in Children, l Education
through Indian Culture, l Globalisation of education, l Counselling children and productive management,
l Annual programming of academics and extra curriculum to suit child capability of specific groups.
lInnovativemethodstoenhancelearningabilityamongstudents l Journalism.

2. “Narendra Modi” is perhaps the most discussed topic nationwide at present. Midtowners were not to
be left behind. They came out with a spontaneous idea of discussing the most relevant topic in their
weekly meeting on 4th Wednesday. The attendance was surprisingly good and the good fun was in store.
PresidentBhanustartedofftheproceedingsimitatingModiandaftertheformalitiesthepresentationsby
the members began. Dr. Prahlad gave the introduction with a small power point presentation. Rock
followed with his entertaining presentation with his innovative collection of slides. His presentation won
him prize for “most entertaining presentation”. Then there were talks by many midtowners numbering
nearly 12 –some serious, some funny etc. Rtn. Nandoo shared his real life experience while he was in
Ahmadabad during Godhra riots. He opined Modi has changed after that dreadful event so is
everybody's opinion about Modi. Sundar imitated Modi. Raju Baliga gave some thought provoking
observations and won the best presentation award. Raaghu, Apoorva, Das, Gubbi, Ravindrababu added
their views. Finally Rajguru Rtn. Raghu summed up analyzing Modi in his motivation and training module.
On the whole it was a pretty entertaining evening and Midtowners had an opportunity to dissect Modi's
governmentandthefutureofIndia.
MidtownersdiscussNaMoMania
Bereavement
Mrs. Gowrammani, mother of Rtn. Nagaraj,
left for heavenly abode on Jun 8th, 2014.
Midtown family expresses their deepest
condolences and prays god almighty to give
strength and courage to the bereaved family to
bearwiththeloss.
Venky adds 'Vento' to his fleet
District Grants and Literacy Seminar
President Elect Venkatesh and PP. Azeezulla
attend District Grants and Literacy Seminar at
Mangaloreon8thJune2014. Plsease note the lady on the left is NOT Venky's
daughter –in-law.
Pre-induction talk to prospective members
Mr.Madhusudhan Mr.Manjunath @RCL on
10thJune
Community Service Project
Rtn. Bhanuchandran family donated
Rs.10000/- towards educational expenses of
housemaid's children.

3. 2014 ROTARY CONVENTION ENDS WITH THE PASSING OF THE TORCH
RI President Ron Burton put the final touches on the 2014 Rotary Convention in Sydney by reminding a
packedAllphonesArenawhytheyjoinedRotary.
BeingaRotarianisn'taboutourownachievements,itisn'taboutourowncareers,itreallyisn'taboutus
atall.It'saboutthepeoplewehelp,saidBurton.Attheendoftheday,theonlythingthatmattersinRotary
ishowmuchbettertheworldbecomesbecauseRotaryisinit.
The four-day event, which drew to a close on 4 June, attracted more than 18,000 attendees from 153
countries. Burton encouraged convention goers to return to their clubs ready to do more to improve the
livesofothers.
Together, we can dream big and we can achieve. We can change whole communities for the better, not
foradaybutforalifetime,hesaid.
Rotary changes lives by improving literacy, making water cleaner, bringing better health care to mothers
and children, and eradicating polio worldwide, Burton said. But he warned that complacency could set
Rotaryback.
“That'swhyitisn'tenoughforanyofustojustgothroughthemotions,toshowupatourclubs,todojust
the minimum needed and no more, he added. And it's why each of us has to remember, every hour of
everyday,whataresponsibilitywehave.”
Members of Burton's Rotary Club of Norman, Oklahoma, United States, and RI President-elect Gary C.K.
Huang's club of Taipei, Taiwan, took the stage to exchange club banners, a tradition that unofficially marks a
changingoftheguard.
Huang will become Rotary International president on 1 July. During his term in office, he has set a goal of
growing Rotary's membership to 1.3 million. Huang told the audience that increasing and sustaining
membership will help Rotary achieve its goals. He shared a story about a small Taiwanese club that had only
six members. But after asking their wives to join, the club grew to 29 members in three years because the
spousesaskedtheirfriendstobecomemembersaswell.
Moredetailsat:https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/2014-rotary-convention-ends-passing-torch
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4. 1. IsittheTRUTH?
2. IsitFAIRtoallconcerned?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER
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4. WillitbeBENEFICIALtoallconcerned?
Rotary InformationPractical Innovation
Next Week
Rotary Quiz
Q: What was the new name given to the
House of Friendship in recent RI convention
at Sydney?
a. The Bulbbong b. The Blubberbong
c. The Billabong d. The Bigbong
Answer:C
Rtn. R.Narasimha
th
16 June
18 th June 2014
Venue: RCL Hall, JLB Road Time: 6.30 pm
Please Attend
Birthday Wishes
Rtn. Gopalkrishna
will speak on
“E-waste management”
Wedding Anniversary Wishes
Rtn. A. N. Aiyanna
th
17 June
Bring the root cellar into the 21st century
with the eCool, an eco-friendly cooler that
chills beer (or other canned drinks) without
iceorpower.
Created by the Danish startup of the same
name, the eCool measures three feet tall and
nine inches in diameter, and weighs about 26
pounds. It is designed to be placed in a three
foot hole, which requires some digging, but it
can remain in place year-round once it has
been installed. The cans are delivered to the
surface (or installed underground) via a hand-
cranked, vertical conveyor belt, and the
eCool's insulated top prevents the cooler air
fromescapingthedevice.
The eCool Cools Beer Underground During Friday's world record-breaking
Sydney Harbour bridge climb, Rotary members
raised enough money to protect 240,000 kids
frompolio.
Despite the physically grueling four-hour
trek up and down the bridge's storied steel
arches, the 340 participants kept their good
spirits and stood side-by-side waving 278 flags.
When the helicopters were going around, you
just felt like one great big nation, says Graeme
Davies, district governor of the Rotary Club of
KincumberinAustralia.
The massive turnout eclipsed Oprah
Winfrey'sworld-recordclimbin2011whenshe
summited the bridge alongside 315 of her
most ardent fans. But for Rotary members, the
record paled in comparison to the experience
and the opportunity to take a step closer to
ending polio forever. The event raised 110,000
Australiandollars(US$102,300).
See video at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=lVDMjQStj1w
Rtn. Balaji .K
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18 June