District Governor Ravi visited the Midtown Rotary Club. He inspected various club projects, including a matching grant funded ambulance and donations to schools. At the evening event, he was presented a special memento for his master bedroom and spoke about cherishing his time with the vibrant Midtown club. The visit was a happy and memorable day for all.

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District Governor's visit to MIDTOWN
For the past month Midtown secretariat
was a hub of activity with papers, photos,
files and club matters. The day arrived for
the homework to be scrutinized. President
Ragavendra along with fellow Rotarian's
was ready at 7.45am to greet the evaluator
who is none other than our beloved DG
Rtn. Hunasagatta Lingamariyappa Ravi.
He was ready waiting for us with AG
Rnt.Aa Cha. Rotarians along with DG &
AG proceeded to SGDM Trust at
Chamundivanam for breakfast and execution of matching grant # 75571. After breakfast, DG officially
handed over the Hi-Tech Ambulance to the exofficio trustee the present DC of Mysore Mr.Vastrad.
RMA was the next destination on the day's agenda and we arrived there at 10am to a wonderful
welcome by the students with dance and song performed by them. The DG inspected the school and
was very impressed by the MARS Project. He inaugurated the sophisticated science lab and
expressed his happiness about RMA and its activities. The next stop was at Sufi Memorial School
for special children. DG was dumbstruck about the special children's creativity in making dolls,
baskets and other things. He handed over gifts to the special children and also purchased
handmade articles made by the children. He also met the six year old child Kauser who had
undergone heart surgery under matching grant # 74139 at the school. Rs 20,000 was
donated to the school from the club as community service project. Before lunch RCL was
the next pit stop. DG spent time in the secretariat inspecting all the work done by the
president, secretary and directors. MIDTOWN passed the inspection with colours and
the DG was pleased with the work. Next DG conducted the club assembly by pulling
out a long book full of notes, called all the directors, associated people and fired
questions, everybody came out with crisp answers. Club assembly came to an
end with the screening of Mast clippings. Lunch followed the club assembly at
2.30pm.
'Pai Vista' was the venue for the day's evening. President, Secretary,
DG, AG and President elect were on the dais. Meeting started with a
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President's Message
My Dear Rotarians,
Hearty Congratulations to all of you for the successful day on the occasion of our District Governor's
official visit. I immensely thank Rtn. Bhanuchandran for making the whole day memorable. I
congratulate & immensely thank all the Board Members for the execution and presentation of excellent
projects on that day. It is my pleasure to thank members of RMA School Management Committee,
members of SGDM Trust and members of Sufi Trust for the excellent co-operation extended on that day.
It's my privilege to thank Rtn. Narendra Babu for providing space above his building to erect the 4-WAY
Test Hoarding.
And also I thank the entire Donor's including two major donors Rtn.PP.Ramakrishna.P.K. & Rtn. Narendra Babu for their
contribution towards TRF.
Today let us hear to Rtn. Chandra Guptha Jain about Tobacco -Love & Fear.
Bye till next week….. Rtn. Raghavendra
Thank You
District Governor's visit to MIDTOWN Today’s Speaker
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Rtn. Toofan Chandragupta v jain
Born to shri vijayraj sohanbai katariya
on 5/06/1967 at sindhanoor a small town
in raichur district, he completed his
diploma in electrical engineering from
c.p.c polytechnic mysore
He joined s & v agencies, chemist and
druggist in 1986 , he was instrumental in
creating a niche in the pharmacy business and currently
he is the managing director of aushad group comprising
wonderful unique invocation sung by Annet Anusha. Rtn of about 4 wholesale and 7 retail pharmacies in mysore .
Bhanu alias Bindass Bhanu handled the evening as MC. He He is happily married to latha and is blessed with
introduced the guests in a unique way which is possible only three sons jinesh , siddharth and dhanpal
by Bhanu. International service director handed over the He is a Rotarian since 2003.
TRF contribution cheque for $ 20,000 to the DG. Two major He attributes his success from blessings of his parents
donors Rtn Narendra Babu and Rtn Ramki were felicitated , support from his brother mahendra kumar jain ,
for their contribution. Ann Ashwini, Ann Lavanya, Annet inspiration from his partner mr k.p shivprasad and
Kushal and RMA principal Mrs Vanitha Bhat were also affection from his dear friends
recognised for their contribution to RI Foundation for
becoming Paul Harris Fellow. DG spoke about the club and
how he felt when he is in the midst of Midtowner's and
Community Service Project
answered all questions posed to him. DG has an unwritten
rule of not accepting any mementoes from any club, but he
couldn't refuse the one given by MIDTOWN. He was
speechless after seeing the special memento and the
MIDTOWN families wanted to know whether it was 'YES' or
'NO' from him for the memento. It was a 'YES' from him.
Reproduced below is the mail received from him later “It
was a delight in your Official Club Visit. I cherished each
and every moment of my visit to one of the most vibrant
Rotary Clubs of India. Keep going. I am sure Suma missed
the visit. The Masthalli Jathre photo which you all
presented to me in the General Assembly will be in my
Master Bed Room for ever. regards.. H L” Fellowship and
dinner was as usual MIDTOWN's highlight with fun and Provisions worth Rs 5000 donated to Ajithnale and Rtn
laughter. DG's visit 'A Happy and Memorable day'. Kumaraswamy donated one bag rice.

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Melodious Anusha Bindas Bhanu
About Us à About Them (Single) Major Donor
PHF. Vanitha Bhat Romantic !!! Valentine
Cherishing Every Moment Unforgettable Memento for Master Bedroom

4. Wedding Anniversary
Past Ri President Glenn Estess Sr. Dies
Glenn E. Estess Sr., who served as 2004-05 RI
president during Rotary's centennial year, died on 7
February. He was 84.
In 1993, Estess retired as chief executive officer of
Glenn Estess Associates Inc., a sales and marketing
Rtn. Shridhar S. Bagali & Savitha personnel consulting firm, to devote himself full-time to
19-2-2012 Cell : 9980325051 Rotary.
Estess, who joined Rotary in 1960, was a member of
the Rotary Club of Shades Valley, Alabama, USA. In
addition to his term as RI president, he served in
numerous capacities including Rotary Foundation trustee
chair, RI vice president and director, president's aide,
PolioPlus national coordinator, RI Audit and Operations
Review Committee chair, International Assembly group
discussion leader, and district governor.
He was a recipient of the RI Service Above Self Award
Rtn. Mohd. Sulaiman Sait & Hanifa and The Rotary Foundation's Citation for Meritorious
21-2-2012 Cell : 9845120208 Service and Distinguished Service Award. He was a
Foundation Major Donor, a Paul Harris Fellow, and
Matching Grant # 75571 benefactor.
Through the RI theme Celebrate Rotary , Estess
encouraged clubs to implement a Rotary centennial
community project, form twin club relationships, and
support the Every Rotarian, Every Year effort, which aims
to achieve an annual US$100 per capita contribution level
for the Foundation's Annual Fund.
Estess' other accomplishments included director of
Central Alabama Better Business Bureau; trustee chair of
Baptist Medical Centers; chair of YMCA in Florida, the
American Chemical Society, and the American Arthritis
Foundation; and regent of the National Association of
A sophisticated modern Personnel Consultants.
Estess served as president of the Birmingham Sales
ambulance with ventilator and all
& Marketing Executives Association and the Alabama
automatic life saving devices, in Association of Personnel Consultants.
short a complete ICU on mobile was “Glenn Estess had an uncomplicated but effective
donated to SDGM Trust for public theme for Rotary's centennial year,” says RI President
Kalyan Banerjee. “He celebrated Rotary so aptly and
service under this project. It's the simply during that year. It was amazing. Glenn was always
first and only ambulance in Mysore humble, courteous, straightforward, and always doing the
with all the latest medical gadgets. right thing.”
“I am sure the word most often used to describe Past
This project was possible with the President Glenn is 'gentle,'” says Rotary Foundation
association of R C CHANDLER Trustee Chair William B. Boyd. “He was strong in his
HORIZON /R I DISTRICTS 5510 / 5490 beliefs but always gentle in expressing them and treated
/ 5500. The total cost of the project is all people with respect and courtesy. He served the world
through Rotary in many ways and always with a smile. The
Rs 18,00,000/- Rotary family will miss him. Our hearts go out to his wife,
Mary.”
Next Week in Midtown "The Four-Way Test was never a challenge for the
lifestyle Glenn lived by. He embodied those values and set
Rtn. Nandakumar an example for so many Rotarians," says Donald E.
Will Speak on Osburn, aide to the president during Estess' term. "He
always said Rotary is about making friendships for life and
Event Management that's exactly what he did all over the world."
at RCL Hall, J.L.B. Road, He is survived by his wife, Mary; son Glenn Estess Jr.;
Mysore @ 6.30pm and daughters Elizabeth Wilson and Nancy Martin.