Rtn. Umesh K. has announced his team for 2015-16. He carefully selected 13 other members to support him as president of the Midtown club. On December 17th, he introduced his team members and provided funny descriptions and nicknames for each. The event was held in a location decorated to resemble coastal Karnataka and attendees wore traditional clothes. Refreshments included local snacks. Umesh thanked seniors and humorously introduced each team member and their roles.

1. Issue: 25Volume: 34 Date: 24.12.2014 Pages: 4
RTN. UMESH. K. ANNOUNCES TEAM 2015-16
17thDec,2014.
Umesh Kodthuguly is a seasoned Rotarian. In last 12 years I have seen him
shoulderingalmostalltheportfoliosinMidtown.Whetherintheboardornotheisan
active Rotarian. He will be reaching the climax in the year 2015-15 by becoming the
President of vibrant Midtown. To support him he has carefully selected 13 other
“Invaluable Gems” as he puts it and it was presentation of his team on 17th Dec,
Wednesday. The theme for the event was “Karavali” and setting was apt for the
occasion. Location was in the outskirts of Mysore, formerly Flavours and Essence
factory, now Rtn. Alagappan's property, naturally available platform was converted
to podium. Decoration on the podium looked like the “kola” of Dakshina Kannda.
Rotarians had come dressed in Dhothi, white shirt, Mufflers, to beat the chill of
December. Refreshmentsincluded“Golibaje”and“GojjuAvalakki-Mosuru”.
Venky after the formalities handed over the mike to Rtn. Umesh. Umesh after
expressing his humble gratitude to all the seniors he introduced his team members.
Hisintroductionincludedpunchlinesforeachoftheofficebearersandwascarefully
worded and created considerable interest and laughter. Here I reproduce his own
lines;
1. Rtn. Venkatesh. Immediate Past President: Karna, man of few words and blinks.
GodVenkateshahas2wives,butourVenkyhassomanychicks.
2. Rtn. Harish. K. B. President Elect: short man with a big dhamaka. Long awaited
climax ge konegu callsheet ge sign hakiddare. Will be the first President of the
splitDistrict.
3. Rtn.Dr.K.A.Prahlad. Vice President : Epitome of service, Moving family physician for
allthe72Rotarians.Kannadaabhimani
4. Rtn.NarendraBabu. Honorary Secretary; Chamundivanam trustee, golf player, CEO
of Murugan chains, kharga dancer, baara hottu ivara kalugalu cutting player aagi
bittide.
5. Rtn. Elizar Milton. Joint Secretary. Baby, fabrication, construction, totally confusing
likeaconcretemixer.
6. Rtn.Chengappa,Treasurer.Softspoken,slowandsteady(3pegaadameloosteady),
shrewdfinancier.
7. Rtn. Aiyanna, Club service director. Kodagina veera. Man with a large heart and
largerpaunch.
8. Rtn. Manoj Kumar, Community Service director. Choco- Bar crisp outside and soft
inside. Frenchman in dressing and Englishman in style. Man with the golden
heart.
9. Rtn. Raju Baliga, Vocational Service Director, A kokke which we can reliably hang
on.Anothershortfusewhohasmadeabigblast.
10. Rtn. Chandragupta Jain. International Service Director. Toofan from Registhan.
International citizen. Extensively travelled. Sometimes if you can't follow his
speechhemaybetalkinginHebreworMandarin
11. Rtn. Naveen Chandra M. S, Youth Service Director. Looks simple but highly talented
person. Good hearted and true friend. A man with positive thinking and full of
energy.
12. Rtn.Gopalkrishna, Editor, About us. He says he is a hardware man but he has proved
hehaslotofsoftwarealsowithhim.Assureddeliveryof52issues.
13. Rtn. Vishwanath.R. S.Seargent –at- Arms. His talent- taking the team together, his
humbleness- PP becoming Seargent. Already on the job training –practicing by
layingtable,servingteatoguest,ashousemaidisdismissed.
Dr. K.A. Prahalad

2. ROTARY MYSORE MIDTOWN
BHANDAVYA 2014-15
CONTRIBUTIONS
No Member Name Amount
1 ALAGAPPAN A.R. 25,000/-
2 DEEPAK SOLANKI.D.S. 1,000/-
3 ELIZAR MILTON 3,000/-
4 MANOJ KUMAR L.M. 10,000/-
5 MOHAN KUMAR T.N. 5,000/-
6 RAGHAVENDRA S. 10,000/-
7 RANGARAJ N. 1,000/-
8 RAMAKRISHNA P.K. 5,000/-
9 SRINIVASAN .K.N 15,650/-
10 SRIVATSA .M.R 5,000/-
11 SRINIVASAN D. 5,000/-
12 UMESH K. 3,000/-
13 VENKATESH R. 25,000/-
14 VISHWANATH R.S. 10,000/-
15 VEERESH H.S. 5,000/-
TOTAL Rs.1,28,650/-
Bandhavya 2015- Special Olympics, is a 3day mega event
to be held on 2nd, 3rd and 4th January, estimated budget
is around Rs. 4 lakhs. Large hearted Rotarians,
Philanthropists please contribute to the cause.
Contact Chairman Rtn. Vishwanath R.S.
President Rtn.Venkatesh donated a computer to a
needy student Pruthvi MG studying in 2nd PUC in
Gopalaswamy Shishuvihara Institutions on 18th
December 2014. This student who hails from a poor
economicbackgroundhasscored97%in SSLC.
6th Board meeting was held on 20th Dec, 2014 at hotel
Sujatha Residency, Mysore. Rtn. Elizar Milton, youth
serviceDirectorhostedthemeeting.
Rtn. Raghu M. S. addressed CII delegates on 10th Dec,
2014atHotelMetropole.
23rd December The Karnataka IT Department
Pensioners Association honoured Rtn. Nagaraj for his
achievements in the field of Tennis. S K Sahai Principal
ChiefCommissionerof IT Karnatakadoingthehonours.
Rtn. Bhanu, President, Midtown 2013-14, and Rtn. Dr.
K. A. Prahlad, Secretary, Midtown 2013-14 were
felicitated by the Indian Dental Association, Mysore
during their AGM on 20th Dec 2014, for contributing
oral kits to dental examination for IDA from Rotary
Mysore Midtown during the year 2013-14. Also
contributions from Rtn. Narendra. N. towards the same
causewasrecognizedduringthesamemeeting.

3. Innerwheel Exclusive
19th December was Christmas celebrations at Nireekshe
special school and our club members were invited as
guests.RotaryMysorePresidentRtn.Sridharandsecretary
Rtn.Arun were also invited as guests. The programme
started with a brief introduction and welcoming of the
guests by the principal Mrs.Hemamalini Krupakar which
was followed by carol singing in kannada by the staff and
children of Nireekshe. Then a skit by the special kids
depicting the story of the birth of Jesus Christ was
praiseworthy with the narration by Mrs.Hemamalini. The
childrens' efforts was well received and applauded by the
audience present which also made some of our members
emotional. JINGLE BELLS and WE WISH YOU A MERRY
CHRISTMAS songswereenjoyedbyallandMrs.UmaVivek
as SANTA CLAUS brought cheer and won the hearts of the
children , she danced and distributed the much awaited
lollipops and gifts to all the 80 children . Our club
sponsored Santas' gifts. Members Anuradha, Anupama,
Savitha Srinath, Pushpa, Kusuma, Prabha and President
Premilla indeed felt it was a memorable day as they jingled
andmingledwiththechildrenofgod.
District Treasurer Mrs.Anuradha Nandakumar was
awardedthe HOYSALA AWARD inthefieldofServiceat
a function organized jointlybyHoysalaKannada Sangha
and Savigannada Patrika Balaga as part of their 15th
anniversarycelebrations.CongratulationstoAnuradha.
Mayhertribeincrease!
J. Vijayalakshmi of std X Rotary Midtown Academy has
participated in the 14th Asia Pacific Shitoryu Karatedo
Federation organized by Shitoryu Karate Association ,
Singapore . Sanctioned by Asia Pacific Shitoryu
Karatedo Federation and World Shitoryu Karatedo
Federation on 12th - 13th December 2014 . She was
coachedG.Sudhakar.And alsoMr.G.Sudhakar staff of
Rotary Midtown Academy. Has achieved 3rd Placing in
Individual Male Veteron Kata above 40 years event. In
thesamechampionshipinSingapore.
Rotary Midtown Academy,
Hootagalli, Mysore
Our member Mrs.Kusuma Chandrashekar's son Master
Abhinandan, student of Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala
was conferred BALASHREE-2014 award by Mysore
Literary and Cultural Foundation as part of Kannada
Rajyotsava and Childrens' Day celebrations for his
achievements in chess and drawing. Congratulations to
thisbuddingtalent!
Biggest ironies in INDIA
1) We'd rather spend more on daughters wedding
thanonhereducation.
2) We live in a country where seeing a policeman
makesusnervousratherthanfeelingsafe
3) IndianSocietyteaches
'NottoGetRaped',rather'Don'tRape'!

4. Ÿ Rotary International condemns the
horrific attack that killed more than
130 schoolchildren and wounded
over 100 of their classmates in
Peshawar, Pakistan. We believe that
children everywhere have the basic right to
receive an education in an environment
unthreatened by violence or fear. Rotary extends our
heartfeltsympathytoallofthefamiliesinPakistan.
-Gary C.K. Huang, President
Rotary International
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ಆ ಾ ಾ ಇ ೕ .
' ೕ ಾ ದ ೕರ' ಅಂತ
ಕ ಸು
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Rotary Mysore Midtown, JLB Road, Mysore - 570024
Editorial Board: Rtn. Dr. K.A Prahlad,
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Rotary information
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of the things we say or do
Ÿ Is it the TRUTH?
Ÿ Is if FAIR to all concerned ?
Ÿ Will build GOODWILL & BETTER FRIENDSHIPS ?
Ÿ Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned ?
Rtn. Salil Kumar Das.
24th Dec.
BIRTHDAY WISHES
Rtn. Umesh K.
23th Dec.
“Rotary Day”
This year, I am urging all Rotarians
t o L i g h t U p R o t a r y b y
participating in Rotary Days. The
Rotary Day concept is a simple
one: hold a fun, informal event in
your community for the non-
Rotary public and use it as an
opportunity to introduce them to Rotary. It's that easy.
Rotary Days can help your club drive up interest in
membership, strengthen your club's relationships
with local institutions and community members, and
improve Rotary's image in your community. Imagine
the collective impact we can have if all 34,000 Rotary
clubs worldwide make a concerted effort to introduce
the public to the fun, rewarding experiences that we
allenjoyasRotarymembers.
Gary C.K. Huang
President, Rotary International, 2014-15
Ÿ HostingaRotaryDay
Any club, big or small, can host a Rotary Day.
Neighboring clubs can pool their resources and co-
host a Rotary Day event, and even entire districts can
cometogethertohostalarge-scaleRotaryDay.
Ÿ NationalRotaryDays
In addition to the many club- and district-level Rotary
Days that will take place this year, there will be a select
number of national Rotary Days facilitated by current
RI directorsandotherseniorleaders.Theseeventswill
convey Rotary's relevance, highlight our good work,
and appeal specifically to residents of the countries
wheretheytakeplace.VisitPresidentHuang's pageon
rotary.orgfordetailsontheseevents.
Ÿ RotaryDaysrecognitionforclubs
District governors are encouraged to give special
awards to clubs that undertake successful Rotary Day
events during 2014-15. Rotary will provide governors
withanelectronictemplateforacertificate.
Ÿ RotaryDaysphotos
Post photos from your Rotary Day event online using
Instagram or Twitter and use the hashtag #RotaryDay
to share your impact with Rotary's online community.
Photos of Rotary Day events around the world will be
collected and shown at the 2015 Rotary International
Convention in São Paulo, Brazil. Some photos may also
befeaturedinTheRotarianmagazine.
Ÿ RotaryDaysvideocontest
Clubs and districts are invited to submit brief videos
highlighting their Rotary Day events. President Huang
will recognize one grand prize-winning club or district
with a special award plaque. The winning video, along
with videos from select finalists, will be featured on
rotary.org and possibly at the 2015 Rotary
InternationalConventioninSãoPaulo,Brazil.
Ÿ Submissions must be lessthan threeminutes long,
use English or English subtitles, and be uploaded
to YouTube. To submit your video for the contest,
visit President Huang's page on rotary.org
between 1 July 2014 and 31 March 2015 and
completetheonlinesubmissionform.
On2nd,3rdand4thJanuary2015atOvalGroundsMysore
BHANDAVYA 2014-15