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District Governor's visit to MIDTOWNFor 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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My Dear Rotarians,

Bye till next week…..Thank You

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.

President's Message

Rtn. Raghavendra

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wonderful unique invocation sung by Annet Anusha. Rtn Bhanu alias Bindass Bhanu handled the evening as MC. He introduced the guests in a unique way which is possible only by Bhanu. International service director handed over the TRF contribution cheque for $ 20,000 to the DG. Two major donors Rtn Narendra Babu and Rtn Ramki were felicitated for their contribution. Ann Ashwini, Ann Lavanya, Annet Kushal and RMA principal Mrs Vanitha Bhat were also 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 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 laughter. DG's visit 'A Happy and Memorable day'.

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District Governor's visit to MIDTOWN

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 of about 4 wholesale and 7 retail pharmacies in mysore .

He is happily married to latha and is blessed with three sons jinesh , siddharth and dhanpal

He is a Rotarian since 2003.He attributes his success from blessings of his parents

, support from his brother mahendra kumar jain , inspiration from his partner mr k.p shivprasad and affection from his dear friends

Today’s Speaker

Rtn. Toofan Chandragupta v jain

Provisions worth Rs 5000 donated to Ajithnale and Rtn Kumaraswamy donated one bag rice.

Community Service Project

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Melodious Anusha

About Us à About Them

PHF. Vanitha Bhat

Cherishing Every Moment

Bindas Bhanu

(Single) Major Donor

Romantic !!! Valentine

Unforgettable Memento for Master Bedroom

Past Ri President Glenn Estess Sr. DiesGlenn 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 personnel consulting firm, to devote himself full-time to 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 and The Rotary Foundation's Citation for Meritorious Service and Distinguished Service Award. He was a Foundation Major Donor, a Paul Harris Fellow, and 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 Personnel Consultants.

Estess served as president of the Birmingham Sales & Marketing Executives Association and the Alabama Association of Personnel Consultants.

“Glenn Estess had an uncomplicated but effective theme for Rotary's centennial year,” says RI President Kalyan Banerjee. “He celebrated Rotary so aptly and simply during that year. It was amazing. Glenn was always humble, courteous, straightforward, and always doing the right thing.”

“I am sure the word most often used to describe Past President Glenn is 'gentle,'” says Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair William B. Boyd. “He was strong in his beliefs but always gentle in expressing them and treated all people with respect and courtesy. He served the world through Rotary in many ways and always with a smile. The Rotary family will miss him. Our hearts go out to his wife, Mary.”

"The Four-Way Test was never a challenge for the lifestyle Glenn lived by. He embodied those values and set an example for so many Rotarians," says Donald E. Osburn, aide to the president during Estess' term. "He always said Rotary is about making friendships for life and that's exactly what he did all over the world."

He is survived by his wife, Mary; son Glenn Estess Jr.; and daughters Elizabeth Wilson and Nancy Martin.

Next Week in Midtown Rtn. Nandakumar

Will Speak on

Event Management

at RCL Hall, J.L.B. Road,

Mysore @ 6.30pm

Rtn. Shridhar S. Bagali & Savitha 19-2-2012 Cell : 9980325051

Rtn. Mohd. Sulaiman Sait & Hanifa 21-2-2012 Cell : 9845120208

Wedding Anniversary

A s o p h i s t i c a t e d m o d e r n

ambulance with ventilator and all

automatic life saving devices, in

short a complete ICU on mobile was

donated to SDGM Trust for public

service under this project. It's the

first and only ambulance in Mysore

with all the latest medical gadgets.

This project was possible with the

association of R C CHANDLER

HORIZON /R I DISTRICTS 5510 / 5490

/ 5500. The total cost of the project is

Rs 18,00,000/-

Matching Grant # 75571