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Tips On Events Mangement By NandooNandoo 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.

President's MessageMy Dear Rotarians,

Bye till next week…..Thank You

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.

Rtn. Raghavendra

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Weekend at Faith Estate,Kutta I was excited to attend my first ever Board meeting as a

Midtowner. Fifteen of us including non- resident Midtowner Rtn.Jim Freeman from USA started from RMA in 3 vehicles at around 1.30pm on Sat, 25th Feb. No sooner than we left Mysore, we were all searching for a place to lunch as the food stacked in the car was inviting us with its aroma stoking up our hunger pangs. We stopped at a place 12 Kms nearer to Hunsur with some good shady trees.

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 photography done by Kumaranna on his mobile in Nagarahole

forest. Later we were told that the video of heroics of a postman combating a lioness as it attacked the postman unexpectedly, caught the fascination of not only our secretary, but many of us. Also wild life video of Kukkarahalli excited many. On the way, few spotted deers posed for our cameras.

When we arrived at Alagappan Sir's Faith Estate, hot Bajjis with steaming Coffee welcomed us in a sprawling bungalow 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

Group photo - after a long deliberation

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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 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 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 up some 500 acres of forest, mainly bamboo trees.

Thank you all who made it & sorry for those who could not.-

....Kutta

Thana Mohan

Community service by Kumaranna

Jim Freeman Exclusive

Jim at orientation meet - Vishwa’s Home

Jim at Lunch - Café Biriyani, JLB Road

Jim at a Manchan - Kutta

Black & White Photo!!

Rtn. Jim Freeman - Rotarian of Rotary club of Chandler Horizon, district 5510 and PDG district 5490 is in india and with midtown and will be Guest of Honour for Charter Nite

Rotarians Have Reason To Celebrate As Rotary Reaches 107 Years

Rotarians have significant reasons to celebrate Rotary's 107th anniversary on 23 February.

Major gains have been made in the fight to eradicate polio, Rotary's top priority. In January, India reached a historic milestone by marking a full year without recording a new case of polio. The country has been an epicenter of the crippling childhood disease.

Worldwide, fewer than 650 polio cases were confirmed for 2011, less than half the 1,352 infections reported in 2010. Overall, the annual number of polio cases has plummeted by more than 99 percent since the initiative was launched in 1988, when polio infected about 350,000 children a year. More than 2 billion children have been immunized in 122 countries, preventing 5 million cases of paralysis and 250,000 deaths.

Also in January, Rotary leaders announced that Rotary 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 the resulting $605 million will be spent in support of immunization activities in polio-affected countries.

“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 Rotary leaders at the International Assembly in San Diego, California, USA. “We can't stop until our entire world is certified as polio-free.”

Next Week in Midtown

Charter Nite Celebrationat Golf Club

Mysore @ 6.30pm

Come prepared to participate in a

interactive charter night, its going to be great

fun talking to stalwarts of Mid-Town and

learn from their rich experiences. Added to the

celebration is the mid-town flavour of

uniqueness, Rest assured you are going to

"Enjoy". Not to mention the surprise jig that

you will be giving to our guest of honour

"Jim", (pssst : dont tell him).

Please attend and celebrate the Birthday

of Mid-Town.

Venue: Golf Club. Time: 6.30 pm

Rtn. Rakesh Babu K.L.1-03-20129342119667

Rtn. PHF. Deepak D.S. Solanki2-03-20129845116835

Rtn. N. Narendra2-03-20129845377670

Rtn. C. Sathish Babu4-03-20129880244649

The Turku Cathedral in Finland is illuminated with an End Polio Now message on 2 February during a benefit concert. 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.

Charter Night on 7th March

Photo of the Week

Look Dear - Your AIM There ! I Am With You

Rtn. Venkatesh C.P. & Leelavathi R. 22-2-2012 Cell : 9448022967

Rtn. Rajendra Babu M.K. & Rasitha26-2-2012 Cell : 9342184004

Wedding Anniversary