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Count down for Vishwa…Club Assembly by Asst. Governor. Rtn. Joseph Mathew

thRtn. Joseph Mathew was born on September 28 1957 in a small town in Kerala and had his early education there. He graduated in Arts from St. Philomena's College, Mysore and took a post graduation degree in Sociology from Manasagangothri, Mysore.

He joined the faculty of Sociology at St. Philomena's College in 1984 as a lecturer and is now a Professor. While at Philomena's he was the staff adviser of the Rotract Club of St. Philomena's and got

interested in the Rotary movements. He joined the Rotary Club of Mysore West in the year 2001 and became the President of the Club in 2009. During his time as President of the Club, he was able to bring the past president of India APJ Abdul Kalam and the then incoming RI President Kalyan Banerjee to the Club.

During his term as president, the Rotary Club of Mysore West was able to get 32 awards including the Best Club Award. He was a Zonal Lieutenant in the year 2011-12.

He is happily married to Annie Joseph who is a teacher in St. Joseph's Central School and has two sons.

Wishing All the Best to Rtn. Joseph Mathew and a very warm wel-come to Rotary Mysore Midtown.

MATCHING PROJECTS FROM MIDTOWNRotary Mysore Midtown has done matching grant projects worth Rs. 1,45 crores!!! Here is some

details. in Rs.

1. Matching grant school benches project 2.0 lakhs2. Ambulance project - five ambulances 7.5 lakhs3. T b testing machine 20.0 lakhs4. Operation theater equipments -biwi ayesha hospital 10.0 lakhs5. Mobile clinical laboratory 20.0 lakhs6. Neonatal care equipmements, jss 13.0 lakhs7. Mobile dental clinic jss 14.0 lakhs8. Telescope project, rma 18.0 lakhs8. Dialysis machine, st josephs hospital 16.0 lakhs9. Mobile ventilator ambulance 18.0 lakhs

10. Heart surgeries (on going) 6.90 lakhs

Total 145.4 lakhs

President's MessageDear Rotarians,

Bye till next week….

Thank You

Last week we had meeting at Chayadevi Anathashrama. Total inmates were 55. We gave them Rs.15,000/- worth computer tables & chairs and also monetary support of Rs.5,000/- collected through sunshine Box. Also we served food for the inmates. I thank all the Rotarians for their generous contribution.

Today, it is my pleasure to welcome incoming Assistant Governor Zone -7 Rtn. Joseph Mathew who will be conducting Club Assembly which is mandatory before Installation. I wish President Elect Rtn. Vishwanath .R.S. & his team a great success.

thFriends once again I welcome you all for the President Dinner on 30 Saturday June at 7.00pm. at Hotel Grand Maurya. Please attend with family.

Rtn. Raghavendra

20-06-2012

thOn 13 July 2012, as a part of visit to community centre, Midtowners v is i ted Sr i Chayadevi Anathashrama Trust at Jayanagar, Mysore. Anathashrama houses about 55 inmates including 13 senior citizens and 40 children which included a 8 month old female baby. From Midtown, food was sponsored for all the inmates, computer furniture worth Rs.15000 was given and a cash of Rs. 5000 was also given which was the generous contribution of midtowners to the

thsunshine box. This project was Raghavendra's 12 community centre visit project during his tenure and this activity really has become a very meaningful project.

Visit to community service centre – Chayadevi Anathashrama, 13th July 2012

Rtn. Vishwa started his year with the joint board meeting on 15-06-12 at sports club. A cake was cut on this occasion and the message was “Let's Rock”.

LET'S ROCK-JOINT BOARD MEETING

Today's Tea Is Hosted

By Rtn. Sundar Raja Rao.

ROTARY LEADERSHIP TRAINING INSTITUTER t n M S N a n d a k u m a r a n d R t n

S.Bhanuchandran have completed Level – 2 Certification program of Rotary Leadership Training Institute conducted in Mysore recently. The training program was sponsored by Rotary Mysore.

Rtn S. Bhanuchandran has donated Rs 1250/- towards books for a student of commerce studying PUC. The father of the student is an Auto Driver.

BOOKS DONATED

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A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on the end of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots was perfectly made and never leaked.

The other pot had a crack in it and by the time the water bearer reached his master's house it had leaked much of it's water and was only half full.

For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water to his master's house. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments.

But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been made to do. After two years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream. "I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you." "Why?" asked the bearer.

"What are you ashamed of?" "I have been able, for these past two years, to deliver only half my load because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your master's house.

Because of my flaws, you have to do all of this work, and you don't get full value from your efforts," the pot said.

The water bearer felt sorry for the old cracked pot, and in his compassion he said, "As we return to the master's house, I want you to notice the beautiful flowers along the path." Indeed, as they went up the hill, the old cracked pot took notice of the sun warming the beautiful wild flowers on the side of the path, and this cheered it some. But at the end of the trail, it still felt bad because it had leaked out half its load, and so again the pot apologized to the bearer for its failure.

The bearer said to the pot, "Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of your path, but not on the other pot's side? That's because I have always known about your flaw, and I took advantage of it. I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back from the stream, you've watered them. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate my master's table. Without you being just the way you are, he would not have this beauty to grace his house."

Each of us has our own unique flaws. We're all cracked pots But if we all allow it,. God will use our flaws to grace his table. In God's great economy nothing goes, to waste. Don't be afraid of your flaws. Acknowledge them and you too can be the, cause of beauty.

Know that in our weakness we find our strength. "Don't grieve that your roses have thorns ...Rejoice instead that your thorns have roses".

Cracked PotŸ Keep your blood cholesterol less than 160 mg/dl.

Even a 1% reduction in cholesterol reduces the chances of heart attack by 2%.

Ÿ Uncontrolled diabetes and blood pressure can precipitate a heart attack. Keep these under check.

Ÿ Eat less, walk more.

Ÿ Regular exercise is good for health. The best exercise is 'walking', which should be brisker than brisk walking.

Ÿ Soya products are good for health. These should form an essential ingredient of the diet.

Ÿ Fruits are better than juices. Brown rice better than polished rice and jaggery better than white sugar. Eat a high–fiber diet.

Ÿ Driving and drinking do not go together.

Ÿ Pregnant women must not drink. It harms the baby in the womb.

Ÿ Get your health check–up done at least once in a year.

Ÿ Salt intake should be restricted.

Ÿ Avoid APC where A stands for achar, P for papad and C for chutney.

Guidelines on Health

TOOFAN –SPEAKER AT ROTARY MYSORE

Rtn. Chandu was the speaker at weekly meeting at Rotary Mysore Midtown. He spoke on his favourite topic Kicking-Tobacco. Congrats Toofan!!

Next Week in Midtown

President DinnerDate: 30-06-2012 at 7.00pm

Venue : Grand Mourya Hotel, Hunsur Road, Mysore.

Rtn. PP. PHF. Balakrishnan P.S. & Sudhamani22-06-2012 ; Cell : 949264396

Wedding Anniversary

Rtn. Dr. Raghu R.G. & Sumalatha25-06-2012 ; Cell : 98861 24215

Rtn. Syed Aftab Ahmed & Rukhsana Nazneen25-06-2012 ; Cell : 9900904101

Revealed: Secret of HIV's natural–born killers

The Times of IndiaChennai: Scientists on Monday said they had found a key piece in the puzzle as to why a tiny minority of individuals infected with HIV have a natural ability to fight the deadly AIDS virus. In a study they said holds promise for an HIV vaccine, researchers from four countries reported the secret lies not in the number of infection–killing cells a person has, but in how well they work. Only about one person in 300 has the ability to control the HI V without drugs, using a strain of "killer" cells called cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) cells. Scientists reported that the strain has molecules called receptors that are better able to identify HIV–infected white blood cells for attack.

An Adopt -a-Vi l lage project being carried out by Rotarians in Uganda and California, USA, is helping to improve life significantly for people in Nkondo, Uganda.

The project involves four of Rotary's areas of focus: water and sanitation, basic education and literacy, disease prevention and

treatment, and economic and community development. An important catalyst to the effort's success is the vocational training team (VTT), a group of professionals that travels either to learn more about their vocation or to teach local professionals about a particular field. “The main role has been to help kick-start the project,” says Past District Governor Philippe Lamoise, who led a team from District 5340 to District 9200 in Uganda in late 2010 and early 2011. “The training I conducted was about business strategies, savings, and investments as they apply to family-size farming businesses.”

Funded by a Rotary Foundation global grant, the team of four Rotarians and three other professionals also helped lay the groundwork for a clean water system, trained health clinic staff, and renovated a computer room at a school. The results of the team's efforts were “a motivation to the local government to join in and provide some additional public funding at the school and clinic,” Lamoise says.

The VTT also paved the way for partnerships with one local nongovernmental organization to train community residents in microfinance and with another to manage the microcredit effort, with oversight by the Rotary Club of Kampala North. In addition, the VTT inspired a partnership with an NGO to train farmers to produce crops with high market values. A five-member team from Kenya and Uganda visited District 5340 in October and November 2011, learning about best practices in agriculture and irrigation, including the use of appropriate technology. VTTs give efforts like the Adopt-a-Village project a strong boost toward sustainability, says Francis Tusubira, vice chair of the Foundation's Cadre of Technical Advisers and past governor of District 9200.

“The GSE experience was great to discover East Africa and establish new relationships with the Rotarians over there,” says Lamoise, who was part of a District 5340 team that traveled to that region in 2001. “One of the great benefits of the VTT program is that we are doing some good work over there, instead of just learning about the culture and establishing connections. So from the host [community's] point of view, VTT has much more value.”

Team results :

Learning and doing:

Vocational training teams aid Adopt-a-Village project in Uganda