It was time for Dinner meet for Midtown families. Poultry farmers of Midtown led by President Venky himself came forward to host

the dinner, Rtn. Manickam, Srivatsa, Naveen Chand, Manjunath joined hands and the venue was Hotel Le Ruchi. President and Secretary started the meeting after light refreshments. After the formalities the stage was handed over to Mrs. Lavanya Sreenivas for fun games and entertainment. Lavanya as ever had planned games carefully and meticulously. She was ably supported by Ann. Sudha, Annets Anusha and Amogh.

Games for the kids included sorting out balls, arranging the plastic cups and few lucky prizes. Annet Rithwik Naveen Chandra was as usual in his elements on stage. There were games for the Rotarians and family members –like catching the pencils, blowing the plastic cups off the table by blowing balloons, balancing nuts, the elephant game etc and couple games included joining the color paper tapes. It was a rare sight to see Nagi couple losing the game to Yadav couple in joining the tape game! You know Nagi never loses! Lots of prizes were given. Finally there was the

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famous Mummy game where myself and Salil Das were to be rolled in news papers to make “Mummies” and the Rotarians joined either side. Finally Das won the prize for the best Mummy. It was all fun and the crowd really enjoyed. We had a special guest for the evening that was Nagis father- Mr. Revanasiddaiah who must have felt young seeing Rotarians enjoying the fellowship. Thanks again to Lavanya for making the evening entertaining, memorable and enjoyable. Thanks to Poultry Rotarians of Midtown- May your tribe increase, May your chicks lay golden eggs!!!

The crowd dispersed for fellowship and dinner. Rtn. Dr. K.A. Prahlad

Midtown Projects

Pre-induction talk for Sri Prakaasha.V on 19th January 2015 @RCL by PP Rtn.Alagappan, PP Rtn.Raghavendra, President Elect Rtn. Umesh along with President Rtn.Venkatesh & Hon.Secretary Rtn.Mohan

66th Republic Day was celebrated with all color and fervor at RMA on 26th January 2015. Wing Commander (Retd.) Siddeshwar N Bellary was the chief guest. President Rtn. Venkatesh, Honorary Secretary Rtn. Mohan graced the occasion along with handful of Rotarians.

On 18-01-2015 Midtown Conducted Lorry Driver's Health Check-up Camp in association with Panacea Hospital, Mysore. 54 Lorry Drivers benefited from the camp. We thank the management of Panacea Hospital & Rtn. Srinivasan M.N.

On 21-01-2015, Mother and Child health awareness programme @ Kesare Anganvadi School, Mysore in association with FPAI, Mysore.

On 21-01-2015 Disease prevention and treatment Camp at Kesare Anganwadi Kendra, Mysore in association with FPAI, Mysore.

On 16-01-2015 HIV-AIDS Awareness programme was conducted in association with FPAI at Teresian College. Total 400 B.Com students attended the programme.

2 7 - 0 1 - 2 0 1 5 A w a r e n e s s p r o g r a m m e o n w o m e n empowerment @FPAI Udayagiri. Chief guest was Dr. S. Malini.

OBITUARY

Mr. N.C. Devendran father of Rtn. D. Srinivasan passed away on 26-01-2015. He was 83 yrs. Midtown family expresses its deepest condolences and prays for the departed soul. May god give all the strength to bear the loss to the bereaved family.

On Jan 6th, snacks were distributed to the students of Doddakeniya Higher Secondary Govt School, Kadakola. A student who won the 3rd place in the district level rope jump event was honoured by our club.

On Jan 18th, Pulse Polio immunisation day, hand towels and biscuit packets were given to kids at Ayurveda Government Hospital.

EditorialDear Midtowners,

First and foremost my

deepest condolences to all

the 3 senior citizens of

M i d t o w n f a m i l y w h o

departed for heavenly

abode recently. All of them

including my father were

80+. They have lived their

life to the full. But it is

definitely inconsolable loss for the respective

families and we are going to miss them. May

god rest them in eternal peace.

In my absence About us continued to roll

out and my sincere thanks to Rtn. Gopalkrishna

(GK) who single handedly brought out 2 issues

and did a great job. He is ready to take on the

Editorship for “Be a Gift to the World” year.

US President Obama's visit created lot of

euphoria in India, butterflies in stomach to our

neighbors Pakistan and China. Hope his visit will

translate into good for common man of India.

Talking about common man uncrowned

conscience keeper of the nation- Cartoonist R K

Laxman breathed his last and our tributes to this

Mysore's son.

February promises to be exciting month for

Midtown. Our flagship fellowship mega event nd“Masthalli Jatre” is scheduled on 22 Sunday. Y.

Bhagawan Memorial Intercollege English thDebate Competition is slated to be on Feb 8

Sunday. . Please block your dates. Finally we are

heading to Mangalore for District Conference th

on 28 Feb. To top it all world cup cricket kicks off th

at Christchurch on Feb 14 . Dear friends have a

great season ahead and enjoy!!!!

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Rtn. Milton was with

International Cricketer Robin

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Milty gave some tips to Uthappa for getting into Indian Squad !

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· “It is said that we are born with our fists clenched, but we die with our hands open, and that our

talents are the gift that God gave us. What we make of our talents is

our gift back to God. Through Rotary, we can leave behind something real and lasting. Our time is now. It will never come again. Be a Gift to the World”

K.R. “Ravi”, Ravindran

President, Rotary International, 2015-16

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Our time on this earth is finite, and it’s always shorter than we think. How do we want to spend it? Will we give of ourselves to others, so that the world will be richer because we passed through it? Or will we spend our days, as the famous Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore wrote, in stringing and unstringing our instruments, while the

song we came to sing remains unsung? The glory of Rotary is that it helps us find a way to sing that

song. It guides us on a path to living richer, more meaningful lives, by encouraging us to focus our attention on the things that matter — and helping each of us find our own way to be a gift to the world.

Rotary is a way to bring out the best part of ourselves, and let it guide our lives. Too often, we spend our days in pursuit of the goals that should matter least. We focus our attention on our own achievements and our own gain; we devote endless energy to the accumulation of material things. Yet at the end of our lives, no one will remember us for the cars we drove, the clothes we wore, the titles we carried, or the offices we sat in. We will not be admired for the efforts we poured into making our own lives richer or our own status higher. In the end, our worth will be measured not by how much we acquired, but by how much we gave away.

Will we avert our eyes from suffering, or will we alleviate it? Will we speak words of compassion, or will we act on them? Will we be content only to take from the world — or will we give to it?

In the 2015-16 Rotary year, our theme will be Be a Gift to the World.

Every one of us has something to give — whoever we are, whatever our place in life. We can give our talent, our knowledge, our abilities, and our effort; we can give our dedication and our devotion. Through Rotary, we can take these gifts and make a genuine difference in the lives of others and in our world.

Be a Gift to the World.K.R. “Ravi” Ravindran

President, Rotary International, 2015-16