DOWN TOWNERR I District 3190 Chartered on June 27, 1990 Charter # 27417

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The goal of a Rotary Day is to shine a light on Rotary. And if you haven't planned a Rotary Day yet, why not? It's a great way to share your love for Rotary with your community. When we tell others about Rotary and let them know how membership can enrich their lives, we share a gift that was given to us when we were invited to join our clubs. By passing that gift on, we help ensure that Rotary, and its service, will endure for generations to come.

– RI Pres. Gary Huang

Appealing to Rotarians he said Dist. 3190 is amongthe top three Districts in India in giving; no onebecomes poor by giving; give to TRF and it will comeback manifold for the projects of Dist. 3190. Heurged DownTowners to bring in at least 25 newmembers in the Silver Jubilee year.

District Governor’s Official Visit

Silver Jubilee Year DG Rtn. Manjunath Shetty charged up the mildwinter evening with his stimulating and livelyaddress with matchless anecdotes. DG began hisaddress saying DownTown is different and it is ahappening place. During the last 25 yearsDownTown has done wonderful work for thecommunity, be it the very successful Haemo DialysisCentre or the mid-day meal, the heart surgeries, theschool projects, the very special Rotary Pioneer andRtn. Prathibha Women of Distinctive VocationAwards. I am sure the DownTown will excel in thisSilver Jubilee Year, there will be many more projectsfor public good, he added.

We have our limitations as individuals, but as agroup Rotary is doing extraordinary work, be it theeradication of polio, literacy or health programmes.Rotary has a different way of doing projects, weshould show the way to others in terms ofeffectiveness and transparency. Rotary’s latestchallenge is to eradicate illiteracy and make Indiatotally literate. The water projects, the sanitary andhealth projects, the homes for the homeless, ruralsolar light , the list goes on where Rotary has beenable to make the difference.

‘Whatever is happening in the world concerns us; we are not well off if the world is not well off; all our religions teach us giving and say it comes back multiple times ; an act of kindness costs us nothing.

Club Assembly L-R Dist. Secy A Suresh, DG Manjunath Shetty , Pres. Vivekanandan, AG Kalyan and Secy Raghu Allam

In appreciation of his commitment and dedication to serve the needy patients and his unstinted support in carrying out 50,000 dialysis in the last 10 years at the Rotary Haemo Dialysis Centre, the Medical Director of PD Hinduja Hospital, Dr. Chandrashekar, was conferred the Vocational Excellence Award. He was accompanied by his wife

DG Manjunath Shetty is keenly walking thro the panels succinctly capturing activities under different avenues of service over 25 years of RBDT along with PDG Srikanth Chatrapathy

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With Rtn. PDG Madhura Chatrapathy and Rtn. Pres. Vivek declaringtheir commitment to become Major Donors and nine DownTownerspledged to be PHFs, continuing DownTown to be a Hall of Honour Clubwith 100% PHFs. Rtn. PDG Srikanth Chatrapathy became a PHS(member of Paul Harris Society) the evening added further contributionto TRF.

While the Birthday boyPP Jaisimha cuts the cake DG andthe First Lady Ann. Shailaja cheer,young ones are eager to get thetheir share of first bite.

Don’t miss the stage décor, byunfailing PP Revathi’s . Oohs andAhas were flowing Such a greatidea , never used mango leavesbefore etc

Those 25 laminated themeplaques were equally a hit, lampsin front added value. Kudos!

Governor’s Official Visit

Rtn. Naveen Cariappa made a significant contribution towards free dialysis and Rtn. PP Revathi Venkataramansponsored a heart surgery of a girl child.

On the membership front with the induction of Rtn. Rajendra Akki, DownTownstrength grew to 42. Mr. Ganesh Shettigar, a Chartered Accountant;Mr.Devendranath, a Civil Engineer; Mr. Ramesh, involved in power generation andMr. Lala Patru, a software professional were recognized by the DG who are goingthrough pre-induction process.

Annet Nischal, S/o Rtn. Prashanth Babu & Ann Shobha, was recognized as the RISING STAR on winning accolades for a special talent of recognizing scores of international airports and knowing over 25 flight codes.

Jt. Meeting with RCB Cosmopolitan and RCB Metro

Governance is all about accountability and transparency in our dealings, especially in a service organization like Rotary which relies heavily on voluntary giving to use for public good, said Rtn. PDG Madhura Chatrapathy, in her emphatic and lucid style. Governance and stewardship are complimentary to each other and encompass, apart from accountability and transparency, a whole lot of issues like the values that we hold, the norms, the referral points,

the policy framework, organizational practices and so on. Everyone has to go through it. Rotary has been doing it for 109 years now. As the little lamp said, we may not be able to provide light to the entire world, but at least we should not be enveloped by darkness, she stressed.

Good Governance and Stewardship is also about making way for others, how do we step out, how do we develop leadership, how do we push ourselves from within. While leadership is related to your position, stewardship has a larger meaning. It is the courage of conviction that helps us live the values we hold.

Rtn. PRID Panduranga Setty, participating in the interaction, felt that unhealthy practices have been found in certain instances, even in Rotary, which is a disappointing development. We need to maintain transparency in all our actions, we should be within the rules and framework, things have to be kept under watchful eyes, we need to be accountable.

Rtn. Pres. Prakash Belawadi introduced Rtn. PDG Madhura Chatrapathy and Rtn. Pres. Srinivas proposed the formal Vote of Thanks.

GOVERNANCE & STEWARDSHIP, talk by Rtn. PDG Madhura M Chatrapathy

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JANUARY – ROTARY AWARENESS MONTHJanuary is “Rotary Awareness Month," a time for us to consider how our Rotary values--and our own actions--influence the public’s perception of Rotary. Let’s think about how our Rotary core values of Service, Fellowship, Diversity, Integrity and Leadership play a central role in our Club’s activities and our personal lives.

Total Wild Polio cases reported in 2014: 350 compared with 372 in the same period in 2013 Officially Reported Wild Virus Cases for 2014, in Endemic Countries: 331 (Compared with 148 in the same period in 2013)

Afghanistan: 28 cases (12 for the same period in 2013)Nigeria: 6 cases (51 for the same period in 2013) Pakistan: 297 cases (85 for the same period in 2013)

Self Awareness

January is celebrated by Rotary Clubs around the world as ‚Rotary Awareness Month.‛For most of us, what comes to mind immediately is public image, public relations, or promoting Rotaryexternally.

Rotary International, on its website, however, explains further and encourages us to: ‚Celebrate RotaryAwareness Month by training members on Rotary history, programs, or how to raise awareness of your club’sprojects among your community. Or, ask members to share a personal story or experience that they have hadbecause of Rotary. Every Rotarian has a Rotary story that can be educational and inspiring. The beginning of anew year is a good opportunity to renew inspiration for the rest of the Rotary year. ‚

It emphasizes the equally-important aspect of promoting awareness internally, among Rotarians. RotaryAwareness, therefore, does not only involve Public Relations, but Rotary Information, History, andMembership Development, as well–if we talk about committee roles and responsibilities.

Celebrating this month’s theme gives club leaders the perfect opportunity to reach within their respectiveclubs and give members a deeper awareness of being Rotarians, strengthen their interest in the club, and givethem the renewed inspiration to be of service to humanity. (Source –a club bulletin)

India NID Dates for 2015

Sunday January 18, 2015

Sunday February 22, 2015

1. How many people attended the first Rotary meeting on Thursday evening, February 23, 1905?

2. What was the first Rotary Club community project?

3. Who was the first president of a Rotary Club?

4. How much were annual dues at the first Rotary Club?

5. In 1911 Paul Harris gave Chesley Perry a budget of $25.44 to complete a daunting task. What was the task?

6. Youth Exchange is one of Rotary’s most popular and successful programs. When and where was the first exchange?

7. Engineer and Rotarian Oscar Bjorge, from the Rotary Club of Duluth (Minnesota), was annoyed at the inconsistency

of a Rotary symbol, calling it “an insult to engineering.” What did Oscar fix?

8. What is the greatest distance from Chicago that a Rotary Club banner has been displayed?

9. What is the greatest distance from Chicago that a Rotary pin has been displayed?

10. What is the largest annual public relations project of Rotary Clubs in the United States and Canada?

Rotary Awareness Quiz

(See page 4)(source www.clubrunner.ca)

Edited and published by PDG Rtn. Srikanth Chatrapathy for Rotary Bangalore DownTown, Pratibha, 132, Level 4, 11th Main, 17th Cross, Malleswaram, Bangalore-560055. email: srikanthchatrapathy@gmail.com

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01 Annet Sreedhar S/o (PP) Revathi Venkataraman

05 Annet Jyothi D/in-law of (PP) Mallikarjun R Kori

06 Kirsn Abhiram S/o Sumitra Iyengar

07 Rtn. Srinivasa Babu

09 Annet Swathi D/o Narayana Reddy G

09 Rtn. Raghu Allam

09 Ann Anukampa W/o Arun Bhasin

15 (PP) Jagannatha Reddy KC

15 Ann Rekha W/o (IPP) Mahendra Raj CP

21 Annet Gokul S/o Ramdas KS

24 Annet Akshay S/o (PP) Jaisimha L

29 Rtn. Naveen Cariappa & Ann Prathika

Up Dates - January

January 2015

02.01.’15 : New Year - Potluck Dinner

09.01. ‘15 : CSR -Ms. Rajitha Myneni , GenPact

16.01.’15 : Polio Awareness March 8 am

23.01.’15 : Rtn. PP Mohankumar K V on Grants

30.01. ’15 : Joint Meeting

January 2015

NATIONAL IMMUNISATION DAY

Pulse Polio

SUNDAY 18-1-2015 8.30 am

Sirsi Circle Maternity Home

1. Four: Paul Harris, Silvester Schiele andHiram Shorey met in Gustavus Loehr’soffice.

2. A ‚comfort station‛ in downtownChicago. Public restrooms were typicallyfound only in saloons at that time, andunaccompanied women were notpermitted to enter saloons.

3. Paul Harris nominated Silvester Schielebecause Paul preferred to work behindthe scenes to attract new members.

4. There were no dues at the first RotaryClub. The group voted that there wouldbe no dues and all club expenses wouldbe paid from 50-cent fines.

5. To mimeograph and mail a newpublication, The National Rotarian, to all2,000 Rotarians in the 23 clubsnationwide.

6. The first youth exchange was when theRotary Club of Copenhagen (Denmark)arranged to host several American boysin 1921.

7. Oscar Bjorge standardized the Rotarywheel with 6 spokes, 24 teeth and akeyway ‚because we are workers and notidlers.‛

8. Astronaut Frank Borman, of the RotaryClub of Space Center Houston, took aclub banner on his orbit around themoon in Apollo

9. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, an honoraryRotarian of the Rotary Club of SpringLake-Brielle (New Jersey) where hisfather was a member, planted a Four-Way Test pin on the moon when helanded Apollo

10. The Rotary float in the Rose Parade isseen by between 250-million and 1-billion people every year.

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