Club Service:Talk on Diamond Jubilee Celebration and Water Harvesting

Rotary Club Udupi Manipal

District Governor

The speaker for the weekly meeting on 9th July 2019 was our past President Rtn. Amith Arvind sharing his experiences on Diamond jubilee celebrations and then spoke about rain water harvesting which is the need of the hour. Diamond Jubilee Celebrations: Through visual presentation, he showed the journey of making of such a grand event. He recalled the comments made by PRIP Kalyan Banerjee in appreciation of the celebration. Rtn.Bannerjee was astonished looking at the crowd in our Diamond Jubilee event and congratulated on having a record crowd of 500 people. He was also happy visiting the University and Krishna Temple and trying the local cuisine Kadabu. He also asked all to attend the Honolulu convention and gain the knowledge. He congratulated Amit for being president at such young age and wished him a bright Rotary future. Rtn.Amit thanked all the members for their support. Rain water harvesting : Rtn.Amit provided information that of the total water on earth, only 3% constitutes freshwater. Rest is saline water in the oceans. So how do we keep that 3.5% intact ? How do you all deal with the shortage ? Proper planning needs to be there. We can’t depend on the government. As the planning is very poor, disaster management is not there. He addressed that in the recent fire at a work place , even the fire engines didn’t have any water. So where do we stand ? What next for the next generation ? He stressed that the clock is ticking , this year there is shortage of rains too. So its high time we all act. Rain water harvesting is a very easy technique and he explained one such way where you dig a pit. This is a hole dug in the ground, usually filled with gravel or jelly to give it structural strength. A 3 feet dia X 20 feet pit will ‘hold’ around 4000 litres. Thus, water will percolate and increase the water table . Advantage will be to nearby areas too. Thereby, try to conserve the water.

RI PresidentMark Daniel Maloney

Club President

Club Secretary

Rtn. B N Ramesh

Zone: 4, RI District: 3182

Rtn. Sucharitha ShettyRtn. Aruna ShenoyRtn. Prashanth HegdeAnnette. Mahalasa Kini

Treasurer Rtn. Prashanth Hegde

Editors

Rtn. Shreesha Hegde

Rtn. Rajavarma Ariga

Issue 04 | Volume 61 | 16 July 2019

Club ID: 15761Rotary Club Udupi Manipal

CONCORDWeekly Bulletin

ESTD: 26-Aug-1958

District Governor

The 4 Way TestOf the things we think, say or do Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

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Is it fair to all concerned?

Will it build goodwill and better friendships?Is it the truth?

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Thought for the Day by Ann. Vijayalaxmi

The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we are but in what direction we are moving.

Ann. Vijayalaxmi

Winners in zone 4 , RI 3182 for the year 2018-19We won 8 awards :1. President attending most meetings2. Secretary Attending most meeting a3. 💯 contribution to TRF4. Highest attendance in district events5. Most number of Guest speaker in club meetings6. Most no of PHF this year7. Club Membership development8. District project make road safeCongratulations to the entire team and our members .

The 4 Way Test

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We meet every Tuesday between 7PM – 8 PM at Rtn. K K Bhandarkar Hall Rotary Sports Complex, Manipal

On 8th Julya mega Vanamahotsava event was organised Jointly by TMA pai Polytechnic Manipal and Udupi District Administraion in association with Rotary Club Udupi Manipal and Rotary Club Udupi Royal and 6 other organisations. Sri Raghupathi Bhat MLA was the chief guest. Besides the Presidents of both the Rotary Clubs,AG Rtn.Dr Sesappa Rai,Rtn.H.N.S.Rao Rtn.Dinesh Hegde Rtn.Rahiman andRtn.Sripathi were present. The stage programme was conducted by Rtn. Balakrishma Maddodi

Bon Voyage WeekInstallations Chaired

On 10th July 2019, Rtn. Dr Virupaksha Devaramane addressed the parents on Teen parenting at Govt.High School Kabettu, Karkala Taluk. Around 50 parents were present

Community Service

Invocation at Club Meetings: In most Rotary clubs, it is customary to open weekly meetings with an appropriate invocation or blessing. Usually such invocations are offered without reference to specific religious denominations or faiths. Rotary policy recognizes that throughout the world Rotarians represent many religious beliefs, ideas and creeds . The religious beliefs of each member are fully respected, and nothing in Rotary is intended to prevent any individual from being faithful to such convictions.At international assemblies and conventions, it is traditional for a silent invocation to be given. In respect for all religious beliefs and in the spirit of tolerance for a wide variety of personal faiths, all persons are invited to seek divine guidance and peace “each in his own way.” It is an inspiring experience to join with thousands of Rotarians in an international “silent prayer” or act of personal devotion

1. Rtn.Karunakar Shetty& Rtn.Hema Shetty

2. Ann Shashikala3. Rtn Prashanth

HAVE A SAFE TRIP

a) Indira Nagar Govt.High School-35 Dictionaries (on 15/7)b) Budnar Aided Hr.Primary School -6 Dictionaries

Distribution of English -Kannada Dictionaries

Go Green

Rotary Information by Rtn. Prashanth Hegde

Solving the mystery of Parenting Teens

Rtn. Dr. Girija was the installation officer for MPUC Manipal Interact Club Installation of New Team 2019 -2020 10/7/2019

Wedding Bells

We wish John Deepak Kini and Deeksha Kini Happy Married Life.

Rtn. Prashanth Hegde

Birthdays

22-Jul: Rtn.Dr.H Shantharam & Ann. Vijayalaxmi

Wedding Anniversaries

22-Jul: Ann Pushpa(W/o Rtn. M.S.Krishna)