rdIssue: 29, 23 Jan, 2014

John Nelson, Rotary Club of Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Rotary International's 23rd President, 1933-34"Without goodwill no system can succeed; with it even an imperfect one can scarcely fail."

A specially-made wheel chair was gifted to Sneha Kiran by PDG Rtn. R. Guru through the auspices of Rotary Mysore last Thursday. The deserving recipient was Kishore who is currently recuperating in JSS Hospital after a debilitating accident with multiple fractures all over his body. Ms. Shashikala, representing Sneha Kiran thanked Rotary Mysore for their helping hand right from its beginning. For over 2.5 years, Sneha Kiran was housed in Rotary Hall for which they are always grateful. Ms. Shashikala is an occupational therapist who had earlier worked with Spastics Society of

India and later with Chandrakala Hospital. Today Sneha Kiran has over 65 children with cerebral palsy, which affects the brain. These kids need individual attention. This is only the tip of the iceberg since she sees 125 kids with cerebral palsy everyday at JSS Hospital alone. Ms. Shashikala made a call to all Rotarians, Anns and Annettes for purchasing tickets for a Fashion Show and Dinner

thtowards Sneha Kiran on the 26 Jan, at Silent Shores @Rs 1000/= per ticket. She also requested all to contribute liberally towards Sneha Kiran.

Today@Rotary MysoreOur own senior Rotarian and PP B.S. Ravikumar will talk on "Wills and Implications",

Rotary Center, Thursday, 23rd Jan 2014, 6:30 pm.

Towards Sneha Kiran – in the cause of spastic society

President M.C.S.Manohara was absolutely right. The commitment to Parivarthan started when Rotary Mysore had near 100% registrations. Each and every Rotarian especially from Rotary Mysore contributed in some way or the other, in cash or in kind, through time or material. Right from the very top – PDG Vasudevamurthy as the head of the Reception Committee, PDG R. Guru overseeing everything and especially the programs for the sess ions, PDG M.Lakshminarayan as Conference Chairman, DG Gururaj for leading the way, Rtn. S.L.Ramachandra as the Dist. Secretary, Rtn. S.K.Sanjay as the Conference Secretary, Rtn. Basu Rangaswamy and Rtn. C. Ravi chairing the Registration, President Manohara for the Royal leadership, Secretary Rtn. Rajaram for providing the backbone, Rtn. Satish Mohan taking care of the Accommodation

and Guest facilities, Rtn. Raghavan N. and Rtn. Shivubhai incharge of the kits and memento, Rtn. Manjesh Kumar giving us excellent non-veg food, Fellowship facilities by PP SKDinesh and PP Ajay Kumar Singh, Licenses by IPP Ananthraj Urs, Rtn. Subbu for the impeccable Infrastructure, Rtn. Vidya Rao for Stage Decoration, Rtn. Mahalingaiah for the stalls, Rtn. Arun for the Bulletins on the Curtain-raiser, Countdown and the Conference itself, PP Abbas Vagh for his guidance, Rtn. Chetan Vishwanath for his Chaitanya, Rtn. Arvind Singavi, Rtn. Dinesh Kothari, Rtn. Dinesh Babu, Rtn. Divakar Kanth, Rtn. Manoj Kumar, Rtn. Mukund Komarla, Rtn. Dr. B.R.Pai for his sponsorship, Rtn. Prahlad Cheluve Urs, Rtn. B.M.Prakash for handling cash, Rtn. Prashanth M.P. for the logo, Rtn. Ravishankar D., Rtn. Santosh V., Rtn. Shantha Murthy K.R., Rtn. Sridhar S.V., Rtn. Srinivas Seerpu, Rtn. Nitin Luthra, Ann Sejal Nitin, Rtn. Sunil Kumar, infact each and every Rotarian of Rotary Mysore for their covert and overt support; each and every Inner Wheeler for their meticulous handling and very

importantly each and every Rotaractor who did all the legwork. Last but not the least, staff of the club secretariat Mahesh and Manjunath for their excellent support. (e&oe)

Parivarthan-makers recognizedParivarthan-makers recognized

CHAMUNDICHAMUNDI

While we are rightly proud of the near cent percentage of

attendance from our club at Parivarthan, let's look at Rtn.

Angie Biggs from the Rotary Club of Kendal and Rtn. John

Alderson from the Rotary Club Upper Eden, both from

Cumbria in RID 1190. Angie was last year's GSE leader. They

wanted to return to Mysore to meet up again with their

hosts from last year and to attend the 3180 District

Conference. And they attended each and every session on all

the 3 days. Hats off to the two Rotarians!

Rotarians Angie Biggs and John Alderson at ParivarthanRotarians Angie Biggs and John Alderson at Parivarthan

Our Rotarians – some vignettes

Junior Seerpu -the chess whiz kid

Rtn. K.R.Shantamurthy withPrabhu Deva at his farmhouse

Fresh morning air

Parivarthan – different hues

Rotary First Anns at ParivarthanRotary First Anns at Parivarthan

Formal Chaitanya team - with DG

Informal Chaitanya

Expressionzzz

Who took the snap?

You can make a difference in a Special Child's life by:(i) Sponsoring a Child(ii) Donating Generously(iii) Volunteering your TimeDonations can be made by DD or cheque favoring:"Sneha Kiran of Mysore Spastic Society”All donations are exempt under 80G of the Income Tax act.

Donate:

RI President's message - January 2014We often talk about Rotary as an extended family, with all of its branches and generations. We value our youth program participants and alumni as

important members of the Rotary family, and we place a special emphasis on service to children and families. We do this because we know that for any family, the youngest generation is the future. That is absolutely true for us in Rotary.

We know that it is essential for us to bring in a new generation of younger Rotary members. We've spent a lot of time talking about how to attract young professionals to Rotary – but perhaps we haven't talked enough about why they don't stay.

There are plenty of young people, some of them youth program alumni, who do join Rotary. But when they begin families of their own, many of them leave. It isn't hard to see why: These are young professionals who are already spending more time than they want to away from their families. No matter how much they love and value Rotary, they are not going to prioritize their Rotary service over their spouses and children.

Nor should we ever expect them to. This is why it is so important for us to find ways to welcome families into Rotary, so that Rotary and the family are never in competition for a Rotarian's time. Whether it's by planning service projects that involve the whole family, or providing child care during meetings, or being flexible about meeting places and times, we need to make Rotary service a viable option for those with young children.

When you welcome families into Rotary, you're saying: Your family is not an obstacle to your Rotary service. They're not something that has to be scheduled around. Instead of mom or dad going out to Rotary and leaving everyone else at home, Rotary goes on the family calendar. The family of Rotary is real. Those children are going to grow up seeing their parents involved in community service, and being involved in service themselves. Not only is that a great thing for the family – it's a great thing for the Rotary club, which will be helping to nurture a new generation of active, service-minded young members.

At every stage of our lives and our careers, Rotary has something for all of us – a way to let us do more, give more, and be more. Rotary is big enough for us all.

Glimpses from International Assembly

Indian District Governors elect performing at International Assembly festival night

It was a great week at the Rotary Assembly in San Diego. Collected over $1.2 million for Rotary foundation. Good luck to all 2014-15 Governors!

• Pres-elect Gary Huang announced at Int'l Assembly that Governor elect class has raised over $1.2 million for Rotary Foundation. The 2014-15 class of district governors have 100% contributed to the Foundation

• Foundation Trustee Chair-elect John Kenny: The strength of our Foundation is in your hands. The goal for the 2014-15 year: do everything possible to help. The Foundation needs your support; must meet and exceed contribution goals for 2014-15

• Past RI President Kalyan Banerjee: when asked what is Rotary, explain our core values, fellowship, diversity, + integrity.

• PRIP Cliff Dochterman: District Governor is like an orchestra conductor. Best Governors are those who are good listeners. Like an orchestra conductor, learn how to bring different groups together to make beautiful music. Be prepared, listen, share, encourage, and develop new leaders.

• Marion Bunch: Rotarian Action Groups provide expert knowledge, engage in-country Govts and media, support clubs and districts.

• Peace Fellow Cameron Chisholm: Thank you for changing my life and the lives of other fellows around the world. The fellowship program offered a great education, networking, freedom to take risks.

Polio InformationPolio InformationHow many types of viruses cause polio?

3 types: P1, P2& P3.

What do you mean by mop-up Immunization?Wherever an AFP case is detected, children in the area are given an additional dose of polio drops. Similarly when a polio case is confirmed children in a larger area are immunized with additional doses. Theses are fire-fighting exercises to contain wild polio circulation in the area.

What do you mean by NCM?National Committee Member [India National Polio Plus committee] Dr.P.Narayana is the NCM for R.I.Districts 2980, 3160, 3170, 3180 & 3190.

When will Pulse polio Immunization programme stop?

Pulse Polio Immunization programme will continue for at least 3 years after the last case of Polio is reported from the country and the nation declared polio free.

What are the side effects of Polio drops? Can it cause any illness for the baby?No. It is absolutely safe.

What are the types of vaccine available against polio?

Two types: Oral Polio Vaccine and Inject able Polio Vaccine.

What do you mean by OPV?Oral Polio Vaccine.

What do you mean by mOPV?Monovalent Oral Polio Vaccine meaning has antigen for only P1or P3. A bivalent vaccine [bOPV] with P1 & P2 has been introduced since two years.

Who invented OPV?Albert Sabin.

When was Pulse Polio Immunization started in our country?1995

What do you mean by V.V.M.?Vaccine Vial Monitor to indicate the potency of the vaccine in the vial.

Rotary

Information

Rotary

Information

• Delegation fee does not include accommodation.Spot registration will not be provided with mementoes.Food and Transport facilities will be provided from 12 noon 30th Jan till 12 noon 2nd Feb.For more info visit: http://www.rotasia2014.com

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Inner Wheel - Rs. 1.500/-Annets - Rs. 1.000/-

RotaractorsRs. 1.750/-

RotarianRs. 2.500/-

CHAMUNDICHAMUNDI

The Four-Way Test“Of the things we think, say or do:

1. Is it the ?

2. Is it to all concerned?

3. Will it build

and ?

4. Will it be to all concerned?”

TRUTH

FAIR

GOODWILL

BETTER FRIENDSHIPS

BENEFICIAL

time to celebratetime to celebrate

BirthdaythManjunath G. 20 Jan

Quote HangerSincerity:

Men are always sincere. They change sincerities, that is all

– Tristan Bernard

It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.

– G.B.Shaw

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.

– Oscar Wilde

I am not sincere even when I am saying I am not sincere.

– Jules Renard

Humor from Great MindsAs you get older three things happen. The f i r s t i s y o u r m e m o r y g o e s ,and I can't remember the other two.

- Norman WisdomOne of the most difficult things in the world is to convince a womanthat even a bargain costs money.

- Edgar Watson Howe HA true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success!

- Doug LarsonA harmful truth is always better then..a useful lie !

- Eric BoltonWe spend the first twelve months of our ch i ld ren ' s l i ve s teach ing themto walk and talk and the next twelve telling them to sit down and shutup.

- Phyllis DillerLaughter is the closest distance between two people.

- Victor BorgeStart every day with a smile and get it over with.

- W.C. FieldsEverything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else.

- Will RogersAlways get married early in the morning. T h a t w a y, i f i t d o e s n ' t w o r kout, you haven't wasted a whole day.

- Mickey RooneyWomen now have choices. They can be married, not married, have a job, nothave a job, be married with children, unmarried with children.Men have the same choice we've always had: work or prison.

- Tim AllenAdvice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.

- Erica JongDon't take life too seriously, you'll never get out of it alive.

- Elbert Hubbard"ALWAYS AND NEVER" are two words you should always remember never to use.

- Wendell Johnson.

in a lighter in a lighter vein!vein!

Health BitesHealth Bites

Rtn. N. Ravishankar

celebrated his birthday by

donating Rs 10,000/=

towards TZP. Happy

birthday and way to go!