ROTARY
CONNECTS
THE WORLD
Dist 3190
Issue No. 8
February-2020
Midtowner
The Bulletin Of Rotary Bangalore Midtown
DearMidtowners,
February 2020, will go down as a very memorable month at Rotary Bangalore
Midtown. On 14th Feb, we saw our Midtowners and their spouses at their best of Red
and Black during the fellowship at the Valentine’s Nite at the Grand Magrath Hotel. A
well attended musical evening with a great ambience. A big thanks to our Chair PP
NishuJouhari for being a great support in organising the evening . On the occasion of
the 100 years of Rotary in India – along with Rotary Club of Bangalore and Synergia
Foundation organised a very meaningful seminar – Building Resilient Societies.
The take of this seminar was that thru our service activities how could be promote
peace – the role of Rotary in promoting peace. There was a panel discussion on various
topics like Poverty, Ethnic tensions, role of Women in peace resolution and Lack of
Education. Our PP G Ravishankar was one of panellists for the event – a big thanks to
PP Nadeem and PP Deepak for being a solid support in organizing this seminar. The
event started with a formal inauguration of the re dressed Rotary Circle at Lavelle Road – Thanks to PP Kiran and Rtn
Deepak Pinto – for their involvement in getting the circle ready on time . The support of PP Irfan Razack and the Prestige
group – thanks to them – without them this would not have happened on time. We also inducted 6 new members to our
Midtown family on this day.
The Ann of Midtown have also planned a great project – support to the Girl Child to bring about awareness in health and
hygiene – which has got off to a great start
The year has so far gone very well, your involvement – may it be a service activity or fellowship . The journey continues – a
lot to achieve, to culminate what we have planned for the year – wishing the momentum continues and make every event
as successful as the previous ones.
Wishing everyone a very Happy Holi –a festival of colours – may it be full of Joy and happiness.
Take care !!
Warmregards,
RtnKamalBhandari
President
February2020
Happy 115th birthday, fellow Rotarians and members of the family of
Rotary!
Much has changed in the world since 1905. Then, the global
population was roughly 1.7 billion. Today, it is 7.7 billion. There were
5 telephones per 100 people in the United States 115 years ago. In
2020, it is estimated that 96 percent of the U.S. population has a
cellphone — and both China and India have more than a billion
cellphones in use.
In the 115 years since Rotary was founded, seemingly everything has
changed except Rotary values.
We began, and remain, committed to fellowship, integrity, diversity,
service, and leadership. While our Service Above Self motto dates to
1911, the ethos behind those words had already been ingrained by
Rotary's founders.
As the pace of change worldwide continues to accelerate, the need for Rotary service is greater than ever.
It's one thing to read about service projects, quite another to see them in action and to see the grateful
faces of people who have beneited from them. Rotary projects change lives and connect the world. And
over the past year, I have seen some amazing Rotary projects in action.
Gay and I visited Japan's Fukushima prefecture last year. Few places in the world have had to deal with
the kind of devastation that visited Fukushima in March 2011, when a tsunami touched off by an
earthquake led to disaster at a nuclear power plant. But the story of Fukushima today is not one of
destruction; it is one of hope and renewal. Rotary grants have helped improve access to medical and
mental health care for victims of the disaster and reduced the isolation of these communities by sharing
the experiences of people from other parts of the world who have also recovered from disasters. Our
grants have also helped to foster self-motivation and encourage sustainable long-term community
recovery across the region.
In Shanghai, I learned about the Careers in Care program. This helps migrant workers ill the need for
skilled professionals in elder care facilities. After taking a course, trainees receive certiication to boost
their employment prospects, while the care industry beneits from an expanded talent pool. Rotary
projects like this are successful because they address a local need, and they have the potential to attract
local government funding to sustain their impact.
And in Guatemala, Gay and I went to Sumpango. Global grants there provide mechanical cows to
produce soy milk; an improved water distribution system; water ilters; clean compost latrines; family
gardens; support for income generation; and training in WASH and literacy programs. The food items
sold there not only provide nutrition to women and children, but also create a source of income for local
women.
In every area of focus, and in every part of the world, Rotary projects are improving lives and helping
communities adapt in a time of rapid change. As we celebrate another great year for Rotary, let us
rededicate ourselves to strengthening the connections that make our service so impactful. We will make
lives better as Rotary Connects the World.
Mark Maloney,
RI President
MarkDanielMaloney
President2019-20
DistrictConference-NEXUS2020
On irst day at the District conference, got off to a great start with a heart rending invocation created by our
PDG Vishu. It was a mesmerizing moment for everyone and everyone had great praise for a beitting start to
the conference.
There was a wall of banners from various clubs and the one from Midtown was located right at the center
showcasing some images of our major projects.
We had taken a stall at District Conference and had displayed some of our long term major projects by way of
posters. The team from the Skin Bank had set up at this stall and many Rotarians enquired about details of
the bank and understand the concept of skin Donation.
There was a special mention about the International nite, conducted by Midtown for the District.
We had registered 31 Midtown members for the conference and many had attended the event.
SpeakerMeeting
Rotary District Conference called Nexus 2020 was organized on 1st and 2nd Feb 2020 at Ebisu
Convention Centre, Hegde Nagar Main Road, Yelahanka, Bangalore.
On 4th Feb 2020 at Oakwood speaker meeting was organized Mr. Abhishek
Goenka, CEO of Coworks and Co foundry addressed the gathering on the Topic :
Overview on Union Budget, 2020.
Abhishek Goenka is the CEO at CoWorks. He is also the CIO at CoWrks Foundry.
Previously, Abhishek was the India head for Direct Tax at PwC, and prior that
one of the founders at BMR Advisors, a leading tax advisory Firm.
In both irms, he has been actively engaged in advising families in setting up a
governance framework and also on succession planning. He has also assisted
promoters of some of the largest listed companies in Bangalore in moving to a
Trust holding structure, including dealing with cross border issues. Abhishek is
well versed with thevarious operating models of single and multi-family ofices.
Abhishek is also known for his domain expertise in real estate and Prop-Tech.
Abhishek is a graduate in Commerce from the University of Bangalore and
qualiied as a Chartered Accountant in 1996.
A very concise and well explained overview of the Budget 2020, was given by
our guest speaker of the evening, it was well appreciated by the members who
attended.
A gist of his presentation is also given along with this message.
Thanks to our PP Kiran Boal for inviting the guest speaker.
Fellowship–Valentine’sDay
Our fellowship committee had organized
Fellowship on Velentine’s Day on Friday, 14th
of Feb 2020, at 7.30 pm at The Grand Magrath
hotel, Magrath Road, Bangalore.
Dr. Geetha Jayram and PDG Jay graced the
evening, who are a great pillars for the Maansi
project since the time of inception.
Thanks to our fellowship chair PP Rtn Nishu
for giving us yet another well organized
fellowship evening. A big thanks to our PP
Rtn Deepak Malik for being a part of the
sponsors for this event.
Great ambience, entertainment program and
Rotarians, Anns and Guests participation
deinitely made it a memorable evening.
BloodDonationCamp
On 19th Feb 2020 Blood donation camp was
organized at at M/s Sheshadripuram College,
Yelahanka New Town, Bangalore. Midtown was
part of the Blood Donation camp organized by the
Indian Red Cross Society.
The camp started by 9.30 AM and went on till
3:00pm, pleased to share that we collected over 700
units.
Special thanks to Rtn. Sundeep Shah for arranging
camp in association with Indian Red Cross Society.
Rr. Raju Chandrashekar & his team worked actively
and made this camp successful.
On 20th Feb 2020 Blood donation camp was
organized at Jain University campuses in
Bangalore. Midtown was part of the Blood Donation
camp organized by the Indian Red Cross Society.
The camp started by 9.30 AM and went on till
3:00pm, pleased to share that collected over 893
units of blood which includes campus at Jayanagar,
CMS B School, V V Puram and Rajarajeshwari Nagar.
JointMeeting–BUILDINGRESILIENTSOCITIES
On the occasion of 100 years of Rotary in India,
along with Rotary Club of Bangalore and Synergia
Foundation, Rotary Bangalore Midtown hosted
this Seminaron Sunday, 23rd February 2020 at
9.30 AM.
The venue was Rotary House of friendship at
Lavelle road.
Started the day with the unveiling of the re dressed
bust of Paul Harris by our beloved District
Governor Sameer Hariani at the Rotary Circle on
Lavelle road. This bust was installed on 23rd Feb
2015 - exactly 15 years back.
Six new members were inducted into the Midtown
family by our District Governor Sameer Hariani.
1. Mr Kamal Kedia
2. Mr Jaydev Naidu
3. Mr Rajesh Shah
4. Mr Veerendra Shadakshari
5. Mr Shamsundar Talreja
6. Mr Sanjeev Bhartiya- a re induction.
A panel discussion was organized based on the
major service activities of Rotary and how peace
could be brought about by these. The thought
process was towards creating a platform together
to address issues relating to Peace and conlict
resolution.
Panelistswere:
1. PDG H R Ananth
2. PDG Venu Rao
3. PP Rtn Ram Kumarr Seshu
4. PP Rtn Ravishankar, Rotary Bangalore Midtown
5. Ms. Sambratha Shetty - COO Synergia
Foundation
CharitableDispensaryActivityReport-Feb2020
Particulars
No.ofPatientsTreated
CostofMedicines
Honorarium
Gottigere
1,555
24,312
36,331
HSIS
8,952
3,53,330
1,68,000
The program was followed by lunch. Rotarians, Anns and guests appreciated both the Rotary clubs for
giving this meaningful and effective seminar which certainly creates an great impact.
Thanks to our PP Nadeem Ahmed and PP Deepak Malik for being a great support in making this seminar a
great success.
A big thanks to PP Rtn Kiran Boal and Rtn Deepak Pinto for continuous efforts in making unveiling of the re
dressed bust of Paul Harris on time.
Maanasiprojectreport
LatestphotosofUrbanForestnearCantonmentRailwayStation
Month
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CommunityService
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Birthday:
Rtn Zahir Lalwala
Ann Uzma (Rtn Irfan Razack)
Speaker Meeting
4
Birthday:
Rtn Rajendra J Hinduja
Ann Sangeeta Lala
Women's Day Celebration
9th Board Meeting
Birthday:
Ann Rekha Saraf
10
Birthday:
Ann Bindu Sadhwani
Birthday:
Rtn Quresh D Merchant
Birthday:
Rtn Ajit Singh Bindra
Charter Nite Celebrations
Birthday:
Ann Amita Kaushal
Birthday
Rtn Palani Loganathan
Birthday:
Rtn Ashok Kumar Gupta
Rtn Chandrashekaran Pillai
Birthday:
Ann Jabeen Farook
Ann Radhinka Homusjee
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30
Birthday:
Rtn G. S Bhaskar
Rtn Ravi Shankar G
Birthday:
Ann Huma Ali
Dear Midtowners,
Looking to the present situation during to the Covid - 19 Pandemic and the restrictions on conducting
events and gathering.
Let's keep our activities - meetings, events etc on hold till we receive further guidelines and information.
The Charter nite which was planned for the 21st March 2020, will be kept on hold.
Will keep you informed of further news and developments.
Warm regards
KamalBhandari
President