ROTARY
CONNECTS
THE WORLD
Dist 3190
Issue No.7
January-2020
Midtowner
The Bulletin Of Rotary Bangalore Midtown
DearMidtowners,
Theyear2020startedatMidtownwithpredictionsandresolutions-onhowwe
couldre-wireourselvesforthenewyear
WehadMsSheelaBajaj-renownedmotivationalspeakertalkingtousonthis
subject!!
OurHSISdispensaryrecordingapeakof9350patientsgettingfreemedicines-
growthaftertheextension
SomegreatCommunityServiceactivitylikethePulsePoliocamp,Blooddonation
campattheSheshadripuramcollege.
ThemonthofFebruary,beingthePeaceandConlictresolutionmonth,wehave
plannedaseminarontheoccasionofthe100years
ofRotaryInIndia-onthe23rdofFebjointlywiththeRotaryBangaloreMain-it
shouldbeaninterestingprogram
TheDistrictconferencehasjustgonebyandMidtown'sactivitieswerepresented-greatawarenessbroughtaboutinthe
District3190!!
Yourcontinuedsupportandparticipationinalltheactivitiesplannedissuretomakeeveryeventasuccessfulone
LookingforwardtoyouallattheValentine'sNightCelebrationonthe15thofFebruary-wearingyourbestofsmile!!
Warmregards,
RtnKamalBhandari
President
RIPresident'sMessage–Dec2019
DearfellowRotariansandmembersofthefamilyofRotary,
People from all over the world have multiple reasons for joining
Rotary.ManynewRotarianseachyearjoinforthesamereasonIdid
—becauseRotaryisagreatwaytobeneityourcareer.WhenIwasa
newattorneystartingoutinAlabama,GayandIbecamepartnersin
herfather’sirm.HeinstilledinusthevalueofjoiningRotaryasaway
tobuildrelationshipsanddemonstratetopotentialclientsthatwe
wereseriousprofessionalswhoheldirmtovaluesevenmorerobust
thanwhatourprofessionrequired.
Rotary’s commitment to vocational service is built on the highest
ethicalstandardsinbusinessandprofessions,therecognitionofthe
worthinessofallusefulwork,andthedignifyingofeachRotarian’s
occupationasanopportunitytoservesociety.Thatlastpointisso
important.Nomatterourprofession,weallcontributemightilytotheworldwhenweconductourwork
withintegrityandalwaysadheretoTheFour-WayTest.
IhavemadebalancingthedemandsofRotarywithprofessionalandfamilycommitmentsoneofmy
prioritiesaspresident.NoRotarianshouldfeelpressuredtoputinmoretimethanavolunteerposition
shouldeverdemand.Thisistrueforseveralreasons,oneofthembeingthattheworkwedoinourday
jobsisjustasimportanttoRotaryastheworkwedointheorganization.WecarryourRotaryvalues
everywhere,andourprofessionalsuccesshelpsbuildacaseforRotaryeverydaywegointotheofice.
Thisisparticularlyimportantinoureffortstoreachyoungernewmembers.WewanttoseeaRotary
wherenooneiseveraskedtochoosebetweenbeingagoodRotarianandbeingagoodparent,business
owner,manager,oremployee.Whenweaskbusyyoungpeopletojoinus,weshouldnotbeaskingthem
to give up their time and freedom. We should be rewarding them with an experience that makes
everythingtheyalreadydoevenmoreinspiring.
Nomatterourprofession,
weallcontributemightilytotheworld
whenweconductourworkwithintegrity.
ProvidinggreaterbalancewithinRotarywillhaveanotherbeneitaswell:Itwillcreateopportunities
for other Rotarians, including Rotaractors, to step up and take a leadership role on projects and
committees.ThiswillensurethattheyremainengagedinourclubsandinspiredtobeRotariansforlife.
Throughouttheworld,Rotaryisadmiredforitsvocationalserviceandforthetime-honoredvalueswe
instillinallbusinessrelationships.Aswecontinueour worktogrowRotary, letusrememberthat
vocationalserviceremainsacrucialsellingpointtopotentialmembers.
RotaryConnectstheWorld,andbymakingRotary’svocationalserviceworkknowntopeopleinmore
professionsandatdifferentstagesoftheircareers,wewillhelpgrowourorganizationandmakeit
strongerandmorediverse.
MarkDanielMaloney
President2019-20
SPEAKERMEETING
On7thJan2020,SpeakermeetingfororganizedatOakwood,UBCity,
Bangalore. Ms Sheela Bajaj - Life Coach and Motivational speaker,
addressedonhowwecanprogramourselvesfortheyear2020andthe
comingdecade.
Itwasafullhouseandaverywellattendedweeklymeeting.
Inour questto eradicatePoliofromthe faceof the
earth, we at Midtown on the occasion of National
ImmunizationdayOn19thJan2020nationwidePolio
Immunization program was organized. Our club
participated At5thCross, 9thMain, Saibaba Nagar,
Srirampuram, Bangalore-21. Dr.Satyavathi along
withherteamandvolunteersaround170didagreat
job of immunizing Children in and around
SriramapuramArea.Covering2wards(93&94)and
oneRailwaystationplatform.
After a well attended fellowship at the Krishna
bhavan,Malleshwaramproceededtothecamparea.
A big thanks to Dr.Sathyavathi and her team of
volunteers at this Public Health center for
administeringthePoliodropstothechildrenbelow
theageof5years.
On 20thand 21st Jan2020, the teamwentdoor to
door checking for the children who were not
immunizedon19thJan andsuccessfullycompleted
thejobofimmunizing6317childreninthearea.
Breakfast,Autofacility,Tea,CoffeeandLunchforthe
Volunteers, Nursing students and Dr Sathyavathi’s
teamwasarrangedbyRotaryBangaloreMidtown.
A big thanks to PP Rtn K A Kunja, PP Rtn Nadeem
Ahmed,PPRtnQuereshMerchant,PPRtnKiranBoal,
PP Rtn Varadu Seshamani, PP G S Bhaskar, Hon
Secretary Rohitesh Hamirwasia , PE Rtn Ravi
Nedungadi, Rtn Atul Kaushal and Ann Suman
Bhandari for attending and encouraging the
volunteersforthiscause.
PULSEPOLIO
On 31st Jan 2020Blood donation camp was held at M/s
Sheshadripuram College, Bangalore. Midtown was part of the
BloodDonationcamporganizedbytheIndianRedCrossSociety.
Thecampstartedby8.30AMandwentontill3:00pm,pleasedto
sharethatwecollectedover912unitsofbloodwerecollected
duringthiscampandtheenthusiasmlevelamongthestudents
wasveryhigh.
Special thanks to Rtn. Sundeep Shah forarranging camp in
association with Indian Red Cross Society. Rr. Raju
Chandrashekar&histeamworkedactivelyandmadethiscamp
successful.
ThankstoPPRtnNadeemAhmed,PPRtnKAKunjaandPERtn
RaviNedungadi.
As a part of community service project
andoneoftheRotary’sthrustareaofgirl
andwomenhealthandhygiene,Midtown
Club Ann's are planning to distribute
sanitarynapkinstounderprivilegedgirls
anddestitutewomen.
Each girl / women will be given one
h a m p e r o f 2 5 p a c k s f o r a y e a r
requirement. Each pack consists of 6
napkinwillcostRs14.
Onecase(25pack×6)costsRs.350.
Containstotal150sanitarynapkinwhich
will be suficient for a girl child for her
entireyearrequirement.
Along with this a booklet will be
distributed to educate them about this
subject.
ThisprojectisfundedbyCharitabletrust
&MidtownAnnsGroup
BLOODDONATIONCAMP
ANNSPROJECT:GIRLANDWOMENHEALTHANDHYGIENE
HappytosharethelistofcommitmentsreceivedfromAnns:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
RashmiKhaitan
VeenaHinduja
AsmaNadeem
MadhaviAmin
GeetaPoddar
NivritaHamirwasia
AshaChamaria
ManjuTrinad
NanditaSinghania
AmitaPande
RanjanaMallik
SumaNedungudi
SangitaPoddar
AartiBhatia
AnantaShroff
ChandrikaBoal
SabinaPandit
10
20
10
30
25
10
10
10
30
10
20
50
50
20
50
10
50
Sl.
No
Name
No.of
Boxes
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
SejalMasturlal
MadhuGupta
Sunitajain
HumaAli
SudhaManandi
KshamaBhatia
RashmiBhargav
RajaniSharma
ReenaAnjaria
SmitaHariPrasad
GayatriPopat
UmaGiridharYadalam
Sangitalala
SumanBhandari
ShobhaAvsMurthy
LalitaSinghvi
Total
10
10
10
15
15
25
10
50
20
30
10
30
30
100
10
50
840
Sl.
No
Name
No.of
Boxes
CharitableDispensaryActivityReport-Jan2020
Particulars
No.ofPatientsTreated
CostofMedicines
Honorarium
Gottigere
1,555
24,312
36,331
HSIS
9,386
3,18,981
1,68,000
Maanasiprojectreport
RotaryYear2020-21
PERtnRaviNedungadiispleasedtoannouncethefullboardoftheclubforRY2020-21
BoardMembersRY2020-21
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
RtnRaviNedungadi
RtnKamalBhandari
RtnTSrikanthBhagavat
RtnAtulKaushal
RtnPalaniLoganathan
RtnAnilLala
RtnDeepakPinto
RtnUdayMasturlal
RtnPunithJalan
RtnRakeshSharma
RtnAdityaShroff
RtnSeemaSibbal
RtnJayataJhaveri
RtnFarookMahmood
RtnSunilMysore
PPRtnSatishManandi
PPRtnVaraduSeshamani
MGPramod
PPRtnNadeemAhmed
PPRtnSureshBhatia
PDGVishwanathSetty
President
ImmediatePastPresident
PresidentElect
VicePresident
Hon.Secretary
Hon.JointSecretary
Sgt-At-ArmswhowillalsobeDirectorforCompliance
Hon.Treasurer
Director-CommunityService
Director-VocationalService
Director-RotaryFoundation
Director-TEACH
Director-NewGeneration
Director-InternationalService
MembershipDevelopmentChair
Co-optedDirector
Co-optedDirector
MentortotheBoard
PermanentInviteetotheBoard
PermanentInviteetotheBoard
ClubTrainer
Sl.No Name Designation
Month
Feb-20
PublicImage
MONDAY
TUESDAY
FRIDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
SATURDAY SUNDAY
1
15.
22.
29.
7
14
21
28
6
13
20
27
5
12
19
26
4
11
18
25
3
24
Birthday's:
Rtn M C Agarwal
10
17
2
23
9
16
Birthday's:
Ann Rizvana Masood
Anniversary:
Rtn Nadeem Ahmed & Asma
Anniversary:
Rtn Gagan Bihari & Ritashree
8
Rotary Day - Peace and
Conflic Resolution Seminar
with Rotary BANGALORE
MAIN and Syerrgia
Foundation
Birthday's
Ann Samgita Poddar
anniversary:
Rtn Premkumar & Kiran
Anniversary:
Rtn R V Prasad & Nivedita
Prasad
4 Speaker Meeting - Abhishek
Goenka - An overview of the
Budget 2020
Birthday’s”
Rtn Arun Chamaria
Anniversary:
Birthday’s”
Ann Archana Bajaj
Ann Namita Kejriwal
Anniversary: Rtn
Harshvardhan Bhuwalka &
Manju Bhuwalka
Anniversary : Rtn
8th Board Meeting
11
Anniversary : Rtn Farook
Mahmood & Jabeen Farook
Fellowship Program :
Valentine's Day Celebration
Birthday's"
Rtn Suil Mysore
Birthday's"
Rtn Ali Mohamed
Anniversary : Rtn Adil
S Fazal & Shabana
Rtn Rajeev Sikka &
Anuradha Sikka
Birthday's
Rtn Ramesh Sadhwani
Anniversary :
Rtn Arul Kaushal & Amita
Anniversary :
Rtn Satish Manandi &
Sudha
Birthday's:
Rtn Dr Gunashekar Vupplapati
Anniversary:
Birthday's:
Ann Savita
(Rtn Vimal Kedia)
Birthday's:
Rtn Dr Kshama Bhatia
Birthday's:
Rtn Dr Kshama Bhatia
Birthday's:
Rtn Rohitesh Hamirwasia