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Vol. 32 Issue 10 Apr. 2015/// ///

The Monthly Newsletter of ROTARY BANGALORE PEENYA

ARPANA

From thePresidents’ Desk

Source: http://www.rotary.org/

Rtn GARY C.K. HUANGRI PRESIDENT 2014-15

Our Magazine has evolved and here to stay

Dear Rotarians,

Being the Magazine Month we at Rotary Peenya have con�nued the tradi�on of bringing out our news le�er

every month without fail. In fact this year the Secretary of our club Rtn Savitha Suresh has taken the added responsibility of being the Bulle�n Editor and has come out with flying colours. In fact the content of the news le�er has been of very high standards along with providing the informa�on of our club ac�vi�es. We at Rotary Peenya applaud this effort of Rtn Savitha Suresh

Rotary Peenya is always in the forefront of community service projects but due to The new R.I defini�on of “Sustainability“ we are finding it difficult to get a global Grant for our flag ship project of The Ar�ficial Limb. The President Elect and I a�ended The Grant Seminar to sign up for the Grants for the year 2015-16. We are keeping our fingers crossed for the coming Rotary year.

O n 2 8 t h M a r c h , hundreds of M i l l i o n p e o p l e around the world in over 7000 ci�es in

172 countries TURNED OFF the lights to observe the EARTH HOUR and sharing the commitment to protect the Planet. In this project ini�ated by WWF, Bangalore alone saved around 350 MW of power in an hour. You can imagine the power saved around the world to save the earth from pollu�on.

Together let us LIGHT UP ROTARY but SAVE POWER and SAVE EARTH

Best Regards

Rtn B K Prasad President, Rotary Bangalore Peenya.

In our weekly meet on 4th March at The Terrace, Century Club, we had Rtn Rathnadhar speak on ‘Investment Thoughts’, giving an in depth speech on Assets and Liabili�es. He went on to say what is the best way available to a common man to invest in insurance schemes, mutual

funds, stocks and shares. The investment that we would do now should be able to get us a substan�al return otherwise it would be a liability was his observa�on. The talk ended with a very good Ques�on & Answer session.

INVESTMENT THOUGHTS

WEEKLY MEETINGS

JOINT MEET ON GLAUCOMA

In a joint weekly meet with Rotary Club of Cosmopolitan on Thursday, March 19th at Hotel Trinity Isle, Rtn Dr Manjunath and his staff Ms Chaitra from Nethra Eye Hospital, Sanjaynagar conducted screening for Rotarians and their family members and made a brief presenta�on on Glaucoma to the gathering and answered ques�ons.

Screening involved vision and eye pressure es�ma�on followed by op�c nerve examina�on. 4 people were iden�fied out of 30 or so to have suspicious parameters and were advised thorough evalua�on.

Talk was about what is glaucoma? How and what happens in glaucoma? What are the risk factors? What measures can individuals take to get this iden�fied and take steps to prevent vision loss?

Ques�ons on glaucoma, dry eyes, corneal blindness and eye dona�ons were answered. The talk concluded with explana�on on the treatment op�ons available to treat Glaucoma.

In an effort to KEEP INDIA CLEAN, We Peenyans took up Our Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi driven, District 3190 ini�a�ve of ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ on Sunday the 8th March 2015. This was our effort to give our might to the society by joining hands with the government and help keep our neighbourhood clean. We will see this dream as a reality very soon. The drive took place near The Anjaneya Swamy Temple in Rajajinagar Ward near Rotary Bangalore Peenya Trust run Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Dialysis Center.

PEENYANS JOIN CLEANLINESS CAMPAIGN

- Ar�cle by Rtn Dr K P Manjunath

Family & Fellowship Commi�ee of Dist 3190 in associa�on with 15 Rotary Clubs of the District organized a Mul� Club Joint Family Dinner Meet "HASYA SANJE" [Ugadi special] on 25-03-2015 Wednesday at 6 PM at Vasavi Vidyaniketan School courtyard next to Vasavi Choultry, Basavanagudi. Rotary Bangalore Peenya was one of the par�cipa�ng Clubs.

The speaker for the evening was the kannada ‘Humour Queen’ Mrs. SUDHA BARAGUR. A big gathering of Rotarians

and their families enjoyed a great evening of laughter. Mrs. Sudha appreciated the efforts of Rotarians in bringing a posi�ve impact to the needy in Govt Schools, Hospitals, Mul�ple Health Check Up Camps and Ar�ficial Limb Camps.

The evening was well spent in the company of Rotarians listening to Mrs Sudha as she unfolded her own life experiences and the auditorium witnessing a laughter riot.

HAPPENINGS & EVENTS

HASYA SANJE - AN UGADI TO REMEMBER

Rtn B K Prasad with other Club Presidents A view of the audience Backdrop detailing all the participating Clubs

Rotary Poona Downtown, RI Dist 3040 has con�nued it's service to the needy for LN 4 Prosthe�c hands in associa�on with Rotary Bangalore Peenya.

In the month of March, Team RC Poona Downtown led by PP Rtn Shabeer have done a wonderful job con�nuing on from

their earlier accomplishments. In all now they have provided 144 LN-4 Prosthe�c Hands so far and the numbers are growing by the week. In fact the en�re RI Dist 3040 has made it their common agenda to provide the prosthesis free of cost to the beneficiaries.

REACHING OUT

BEYOND

BOUNDARY

A beneficiary before and after the LN4 fitment Another Boy. Another smile restored

Manasa Smitha is an otherwise 9 year old cheerful girl who is suffering from Muscular Dystrophy, a group of diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass. In Muscular Dystrophy, abnormal genes (muta�ons) interfere with the produc�on of proteins needed to form healthy muscles. She is unable to sit and walk and is usually carried by her father.

Rotary Bangalore Peenya helped this girl with a Hip-Knee-Ankle Foot Orthosis and Body Brace which she can wear un�l she outgrows this prosthesis and needs a replacement typically every year. She is able to sit and stand and walk with this brace.

A NEW LEASE OF LIFE

Manasa is now able to sit, stand and walk with assistance

Published By : Rotary Bangalore Peenya. Editorial Team

For Private Circulation only

Greetings and Best Wishes

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY WISHES to

ON THE OCCASION OF BIRTHDAYS to:

SAVE THE EARTH SAVE THE PLANET

Rtn Kum Kum Bhuwania & Spouse 25th April

Rtn Girish S & Spouse 27th April

Rtn Shivakumar & Spouse 30th April

Learn what you can do to help fight climate change in your community and at home. Each and every one of us can continue to engage in the movement to help animals, people and nature by taking these eight steps to fight climate change:

1. Sign up for an energy audit for your home. Often these are free from your utility and they'll help you find ways to cut energy use and save money, too!

2. Lower the thermostat on your hot water heater to 120 degrees Fahrenheit.

3. Unplug all appliances when you’re not using them, and turn off your computer and monitor when you no longer need them. Contrary to popular belief, turning them on and off will not cause damage.

4. Wash clothes in cold water (especially clothes with vibrant colors). This not only reduces hot water usage, but it is better for your clothing as well.

5. Air dry dishes rather than using the heated drying cycle in the dishwasher.

6. Buy products that have the Energy Star label on them. All Energy Star products meet strict guidelines set by the US Department of Energy.

7. Walk or take public transit to work one day (or more!) per week.

8. Buy renewable energy from your energy provider. Most utilities offer this option, and it is usually not much more expensive than paying for dirty energy.

Earth Hour is a great reminder that by uniting and connecting behind a common purpose we can make a meaningful difference. Not just for one hour, but every day. Thank you for participating in Earth Hour this year. We are honored to have you standing with us in action.

Anne�e Meghana Prakash 3rd April D/o Rtn Prakash Nagesh

Ann. Shantha Saiprasad 4th April Spouse of Rtn B. Saiprasad

Rtn Gautam Chand Nahar 6th April

Anne�e Nikhil 7th April S/o Rtn B.P. Rajesh

Ann Pri� Manjunath 9th April Spouse of Rtn Manjunath K.P. Dr.

Anne�e Megha Goenka 11th April D/o Rtn Arun Goenka

Anne�e Chahana Suresh 13th April D/o Rtn Savitha Suresh

Anne�e Anirudh Dube 16th April S/o Rtn Meenakshi Dube

Anne�e Siddharth Prakash 16th April S/o Rtn Prakash Nagesh

Rtn Mahendra Kumar Jain 17th April

Anne�e Bhuvaneshwari 18th April D/o Rtn Chandrashekar Dr.

Anne�e Kunal 20th April S/o Rtn Kum Kum Bhuwania

Anne�e Hansa 21st April D/o Rtn Madhusudhana S

Anne�e Akash Goenka 21st April D/o Rtn Arun Goenka

Ann Malathi 21st April Spouse of Rtn R.Panchapakeshan

Anne�e Aayush 27th April D/o Rtn Arvind Salampuria

Anne�e Aparna 3rd April D/o Rtn M. Balachandran

RAMNAVAMI CELEBRATED

Rotary Bangalore Peenya celebrated Ramanavami on 28th March 2015. A special counter at the dialysis center premises in Rajajinagar, served free refreshments to one and all. People came in large numbers to quench their thirst on an otherwise hot summer morning.