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Ian HS RiseleyRotary International President

Abraham JDistrict Governor , RI District 3150

Suren PoruriPresident

Rotary Secunderabad West

Chaitanya VattemSecretary


Padmini PrasadEditor - Beacon & Director


BEACONSeptember 2017

Rotary Secunderabad West has been chartered on 4th February, 2004 (Club No. 64454)

It is one of the active clubs of RI District 3150. Please explore our website for moreinformation about Rotary, our club and our activities and projects..

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Dear Rotarians, Anns and Annets,

Warm Rotary Wishes.

This is the third edition of “Beacon” for the Rotary year 2017-18.

We thank you all for your wonderful support last year. We hope you all extend the same support this year too. With this E-Bulletin we will reach out to you and your family with our updates of various activities, special news of the club/ District, humour, and topics of interest etc etc. While sincere efforts will be put in by the editorial team, your suggestions, comments, compliments and suggestions for improvement are most welcome which will help us to maintain and improve the subsequent issues.

We would like everyone to eagerly look forward to at the beginning of every month. Thank you very much for your continued support.

Rtn Padmini Beacon Editor & Director - New Generation.Associate Editor - GML




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If we have any love

for our children, we

have to leave our soil

and water in a better

condition than they

are now.

- Sadhguru

Vote for this cause - Give a Missed call - 80009 80009

OCTOBER IS THE DESIGNATED MONTH FOR ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

01 September-Campaign on Rally for Rivers




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OUR RIVERS ARE DYINGOur Rivers are Depleting and we have 75% less water than what we had in 1947. . If we do not actnow, the legacy we hand over to the next generation will be one of the conflict and deprivation.These rivers nurtured and nourished us for thousands of years. Now it is our turn to nurture andnourish them back healthy.

The simplest thing we can do is- please give a missed call on the number... 80009 80009.

This is a Vote for supporting the cause so that Government has the support of everyone toimplement this long term policy.

Our PP Rtn Anil is actively involved in creating awareness about the Rally for Rivers. OurRotaractor Ravikanth also joined him for the Nadhi Abyan campaign on 01 Sep to spread




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The simplest solution to rejuvenate India's riversis to maintain a minimum of one kilometer treecover on riversides. Forest trees can be plantedon government land and tree - based agriculturebrought in on farm land. This will ensure ourrivers are fed through out the year by the moistsoil. This will also reduce floods, drought and soilloss and increase farmer's income.

LET"S ARISE, AWAKE AND STOP NOT TILL

THE GOAL IS REACHED...

VRUKSHO RAKSHATHI RAKSHITAHA

Our President Rtn Suren and Past President RtnAnil were called as speakers to RC ofKhammam. It was a joint meeting of our Club,Rotary of Khammam and Inner wheel Club ofKhammam.

Rtn Suren addressed the gathering on the topic "Fundamentals and power of Global grants". Itwas well received by the members as they do

awareness about this campaign.

02 September - Joint speaker meeting with RC of Khammam




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was well received by the members as they donot have much knowledge on the fundamentalslike DDF and how we can get DDF from RI andhow to sign up with the International Partner.Heexplained then how to do a project worth 80lakhs just by contributing 10 lakhs.

Rtn Anil addressed them on the topic" Benefitsof Millets and why we should change our diethabits". His talk was well received by theaudience as he showed the nutritional values ofMillets and other grains like rice etc. Thenutritional values of Millets are multiple timeshigher than that of Rice etc. The event wasorganized at the Rotary Artificial Limb CentreHall at Khammam.

"Online Tools Training" was a hands-onworkshop by Rtn Anil to various Rotary clubs inand around Khammam, conducted during theAfternoon. . It was a live session on RotaryCentral and how to register as a member atrotary.org. He also showed various reports andhow to set goals. We Thank Rtn Koka Srinivas-President of RC Khammam for hosting this eventat his residence and excellent hospitality




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We had our speaker meeting on 3rd September.Speaker was Mr. RSN Murthy. He is theManaging Director of Loyal Telesystem Pvt Ltd.He has an experience of 23 yrs in the telecomindustry, having been associated with companieslike GTL, .Sify Technologies,Reliance communication etc.

He spoke on the many facets of how technologyhas evolved right from the phone dial up,connections to the satellite internet now. Therewas a wonderful discussion about howtechnology has transformed ourlives and how thepersonal people connect diminished over aperiod of time. He concluded saying that whiletechnology has brought in a lot of positivechange in many of our lives, we as humans needto use our discretion in how much to adopt it toour advantage, while filtering out the bad.

03 September - Speaker meeting

07 September - Teachers Day Celebration

An auspicious event needs an even more auspicious place to host it, and Kowtha hall was theperfect setting for presenting the 'Nation Builders award' to 15 teachers, each from 15 different




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government schools who were choosen on the basis of feed back from the HM and few students ofthe school, as per the prescribed procedures of Rotary India.

A team of 6 Rotarians and at least 5 Rotaractors worked tirelessly from 12 days prior to the eventvisiting various govt schools both around Hyderabad and near Tandoor and speaking to the HMs ofthe schools explaining them the criteria and ensuring that they would make the selection processas fair and desecrate as possible.

While Dr Sasikala Principal of Howard Public school graced the occasion as Chief Guest., Rtn K LManohar as the Guest of honor. Tiny tots from DS Toddlers school, a non profit school run for theunder privileged kids by our first lady Rtn Phani Malini, performed a wonderfully coordinated skit onGajendra Moksham which was a treat to watch. Their recital of slokas from the Bhagavadgita, enthralled the 40, odd audience in attendance.

In their massage to the teachers, both the chief guest and guest of honor reiterated the role playedby teachers in the society. They stressed on the importance of having a good teacher in the earlystages of their life, and how they help in developing a strong character. Dr Sasikala alsohighlighted the role of parents, as without their support and efforts at home, the efforts of teachersat school would be diminished.

The event concluded with the grand felicitation of all the teachers, who greatly appreciated thetransparency and the involvement of the students in the selection process. All of them opined thatthe award gave them immense happiness and would motivate them to perform better.




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The first of the series of proposed friendlymatches between Rotarians and Rotaractorswas held in the cricket ground of Govt college ofPhysical Education, Domalguda and wasfacilitated by PDG Rtn TVR Murthy. It was aspecial occasion as it coincided with thebirthday of our DG Rtn Abraham,who graced theoccasion by flipping the coin for toss.

09 September - Rotarians Vs Rotaractors Cricket match




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Having won the toss and batted first, teamRotarians scored 71/1 off the first 10 overs., afterwhich the Rotaractors bowled with a lot ofdiscipline to restrict Rotarians to a lowly score of127/8 off the allotted 20 overs. the target wasachieved by team Rotaractors in 13 overs. Theonly representative from our club was ourSecretary Rtn Chaitanya, whose contribution of21* with the bat as an opener gave momentum tothe team early on. He also picked up a wicket,having opened the bowling as well.

A rolling trophy was presented to the winningCaptain, with all the participants given amemento. Further such games are scheduled tobe held during the course of this Rotary year.

On the occasion of DG Rtn Abraham's Birthdayon 9th September, twin cities Rotary clubPresidents arranged a lunch party at Spicehouse Restaurant. After the celebration, headdressed all the Presidents. Every club gave$100 donation to Rotary Foundation on the

09 September - DG Rtn Abraham Birthday




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occasion of his birthday. A total of $3000 weregiven to Foundation.

Festival of the Month - BAKRID

The Muslim community in India is an integral part of the intricate cultural, social andeconomic fabric of the country. Thus, all the Muslim festivals are celebrated with greatrespect and enthusiasm throughout the country. Among the number of Muslim festivalscelebrated across the nation and world Eid ul-Adha or Bakrid holds a special place in thehearts of the entire community. This holy day in Arabic is known as Id-ul-Adha and means"Feast of the Sacrifice". This festival was named thus, as its origin lay in the Islamic historyas per which, it was on this day that God decided to test the faith of Abraham. It sohapped, that Abraham, who was one of the Prophets of God saw a dream in which, thealmighty commanded him to sacrifice his son.

Abraham and his son both showed willingness to perform this ultimate sacrifice and just asafter slitting his son's throat Abraham looked at the alter, where he expected to find hisson's lifeless body, he saw a dead ram instead and his son was standing hail and hearty.




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The annual Joy of Giving week Daan Utsav wascelebrated from 2nd to 8th October. The pressmeet was held at Marriot Hotel and wasorganised by Rtn Vardhaman on behalf ofShooting Starz - the event managing company.Sportsperson Jwala Gutta and RiceBucket Challenge winner Manju Latha Kalanidhiwere ther to lend their support to the cause.Marriot Hotels sponsered the meet.

The press meet began with Rtn Dr Gayathriwelcoming the members of the Print and audiovisual media. Rtn Naina Desai spoke about thegood work being done by Rotary and Inner wheelOrganisations. Other NGOs also participated.DaanUtsav has become an annual event which

God delivered his son from death, as the duo had passed his test of faith. Thus, tocommemorate the devotion, spirit of sacrifice and unquestioning faith in the almighty,Muslims perform animal sacrifice and offer prayers, to mark this occasion.

Eid al Adha or Eid ul Zuha or Bakrid is one of the most important festivals in the Muslimlunar calendar, known as the Hijri calendar. This holy day is celebrated by the Muslimcommunity throughout the world on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijjah.

12 September - Daan Utsav Press meet




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is looked forward to by the NGOs and generalpublic as well.

Farmers from Godhamguda, Motakondur villagesparticipated in all India Oil Seed Kisan mela atIndian Institute of Oil Research Hyderabad andalso visited center of excellence at IndianInstitute of Millet Research Hyderabad.

To enhance their skill set and to expose them tomarket opportunities,Grameen Mall Foundationbrought these farmers to Kisan Mela. 21 farmersparticipated in this mela and interacted withdifferent organizations like Marico etc. They alsoseen demo plots on different breeds andinteracted with breeders on crop packages ofpractices.

Then they were taken to Indian Institute of MilletResearch- center of excellence for Millet valueaddition. This particular activity helped themvery well on building process centers at villagelevel, farmers confidence on machine setup mostimportantly they understood the value of food

11 Sep- Kisan Mela by Grameen Mall Foundation




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processing and how this can improve theirlivelihood.

As a part of the Rally for Rivers drive fromKannaykumari to Himalayas, Sadhguru was inHyderabad on 14 Sep for an event at GachibowliStadium. Driving across the country coveringmore than 7000 Kms, Sadhguru is meeting theState Leadership in each state to get support forthe river policy which he would be presenting toPrime Minister on 2nd Oct.

More than 6000+ enthusiastic particpantsattended the event at Gachibowli indoor stadium.Along with Rotary, Inner Wheel and Rotaractorsalso participated in the event, holding placardsstating Rotary, Rotaract & Inner Wheel supportsRally for Rivers. For us this was a good PRExercise and also an opportunity to support animportant cause.

Sri E.S.L. Narasimhan, Honourable Governor ofTelangana was the Chief guest. Sri Harish Rao,Honourable Minister was the special guest alongwith Music Director Keeravani.

14 September - Rally for Rivers with Sadhguru




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with Music Director Keeravani.

From our club, Rtns Suren, Phani Malini, Anil,Diwakar Reddy, Kamal Jain with his Cargo menStaff attended the event along with several otherRotarians from City.

The 2nd Speaker meeting was held on 16thSeptember. The speaker was Dr Madhulika. Anew member Rtn Gopichand was inducted onthat day.

Rtn Varsha quoted the quote of the day, RtnMohit gave Rotary information, Rtn Kamal Jainintroduced the new member, Rtn Padminiintroduced the speaker.

Dr Madhulika is an educationalist. Connectingwith daily life activities, she could achieve thebest results in Teaching to Govt school kidswhere they dont know any langauge.

She tried for the transformation of their life stylethey live.She used Tribal art, Varli in teachingMathematics which makes the kid east to learn

16 September - Speaker Meeting




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theorems etc. The meeting was ended with theVote of thanks by PP Rtn Naina Desai.

17 September - Hanumakonda RO Training

AS a part of our global grant project no 1642060 for instsllation of RO system along with ourinternational partners, RC Emory Drud Hills of RID 6900, Atlanta, our club Rotarians Siva Kumar,Dr GSS Prakash and Chaitanya conducted a training program for the vendors as well as recipientson the technical aspects as well as proper maintenance of the systems and following goodhygiene practices.

Considering that bulk of recipients were from in and around Warangal, the event was held at thetraining hall of SVS Institute of Technology in Hanumakonda. It was also attended by PDGsGopinath Reddy and Dr C Sarath Babu both of whom explained about the importance and scale ofthe global grant project and repercussions of improper documentation and maintenance of theinstalled and donated systems.




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The first of the 75+ listed RO systems is planned to be installed in the month of October with thefinal one to be installed within the next couple of months. Under this global grant, the technicalcommittee of the RO system is planning to implement newer technologies into the system, whichwill enable donors and suppliers to remotely track the performance and be in a better position toascertain the health of the system, as well as making their maintenance hassle free to a largeextent..We would like to thank all our local partner Rotary clubs,and our international partner clubsin helping us with getting a step closer to providing safe drinking water to all the communities.

22 September - DANDIYA DHOOM

There was a festive air in Narayanamma college of Engineering on 22nd September 2017. The thirdedition of "Dandia Dhoom" the flagship fund raising project of our Rotaract club of New ageEngineers was being held from 5 pm to 9 pm. Last year, this event was awarded the bestfundraising event of the district. This year, the proceeds have been earmarked solely to fund andfacilitate girl child education. Rotaract club of GNITS were co-host of the event.

Being one of the most economical Dandia events of the twin cities, offering dinner and a 4-hourduration, the response major boost to the event was attendance of our DG, Rtn Abraham,who alsoinaugurated the event.

During the hour before sunset, Batukamma had been arranged. Ladies took part enthusiastically.As the sun went down, the stage was set for Dandia Dhoom and what a blast it was. The sea ofyoungsters had organised themselves into groups and were dancing away to glory. Theseniors andthe not very seniors-the Rotarians and their families also joined in. Most of them were dressed inethnic attire which added colour to the festive atmosphere. Our DG Rtn Abraham and The First




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Lady Sailajagaru sportingly joined in the groups and danced with every one. From 7 years olds to70 years olds, everyone joined this grand celebrations. The tasty dinner was an icing on the cake.The hard work that went behind the event and professionalism during the event were quite evidentfor all to see and were appreciated by everyone who attended the event. We as parent club ofRCNE, congratulate all the Rotaractors involved in making this grand event a success and addinganother feather to their cap.

Testimonials:"It was like a fresh dawn in the evening of our life. Dandia Dhoom gave a fresh exuberance to ourlife. To our surprise and to the surprise of the onlookers, we both were able to join enthusiasticallyfor the Dandia"- Rtn Naina and Rtn D J Desai, RC Secunderabad west.

" Requesting all Hyd city Rotarians to join Dandia next year. This yearas a new member i enjoyeddancing with RCSW members.. TNX for a memorable Navratri" - Rtn Savitha Sundaresh, RCSW.

" I attended Dandia Dhoom Event, it was nicely crafted coducted. The venue of the event Narayanamma college of Engineering for women was good with vast area for playing and enoughparking. The ground area for playing Dandia was carpeted nicely. The young Rotaractors and allenjoyed playing Dandia." - Rtn J M Reddy, RCCS.




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Notebooks and School Bags Distribution

Note books distribution happened over a period of three days. We have distributed 800 notebooksat Malkajgiri School. 1000 note books weredistributed at Mylardevpally School. We havedistributed 50 school bags at Mylardevpally school. 1500 note books were distributed atTandoorschools.




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It is our regular practice to attendSarannavaraatri pooja at Rtn Kowtha Manohar'shouse at Vijayawada. The premises is verypious. Poojas are performed religiously and witha tmost devotion. This year Rtns Suren, PhaniMalini, Devendra Desai, Naina Desai and SavithaSundaresh attended. Rtn Phani Malini washonoured by Rtn Kowtha Manohar. On their wayto Vijayawada, they have visited Rtn Suren'sforms. It was both a religious and entertainingtrip.

Rtns Medha and Susheela attended luncheonmeeting of Rotary Club No.2 San Francisco on19th September. Exchanged our club flag. Theyhad good discussion with Director, InternationalService Rtn Sacha Shashi about our club globalproject 'Mobile Cancer Detection Unit'

25 September- Navaratri Vijayawada Visit

News from our Rotarians

Rtns Medha and Susheela




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Past President Rtn Bhagavan was invited as aspeaker on the topic- " Basic education andLiteracy" at the Interact club og Govt Highschool, Rashtrapati Road, Secunderabad,sponsored by RC Spectrum on 18th August.

We all know that Rtn Bhagavan is anInternational Athlet, having represented India inMaster's Athletic championships in quite lot ofInternational championships. He was also theManager for the Athlets team. Now apart fromathletics, he started playing Table Tennis too.Recently he participated in the TelanganaVeteran Table TennisChampionship atHyderabad. YOU are our Inspiration RtnBaghavan...

Rtn Baghavan




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Rtn Gopichand... New member of our RCSWFamily.

His profession is Company Secretary and LegalServices. He is Managing Director of Metier AdvisoryServices, a chartered accounting and advisoryfirm.Spouse : Ann Lasya Keerthi, Home makerDaughter: Annet Anjali , studying in class 7th.He can speak Telugu, Hindi and English.

He is a native of Nellore.

Rtn Gopichand and family, we welcome

you to the family of RCSW.

Rotaract District RID 3150 hosted an IYEprogram in September. Rotaractors from RC ofCalicut, RC of Vizag and RC of Narsi Munji

Know Our New Member - Rtn Gopichand

Rocking Rotaractors




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Mumbai came to Hyderabad on IYE. (InterDistrict Youth Exchange) They all have attended our Dandia Dhoom. Our Rotaractors of RCNEhad a meeting with them on 24th September atMehdipatnam. They exchanged their flags.Discussed about their projects.

Parent club (RCSW) Secretary Rtn Chaitanyaand Director New Generation Rtn Padminiattended the meeting. Hope many more IYEs infuture.

This Rotary meeting was so unique. It was forthe first time that the Lady Rotarians of the Twincities were meeting as a group. Turned out intheir Sunday best, they all seemed excited atthe prospect.Rtn Nitu Surana, who had taken the initiative toform this whatsapp group, was the chair person.They had already been in touch on whatsapp andwere meeting face to face for the first time.Nearly 40 out of 110 ladies attended. They allintroduced themselves. The various talentspossessed by them and the plethora of activities

City Women Rotarians Meet




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they were involved in, was astounding. It was feltthat such interactions would create betterbonding among the ladies and will improve theirparticipation as Rotarians in District 3150.

Yatra naaryastu pujyathe tatra ramanthedevatha...

Birthdays in August

Rtn Narasimha Rao Rtn Rajeswari Rtn Mohit Patnaik13th October 24th October 30th October

Upcoming Events - October 2017

01 Oct - Speaker Meeting Mr Amarnath Rao- on Mind Matters - Inner circle, Somajiguda@9am02 Oct - Joint event of Angeerasa Charitable trust & RCSW at Kowtha hall, Secunderabad08 Oct - Daan Utsav Seva Mela - our club stall @ Global Edge School, Kokapet (9am to 6pm)




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A man goes to the doctor and says,

"Doctor, wherever I touch, it hurts."

The doctor asks, "What do you mean?"

The man says, "When I touch myshoulder, it really hurts. If I touch my knee- OUCH! When I touch my forehead, itreally, really hurts."

The doctor says, "I know what's wrongwith you - you've broken your finger!"

08 Oct - Multi District WINS Seminar at Bidar10 Oct- Twin cities Joint Meeting 15 Oct - Speaker meeting - at Inner circle.Somajiguda@9am22 Oct - Speaker meeting - at Inner circle.Somajiguda@9am

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