Ray Klinginsmith

President, Rotary International

Issue No. 7Governor's Monthly Letter JANUARY 2011

January is the month the Romans associated with their two headed Go Janus, one head looking backward to the

year that has just passed, and the other looking forward to the year ahead.

We are racing ahead in our year of activity in bringing new members into the Family of Rotary.

I once had an interaction with a past Rotary International Officer, who had spent his entire professional career in

Public Relations. I asked him the definition of 'PR', he said, "Do good deeds, and tell people you have done them."

Rotary has successfully performed good deeds for nearly 100 years, but we have hidden our light under a bushel for

far too long. We want to reach the hearts and souls of millions of prospective members who are not yet Rotarians,

simply because no one has ever asked them. We want to change the figure of 1.2 million. We want to win the

competition for membership growth. We must do good deeds and tell everyone about what we have done. We must

make the Rotary Wheel the brand image of Service, Friendship and Hope in the minds of the Future Generations.

Rotarians are able to make changes that will shape the course, not only of the months, but of the years and decades

that lie ahead. This is our privilege. It is our duty as Rotarians - as caring members of society who are in the fortunate

position of being asked to help those living in conditions that are barely humane. We are all volunteers serving in the

World's largest voluntary organisation. None of us was compelled to become a Rotarian. Each of us chose and was

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Ray KlinginsmithPresident, Rotary International, 2010-11

TEST TIME!

We are at the halfway point in this Rotary year, and now is the time to test the strengths and weaknesses of our clubs. Perhaps

a strange idea for some Rotarians, but how else will we learn how the activities and programs of our respective clubs match

up to those of other clubs in our districts - and around the world? Therefore, I encourage all Rotarians - not only the club

officers - to become involved in evaluating their clubs during the month of January.

The Presidential Citation program for 2010-11 has been designed as a score sheet for all the Avenues of Service. It also is a

checklist for many of the activities and programs conducted by most clubs. Club presidents are required to complete the

score sheets and submit them to their district governors by 31 March 2011 for their clubs to be eligible for the Presidential

Citation awards. The scores should be shared with all club members either as written reports or as presentations at club

meetings.

Starting work on the Presidential Citation test in January will provide an opportunity to correct any discovered deficiencies in

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chosen to become a member. Every year, every day each of us chooses to continue the task we have begun, and continue to put 'Service above Self'. It is

not always the easy path but I know that it is the right one.

Think about the power of Rotary. Once you give a thought, it will be very easy for you to ask your friends to join Rotary, join the Rotarians who share

Rotary with others. I urge you to become a soldier in 'Building Communities and Bridging Continents, and propel our District 3150 forward.

So, there is a lot to be done in the next six months. Do not waste a moment of that most precious commodity - 'TIME'.

Rtn. V. Rajyalakshmi

District Governor

club activities before the submission deadline of 31 March. It also will cause the club leaders to notice that a new Presidential Citation with Distinction award

is available this year for clubs with a good balance of activities in all Avenues of Service.

This year I am recommending that all clubs review their practices and procedures to see if they are truly best practices or merely traditional practices. Annual

evaluations of our clubs are certainly best practices, and more Rotarians than usual need to be involved in the evaluations for their clubs. The Presidential

Citation score sheets are a good place to start the process. How else will we know if our clubs really are becoming Bigger, Better, and Bolder?

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R.I. President's Message

District Governor's Message

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AANANDAM - JOY OF ROTARY

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AANANDAM - JOY OF ROTARY

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AANANDAM, District Conference of RI District 3150, a lively, bright and healthy district comprisingof 91 clubs and more 3150 members, took place on 18th & 19th December, 2010 at SriVenkateswara Vignana Mandir, Guntur. The conference was hosted by Rotary Club of Guntur,Guntur Aadarsh and Guntur Vikas. R.I. Dist.3150 was one of the best districts and is a wellknown district in the Rotary World. DG Rajyalakshmi Vadlamani; Counselor-PDG Ravi Vadlamani;Conference Chairman - Rtn. M. Srinivasa Murthy; Presidents and Secretaries and the membersof all the host clubs left no stone unturned to organize the conference in a grandeur manner.The district felt very happy to have PDG Jan Williams of RI Dist. 5470, USA as Representative ofRI President for the Conference. Record number of 1414 registrants attended the grand galagathering to enjoy the cheerful moments of Rotary friendship and fellowship. International Guestswho attended the conference include Rtn. Lawrence (Larry) Zilliox, District Governor RID 5950;Rtn. Ryan Kanne, President RC Minneapolis South, RID 5950 and Ms. Sue Fisher, RID 5950, USA.All the PDGs who attended the Conference were honoured by DG Rajyalakshmi Vadlamani andher spouse PDG Ravi Vadlamani. While addressing the members, DG Rajyalakshmi Vadlamani welcomed all the Rotarians, Anns,Annets, International & other guests to the conference and informed that the district has takenBOLD steps in all avenues of service and that the members of the district feel proud of thedistrict. The district is well known for organizing medical camps, providing safe drinking water,construction of extra-rooms, providing infrastructure facilities in the community especially schools,

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sensitization programs on health. Other speakers include Sri Anantha Sriram, poet on YUVATHA-BHAVITHA; Sri Jonnavittula Ramalingeswara Rao, poet on MANCHI MOKKANU PENCHU; Sri R.Rajesh, Praja Gayakudu on SNEHAMERA JEEVITHAM. Members along with their Anns & Annetsenjoyed fellowship night at Mahima Gardens. Members have witnessed the dancing Viswarupaof PDG Ravi Vadlamani in Mahima Gardens. Many of the members joined him and danced to theenjoyment of all present.Vocational Excellence Awards were presented to Prof. Y.R. Haragopal Reddy, Vice Chancellor,Acharya Nagarjuna University; Dr. Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Cine actor; Sri BollaBrahmanaidu, Industrialist; Ms. Telangana Sakuntala, Cine Actress; Dr. A.V. Guruva Reddy,Orthopedician; Kalaimamani Smt. Sk. Kaleshabi, Nadaswaram Expert; Sri Mandava Prabhakar,Industrialist; Sri J. Radha Krishna (Krish), Cine Director; Ms. Sujatha Burla (Suji), Television Anchorby the Chief Guest Sri V.J. Vinay Kumar, I.R.S. Commissioner of Income Tax, Guntur. Sri AnnadataMani, Praasa Kavitha Chakravarthy anchored the awards function. Members, in full strength,really enjoyed the awards presentation for 60 minutes.Members felt honoured with the arrival of RIPE Kalyan Banerjee. All of us (Indians) feel elevatedwith his election to the top post in the Rotary World. In his presence, 2550 school desks and510 sewing machines were distributed to the underprivileged. PDG Marri Ravindra Reddy, PDG PV Narasimha Rao, Rtn. Dayanand Gauri, Arch Klumph SocietyMember; Rtn. K. Vikram Reddy, TRF Meritorious Service Awardee were felicitated on the occasion.

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R.I. DISTRICT 3150 CONFERENCE – AANANDAM – DISTRIBUTION OF 2550 SCHOOL BENCHES

RIGHT TO LEARNEducation is priceless - this holds especially truein third world countries. It gives theunderpriviledged an avenue of escape - itempowers them, making them realize their inherentpotential and allows them to go on and bevaluable members of society. In India, there aremillions of children who attend school, schoolswhich can be described as nothing less thandilapidated holes in the walls. Seedy classrooms,dusty floors and broken furniture are just someof the conditions these children have to face onan everyday basis. Settings less than conducivefor a wholesome education wouldn't you say.Rotary District 3150 saw the urgency in addressingthis issue and set about funding valuableinfrastructure. They provided a number ofbenches and desks to schools in a number ofvillages, and are in the process of donating more.At a cost of as little as US $ 50 a bench can beprovided to a school (seating 3 children, 15benches are needed to furnish a classroom). Asmall price indeed when you compare it to theextent it will go in educating scores of children.R.I. District 3150 joined hands with Dist. 5470and provided 2550 School Desks in various schoolsin Guntur and Prakasam Districts, Under MatchingGrant.No.73236 & 73247, on Sunday the 19thDecember, 2010 with the support of Rotary Clubof Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, District 5470,Rotary Club of Aspen, R.I. District 5470. Rtn.Kalyan Banerjee, Rotary International President- 2011-12 was the Chief Guest.RI President representative PDG Jan Williams &Rtn. Joe Williams, RI District 5470, USA, Rtn.Lawrence (Larry) Zilliox, District Governor, RID5950, Rtn. Ryan Kanne, President, RC MinneapolisSouth, RID 5950, Ms. Sue Fisher, RID 5950, USA,graced the occasion.Participating Rotary Clubs in the Project :Bapatla, Chilakaluripet, Chirala, Cumbum, Darsi,Guntur, Guntur Aadarsh, Guntur Vikas, InkolluCentral, Kshirapuri Chirala, Macherla, MarkapurEast, Martur, Nagarjuna Sagar, Narasaraopet,Pandaripuram, Panguluru, Parchur Central,Pedanandipadu, Piduguralla Lime City, Ponnur,Ramnagar Ongole, Rentachintala, Repalle Rural,Sattenapalli, Singarakonda Addanki,Singarayakonda, Tenali Vykuntapuram, Vetapalem,Vinukonda Central.

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A STITCH IN TIME BUILDS LIVES

You have seen the beautiful Indian saris, their rich weaves andintricate designs. Still richer are the traditions that go into theirmaking. Picture this. Hundreds of talented women from the villagesstitching and sewing; putting their heart and soul into their work sothat someone somewhere will have something nice to wear. Nowspare a thought for their motivations. Many of these people haveno alternate source of income. They do what they do because theylove doing it but also because it is the only way they know how tosupport their families and send their children to school. Withoutthe tools of their trade, they are helpless, unable to eke out a living.We don’t have to sit back and watch. We can help. Rotary District3150 regularly chips in with contributions towards their cause. Andwe’re doing it again, on Sunday, the 19th December. Rotary Dist.3150 with your help of course, will give young and old womenfrom the villages of Andhra Pradesh cause to cheer.Rotary District 3150 with the support of Rotary Foundation andDist Governor Steven C. Berg, Dist Governor Solvatore Lo Curto

Curio, Project Contact Salvatore Abbruscato, District 2010 Italyprovided 510 Sewing Machines under their programme end ofpoverty. Rtn. Kalyan Banerjee, Rotary International President - 2011-12was the Chief Guest. RI President representative PDG Jan Williams &Rtn. Joe Williams, RI District 5470, USA, Rtn. Lawrence (Larry) Zilliox,District Governor, RID 5950, Rtn. Ryan Kanne, President, RC MinneapolisSouth, RID 5950, Ms. Sue Fisher, RID 5950, USA, graced the occasion.Participating Rotary Clubs in the Project : Bapatla, Chilakaluripet,Chirala, Cumbum, Darsi, Guntur, Guntur Aadarsh, Guntur Vikas,Inkollu Central, Kshirapuri Chirala, Macherla, Markapur East,Martur, Narasaraopet, Pandaripuram, Panguluru, Parchur Central,Pedanandipadu, Piduguralla Lime City, Ponnur, Ramnagar Ongole,Rentachintala, Repalle Rural, Sattenapalli, Singarakonda Addanki,Singarayakonda, Tenal i Vykuntapuram, Vetapalem, VinukondaCentral

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AANANDAM - FELLOWSHIP AT IT'S HEIGHTS

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CLUBS IN ACTION

RC Hyderabad RC Macherla RC Nizamabad

RC Nizamabad RC Kamareddy RC Bhuvanagiri

RC Jubilee Hills RC Martur RC Pandaripuram

RC Piduguralla Lime City RC Khammam RC Manjeera Sangareddy

RC Tenali Vykuntapuram RC Guntur Vikas

RC Purchur Central RC Guntur RC Singarayakonda

RC Inbadra Sarapaka

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CLUBS IN ACTION

RC Bapatla Rotary E-Club of Dist. 3150

RC Markapur East RC Guntur Aadarsh

RC Guntur RC Secunderabad Spectrum RC Secunderabad West

RC Macherla

RC Sec'bad Cantonment

RC HYDERABAD EAST- SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS

Rotarians from District 5950 Rtn. Lawrence (Larry)Zilliox, District Governor, RID 5950, Rtn. RyanKanne, President, RC Minneapolis South, RID 5950,Ms. Sue Fisher, RID 5950, USA attended our DistrictConference. They had supported a MG Project toprovide a Mobile Limb Centre. The host club RCKothagudem was kind enough to bring the LimbCentre Van to Guntur to show the same to theInternational Sponsors as well as RI President electKalyan Banerjee.

DEMONSTRATION OF MOBILE LIMB CENTRE VAN

Editorial Board : Rtn. T. Mohan Subrahmanyam, Rtn. Ch. Hari Krishna. Published by Rajyalakshmi Vadlamani, District Governor, RI District 3150,

Printed at Sree Lakshmi Press, 14/2 Arundelpet, Guntur - 522 002. Ph: 0863 2230643. Visit: www.rotary3150.org. Mailing Group: rotary3150@yahoogroups.com

JANUARY, 2011

ROTARACT CORNERROTARACT SOUTH ASIA INSTITUTE FOR LEADERSHIPEXCELLENCE WORKSHOP ON LEADERSHIP IN ACTION

PDG. D Goutham of Rotary Club ofNizamabad was elected to Represent Our Rotary

District 3150 in Council on Legislation 2013.Hearty Congratulations

ELECTION TO COL

No. Name of the Club Contributions in US$

1 HYDERABAD HIMAYATHNAGAR 39,200

2 GUNTUR AADARSH 26,107

3 GREATER HYDERABAD 20,283

4 SECUNDERABAD 20,095

5 GUNTUR 12,459

6 MANJEERA SANGAREDDY 7,871

7 KOTHAGUDEM 7,426

8 KHAMMAM 7,354

9 MACHERLA 6,798

10 GUNTUR VIKAS 6,554

11 SINGARAKONDA 6,132

12 NIZAMABAD 5,320

13 GREEN WOODS YELLANDU 5,018

14 HYDERABAD DECCAN 5,000

15 TENALI VYKUNTAPURAM 4,868

16 JUBILE HILLS 4,469

17 BAPATLA 4,243

18 HYDERABAD NORTH 3,945

19 BHADRACHALAM 3,606

20 CHILAKALURIPET 3,534

21 NARASARAOPET 3,490

22 MARTUR 3,478

23 MANCHERIAL 3,386

24 PONNUR 3,369

25 PARCHUR CENTRAL 3,000

26 DARSI 2,990

27 PANDARIPURAM 2,927

28 MARKAPUR EAST 2,739

29 GALAXY KHAMMAM 2,627

RC Sec'bad West - Charter presentation by president Rtn. D.J. Desai andMr. Laxman Reddy - Interact Club of St. Martins High School

No. Name of the Club Contributions in US$

30 MIRYALAGUDA 2,588

31 VETAPALEM 2,455

32 PIDUGURALLA LIMECITY 2,264

33 CHIRALA 2,200

34 INKOLLU CENTRAL 2,182

35 KARIMNAGAR 2,079

36 REPALLE RURAL 1,916

37 VINUKONDA CENTRAL 1,808

38 HYDERABAD CENTRAL 1,766

39 PEDANANDIPADU 1,757

40 SINGARAYAKONDA 1,558

41 ZAHEERABAD 1,432

42 KSHIRAPURI CHIRALA 1,249

43 HYDERABAD 1,230

44 RAMNAGAR ONGOLE 1,115

45 AADARSH HYDERABAD 1,070

46 SEC'BAD MAHENDRA HILLS 896

47 PANGULURU 728

48 RENTACHINTALA 666

49 BANJARA HILLS HYDERABAD 500

50 CYBERABAD 500

51 SECUNDERABAD AACE 500

52 SECUNDERABAD LAKEVIEW 500

53 E-CLUB OF DISTRICT 3150 350

54 SATTENAPALLI 283

55 SECUNDERABAD WEST 148

56 CUMBUM 77

TOTAL Rs. 262,105

OBITUARY

It is a very sad news that we lost one of our leaders Rtn. Praveen

Kumar, President, Rotary Club of Secunderabad Trimulgherry on 3rd

January 2011. May his soul rest in peace and we pray god to give

strength to his family to face the difficult situation.

Rotaract Club of Bhagyanagar sponsored by Rotary Club of Bhagynagar(RCB) conducted a one day workshop on Leadership in Action for promisingrotaractors in hotel Log Inn on 4th od December, 2010.While Rtr Susheela introduced the guests, Rtr Naga Prasad welcomedthe gathering, Rtn George V Thomas, President RCB, Rtr Vijayakanth,DRR, and Rtr Thansen, General Secretary, RSA MDIO spoke on the purposeand aim of the workshop.DG Raji in her key note address on the occasion relating her life'sexperiences which transformed her from being a school going Interactoronce, to a collegiate Rotaractor , an erudite, journalist, a politician and tothe top echelon of Rotary District leadership, all of this despite severalsever constraints, stressed that no one among us is imperfect and eachone of has a specialty / talent and the only thing we have to do is toidentify, find it out, hone, sharpen it to its fine tuning, make best use of itfor the benefit of yourself, others and the society around. We have tolearn, listen, speak, act, inspire, motivate and make others act, work andbe like us great leaders, she added. We have to be what we are and atno point of time should we cease to be so to develop ourselves, createan impact with our excellence in work, she exhorted. No job is a small ora mean job however highly place we are and if a small job is perfectlydone, it will lead to a bigger, greater job equally perfectly done, sheemphasized.The workshop had four sessions on Fitness mantra to Win, Effective PublicSpeaking, Creative Leadership and Team Play handled by Dr Ziauddin ofActive Life Consultings, Rtn Suryanarayana SV of EDTIN, Sri KS Sarma,CEO, Life Skills Pvt. Ltd., and Rtr Thansen, HR Consultant, MaFoi Randstadrespectively.

NAGARADistrict Fellowship Event

Lets All EnjoyNAGARA is organised by RC Greater Hyderabad& Hyderabad Himayat Nagar. The competitionsare open for our District Rotarians and Anns inthe following Categories : 1. Values based socialskit, 2. Group Song Music & 3. Group Dance.Last Date for Registration : 20th Jan 2011Venue : Sundaraiah Vignana Kendram, BaghLingampally, Narayanaguda, HyderabadDate : 29th Jan 2011, 10 am to 4 pmFor Further Details Contact :Rtn. Narayana, Ph: 98851 23310,Rtn. Venu Babu, Ph : 98480 35879

NO REGISTRATION FEE

The Govt. of India has rescheduled the NIDs on 23 January and27 February, 2011. Clubs are requested to organize Rallies meantfor Eradication of Polio and create awareness about Polio Sundaysand encourage public to get their children of below 5 years dulyimmunized.PDG Ravi Vadlamani, Chairman, Dist. 3150 Polio Plus Committee.

NATIONAL IMMUNISATION DAYS

IN THE MONTH OF JANUARYIn Rotary, January is the halfway point of our service. It is also atime for us to look at both the past and the future. It is the time ofyear to take stock to review the goals that we have set for our-selves and to evaluate how well we have fulfilled those expecta-tions. It is time to look honestly at our progress and our challengesand to consider the steps we will need to take to complete ourplanned services successfully. I am sure there is much you can beproud of achieving in the last six months. In my travels, I havealready seen how much Rotarians can accomplish, when they aredetermined to do so. A Starving Child, A Weeping Mother - Rotarycan be there An imperfect eye - Rotary can be there to help seebetter. A limb that cannot help you move - Rotary can be there tohelp you move. Rotary is the sanctity of Fellowship. Rotary is theLove of Brotherhood. Rotary is the warmth of Trust. Rotary is aVision. We build not only with concrete, but Lives and Futures. Theworld of Rotary is part of our world, a small part of this world inwhich everyone else lives. As real as Rotary is, thank goodness,there is still a mist and wisp of fancy around the edges. Just enoughmist to let us see in a different dimension. The World of Rotary hasenough fancy to make us Unique.

Happy New Year & Pongal 2011RI Dist. 3150 Conveys New Year

Greetings to all

RC SECUNDERABAD AACE(RCSA)Winter during this year, plummeting the night temperatures belowthe unprecedented levels of less 9 degrees Celsius in Twin CitiesRCSA with humanitarian concern, conscientious of the plight ofhomeless poor has taken up a program on the night of 29thDecember, 2010 in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, by providingblankets to destitute people sleeping under the eaves and onpavements shivering in the night's freezing weather.While executing the project President Manish, along with Club'sDirectors Ravi and Prashant went around the city spotting theneedy, giving away woolen blankets to some, covered some, toprotect them from night's cold wave.Rtn D Madhu Babu, President RC Hyderabad East and Chairman,Twin Cities Presidents Forum along with District Cabinet Officialattended and participated in the distribution as well, which endedby 1 am in the dead of the night.

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