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District Governor’s LetterVolume 5 August 2011 Number 1

Greetings from the Area PresidentDear friends,

Your District is part of South India Region,which is one of the strongest and well-runRegions in India Area. Your community projectsare exemplary and TOF project execution iseffective; your dues have all been paid in time;you are quick to respond to the relatively newinternational programme and project, YES and

RBM, respectively; your Region has the best per capitacontribution towards International Projects; and finally, yourbulletins are excellent in content and form.

These do not come automatically. Rather, these are the resultsof motivation and inspiration given by your committed leadersin the Region, in which the District Governors play a big role.

If the DG and his team are strong and committed, not onlythe future of the District, but also the future of our Movement issafe and sound.

I wish Ym Louis Paulose and his team good luck and Godspeedin all the endeavours of the District.

Ym Isaac PalathinkalArea President 2011-12

Yet another new Y’s year has dawned on us andyou have a new editor. The task at hand is adaunting one for, the real purpose of a newsletteror bulletin is to inform, educate and entertainits readers. I am planning to focus on the firsttwo aspects with a sprinkling of the third.

In order to achieve this triple objective, Ineed your cooperation. Your club news andyour views on the focii of the movement,namely fellowship, international understand-ing, leadership qualities and the like would receive top priority.So, dear fellow members, keep feeding us with your views andnews of your activities. Send a picture also for maximum impact.

In keeping with our commitment to ‘go green’, I am halvingthe number of pages to four from eight that was published untillast year. But, I assure you that all important news/informationand perspectives will find a place.

This issue and subsequent issues will be hosted on the worlwideweb at issuu.com/leadserve. If you have any queries, I can bereached at 98450-36147 or by e-mail (koshym@gmail.com).

With best wishes for a fruitful year,Koshy MathewBulletin Editor

BULLETIN OF BANGALORE DISTRICT II, SOUTH INDIA REGION, INDIA AREA Read this at: www.issuu.com/leadserve

Dear Y’s friendsThe single most importantpursuit of all human beings ishappiness. We can easily seethat in everything we do we seekhappiness for ourselves and forour family. Perhaps that may beone reason why we have joinedY’sdom.

Having said that let us dwellon how we can be happy bybeing members of Y’s MenInternational. First of all, let usconsider what makes us happy.We are easily happy when wereceive appreciation. We surelyare happy when we receive gifts.Many things bring happiness tous. Some things bringmomentary happiness whileothers sustain it for a longertime. But, the happiness that weexperience when we share andwhen we give generously toothers is unique, somethingspecial and deeper.

If the above were true thenall the Y’s men should be anextremely happy lot consideringthe number of projects that wedo and the appreciativeenvironment that we get tocreate. Moreover, memberswould be eagerly waiting for thenext meeting.

Are we are really happywhen we meet in our clubs? Arewe really happy when we give?Are we really happy when wevolunteer to do some work forour clubs? Are we really excitedand happy when we do a

community project? If theAnswer is a ‘yes’ then we are onthe right track. If not, it is timeto do some reality check.

Charity, it is said, shouldbegin at home. Are we charitableto our immediate family, to ourkith and kin and to ourneighbours? Charity need notnecessarily be with materialthings but can also be with timethat we spend with them.

Remember, when we givegenerously our resources andtime we surely will get ten-fold.This is a universal law. So, let’stogether make Y’sdom “A move-ment of generous people.”

The District has plannedseveral collaborative projectsaimed at image-building, andconservation and extension ofmembership. These projectswill become a reality only withthe active participation of mem-ber-clubs. Let’s join together tomake Y’sdom vibrant andstrong.

Ym Louis PauloseDistrict Governor

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From the District Secretary FOCUS: RBM PROJECT

Roll Back Malaria (RBM) project is a part-nership project with international agenciesto combat malaria in some of the most vul-nerable areas. In 2008, Y’s Men Internationalcollaborated with the International Federa-tion of the Red Cross and Red Crescent So-cieties (IFRC) to distribute 25,000 packagesin Sierra Leone.

The IFRC will continue as our partnerduring the 2010-2015 campaign to distributenets funded by Y’s Men International inSierra Leone, Kenya, Liberia and India.

The Roll Back Malaria project is directlyrelated to achieving the United Nations’Millennium Development Goal 6 by 2015.

Y’s Men International will collect500,000 CHF over five years (2010-2015) topurchase and distribute 65,000 packagescontaining long-lasting insecticidal mosquitonets (LLINs), insecticide re-treatment kits,immunizations, Vitamin A (or multiplemicronutrient) supplementation, and anti-malarial “blister packs” for managing feverat home.

MalariaMalaria is a parasitic disease transmitted bythe bite of infected mosquitoes. Once the firstsymptoms appear, malaria can kill very rap-idly — and often does. More than a millionpeople die of malaria each year, most of themchildren under five. In Africa, malaria is theleading cause of death among young children,killing a child every 30 seconds.

Long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets,if used properly, successfully preventmosquitoes from infecting people with thisdisease. Studies show that high levels ofinsecticide-treated net coverage can reducedeaths in children by as much as 20 per centfrom all causes, not just from malaria.

Call for actionY’s Men Clubs worldwide are encouraged torenew their efforts to combat this preventabledisease.

Rs. 350.00 can buy one anti-malariapackage that can save a child in India, SierraLeone, Kenya, or Liberia. Last year ourDistrict contributed 232 packages. Make sureyou participate in this special project this yeartoo through your home club.

Dear Y’s FriendsThe new Y’s year has commenced with theinstallation of the new office-bearers in theclubs of our District. While most of theclubs have carried out their installation,some of the active clubs are still to installtheir leaders and I am sure that they willhave been installed by the time ofpublication of this bulletin.

Now we have to get to the actualrunning of the clubs. The DG has comeout with an array of projects in which weat the District will guide and assist all theinterested clubs in undertaking suchprojects so that we can contribute to theneedy in the society at large and thusincrease the visibility of our organisationin Bangalore.

I will always bethere to assist theDG in his compre-hensive plan forour District. Allthe members andthe prospectivemembers can callme for any infor-mation or help re-quired by you in furthering the wellbeingof the Y’s movement in our District.

Regards,Ysm. Raju P.U.

District Secretary9342534129

rajupu@gmail.com

bottles and yogurt containers.Take used plastic, glass and paper to arecycling centre.Do not throw away food.Buy recycled paper products, forinstance for brochures and businesscards.Use less electricity: turn off lights whenyou leave a room, switch off your geyserafter the bath, switch over to CFL bulbs,check for leakages, don’t use your airconditioner at night... open yourwindows.Leave your car at home: walk to thestore, take the bus, car pool.Turn off the engine when you’remaking a delivery or waiting forsomeone.Buy fewer consumer goods.Make what you already have last longer:don’t throw it away... get it repaired!Adopt an attitude of appreciation andrespect in every action: you will thinktwice before wasting anything.Take a stand on ecological andconservation issues.Offset your carbon footprint bysupporting environmental initiatives.

What is your Carbon Footprint?Our Regional Director’s theme for the year is “Enrich the Environment” and, in thisconnection, he has exhorted all clubs and members to execute projects that wouldtake us one step away from ecological disaster. The RD also spoke about the importanceof reducing our carbon footprint, something that all of us can do every day withouthaving to make any major investments of time or money. All it takes is a bit of caringand re-examining how we conduct ourselves.Beginning August 4, supermarkets in Bangalore are charging for plastic bags to carryhome the purchases! Saying ‘no’ to plastic is becoming a reality. Many more suchsimple measures would be needed soon. So, getting used to the idea of beingresponsible for the planet by reducing our individual carbon footprint may not be abad idea after all.Given below are some tips on how to reduce our individual carbon footprint – Editor.

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Your carbon footprint is a measure of theeffect that your daily activities have on theenvironment, in terms of the amount ofgreenhouse gases you produce (measuredin units of carbon dioxide).

Some people refer to this as “ecologicalfootprint.”

You can get a fair idea of your carbonfootprint by using a carbon calculator. Sucha tool measures the emissions your lifestylegenerates, and shows you where you canchange your individual impact.

There are many practical steps we cantake to reduce our personal or businesscarbon footprint.

Recycle, Reuse, Reduce and Respect

When we consciously apply the 4 R’s, westart to create new habits and move towardsa more sustainable lifestyle that has fewerharmful consequences for mother Earth.

Use fewer plastic bags: take your ownbags to the grocery store; you don’t needa plastic bag to take home yourvegetables – a small cloth bag tuckedinto your pocket and a small walk go along way.Find a second use for empty juice

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Menettes’ ColumnY’s Menettes at District Level?

Collaboration is the buzzword for theY’sdom in our District this year. Menettesare not far behind in this area too.Cooperation among Y’s Menettes at theDistrict level is an idea that originated inthe recent past; the idea was initiated byour current DG Ym Louis Paulose andsupported by many other senior Y’s leaders.

First and foremost, we are aware thatany organized community would be ableto serve a cause better in comparison tothe unorganized. Y’s Menettes couldorganize themselves at the district level andcarry out various social activities, which willstrengthen the functioning of Y’s Men’sClubs.

Even though many clubs in our Districtdo not have a Y’s Menettes club, acollaborative approach will enable suchMenettes to do active community projectsand eventually be able to start their ownMenettes clubs. Menettes, on the whole,will be able to scale up their communityprojects and improve the image of Y’sdomin Bangalore.

A preliminary meeting was held on 21July with representatives from most of theclubs from our District. Some of the ideas,which came out during the meeting were:

Conduct awareness programs related tocancer and HIV/AIDS for high schoolstudents;Visit cancer carecentres to offersupport andsolace;Organise aMedical Campfocusing ondetection ofcancer;Encourage and promote fellowshipamong Menettes by organizing a picnic;Bring the Menettes together for anexclusive event of their own to showcasetheir talents in the form of Menettes’Nite.The idea is to network among Y’s

Menettes in the District and to come upwith proactive ideas. These ideas canbecome a reality only with the help andsupport of all the menettes. I request allthe menettes, especially the senior Y’sMenettes, to guide and support us inmaking this a reality.

Ymt Leena KurienDistrict Menettes

Coordinator

Showcasing Talent

FROM THE CLUBS

Transition at the Top Level

YMCs of Bangalore, Bangalore-Sunshine and Bangalore-IT Corridor, the Menettes Clubs ofSunshine and of Bangalore, and the Youth Clubs of Symbiosis and United were installed on10 July by the DG Ym Louis Palulose. Sri Lukose Vallatharai, IAS, former Secretary to theGovernment of Karnataka (left) was the Chief Guest

Left: District Governor Ym Louis Paulose greets Ym K.T. Paul, newly-installed President of the YMC of Bangalore-Millennium.Officers of the YMCs of Carmalaram and of Silicon City were also installed the same day (17 July) in which the RD Ym N. Rameshwas the Chief Guest. Right: Installtion of the officers of the Down Town Club on 24 July

Y’s Menettes (above) and Y’s Lings (below) of the YMC ofBangalore-Millennium render dance items at their CharterNite celebrations on 17 July

Outgoing India Area President Ym Philip Mathai collars thenew Area President Ym Isaac Palathinkal after the latter’sinstallation at Kochi on June 26

International President Ym Finn Pedersen adorns the IP-Elect’slapel pin on Ym Philip Mathai watched by Immediate Past IPYm Hirotoshi Fujii. The transition ceremony took place inKochi on June 26 during the India Area Convention

Respectful HomageWe pay our deepest respectto the departed soul of YmT.M. Mathew, Y’s MenInternational Treasurer, whopassed away on 24 July atErnakulam. We also pray forthe solace of the bereavedmembers of the family.

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Edited and published by Ym Koshy Mathew (koshym@gmail.com / 98450-36147) for Bangalore District II of South India Regionof Y’s Men International India Area. Printed at National Printing Press, Bangalore. For private circulation only.

District Conference – 09 April 2011

THE INAUGURATION AND INSTALLATION: AP-E Ym Isaac Palathinkal lights the lamp accompanied by other dignitaries marking the inaugurationof the District Conference. He administers the oath of office to Ym Louis Paulose’s jumbo cabinet.

TRANSFER OF ONUS: Incumbent DG Ym C.A. Joseph hands over the collar and gavel to Ym Louis Paulose. The new DG delivers his acceptance speech

GREETINGS: RD Ym Jacob Varghese, RDE Ym N. Ramesh, LRD Ym M.J. Mathews, LRD-E Ym Aby Abraham and PP Ym Peter George offer felicitations

AnnouncementY’s Men Bangalore District II

EDUCATION PROGRAMME

in collaboration with

HINDUSTAN ACADEMY - BANGALOREThe Academy has set apart six seats in its three-year Diplomaprogrammes in select disciplines to be offered to the most needystudents and has invited the constituent clubs of District II torecommend and sponsor such students for admission. The value ofeach scholarship offered by the Academy is Rs. 100,000 for theentire course. Clubs are to support/sponsor other expenses such asuniform, books and transportation of the sponsored candidate.

The DG has institutionalised this into District Programme and is intalks with club leaders to adopt and support needy students. Y’sMen’s Club of Metro has club has hitherto recommended fourstudents this year. The two remaining seats must be filled up by 20August and clubs are requested to identify needy students andconsider this as part of their community service. For details, pleaseget in touch with the District Secretary Ym Raju PU.