The proceeds of the sale will be used to promote education of underprivileged children by providing classrooms, mulitimedia education aids, salaries for teachers etc. Hosur Round Table also funds environmental projects through Kenneth Anderson Nature Society.

A primary school in Kodekarai a remote village in the Melagiris is being adopted by Hosur Round Table by sponsoring the salary of 2 teachers for a year. Thirteen class rooms have been constructed at various remote villages in the last few years and two multimedia education kits (projector, P.C and education material from classes 4 to 10) have been donated recently.

The cracker gift boxes are carefully chosen for quality and they are manufactured by Standard Fireworks. The detailed contents and prices of gift boxes are provided at the bottom of this email. The prices are the best you will get and money goes for a great cause.

Please do support this endeavor by placing your order at this link:

Order Form:

click here

Delivery can be arranged at Bangalore as far as possible at your address or at a convenient pick up point.

I request you to please forward this email to other groups, office bulletin boards, resident associations etc that you may be a part of.

For further details about the various types of firecracker boxes, contact:

Sanjeev Kumar S.R,Vice President,Kenneth Anderson Nature Society.

Mob: 09362321000

For details about the various gift boxes, click

here

Play in the Mud

More details here:
Bangalore Bicycle Championships

Karnataka Wine Board had a concerted effort to promote wine tourism, a very first a three day wine festival which was organized in Lalbagh this weekend, people took this opportunity to test and buy different types of wines from leading wine manufacturers like Grover, Kinvah and Naka…

The State wine policy allows individuals, groups, companies and to organize wine festivals. However, there’s a strict no-no to fortified wine (alcohol-added wine) during these festivals. Karnataka has 600 acres under grape cultivation, with Nandi Valley in Chikkaballapur and Krishna Valley in Bijapur with the highest cultivation.

The panel
Mr Nagaraj (rainwater harvesting user at Jayanagar)
Mr Navneeth (Project Engineer, Indian Institute of Science)
Mr Sharada Prasad (Argyam, water NGO)
Dr Balagangadhar (Scientist, KSPCB)
Dr Robert Joseph (St Johns Hospital)

This will be an interactive session and will run for around
90 minutes.
Venue for this event is
Magnus School of Business
13th Cross, 6th main road
J.P.Nagar 3rd Phase
Thanka & Regards
Raghavendra,
9611106477
Ops & Mktg Lead, Oorvani Media
Publisher: Citizen Matters, Bangalore’s own newsmagazine

Citizen Matters online
http://www.citizenmatters.in

Citizen Matters print
http://www.citizenmatters.in/print
15,000 copies, available in JP Nagar+BTM only

“Career counseling and options: What can I do?”

An opportunity for students and parents to understand aptitude and career options, get an idea on how to choose a career, etc.

ALL ARE WELCOME!

When: 11 July, Saturday at 12PM to 1.30PM

Where: Magnus School of Business, 13th Cross, 6th Main, JP Nagar 3rd Phase, Blr-78
(Near S Hotel and Shirdi Sai Baba Temple, See map at http://tinyurl.com/nd69jr)

Panel
Ms Annapurna Murthy, Manasa Consultants, Career Counsellor
Wg Cdr R Shankar, BASE, JEE specialialist
Dr Surekha, Christ College, Psychtiatrist
Gautam, personal effectiveness trainer
Siri Srinivas (Engg student, RVCE)

For more details: call Raghavendra, 9611106477

www.citizenmatters.in

Note: This event follows an interactive session on water: RWH, water quality/testing and diseases at 10:30 AM.

Readers: Mallika Prasad, Ajith Hande, Balaji Manohar and Ashvin Mathew
Venue: Crossword Bookstore, ACR Towers, Ground Floor, 32 Residency Road, Bangalore – 1

Date and time: Friday, 3 July 2009 at 6.30 pm

Writer–director Ram Ganesh Kamatham has created work for the stage, film, radio and video games. With a heady mix of dark humour and biting satire, his plays entertain, provoke and challenge audiences, confronting them with the problems of next-generation, young urban India. His previous works include Project S.T.R.I.P. (2008), Creeper (2007), Crab (2006), Dancing on Glass (2004) and Square Root of Minus One (2002).

Mallika Prasad is a well-known theatre, film and television actor-director based in Bangalore.

Ajith Hande is a theatre, film and television actor. He also runs his own media company, Goblin Productions.

Balaji Manohar is a theatre, film and television actor. He also does work for the radio and is a much-loved ‘voice’ among Bangalore listeners.

Ashvin Matthew is a theatre actor and stand-up comedian based in Bangalore.

Figs, pomogranates and mangoes being sold on Commercial street, Bangalore. June 2009 Pic: By Author

Off late Bangalore has seen a steep rise in exotic fruit sales by street vendors. Fruits like strawberries, figs, peaches, lychees and plums which were considered exotic and expensive at one time can now be seen sold alongside unripe ‘totapuri’ mangoes, cucumbers and guavas smeared with salt and chilli powder at every other street corner.

This in a way is symbolic of the progress that Bangalore has made over the last decade making its presence felt on the world map.

The “Team Asha Team 8K, 2009″ is a running event organized by Team Asha. The primary objective of this event is to create awareness about Asha’s efforts and kick start our Team Asha “Training” programs. The team of runners who run marathons, half marathons, 10Kms or even ultra marathons constitute ‘Team Asha’ and we fund raise to support Asha’s efforts.

Run details
Location: Valley school, Bangalore.
Date: 20th June, Saturday
Time: 7:30 A.M

Terrain and location
The entire route is scenic with lush greenery and beautiful streams lacing the landscape of Valley school. The terrain will be a mix of road, soft trail and even stretches of rugged rock trails with some steep uphills. Beginners or first timers are advised to walk the uphills cautiously.

Who can run?
Anyone above the age of 10 can participate in the run. We will have children from multiple Asha supported efforts running along with us on June 20th.

Prizes
The event’s objective is to go beyond the usual ‘need for speed’ and make this a wholesome event. The event is about bringing together adults and children from varying backgrounds with running as a unifying factor. Prizes would be awarded for different aspects of running together rather than just speed. There will be interesting categories for prizes and every participant will get a T-shirt as memorabilia.

Registration
Please do register online by clicking here -

http://www.ashanet.org/bangalore/teamasha8k/register.html

A nominal registration fee of Rs.150 would be collected at the venue to cover the cost. We would strive to organize this event at the minimum cost and impact to the environment. If there are any proceeds from the event, it will directly go to Asha Bangalore’s efforts.

They’re all living their calling. Are you?

“You’ve got to find what you love. Stay hungry. Stay foolish.” These were the famous words of Steve Jobs at Stanford. It’s not surprising to see people around us suffering from Monday blues. If only they loved their job, things would have been different. So what does it take to find your calling? And what does it take to actually live it? Try to find out the answers from a few real people who are living their dreams, shall we? Let’s listen to them as they talk their story…

Tickets priced at Rs 500.
Visit www.talkinstead.com to book online.