Rotary spirit in action, Rtn. PDG Col. B.M. Chengappa dontates Rs. 2 lakh

Caption: Rtn. PDG Col. B. M. Chengappa (centre) is seen with (from right) Rtn. Joseph Mathew, Rtn. Sunil Baliga, President, Rotary West School, Rtn. B.S. Sridhara Raj Urs and Rotary West School Head Mistress Latha Shivkumar.

Mysore, Nov. 20 :
At 94, he is as sprightly as a man in his thirties. With an ever-cheerful and positive attitude towards life, Col. B.M. Chengappa, after a distinguished Army career, has been actively engaged in running his cardamom plantation in Virajpet, Kodagu.

An ardent Rotarian, he served as the District Governor of Rotary Dist. 3180 in 1983-84 and continues to be a member of the Rotary Club of Mysore West.

Col. Chengappa was invited to visit Rotary West Schools run by Rotary West Association (RWA) in Saraswathipuram and Kanakadasa Nagar here on Nov. 16. He was taken around Kanakadasa Nagar campus by RWA President Rtn. Sunil Baliga where RWA is building a PU College apart from running a Higher Primary School.

Rtn. B.S. Sridhara Raj Urs explained to Col. Chengappa the workings of the institution and the need for funds to carry on the activities. In a grand gesture, Rtn. Col. Chengappa announced a donation of Rs. 2,00,000 on the spot to RWA. He also announced that he would contribute Rs. 1 lakh every year as long as he could. May his tribe increase.

source: http://www.StarofMysore.com / Home> General News / November 20th, 2012