Month: July 2021
Rotary holds Covid vaccination camp at Payyanur
A mega Covid vaccination camp was organised by RC Payyanur, RID 3202, in partnership with the municipality and the state health department at the Government
Youngsters learn to work in Tally software
Twelve youngsters were trained to work in Tally, an accounting software, thanks to the initiative of RC Chennai Mitra, RID 3232. “The workshop that began
Renovated sanitation facilities for a Dharwad school
RC Dharwad Central, RID 3182, renovated toilets and added a handwash station at a government school in Dharwad. When PDG Ganesh Bhat was invited to
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RC Puttur honours a late Rotarian through dialysis centre
It was a proud moment for members of RC Puttur, RID 3181, when its dream project, a dialysis centre, was inaugurated by Union chemicals and
Letters to the Editor – July 2021
Sound advice by Dr Ramasubramanian The interview with Dr Ramasubramanian is informative as he advised us to have a balanced meal, sleep and exercise, avoid
Club HOP – July 2021
RC Chinnamanur — RID 3000 Dresses were donated to an orphanage and an old age home. A sewing machine was given to a widow
Breathe India, breathe, says RC Queen’s Necklace
These are times when millions of Indians have been hit by loss of jobs with the worst affected being daily wage earners, migrant labourers and
Support the Action Plan to keep Rotary thriving: John Hewko
The world is changing rapidly and to continue thriving in the years ahead, Rotary must keep evolving. The new Action Plan has been designed
Rotary launches oxygen cabs to ferry Covid patients
Cabs fitted with oxygen cylinders and other Covid care facilities were launched by RC Chandigarh Midtown, RID 3080, under its Oxygen on Wheels project to
Dialysis machines at Mangalore hospital to help the underprivileged
Two dialysis machines costing ₹11.8 lakh were installed by RC Mangalore, RID 3181, at the Wenlock District Hospital. Speaking at the hand-over ceremony, club president
RC Nasik saves 35 infants in three months
The rising infant mortality rate at the Civil Hospital, Nashik, gave sleepless nights to Dr Pankaj Gajare, head of paediatric department of the hospital. Covid
Our difference and diversity are our strengths: Jennifer Jones
Each of us is unique and that’s what makes us special. And in Rotary, we know that our differences really are our strengths. It’s
Meet your Governors
From an Interactor to a Rotary Governor Her rendezvous with Rotary began when she was in Class 11 in 1974. “I was charter president of
Medical Google of RID 3232
All of us have seen pictures of ambulances queueing up outside hospitals during the second wave of the Covid pandemic. We were all under tremendous
Madrassi, Mohajir, Eyeranian or Punjabi?
The other day, when I went for my vaccination the young nurse said something that a Punjabi friend, who grew up in Kerala and Tamil
Jalna Rotarians do exemplary Covid work
On April 21, 24 Covid patients died in a hospital in Nashik, Maharashtra, when their oxygen supply was disrupted thanks to leakage from an oxygen
Adapt to disruptions, and breathe!
We’ve rallied so far and we will continue to do so. For if, as Eckhart Tolle says, ‘Life is designed for disruptions,’ then it
Make your home energy-efficient
Energy efficiency is not just a catchphrase, it is doable to a large extent. Among other things, a new millennium home must be energy-efficient. This
Environmentalism is part of all our service projects: Shekhar Mehta
Caring for the environment has always been part of most of the areas of focus of RI, said incoming RI president Shekhar Mehta at
Dream weaver
Over the years, I caught glimpses of Shekhar Mehta when he came to One Rotary Center in Evanston, Illinois, for Board of Directors meetings. I