RC Kumbakonam Central, RID 2981
A spacious waiting hall for girls at the Government Arts College was built with a CSR grant of ₹95 lakh from GRT Jewellers. Assembly speaker M Appavu and state minister Govi Chezhiaan inaugurated the premises. PDGs Ramesh Babu and S Balaji were present.
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RC Karambakudi City, RID 3000
Large umbrellas were provided to roadside vendors in Karambakudi to protect them from natural elements. The project boosted Rotary’s public image.
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RC Vijayawada, RID 3020
Eye check-up camps were held at 20 municipal and zilla parishad schools, reaching out to over 6,700 students so far, under Project Drushyam. Among them, 1,351 were treated for eye disorders, and spectacles were distributed at 20 schools. The project is supported by Maxvision Hospitals.
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RC Panchora-Bhadgaon, RID 3030
Around 130 blood bags were collected at a blood donation camp held in support of Operation Sindoor in which civilians and soldiers were injured during the conflict.
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RC Kankaria (Ahmedabad), RID 3055
Club members led by its president Nipun Patel and project chair Vipul Shukla took part in a mega clean-up of Sabarmati River initiated by the municipal corporation. Over 250 tonnes of litter were removed from the riverbank.
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RC Lucknow Baradari, RID 3120
Over 2,400 people were treated in eye check-up and cataract screening camps at eight villages near Lucknow with the support of Saraswati Hospital and Mittal Analytics. The medical camps performed 52 cataract surgeries and distributed 2,000 spectacles at a project cost of ₹7.15 lakh.
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RC Bombay Film City, RID 3141
A dental chair was donated to the Arthur Road Jail Hospital which has 3,800 inmates. Following a request, a club member, a dentist, will offer his service once a week.
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RC Kalyan City, RID 3142
In an eco-friendly initiative, 500 students at the Narendra Convent School were taught a solar cooking method for conserving energy. Each student was given a solar cooking kit to replicate this method at home.
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RC Mangalore Central, RID 3181
Hotelier K Prakash Shetty was conferred Vandana Award for his entrepreneurship. PDG Devdas Pai, chairman, Awards Committee, AG K M Hegde, club president Brian Pinto and DRR Sanjay were present.
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RC Kasaragod, RID 3204
A blood collection van (₹35 lakh) was donated to the Government Hospital, Kasaragod, through a global grant. RC Cascavel Primavera, Brazil, is the global partner. Club president Narayana Naik gave ₹10 lakh for the project.
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RC Tirupattur, RID 3231
Buttermilk and ragi porridge were distributed to roadside people near the district collectorate office as summer refreshment. Club treasurer M Thirunavukkarasu sponsored the project on the death anniversary of his wife.
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RC Sambalpur, RID 3261
Members of the Interact Club of St Joseph’s Convent School distributed books, clothes and fruits to inmates of an old age home-cum-orphanage. The students interacted with elders and children at the special home.
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RC Bhubaneswar Meadows, RID 3262
A water conservation exhibition was held at the Hirapur Youth Club, Balianta, jointly with Sailabala Foundation. Students from six schools put up 12 projects for display, and the jury selected three of them for awards.
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RC Jodhpur Gardens Calcutta, RID 3291
A medical bed was donated by the club’s Foundation chair Brojo Gopal Chowdhury to Behala Balananda Brahmachari Hospital in memory of late Debasri Chowdhury.