Club Matters – February 2026

V Muthukumaran

RC Jindal Nagar — RID 3012

Around 70 units of blood was collected at a blood donation and thalassaemia screening camp held at the G S Medical College and Hospital. PDG Ramesh Agarwal gave useful information on how to ward off the genetic blood disease at the awareness event.

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RC Nagpur Horizon — RID 3030

Blood samples of 32 children at the RCC Navegaon Deshmukh were sent to Lok Kalyan Path Lab for CBC and sickle disease testing. After a gap of four months, the same tests will be conducted and during this period, they will be given a nutritious diet sponsored by Nandini Deshmukh.

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RC Indore Central — RID 3040

A four-day Modern Pentathlon Federation of India (MPFI) Championship saw participation of 700 athletes. DG Sushil Malhotra and PDGs Sohanlal Parkh, Nitin Dafria and Ramesh Tiwari were present.

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RC Moradabad — RID 3100

An eye and organ donation rally was conducted with students from the Interact Club of Moradabad to spread awareness in the society. Local MP Ruchi Veera and DGN Kavya Rastogi flagged off the rally from the Panchayat Bhawan.

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RC Honavar — RID 3170

Ten Interact teams participated in the Rotary-Interact Premier League, a cricket tournament held to promote sportsmanship, teamwork and fellowship among Interactors.

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RC Pune Heritage — RID 3131

Under Project Mahadaan, over 4.5 tonnes of foodgrains and 600 bags of clothes mobilised through a special drive were distributed to shelter homes and orphanages. The collected funds (12 lakh) will be used for artificial limbs and installation of dialysis machines.

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RC Kushinagar — RID 3120

School bags and umbrellas with the Rotary Wheel logo were distributed to children at the Upper Primary School, Mundera Ratanpatti in Kasia.

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RC Uppinangadi — RID 3181

Hearing aid was given to a differently-abled child by PDG Vikram Dutta in the presence of club president John Canute, secretary Srikanth Patel, and AG Rajaram K B. District TRF Annual Fund chairman Sooryanarayan K was also there.

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RC Chikmagalur-Coffee Land — RID 3182

With 153 charter members, the largest Interact club at RID 3182 was installed at the Pride Euro School. District-Interact Club vice-chairman Ravindranath Naidu pinned the new president Vijendra Jain and secretary Harshitha.

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RC Bangalore Raja Rajeshwari Nagar Centennial — RID 3191

Uniforms were distributed to 130 students at the Pattanagere Government School to inspire these young learners hailing from economically weak families to pursue education.

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RC Pollachi — RID 3203

A cancer and diabetes screening camp was held at the Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College with the support of Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore. Mammogram test was conducted for women to screen for breast cancer.

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RC Mavelikara — RID 3211

A week-long self-defence training was conducted for girls at the St Mary’s Cathedral Public School, Mavelikara, by a team of martial arts exponents. They were also taught situational awareness and mental preparedness.

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RC Tiruvannamalai Galaxy — RID 3231

A mega eye screening camp was conducted in partnership with Balaji Nethralaya Eye Hospital at the Naidu Mangalam T M Primary School for the benefit of rural community. RID 3231 membership advisor Kishan Chand and Sapna Kamalesh from RC Tiruvannamalai Vegan were special guests.

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RC Salt Lake Metropolitan Kolkata — RID 3291

At the 79th Matri Raksha and cataract camp, 150 people were examined for anaemia and menstrual diseases, diabetes, BP, orthopaedic and cataract problems. Among them, 23 were identified for cataract surgery. Around 7,500 women had benefitted from Matri Raksha project so far.