Kerala Governor Arif ­Mohammed Khan presented the Vocational Excellence Awards to five individuals for their selfless contributions to society at the two-day district conference of RID 3100 in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. In his speech, he called upon the citizens to “take individual responsibility for the progress of the nation and society.”

Bhaktee Deodar, a budding entrepreneur, broke new ground when her creative crafts done in resin and wax started selling like hotcakes after she implemented some key management and marketing strategies that she learnt through Project NAWNI, a mentorship programme of RC Pune Pride, RID 3131. She has now joined this club as a member.

Rotary Club of ­Hassan ­Hoysala, RID 3182, through a global grant, set up a haemodialysis centre with three machines at the Sanjeevani Cooperative Hospital in Hassan, near Bengaluru.

The Rotary Club of ­Bangalore Lakeworld, along with eight Rotary clubs of RIDs 3191 and 3192, organised a car rally for the blind in May. The event had 30 cars, and was flagged off by DG Srinivas Murthy and PDG Fazal Mahmood at the Vega Mall in ­Bengaluru. The 40-km rally finished at the Gold Coins Club and Resort, Electronic City.

At the maiden launch of Spirit of India Awards, RC Madras Metro, RID 3232, ­honoured three persons

RI Director Raju Subramanian inaugurated a refrigerated centrifuge donated by RC Nasik, RID 3030

It is a great privilege for Rotary to “work collectively in healthcare projects with reputed hospitals and local governments

Major Donor G Sundararajan received the Service Above Self Award at a felicitation event hosted by RC Dindigul West, RID 3000, in Dindigul

RC Madurai Star, RID 3000, along with RC Madras, RID 3232, built four houses (Rs.22.5 lakh) and handed them over to families

RC Manipal, RID 3182, recently upgraded the physiotherapy ­departments in two government hospitals in Kundapur and Karkala taluks in Karnataka. The project, valued at Rs.34 lakh, was supported through a global grant;RCs Silicon Valley Passport and Central Chester County, RID 5170, USA, were the international partners.