Club Matters – August 2019
RC Pondicherry Central — RID 2981
The club donated new desks and benches to the science laboratory of St Anne’s Government-aided School in the city at a cost of ₹1 lakh.
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RC Ulundurpet — RID 2982
A mega eye screening camp was organised at Kalamaruthur village in association with Arvind Eye Hospital, Puducherry. Over 200 people were examined, of which 60 were identified for cataract procedure.
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RC Chandrapur — RID 3030
An eye camp was held at Tadoba wildlife sanctuary for the guides and forest vehicle drivers. Sixty people were examined by a panel of doctors and five were identified for cataract operation.
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RC Jaipur Bapu Nagar — RID 3054
Three MoUs were signed by IPDG Neeraj Sogani and corporate institutions at a CSR seminar. PDGs Ajay Kala, Ramesh Agrawal, Ratnesh Kashyap and corporate leaders gave presentations on how to rope in enterprises to fund community projects.
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RC Surat — RID 3060
Over 150 school bags made out of torn or discarded jeans were given to students of Ponsara Primary School. The project was conceived by Rtn Rupal Damani and was supported by the club members and their friends.
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RC Amritsar North — RID 3070
Rotarians distributed dry rations to 20 needy families under their ongoing project Annapurna Day. The women beneficiaries expressed their gratitude to Rotary for this thoughtful gesture.
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RC Panvel Elite — RID 3131
Clothes, footwear and food grains were donated in a special camp at a hamlet, 25 km from Pen village. This project enhanced the public image of Rotary in nearby villages. A number of Rotarians took part in the camp.
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RC Dombivli East — RID 3142
IPDG Ashes Ganguly inaugurated Dombivli Olympics for schoolchildren. Team events and athletics were also held along with indoor games like chess and carrom for the participants.
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RC Dharmavaram Midtown — RID 3160
An eye operation camp was held at a Zilla Parishad school in Chennekotha Palli in which 150 patients were screened for cataract and other eye-related issues. This ongoing project has benefitted 638 people so far.
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RC Kushalnagar — RID 3181
IPDG Rohinath P inaugurated a washroom station at a government primary school in Boikeri. The facility was sponsored by RC Bangalore Southwest, Microland Bangalore and Vasavi Clubs International. The project cost ₹3.10 lakh.
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RC Koteshwara — RID 3182
DG Abhinandan Shetty handed over the keys of a newly-constructed house to a poor and needy family. The house was built at a cost of ₹3.15 lakh.
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RC Koothatukulam — RID 3201
IPDG A V Pathy handed over the keys of a new house constructed by the club for an underprivileged family affected by the recent floods under Rotary’s Project Hope in the presence of legislator Anoop Jacob.
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RC Tellicherry — RID 3202
IPDG E K Ummer gifted a water purifier and six steel chairs to an old-age home during his club visit. Rtn Dr Jose also donated ₹10,000 to this home. The total project cost ₹30,000.
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RC Trivandrum Suburban — RID 3211
An orthopaedically-challenged boy was presented with a Chenda instrument which he practises for livelihood. Rtn Dr Fasil Marecar gifted the instrument to the boy during the installation of new office-bearers under Club President B Sushir.
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RC Courtallam — RID 3212
IPDG K Rajagopalan presented a cheque for ₹3 lakh to District Collector Shilpa Prabhakar for the clean-up of the Chitra River. He was accompanied by Rotary District General Secretary C Vaiyali Muthiah and Chitra River Clean-up Project Coordinator Prof Sakthinathan on the occasion.
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RC Vellore Midtown — RID 3231
Sports kits and furniture such as chairs, lockers and tables worth ₹50,000 were given to a government middle school at Kalarpalayam, a village adopted by the club.
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RC Madras Southwest — RID 3232
A dialysis machine costing ₹7 lakh was donated to Khivraj Chordia Memorial Dialysis Centre in the city, in appreciation of their service they are doing to the poor families.
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RC Bokaro Midtown Couples — RID 3250
A mortuary van ‘Muktidham Vahini’ was dedicated for the service of residents. DG Gopal Khemka and DGE Rajan Gandotra inaugurated the facility in the presence of Club President Sajan Kapoor.
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RID 3261
A 10-member team of Rotarians and their spouses visited RID 6540, Indiana, US, on a 15-day Friendship Exchange tour. RFE Chair Dawn Harvey and IPDG Lisa Waterman took care of their stay with four hosts at different places.
