Club Matters – August 2025

V Muthukumaran

On the first day of the new Rotary year the club members served midday meals to around 120 children at a differently-abled school. The school authorities and children thanked the club for a delicious meal.

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A Rally 4 Life was conducted by eight Rotarians from Kanyakumari to Madurai to raise awareness on cervical cancer and environment. They distributed 2,000 cloth bags and 5,000 pamphlets. It was held in partnership with RC Tamiraparani Tirunelveli.

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A water cooler and purifying system was installed at a dental hygiene awareness session for 250 underprivileged children of a school. The school authorities thanked the club for installing the drinking water unit.

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Twelve benches were donated to a tribal school at Boodi village in Anantagiri mandal of Alluri Sitarama Raju district, Andhra Pradesh, with donations from Interactor Nia from the US, and three club members.

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Ten ceiling fans were donated to Mata Prem Lata Sarvhitkari School, Patran. This gesture will provide relief to students during the summer season. The project was supported by Narain Garg and Jiwan Singla.

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The club has started 11 book banks in rural areas, each having around 300 books of all genres, which benefit 2,500 children and students as they borrow books regularly from these centres.

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Lunch packets are being given to 25 expectant mothers daily at the maternity ward of the Shastrinagar Municipal Hospital, Dombivli. An MoU was signed with the civic body for monitoring the annual project.

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Club member Chetan Gangji donated a water purifier (40,000) in memory of his late father Laxmansa Gangji to VTS Primary and High School, a unit of Kalaburagi Education Society which is sponsored by the club.

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An ambulance was donated to the primary health centre at Chikkajala with CSR funding from TVM Signalling and Transportation Systems. The handover event was attended by Meenukunte panchayat president Vasanth Kumar and club president Akhtar Ali.

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Two anganwadis were renovated (3 lakh) and handed over to the teachers who thanked the club. The centres sported a radiant look with gleaming walls painted with wildlife pictures.

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Alappuzha district police chief Mohanachandran inaugurated an anti-drugs abuse campaign at the beach in which Rotarians created awareness among the public on the need to avoid substance addiction for a healthy lifestyle.

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Nutrition supplement bags were distributed to TB patients at the District TB Centre attached to the government hospital, Ramanathapuram, as part of the club’s ongoing project. Club president Jegadesh S and past AG Geetha Rameshbabu were present at the venue.

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Tubelights for homes and sweaters were distributed to children from underserved communities to provide light and warmth to them during winter.

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A water booth offered cold drinking water and soft drinks to 650 passersby as summer relief under Project Jala Chhatra. IPDG Yagyansis Mohapatra, PDG Aswini Kar and club president Buddha Mohapatra were present.