Club Matters – July 2020
RC Madurai North — RID 3000
Spectacles are being given to those suffering from defective eyesight under the club’s Kannoli 1000 Project. The club has been conducting eye camps in villages and urban areas in a phased manner throughout this year.
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RC Delhi Panchshila Park — RID 3011
The club donated ₹51,000 to Gurudwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha at Lajpat Nagar to provide meals for migrants. Besides, railway and bus tickets and meal packets were also given to migrants to help them reach their destinations comfortably.
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RC Vapi West — RID 3060
The club, under the Covid-19 global grant, donated PPE kits, N95 masks, sanitisers, gloves, face shield masks and infrared thermometers to the medical staff at the Janseva Hospital and four primary health centres.
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RC Ratlam Prime — RID 3040
Around 500 patients were examined by doctors at a mega health camp organised in partnership with Amber Sky Network and Arogyam Medical. A 30 per cent subsidy was offered at the Arogyam Hospital for those in need of surgery.
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RC Mansa Royal — RID 3090
A seminar-cum-medical camp was held under Project Positive Health: Stop NCD in which over 200 patients were screened for chronic ailments. DG Rajeev Garg was the chief guest at the seminar. PDG Prem Aggarwal thanked doctors from Max Hospital, Bathinda, for their service.
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RC Chandausi City Star — RID 3100
A disinfectant tunnel, sponsored by Rtn Anurag Mittal, was inaugurated by the DM Avinash Krishan Singh on the premises of the district magistrate office, Sambhal.
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RC Ahmednagar Priyadarshini — RID 3132
Four handwash stations were installed in government schools at a cost of ₹1 lakh, in the presence of DG Suhas Vaidya. This WinS project will benefit around 2,000 students.
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RC Lucknow Baradari — RID 3120
The club donated 1,800 litres of hand sanitisers to the UP Governor Anandiben Patel. The club name was printed on the bottles along with names of three research bodies, CSIR, IITR and CDRI, who have partnered in this initiative.
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RC Bombay Chembur West — RID 3141
A mammography camp was held in Chembur to detect breast cancer among women. Four Rotarians took part as volunteers.
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RC Kavali — RID 3160
Tricycles and sewing machines were given to physically-challenged and needy women to help them earn a decent livelihood. Polio drops were given to newborns at a special camp and a rally was organised to create awareness on polio eradication by Rotary.
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RC Mangalore North — RID 3181
The club donated sewing machines to Sharadha Training Centre on the premises of the Ramakrishna Tapovana campus under its women’s empowerment programme.
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RC Vengurla Midtown — RID 3170
Solar lamps were donated to families in a slum colony. Children who were studying until then in streetlights, candle light and near the chulha (mud oven) were happy now as they could study without any hindrance with the help of solar lamps.
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RC Ramanad Royals — RID 3212
The club provided daily meals to 800 beneficiaries at the Erwadi Dargah in Ramanathapuram under the direction of PDG Dr Chinnadurai Abdullah. Charter President Dr N Karthikeyan, Club President Arun Prasad and Secretary Vijay Bhaskar mobilised funds through Kalam Vision India WhatsApp group.
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RC Katwa — RID 3240
A TB seminar titled Sanjeevani was held in which PRID Y P Das, DG Dr Debashish Das and DGND Dr Kushanava Pabi participated. A colourful rally was taken with the participation of students to create awareness in the society.
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RC Bhubaneswar Capital — RID 3262
The club set up community kitchens in three localities to provide fresh, cooked food to migrants and needy people during lockdown. Several people benefitted from the initiative.
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RC Jabalpur South — RID 3261
Club President Akhil Mishra was presented with Corona Warrior Award by District Collector Bharat Yadav and Social Justice Commissioner Ashish Dixit. The club distributed over 24,500 food packets, 400 PPE kits, masks and sanitisers during the lockdown.
