Club Matters – June 2017 issue

Rotaract Club of Rivers — D 2981

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The club which was sponsored by RC Pondicherry donated a wheelchair to a 20-year-old cancer patient Kokila who is being treated at JIPMER, the regional cancer centre. The Rotaractors take care of Kokila almost every day by accompanying her for short rounds around the hospital campus, a small gesture to bring a smile on her face.

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RC Salem Young Town — D 2982

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A toilet block worth Rs 50,000 was installed at a Government Higher Secondary School in ­Sivadhapuram as part of a WinS project. DG  T Shanmugasundaram inaugurated the new ­sanitary facility at the school.

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RC Vijayawada — D 3020

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More than 10,000 children took part in a mass drawing competition under the banner, ‘Swachh Vidyalaya — WASH in schools’. The event created a national record for being the largest competition for schoolchildren and was entered in the Indian Book of Records. The Municipal Commissioner Veerapandian lauded the efforts of the club.

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RC Kota — D 3052

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The club in association with RC Indore Uptown, D 3040, conducted an artificial limb fitment camp that provided LN-4 prosthetic arms for the physically challenged people in the community. The beneficiaries were also taught to use their new limbs.

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RC Bikaner — D 3053

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The club conducted eye check-up and lens ­transplantation camps at Udramsar and Bikaner in which about 200 patients of different age groups were screened and given free medicines after primary ­treatment. Twenty patients were treated for ­cataract surgery at Acharya Shree Nanesh Rotary Netra Chikitsalaya.

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RC Surat — D 3060

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A toilet block and a handwash station were ­provided for girls at a government school in Ponsra ­village near Surat, to inculcate the best hygiene practices among the students.

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RC Jammu City — D 3070

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The club presented wheelchairs to ­differently-abled inmates of Jigar Rehabilitation Institute, ­Gangyal, and promised to extend all support to it for the ­rehabilitation of the disabled in the region.

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RC Roopnagar — D 3080

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Around 200 children took part in a rally to create awareness on tuberculosis.  The rally was flagged off by PDGs Dr R S Parmar and Chetan Aggarwal with the involvement of local interactors from different schools. The participants raised slogans and displayed placards for the prevention of TB.

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RC Faridkot — D 3090

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A dental camp was organised in association with Surendra Dental College, Sri Ganganagar, in which 113 patients were checked and treated for oral health at MGM Senior Secondary School in Faridkot.

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RC Vrindavan — D 3110

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Rotarian Lalit Arora celebrated his birthday by ­donating Rs 51,000 to Kalyanam Karoti Shreeji Baba, Mathura, for conducting cataract surgeries to 51 poor people. The Club President Dr Yaduraj Singh Yadav, along with fellow Rotarians, distributed snacks to the patients.

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RC Pune Sahawas — D 3131

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A 27-seater van was handed over to Adhar ­Mandal School for the deaf and dumb children through a global grant partnership with RC Chagrin Valley, USA and TRF. Besides, the club also provided 12 computers, 100 hearing aids, and constructed gender specific ­toilets in the school. DG Prashant Deshmukh was present at the inaugural event.

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RC Mumbai Greencity — D 3141

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The club, in association with Ojas Eye Hospital, ­Bandra, and Rotary Eye Care Centre at Malad, ­organised an eye check-up camp where 230 people were screened. A diabetes camp was held at SNDT Women ­University in Juhu for the staff of all the nine ­colleges in the campus.

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RC Thane Uptown — D 3142

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A Happy School ­project was accomplished at a Zilla ­Parishad ­primary school in ­Songaon ­village, Murbad taluk. The school, was given two toilets with ­overhead tank, a borewell, water purifiers and ­facilities for indoor, outdoor games, ­footwear for children, library books and a ­cupboard to store them. Saplings were also planted at the campus.

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RC Nizamabad — D 3150

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Notebooks and stationery were distributed to ­government school students to mark the birth ­anniversary of Rotary International founder Paul P Harris. The club is involved in providing facilities to children to encourage them to attend school.

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RC Gulbarga Midtown — D 3160

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Over 540 patients were screened at an eye and dental check-up camp organised by the club at Gulbarga.  Cataract surgeries were performed on 20 patients at Bhoruka hospital in the town.

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RC Erode — D 3202

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As part of the WinS project, handwashing ­stations were installed at 23 government schools to ­inculcate best hygiene practices among students. Chief ­Education Officer P Ayyannan was the chief guest at the meeting which was graced by present and future District Governors.

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RC Silchar — D 3240

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As part of WinS outreach, two wash stations were ­constructed at Tikarbasti Lower Primary School and Sri Ramkrishna Pathsala for the benefit of students. They were tutored on best hygiene practices on the occasion.

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RC Samastipur City — D 3250

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The club observed World TB Day with an ­interactive session among students, local representatives, teachers and NGO workers who discussed the ways and means to prevent the occurrence of the disease. A rally was also taken by the students to create ­awareness among the locals.

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RC Calcutta Midsouth — D 3291

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The club provided Bhagat Bari Primary School in a remote village of Purulia district with 20 desks and 20 benches. Earlier the students were sitting on the floor. An amount of  Rs 21,500 was used on this Happy Schools project.

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