Club Matters – November 2024
RC Trichy Diamond City Queens — RID 3000
Under Project Aasai Magal (maternity-cum-childcare project), pregnant women at a government hospital were felicitated and given nutritious food. The project was held jointly with
RC Tiruchirapalli Phoenix.
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RC Delhi Mid Town — RID 3011
Around 100 delegates attended a clubfoot seminar sponsored by four Delhi clubs. DGE Ravinder Gugnani, PDG Raman Bhatia, Dr Mathew Verghese, chair, Cure-India Trust, and its director Dr Santosh George were among the speakers.
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RC Vijayawada Midtown — RID 3020
Commercial sewing machines were distributed to 100 women, thanks to CSR grant of ₹2 crore from Coal India, in a joint project with RC Vijayawada Sree Durga.
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RC Sabarmati (Ahmedabad) — RID 3055
An e-waste collection camp, led by project chair Dinesh Patel, was held with the support of an authorised agency that created awareness on safe disposal of used electronic gadgets and accessories.
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RC Jammu Elite — RID 3070
Fifty saplings were planted at the Government Middle School, Mussa Chak, and an awareness event was held for the students on the role of trees in reducing global warming and climate change.
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RC Barsi — RID 3132
Bicycles were given to 11 girls at the Shah Kanya Prashala, Barshi, to make their commute to and from school easier and enable them to focus on their studies better.
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RC Bombay Film City — RID 3141
Around 240 students of R C Maruti High School, Andheri East, were screened at an eye camp. Children with defective vision were given spectacles. RC Worli, Ratnanidhi Charitable Trust and Essilor Luxottica Foundation were co-partners.
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RC Gulbarga Sakhi — RID 3160
Around 50 women at an anganwadi in a slum area were educated on menstrual hygiene. Sanitary napkins were distributed. Colour books and pencils were given to children.
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RC Tirthahalli — RID 3182
Club president Anilkumar and past AG K P S Swamy led a team of Rotarians in planting paddy in a field under Project Raitha Mitra.
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RC Bengaluru Abbigere — RID 3192
School uniforms worth ₹3 lakh were distributed to 150 children at the Government PU College, Hesaraghatta, thanks to sponsorship from club secretary Sathish Kumar.
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RC Tuticorin — RID 3212
Around 100 units of blood were collected at a blood donation camp held at the V O Chidambaranar Arts College, Thoothukudi, in partnership with the Youth Red Cross.
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RC Vellore Angels — RID 3231
In an anti-plastic drive, 500 cotton bags (₹11,600) were distributed to 15 street vendors by Rotarians led by club president Vijaya Kumaran and secretary Thamari Rajarajan.
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RC Burdwan South — RID 3240
Desk-benches were donated to Satgachia Meghamala Free Primary School in a village at Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal. This will enable the students to study comfortably in their classrooms.
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RC Jodhpur Gardens Calcutta — RID 3291
School kits were distributed to children at the Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Thalia, in Joypur block of Howrah district under Project Eazy School 3. The event was attended by PDG Mukul Sinha.
