club matters – September 2024
RC Nagapattinam Wings – RID 2981
An amount of ₹25,000 was given to daily wage labourer Venkatesh (44) for medical treatment of his injured leg after his family contacted the club for help.
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RC Sonepat Midtown – RID 3012
White canes with sensors were donated to 40 visually-impaired persons near Delhi border, Kundli and Sonepat for them to navigate their way.
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RC Rajamundry River City – RID 3020
Over 500 persons were treated at a six-day acupressure camp inaugurated by PDG Bhaskar Ram and past president Kasi Visweswara Rao. Three therapists gave free treatment to patients.
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RC Amravati – RID 3030
Among 137 seropositive women registered for the Pap smear test camp for cervical cancer, over 100 were tested, six found positive at the Dr Punjabrao Deshmukh Memorial Medical College. RC Burhanpur was the co-partner.
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RC Wadhwan Metro – RID 3060
Food and buttermilk were distributed to hundreds of people under Project Annapurna, a weekly project in the first month of Rotary year.
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RC Jalandhar South – RID 3070
A toilet block (Rs,90,000) was built at Bridh Ashram, an old age home, in Budhiana village, thanks to CSR funding from Kapsons Foundation.
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RC Nahan Sirmour Hills – RID 3080
Sweaters and socks were distributed to students at the Government Primary School, Purbion village at Nahan taluk in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh.
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RC Agra – RID 3110
Around 300 prisoners and children benefited from a health camp at the Agra District Jail in which medicines, eye and ear drops, syrups, dental creams and spectacles were distributed.
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RC Prayagraj Platinum – RID 3120
Around 5,000 cloth bags with Rotary Wheel were distributed to roadside fruit, vegetable vendors on World Plastic Bag Free Day (June 3). City mayor Umesh Chandra Kesarwani was the chief guest.
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RC Pandharpur – RID 3132
Big paper bags were distributed to pilgrims visiting Pandharpur on Ashadi Vari, the last day of the pilgrimage to Lord Vithoba, to avoid littering around the place. Over 1,000 food packets were also provided.
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RC Thane Royales – RID 3142
Notebooks and textbooks were distributed to 280 students at the Vidya Vikas Mandal Vidyalaya, Andheri West, in a joint project with RC Lokhandwala. Satish Kothare and his friends arranged the funds.
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RC Karwar Seaside – RID 3170
Rosemary saplings were distributed to club members and those who had nurtured healthy plants will get special prizes at the end of the year from club president Anu Jayaprakash Pillai.
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RC Manipal Town – RID 3182
During the installation of club president Manoj Nagasampige, past president Ganesh Nayak donated ₹3 lakh to a family for constructing their house near Udupi.
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RC Bangalore Prime – RID 3191
DG Satish Madhavan distributed school kits to around 290 students (₹1 lakh) at the Rani Sarala Devi HS School, Jayanagar, along with actor Ramesh Aravind and club president Harish V S.
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RC Cochin Beach Side – RID 3201
Groceries worth ₹20,000 were donated to inmates at Mariyalayam, a palliative care centre at Panangad. They were also served breakfast.
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RC Pollachi Royalz – RID 3203
T-shirts and sweaters (₹80,000) were donated to 300 tribal people and forest rangers at four tribal settlements.
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RC Anchal – RID 3211
Stainless steel lunch plates (₹25,000) were donated to 200 children at the MGLP School, Manalil Yeroor village in Kollam district.
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RC Sivakasi Diamonds – RID 3212
IPDG Muthiah Pillai donated sewing machines (₹1.1 lakh) to eight women entrepreneurs, thanks to CSR funds from Standard Fireworks, Sivakasi.
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RC Jamshedpur West – RID 3250
SSP Kishore Kaushal (Singhbum East), PDG Pratim Banerjee and DSP (traffic) Sanjay Singh jointly flagged off a bike rally on road safety. Local police, Kolhan Petroleum Dealers Association, Tata Steel and Rotaractors were co-partners.
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RC Calcutta Kankurgachi – RID 3291
A bus stand was inaugurated at Indus Bankura colony in memory of past president Sumita Lodh. It displays RI’s service projects boosting public image.
