Gift vouchers for 700 children
Kolkata mayor Debasish Kumar was the chief guest at the inauguration of Project Smile Street initiated by RC Calcutta Mahanagar, RID 3291, at the Lion Safari Park, for the benefit of children from disadvantaged families Shopping coupons, each worth ₹1,000, were given to 700 children so that they can enjoy the experience of choosing their own gifts at different stalls. Also, the club in partnership with seven other Rotary clubs and the Inner Wheel District 3291, distributed clothes (Project Awarun), chocolates, school bags, goodie bags and food packets to all the 700 children.
PRIP Shekhar Mehta, DG Ramendu Homchaudhuri, and Lions District 322B1 governor Manju Chamaria were also present on the occasion.
Cataract equipment for Satara hospital
A surgical equipment for cataract surgery was donated to the Sawkar Charitable Hospital, Satara, for its ophthalmic OPD centre, by RC Pune Heritage, RID 3131. The project worth ₹20 lakh was funded by Mizuki Power Products, and will benefit 1,500 patients a year.
Para-athletes honoured
Three para-athletes from Karnataka, who were part of the national team, taking part in the international sitting throwball tournament in Sri Lanka were felicitated by RC Tumkur, 3192, at the residence of past president Nagesh Kumar and Anitha, the club’s trustee. Financial assistance was given to them to meet their tournament expenses.
Dresses, laptops for destitute girls
RC Delhi Mayur Vihar, RID 3012, recently distributed dress material and laptops to orphan girls at the Arya Kanya Sadan, a special home for destitute girls in Faridabad. Several club members participated.
Club president Vimal Agarwal and Ann Viba sponsored the clothes; past president Arvind Jain and Ann Neelam distributed woollen jackets; and Rajeev Gupta and Ann Shashi donated laptops to the girls.