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Project Vignettes – August 2022

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A Rotary home for a woman

Members of RC Vellore South with a beneficiary in front of the newly constructed house.
Members of RC Vellore South with a beneficiary in front of the newly constructed house.

RC Vellore South, RID 3231, constructed a low-cost shelter for an underprivileged woman. Built at a cost of ₹1.75 lakh, the 180 sqft house is fully furnished. Club members have donated essentials and groceries for one month.

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Club honours pilot

Mahasweta Chakraborty receives the award from PDG Ajay Agarwal.
Mahasweta Chakraborty receives the award from PDG Ajay Agarwal.

RC Calcutta Metro City, RID 3291, at a recent event, ­honoured ­24-year-old pilot Mahasweta Chakraborty with the Swayam Siddha Award for flying 800 Indian ­students home from war-torn Ukraine.

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Deepak Shikarpur conferred Service Above Self Award

Deepak Shikarpur receiving the award from TRF trustee Bharat Pandya in the presence of (from L) DG Dr Anil ­Lalchand Parmar, PDGs Dr Shailesh Palekar and Pankaj Shah.
Deepak Shikarpur receiving the award from TRF trustee Bharat Pandya in the presence of (from L) DG Dr Anil ­Lalchand Parmar, PDGs Dr Shailesh Palekar and Pankaj Shah.

The RI Board of Directors recently conferred the Service Above Self Award on PDG Deepak Shikarpur, member of RC Pune Shivajinagar, RID 3131. He has served as the DRRFC and RPIC.

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Empowering girls

(From L): Club president Santosh Senapati (2021–22), PDG Aswini Kar and club member Bijoylaxmi Kar handing over the sewing machines to the beneficiaries.
(From L): Club president Santosh Senapati (2021–22), PDG Aswini Kar and club member Bijoylaxmi Kar handing over the sewing machines to the beneficiaries.

Under the club’s Joy of Giving and Women’s Empowerment initiative, RC Bhubaneswar Meadows, RID 3262, donated sewing machines to three needy girls to help them earn a decent living.

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