Project Vignettes – August 2023
Rotary park in Patna
![Club members, along with IPDG Sanjeev Kumar Thakur (centre) at the park.](https://rotarynewsonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Rotary-park-in-Patna-Project-Vignettes-August-2023.gif)
A once-unsightly garbage dumping ground on the Main Boring Canal Road in Patna has been transformed into a vibrant public park by RC Patna, RID 3250. The park, established in memory of the club’s late past president Manoj Kumar, will be maintained by the club.
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Madurai club renovates old age home
![IPDG I Jerald and DGE R Raja Govindasamy, along with club members, at the Angel Devaki Home.](https://rotarynewsonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Madurai-club-renovates-old-age-home-Project-Vignettes-August-2023.gif)
RC Madurai Star, RID 3000, has constructed Angel Devaki Home, an old age home in Mukkampatti village, near Madurai. The facility, which currently accommodates 75 residents, was inaugurated by IPDG I Jerald and DGE R Raja Govindsamy. The club raised `15 lakh through its Foundation and crowdfunding.
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A mobile clinic in Mumbai
![TRF trustee vice-chair Bharat Pandya and IPDG Sandeep Agarwalla at the inaugural of the medical van.](https://rotarynewsonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/A-mobile-clinic-in-Mumbai-Project-Vignettes-August-2023.gif)
In partnership with the Bhakti Vedanta Hospital, RC Mumbai Kandivli West, RID 3141, donated a fully-equipped medical van for healthcare services. The van will help conduct 225 screening camps annually, focusing on cancer, cardiac and ophthalmic diseases. The club raised ₹59 lakh through CSR and member contributions. The vehicle was inaugurated by TRF trustee vice-chair Bharat Pandya and IPDG Sandeep Agarwalla.
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Greening Jalna
![Club members at the plantation site.](https://rotarynewsonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Greening-Jalna-Project-Vignettes-August-2023.gif)
In an effort to make Jalna greener and more biodiverse, RC Jalna Midtown, RID 3132, planted 7,000 trees in a 2.5-acre land under Project Shantivan (peaceful forest). This initiative aims to foster the growth and conservation of native forest species.