Project vignettes – August 2024
Toilet block for girls
RC Madurai Sangamam, RID 3000, inaugurated a girls’ toilet block worth ₹5.5 lakh at the Government HS School, Avaniyapuram. The project, funded by both a global grant and a CSR grant from Nataraj Oil Mills, was inaugurated by Tamilnadu Education Minister Mahesh Poyyamozhi and RIDE M Muruganandam through a video link.
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A cataract surgery camp
Twelve people were treated for cataract, following a diagnosis at a cataract screening camp organised by RC Bisauli, RID 3110. Medicines, along with instructions on post-surgery care, were provided to them. The club organised lunch for the patients and their caregivers.
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Hearing aids donated
RC Pune Kothrud, RID 3131, provided state-of-the-art hearing aids to 35 children at the C R Ranganathan School for the Deaf and YMCA School for the Deaf. The project, costing ₹25 lakh, was funded by Elkay Chemicals (₹18.64 lakh), Intracloud Technologies (₹5.2 lakh) and a district grant (₹1.25 lakh).
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Cancer detection van donated
RC Hubli, RID 3170, under a global grant, donated the Rotary Arogya Vahini, a medical testing and cancer detection van, to the Karnataka Cancer Therapy and Research Institute, Hubli.
