February 2024
Creating awareness on anaemia Team Rotary News
Above: Women receive iron syrup at the Shri Ram Medicare. Left: Rotarians offer fodder to the cows.
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n a bid to address anaemia among pregnant women, RC Pilkhuwa City, RID 3012, organised a distribution drive of iron syrup and deworming tablets at the Shri Ram Medicare, Pilkhuwa. Over 100 patients got the deworming tablets, while 75 pregnant ladies received packets of jaggery, a natural remedy for anaemia. Patients were provided with eco-friendly jute bags, aligning with the club’s commitment to reducing plastic usage. A total of 400kg of jaggery and 75kg of bajra were contributed to the Dateri Gaushala as part of this initiative, ensuring the well-being of the animals under Project Cow Hara Chara Sewa. The club also distributed khichdi to over 100 devotees at the ISKCON temple in Pilkhuwa. In tune with the holiday season, the club hosted a fellowship event. The event was marked by the cutting of a Christmas cake.
On the cover: Mangrove saplings being planted as part of a project of RC Calcutta Kankarguchi, RID 3291.
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Medical equipment for Chidambaram hospital Team Rotary News
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edical equipment worth `15,000 were donated to the Government Medical College Hospital, Cuddalore, with dean Dr C Thirupathi receiving the consignment from former AG M Deepak Kumar, a member of RC Chidambaram Central, RID 2981. Club secretary G Arumugam, Makkal Marunthagam owner N Kesavan and Madras High Court advocate Jaya Pandian were present during the handover of medical equipment to the hospital dean. An awareness session on menstrual hygiene was held at the Government Girls HS School, Chidambaram, and sanitary napkins were distributed to the students. Headmistress Kannagi thanked the Rotarians for the gesture.
Former AG Deepak Kumar donates medical equipment to the Government Medical College Hospital dean Dr C Thirupathi.
Rotary bus shelter in Dharwad
DG Nasir Borsadwala lays the foundation stone for a bus shelter in Dharwad.
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G Nasir Borsadwala laid the foundation stone for the construction of a new bus shelter at Dharwad. RC Dharwad, RID
3170, president S T Nandibewoor, secretary P K Nandyalkar and club service director Ashok Nagasamudra were present at the event. The bus
shelter will help commuters in the locality to wait in a comfort zone before getting on to the public transport bus.
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Colourful Pongal at ITI, Pudukkottai Team Rotary News
District Public Image chairman AK S Srinivasan gives a prize to one of the winners of Pongal games at the ITI. Also seen is RC Pudukkottai City president B Asokan and Road Safety Awareness Association president Maruti K Mohanraj.
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amathuva Pongal was celebrated at the Government
Industrial Training Institute (ITI) by RC Pudukkottai City, RID 3000, with the support of Rotaractors. A number
of contests such as silambam, rangoli, folk (rural) songs and dance competition, apart from uriyadi (a rural game),
Club president Asokan donates a branded shoe to Anjana Shri, an award-winning sculptor, for the national-level competition.
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was conducted in the presence of Rotarians and institute faculty led by its principal M Sundara Ganapathy.
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Club president B Asokan welcomed the delegates and motivated the contestants. District Public Image chairman A K S Srinivasan as chief guest distributed prizes to the winners of various competitions. Club secretary Muthan Arasakumar, treasurer Sankar and Road Safety Awareness Association president Maruti K Mohanraj were present at the Pongal celebrations. Anjana Shri, a student of Government Girls HS School, Thirukokarnam, who has won a competition in sculpting a statute
of Tamil patron saint Thiruvalluvar at an inter-district event, was given a branded shoe for her to participate in a national competition. World Polio Day Around 100 schoolchildren and their parents took part in a special event on World Polio Day (Oct 24) at the government officers’ complex. The event held in partnership with the Buddhas Martial Arts saw a presentation by Mohanraj who recalled the origins of Rotary’s global fight against polio starting from the
development of first oral polio vaccine (OPV) by Dr Albert Sabin, an honorary member of RC Cincinnati, in 1961. Till that time, vaccine injections, developed by Dr Jonas Salk in 1955, are used against polio around the world. At the RI convention in 1980, it was decided that priority should be given to the elimination of polio in the Philippines as the disease is endemic in this island country. Among the 32 countries in the West Pacific region, around 45 per cent of polio-inflicted people were living in the
Philippines then. Also, the mortality rate due to polio is 74 per cent at that time in this country. A clean-up drive was taken up on the premises of Arulmigu Santharamman temple with club president Asokan leading the Rotarian volunteers. In a similar initiative, Asokan led a team of Rotarians and Rotaractors in a clean-up drive near the Anjaneya sanctum in the same temple. Pudukkottai Municipality chairman Thilagavathi Senthil and its vice-chairman Liyakat Ali Khan inaugurated the clean-up drive.
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Enhancing livelihoods Team Rotary News
Members of RC Calcutta Kankurguchi giving goats to villagers.
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ember of RC Calcutta Kankurgachi, RID 3291, visited the Namkhana village on the banks of River Ganges in South 24 Paraganas. Moved by the plight of a few women who were economically deprived, the club
members provided goats to them to help them earn a livelihood. The club, along with the local community, planted 100 mangrove saplings along the riverbank. Mangrove restoration is an important step in the conservation of coastal
ecosystems. Mangrove forest protects the shoreline from erosion and storm damage, said club president Gour Sarkar. The project will boost the JODPNF PG ÜTIFSNFO JO UIF SFHJPO BT the ecology provides vital habitat for NBOZ TQFDJFT PG ÜTI
Promoting girls’ education
DGN Nitin Kumar Agarwal (centre) and members of RC Muzaffarnagar Midtown with students.
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otary Club of Muzaffarnagar Midtown, RID 3100, distributed notebooks, pen drives and footwear to 150 students
at the Swami Kalyan Dev S D Inter College in Muzaffarnagar. DGN Nitin Kumar Agarwal was present at the event. The club has
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constructed toilets and installed water coolers in several schools this year, said Suneel Aggarwal, past president of the club. Club president Rohit
Kumar informed that the club members are interested to reach out to schools and students to further the cause of education.
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C Kolhapur City, RID 3170, donated school benches to K S Cbougale High School in Maalwadi, Kolhapur. The donation was made possible through the generous donation of benches by Kolhapur City Charitable Society's president and club member Y A Patil. During the handover ceremony, PDG Vasudev Deshingkar delivered an engaging and informative speech, guiding and inspiring both students and teachers. The event saw the presence of club president Tushar Bhumkar, secretary Sagar Mudgal, Ravi Jadhav, Abhijit Pimpalkar and Digvijay Nalwade.
Benches for Kolhapur school Team Rotary News
Workshop for Mumbai teachers
Participants of the Rotary Football League organised by RC Mumbai Kandivali West.
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ver 50 teachers benefitted from a two-day workshop organised by RC Mumbai Kandivali West, RID 3141, in partnership with RC Mumbai Northwest. Teachers from schools in Kandivali and Malad attended the training which was conducted by Sunil Parekh, a renowned trainer from Rise Academy.
Under the Navadurga project 30 commercial sex workers learnt tailoring and two of them were given sewing machines to help them earn a living. The club organised two blood donation camps at the Kandivali Recreation Club and the Kapol Vidyanidhi College. Over 150 units of blood was collected from the two camps.
Rotary Football League, an inter-school football championship the club had launched in 2022, saw a participation of 12 schools from across Mumbai this year. The tournament was held at the Poinsur Gymkhana Grounds, Kandivali West and “this year we had the participation of under-16 girls in an exhibition match,” said club secretary Vipul Gaglani.
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A campaign for water conservation Team Rotary News
Students with bicycles presented to them by RC Nagpur Metro.
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otary Club of Nagpur Metro, RID 3030, is organising a campaign to sensitise schoolchildren about water conservation. The club members began the awareness programme by addressing the
students at the New English High School in the city. Club president Avinash Deshpande spoke to them on ways to conserve water and how it is being misused and wasted in homes and the need to conserve
water bodies. The interactive session called for ideas from the students on ways to save water and preserve water resources. The club also gave bicycles to students coming from distant places.
RID 3090 gives sanitary pad incinerators DG Ghanshyam Kansal (6th from L) and club president B S Verma (4th from R) hand over the sanitary napkin incinerators to an institution. PDGs S R Passey and Bagh Singh Pannu are seen on the left.
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otary District 3090 under the leadership of DG Ghanshyam Kansal has initiated a service project to install sanitary pad incinerators in
50 educational institutions across the district. The project was launched with the installation of three machines in the girls’ hostel of the
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Punjab University campus in Patiala. A session on menstrual hygiene management was also conducted for the students.
PDGs Bagh Singh Pannu, S R Passey, RC Patiala president B S Verma, club secretary H S Talwar and other Rotarians were present at the event.
Multiple blood donation camps in Kanpur Team Rotary News
A donor receives a certificate and gift hamper from the club.
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Rotarians setting-up the food distribution counter.
otary Club of Kanpur North, RID 3110, organised its fourth blood donation camp in collaboration with HDFC Bank and PPN College, Kanpur. A total of 64 units was collected, facilitated by Ursala Memorial Hospital #MPPE #BOL 5IF ÜGUI CMPPE EPOBUJPO DBNQ UPPL place in collaboration with HDFC Bank at the Maveen Market, Kanpur. A total of 75 units was donated by bank employees and local residents, with blood collection managed by IMA Blood Bank. The club has successfully collected a total of 280 units of blood through its various camps, contributing to the community’s healthcare needs. As part of Project Annapurna, the club distributed 1,000 food packets at Halet Hospital Medical College; and 500 food packets at Ursala Memorial Hospital Parade, Kanpur, to mark the marriage anniversary of its club members Chhitz Agarwal and Ann Varsha Agarwal; and Nitin Tiwari and Ann Saubhagyawati Tiwari. This initiative is a recurring programme organised by the club on the marriage anniversaries of its members.
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RC Manora Pattukkottai More than 350 students were given stationery items including notebooks worth `50,000 at the Municipal Middle School to mark the 121st birth anniversary of former Tamil Nadu CM K Kamaraj. The project was sponsored by AG AS Veerappan, club president Sathishkumar and secretary Manoharan. On his wedding anniversary, Jayabal, executive secretary, donated $50 to TRF.
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RC Nagapattinam A beach clean-up was done at the New Beach complex jointly with Rotaractors from Sir Issac Newton College of Arts and Science ahead of World Tourism Day. Club president Karthikesan and Nagapattinam Beach Development Association secretary Govindarajulu took part in the clean-up drive. District tourism officer Arvind Kumar was the chief guest.
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RC Pondicherry Friends City An organ donation awareness rally was conducted with the support of all Rotary clubs and SOTTO — State Organ and Tissue Transplantation Organisation — in which over 500 NSS students took part. State director of medical services Dr Sriramulu flagged off the march in the presence of health officials and Rotarians.
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RC Veeranam Lake City During the visit of DG G Senguttuvan, more than 100 saplings were planted in and around Nattarmangalam village to increase the groundwater table in this area. The governor lauded the efforts of the club in taking up environment-friendly projects. A large number of Rotarians and panchayat officials took part.
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RC Pon. Puduppatti Over 300 people were examined at a general health camp held at the Chamber of Commerce building. The medical camp was sponsored by the family members of AG Kathiresan from RC Pudukkottai Central. All of them were given breakfast and lunch. A half-day programme on running a beauty parlour was held for 50 women including homemakers and college students.
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RC Pudukkottai City The eighth day of Navaratri was celebrated at the Sri Venugopala Swami temple, Thiruvappur. Goddess Durga was worshipped and a cultural event was staged by schoolchildren in the presence of club president B Asokan. Road Safety Awareness Association president Maruti Mohan Raja distributed mementos to children who had performed on the occasion.
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RC Delhi Okhla City At a food court installed by the club, a variety of food including puri, allu bhaji, petha and sweets were distributed to over 700 people. The food distribution event was held to mark the beginning of the new Rotary year. Around 14 Rotarians, along with Anns and Annets, took part in the project that enhanced the public image of the club.
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RC Delhi South A speaker session on the role of recycled plastic in achieving circular economy was held for its members. Yash Sharma, director, Ganesha Ecopet, gave a talk on recycled plastic which uses 60 per cent less energy and generates 75 per cent less carbon emission as against virgin plastic. Rtn Manoj Kumar organised the lecture meet which focused on the need to embrace circular economy fully by 2050.
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RC Bikaner Marudhara Under Project Green Rajasthan, saplings were planted on the premises of the CID (CB) range cell and traffic police station in Bikaner. Additional SP Pyare Lal Shivran, Subhash Sharma and Anil Sharma from the traffic police assured that they will nurture the saplings. AG Rahul Maheshwari, club secretary Govind Kalyani, treasurer Shakeel Ahmed and traffic policemen were present.
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RC Shri Madhopur Sunrise A workshop on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was conducted by Dr Anupam Maharishi from Sikar with the participation of 70 people including Rotarians. During a session at the Rotary Bhawan, he explained the differences between cardiac arrest and heart attack. Through a demo, the right way to do CPR on a person struck by cardiac arrest was shown.
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RC Mohali Midtown Punjab government honoured the club during I-Day celebrations for its relentless work to help the flood-hit people who were accommodated in relief camps in the recent floods. CM Bhagwant Singh Maan praised Rotary for its social work. Club president Amarjit Singh Virk received the memento in the presence of secretary Manjit Kaur, past president Harjeet Singh and Community Services director Jagdeep Singh.
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RC Roopnagar Two dump boxes were installed at the adopted Dakala village on the eve of World Environment Day (June 6) with past president Parminder Kumar educating the locals on the need to recycle the plastic waste. He called for reducing plastic usage and switching over to eco-friendly alternatives. To mark the martyrdom of Guru Arjun Dev, a Sikh guru, a water cooler (120 litres) was installed near the Civil Hospital, Bela Chowk. FEBRUARY 2024 Rotary News Plus
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RC Agra Neo S N Medical College former principal Dr S C Sahu was the chief guest at an event where 25 teachers were presented with the Nation Builder Awards. He garlanded a portrait of former India president S Radhakrishnan to mark Teacher’s Day. Club president Kushal Singh, secretary Yatesh Kumar Singh and programme coordinator Pankaj Nagaich were present. The awardees expressed concern over the current state of education in the country.
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RC Bareilly Shree Around a dozen teachers were honoured with the Nation Builder Awards including Sharad Kant Sharma, principal, Vishnu Inter College; Shubham Aggarwal, teacher, Composite Girls School; and Pravesh Kumari, principal, Arya Putri Inter College, among others. Charter president Saket Sudhanshu Sharma, club president Nitin Sehta and secretary Govind Tikyani spoke on the occasion.
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RC Bisauli Bisauli taluk chief (pramukh) Amit Pathak inaugurated an eye check-up camp which screened around 180 patients and over 100 were given spectacles. Also, 24 patients were selected for surgery. Club secretary Alok Garg thanked the government officials for their support and informed similar camps would be held at Wagrain and Asafpur villages. A large number of elders benefitted from the eye camp.
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RC Allahabad Midtown A leadership workshop titled ‘Chiselling the arrowheads’ was conducted for 40 Rotarians. The idea, conceived by AG Divya Bartaria, was based on acknowledging one’s innate leadership style and working as a team to achieve the desired results. The event provided clarity on what is expected of them in situational limitations. AG Suresh Gupta and PDG Pramod Kumar appreciated the club.
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RC Poona West An hour-long zoom interaction was held between school students of Pune and Sambir, Ukraine. Students of Classes 8 and 9 exchanged beautiful videos about life and culture in their respective cities, learnt about their academic schedules, festivals, and the routine of their school life. The school administrators and city council members from Sambir motivated the students to forge global connections. FEBRUARY 2024 Rotary News Plus
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New toilet block at Hanumangarh Team Rotary News
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new toilet block was inaugurated at the Government Senior Secondary School, Parshotambas, by RC Hanumangarh City, RID 3090, at a project cost of `1.25 lakh as part of WASH programme. Club president Amit Goyal, secretary Aman Gupta and project chair Bharatandu Saine took FġPSUT BOE DPPSEJOBUFE XJUI UIF QSPKFDU team. Earlier, the club used to provide stationery items and dress material to students of the school. “During the inauguration of the toilet block, students chanted ‘Rotary, Rotary’ as they are CFOFÜDJBSJFT PG FBSMJFS QSPKFDUT JO XIJDI we distributed stationery including notebooks and school uniforms,” said Aditya Gupta, club advisor.
Rotarians in front of the new toilet block at the school.
Rotary Wheel installed in Maharashtra
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RID 3170, in this small town in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra, just north of Goa. Club president Shankar Vajratkar, district secretary Vasuki
Sanji, event chair Rajesh Ghatwal, club secretary Yogesh Naik and other members of the club were present at the unveiling of the Rotary Wheel.
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RC Thana West An awareness session on MHM and cervical cancer was held for over 500 girls (Class 5–12) at the Smt Savitridevi Thirani School, Thane, with the support of Inner Wheel. Gynaec Dr Arohi Tasgaonkar gave a presentation to students in the presence of their mothers about healthy menstruation. She emphasised on early screening for cancer detection. Sanitary pads were distributed.
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RC Kolhapur Heritage An Interact club was formed at the Avdoot Residential School for Special Children in the presence of DG Nasir Borsadwala as part of I-Day celebrations. School principal Swati Gokhale thanked Rotary for opening a platform for special children to display their creative prowess. Event chairman Sandeep Pore, club president Sahil Maniyar, members, Anns and Annets were present.
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RC Shimoga School uniforms were distributed to orphaned girl students of Veena Sharada High School, Shimoga. The school management thanked Rotary for the uniforms which the girls received with a smile The club is doing a number of projects to empower girl students from lower economic background. District Projects director Veeranna Huggi made arrangements for this project.
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RC Erode North S Mangalavathy, secretary of Kalaimagal Kalvi Nilayam, and eight other teachers were honoured in the presence of DG Sundararajan on Teacher’s Day. Rtn T G Ramamoorthy, president, Erode Akkarrai Forum, was the guest of honour. Mangalavathy is a recipient of State Best Teacher Award and National Award for Best Teacher. The event was held jointly with the Inner Wheel Club of Erode North.
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RC Nilambur Onam was celebrated with residents of Anantall Amarapalam, a tribal colony at Edakode forest area, with the support of Edakode Forest Division. Deputy forest range officer Narayanan, club president M Shanavas, secretary Abdul Samad, treasurer Usman and programme coordinator Vinod C S distributed dress material including t-shirts to villagers. Onam greetings were exchanged.
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RC Alleppey Greater Onam kits worth `1.25 lakh were distributed to less privileged people at Aravad village during the festival celebrations. Club president Harikumar, district secretary general Vijayalakshmi, AG Sunilkumar, club members, Anns and Annets were present. Greetings were exchanged among Rotarians. King Mahabali, who is believed to visit Kerala on Thiruvonam, was the star attraction.
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RC Trivandrum Central A water purifier, sponsored by Rtn K L Jayakumar, was installed at the NSS Higher Secondary School, Kesavadasapuram. An oncologist, he gave a talk on breast cancer at an awareness seminar at the community health centre, Palode. Club president Sudeep Kumar, secretary Capt PR K Kartha and Rtn Thomas Vincent were present.
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RC Srivilliputtur Over 400 people were examined for BP, diabetes, eye and heart diseases at a mega health camp organised at the Thevar Higher Secondary School with the support of Sakthi Eye Hospital, Rajapalayam, and Murugan Opticals, Srivilliputtur. Dr Gokul Bharathi gave a talk on the need to undergo regular check-up for healthcare. Medicines were distributed, and spectacles were given at a discount.
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RC Tiruthangal Over 170 rural patients and students were screened at an eye camp held at the SNG Girls HS School, Tiruthangal. AG M N Manoharan distributed medicines to the patients in the presence of club secretary Satyamurthy and treasurer Suresh. The medical camp was done in partnership with Dr Anilkumar Eye Hospital to mark Gandhi Jayanthi on October 1.
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RC Vellore North PDG A Sampath Kumar, assistant Rotary coordinator, and district membership chair R Rajasekar spoke at a programme for members on issues related to model clubs, membership growth and club extension. The event, jointly hosted with RC Vellore South, Vellore Stars and Vellore Angels, had discussions on various types of clubs and Rotaract.
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RI District DG Ravi Raman donated blood in the presence of DGE N S Saravanan at the blood donation camp hosted by RC Madras Gold Coast in association with the Tambaram Medical Centre and Asthma Blood Bank. Club president Sneha Krishnamoorthy made the arrangements. RC Adambakkam Rising Stars distributed saplings to children who participated in various games at the venue. State minister T M Anbarasan and Pasumai Moorthy, a green activist, distributed the prizes.
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RC Raipur Essential items like bedsheets, oil, soap, toothpaste, fruits etc were donated to inmates at the Vasati Gruh, a home for the physicallychallenged girls, on the first day of Navaratri festival. Club president Pradeep Govind Shitoot distributed the items. In a joint event with Children’s Music Academy and Raipur Bright Foundation, a musical show was presented. Compiled by V Muthukumaran FEBRUARY 2024 Rotary News Plus
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Blood donation camp in Punjab Team Rotary News
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nder the leadership of DG Ghanshyam Kansal, RC Sangrur Royal, RID 3090, conducted a blood donation camp at Bagichi Mandir, Sangrur in Punjab. The camp collected 161 units of blood in collaboration with the Blood Bank, Civil Hospital, Sangrur, and HDFC Bank. This camp was organised to address the critical need for blood in emergencies and blood-related disorders. Club president Peeush Bansal encouraged people to donate blood and also emphasised the positive impact of blood donation, both for the donors and the patients receiving the blood. The camp was attended by Rotarians and Anns ensured a comfortable experience for all donors.
A cyber security awareness programme
ACP Anjana Tudu (centre) along with Rotarians.
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C Bhubaneswar Meadows, RID 3262, conducted a cyber security awareness programme at Jeeva Organics in Patia, Bhubaneswar. Attended by around 100 people, the event featured ACP Anjana Tudu and her team making a presentation. Their presentation delved into cyber threats and proactive measures to prevent them.
Industrial visit for students Team Rotary News
Members of RC Coffeeland Chickmagalur with students at an industrial site.
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School items, winter wear for Noida children Team Rotary News
Above: Club members with students. Below: Children shows their new sweaters and notebooks.
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C Delhi Mayur Vihar, RID 3012, extended a helping hand to those in need by distributing woollen sweaters, biscuits, school bags, stationery, and other essentials to underprivileged communities. Led by club member Avinash Singh, the club distributed the essentials at Rita Vidya Mandir, a slumbased school in Noida. Both TUVEFOUT BOE TUBġ SFDFJWFE winter wear. The club extended support to primary school children in Chatta and Dehat villages in Mathura, providing essential study material sponsored by past president H K Jain. The students expressed gratitude for the supplies.