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September 2020 Plus_P_Cover_September2020.indd 1 9/16/2020 3:02:08 PM RC Surat West celebrates I-Day with patriotic fervour Team Rotary News ,'D\ZDVPDUNHGZLWKÀDJKRLVWLQJ DQGJUHHWLQJVE\6XUDW5RWDULDQV C Surat West, marked the celebration distributed masks to the plans to distribute more RID 3160, with a flag hoisting underprivileged people masks in the coming celebrated ceremony amid the of the community. days as well. During R th the 74 Independence Covid-19 crisis. The To make the the Independence Day with great zeal Commissioner of Police celebration more Day celebrations, and patriotic fervour. Ajay Tomar and the Dep- meaningful the club Covid-19 norms and Several Rotary and uty Commissioner of Po- created awareness about safety protocols were Rotaract members along lice Prashant Sumbe took the importance of face followed by everybody with volunteers from part and hoisted the flag. cover as the first defence who participated in the Seva Foundation Trust The members of the club against Covid. The club event. On the cover : %DE\'XUJDGHYLZLWKKHUPRWKHU7KHFKLOG¶VKHDUWVXUJHU\ZDVVSRQVRUHGE\ 5&0DGUDV&KHQQDSDWQD5,' 2 Rotary News Plus SEPTEMBER 2020 RC Surat West celebrates I-Day.indd 2 9/16/2020 2:43:27 PM Providing cyclone and Covid relief to the needy Team Rotary News hampahati, a town in West Bengal, was affected Cwhen Cyclone Amphan ripped through the state in May. Several homes and appliances were damaged in the floods. The members of RC Calcutta East Central, RID 3291, with the help of Rupak Chowdhury, president, RCC Srijan Harinavi and assistant governor Jyotish Roy, reached out to the residents of this town and distributed relief material such as tarpaulins, mosquito repellants and nets, sanitary pads and grocery kits. The club has been taking care of this town and Relief material being given to a cyclone victim. its surroundings to Kamarhat premises in Mukherjee was present tide over the Covid the South 24 Paraganas at the webinar that The blood pandemic and the district. The blood was attended by club donation camp was resultant lockdown by donation camp was presidents, secretaries, giving homeo medicines, organised to benefit and other district organised to benefit masks, sanitisers and thalassaemia patients officials. Former police thalassaemia patients groceries to the people. who require frequent commissioner of Over 50 people blood transfusion. Kolkata Rtn Gautam who require frequent donated blood at a camp In another occasion, Mohan Chakraborty, the blood transfusion. organised by the club, the two clubs organised guest speaker, shared a along with RC Calcutta a virtual leadership lot of valuable insights Suncity, at the RCC seminar. DG Sudip on the topic. SEPTEMBER 2020 Rotary News Plus 3 Plus_P_Providing cyclone and Covid relief to the needy.indd 3 9/16/2020 2:46:08 PM Saving precious lives Team Rotary News he Rotary Club of ( non- surgical) procedure to T Madras Chennapatna, place a small device in the RID 3232, recently spon- vessel, which closes the PDA. sored a heart surgery for The child developed 17-month-old Durgadevi breathlessness and she was through its Tebrau Heart advised to undergo the treat- Fund project. The surgery ment immediately. Unfortu- was performed at the MMM nately, the parents could not Hospital in Chennai. afford the surgery and they Durgadevi was diagnosed contacted Dr S Kanchana of with a condition called RC Madras Connemara, who ‘patent ductus arteriosus is also its director, Commu- (PDA)’ on the 45th day nity Service (Health). She of her birth. in turn referred them to Dr According to doctors, Ani Grace Kalaimathi of after birth the ductus RC Madras Chennapatna to arteriosus normally clos- sponsor the surgery. es within two or three The club’s ‘Tebrau Heart days. In premature infants, Fund’ project provides free Baby Durgadevi with her mother. it takes longer to close. treatment to children with The abnormal opening congenital heart diseases. The whole process was causes too much blood Since 2000, it has sponsored completed in three days and to circulate to the baby’s over 200 surgeries at the the cost of `1.18 lakh was lungs and heart. PDA clo- MMM Hospital for children borne by the club. The child sure is a minimally-invasive from underprivileged families. is doing well. A RYLA to help youth cope with changes caused by pandemic C Nilgiris, RID 3202, R conducted an online RYLA programme through zoom. The three-day RYLA had 400 participants and consisted of eight sessions. Apart from leadership lessons, the programme focused on helping the youth under- stand the changes caused by the pandemic and how they should handle these changes. Other sessions were based on creativity, mental health and communications. 4 Rotary News Plus SEPTEMBER 2020 Saving precious lives + A RYLA to help cope with changes caused by pandemic.indd 4 9/16/2020 2:44:44 PM Doing good in Kharar Team Rotary News Above: A cycle rally to mark I-Day. Left: Rotarians planting a sapling. Bottom: Covid-relief kit being donated to police. C Kharar, RID 3080, conducted a tree plantation R drive dubbed Vanamahotsav. Members planted 70 saplings and UFFHVBSETXFSFÜYFE5IFDMVCBMTP distributed around 300 saplings to the general public. The club donated `21,000 towards the construction of a needy person’s house. It was brought to the notice of the club that the house had collapsed after heavy rains hit the region. Unable to re-build the house, the man approached the club. With the funds donated by the club, the rain victim could construct a roof. To create awareness on Covid, hoardings displaying dos and don’ts XFSFEJTQMBZFEJOUISFFEJġFSFOU languages at important places in the city. The club also distributed masks and sanitisers to the local police. On the occasion of Independence Day the club conducted a cycle rally. SEPTEMBER 2020 Rotary News Plus 5 Plus_P_Doing good in Kharar.indd 5 9/16/2020 3:07:28 PM Dombivli Rotarians engage students, hold special lectures V Muthukumaran ocational presented to four teach- cost of `15,000 which was awards, med- ers for their meritorious sponsored by the then als and cer- service by the then club club secretary Mohandas UJÜDBUFTXFSF president Prakash Sinkar Kamat. The school givenV to four teachers and and then district secre- chairman and its faculty 154 students of 25 schools tary Prakash Shah, the thanked Rotary for giving at a gala event hosted by students were honoured a new bright look to the RC Dombivli Industrial XJUINFEBMTBOEDFSUJÜ- building as it will lift the Area, RID 3142, in a cates for their extracurric- morale of 100 students joint initiative with the ular activities. Around 25 at this institution. Kamat Bharat Scouts and Guides teachers and 400 students also donated `5,000 for and Sthanik Sanstha to from various schools in conducting Infinity, a two- mark Lord Baden Powell Dombivli were present at day programme of the Chintan Day at the the event. Physics Department at the Manjunath School. The Janhavi Founda- Ramnarain Ruia Autono- Above: PDG Mohan While Vocational tion School, Umbarli, got mous College on behalf of Chandavarkar Excellence Awards were a fresh coat of paint at a the club. and the club’s IPP Prakash Sinkar, along with Rotarians, at the Project Positive Health camp. All the Rotary clubs in Dombivli came to- gether to host Project Positive Health at the Rotary Health Centre in which over 100 patients were screened for chronic ailments like blood pressure, obesity and diabetes. The then DG Mohan Chandavarkar A dental camp for the students of Greens English School. BOEPUIFSEJTUSJDUPĤDF bearers were present at the health camp venue. 6 Rotary News Plus SEPTEMBER 2020 K_RotaryPlus_Dombivli Rotarians engage students, hold special lectures.indd 6 16-Sep-20 2:41:44 PM Republic Day was Rtn Mangesh Jade, school Samiti at the DNC High association with Mahila celebrated at the Greens chairman Mohan Gokhale, School in the presence Bal Kalyan Samiti and the English School with the along with teachers, were of over 250 students and corporation. club felicitating senior present at the camp. 10 teachers. Rtn Shirish The club has started inspector of Ramnagar To inspire Rotarians, Deshpande and Veena an institute called Indian Police Station Suresh a motivational talk on Chaudhary from Mahila School of Cyber Juris- Ahire, Rtn Shirish Mount Everest was given Samiti gave their pres- prudence, Cyber Crime Deshpande, industrialist by Rtn Dr Lucky Kasat entations. BOE.BOBHFNFOUUPPġFS Vitthal Parvatikar and with a power point pres- BGPVSNPOUIDFSUJÜDBUF others. School headmis- entation. With illustrations Cyber Law institute course in cyber laws. Apart tress, teachers, admin and graphics on climbers An awareness lecture on from holding Cyber Safety TUBġBOEPWFSTUV- “who had made it to the cyber laws and regulations Week, seminars and corpo- dents were present at the summit with courage and was given by Rtn Shirish rate training, the institute DPMPVSGVMFWFOUTVġVTFE grit overcoming dangerous Deshpande, Veena Jadhav will also host programmes XJUIQBUSJPUJDÝBWPVS situations,” he captivat- from Kalyan Dombivli for women’s empower- On the health front, a ed the minds of over 20 Municipal Corporation, ment, said Sinkar. “The dental camp was held for 3PUBSJBOTGSPNÜWFDMVCT ACP Dilip Raut Saheb and new institute on cyber students of this school at who were present at the Prakash Sinkar, among laws will also promote Milap Nagar in Dombivli special lecture for club others, to a select audience digital literacy and digital East with a team of four members. at the Holy Angels School. India by imparting training doctors screening 250 A legal awareness Around 15 teachers and and education to students, students for oral health seminar was held jointly 170 students were present teachers and profession- and hygiene. Sinkar, with the KDMC Mahila at the lecture organised in als,” said Sinkar.