Author: V Muthukumaran
RID 3240 sets World Record
The Rotaractors of RI District 3240 set a world record for creating the ‘largest sanitary napkins mosaic’ comprising 7,843 biodegradable pads, spanning 1,665sqft, arranged in just 4 mins 33 sec. The activity surpassed a previous record of 4,560 pads. The event was done on the grounds of the Ukhra Adarsh Hindi High School in Ukhra town in Bardhaman district, West Bengal.
Read moreCervical vaccination camp in Panvel
Members of RAC Panvel Elite, RID 3131, helped their parent club, RC Panvel Elite, with registration and logistics during an HPV vaccination camp against cervical cancer as part of Project Hope Guard led by the Rotary club. The club aimed to vaccinate 190 girls from underprivileged girls against cervical cancer.
Read moreReaching out to cancer patients
Cancer patients being treated at the Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bengaluru, who find it difficult to pay the hospital bills are approached by members of RAC BMS College of Engineering, RID 3191, and “after doing a quick background check and consulting the doctors, we clear all their pending bills,” said Vinit Jain, club president.
Read moreLala Lajpatrai Rotaract boosts public image
Here is a 15-year-old Rotaract club, RAC Lala Lajpatrai College, that has built up its brand identity through legacy projects which not only boosted its public image, but also “led to a strong bonding among district Rotaractors who look forward to take part in our events and flagship programmes,” said Taher Lokhandwala, past president, and director, Professional Development of RID 3141.
Read moreCataract surgery restores eyesight of 2,500 people
In a mammoth initiative reaching out to the rural belts of Maharashtra, Project Theia (vision), the brainchild of IPDRR Siddhesh Gaikwad, RID 3131, had done 53 cataract screening camps in Raigad and Pune districts which benefitted over 3,000 people, mostly elderly villagers.
Read moreA mega river clean-up at Yamunanagar
Every Sunday morning, around 12–14 Rotaractors from RAC GNKITM, RID 3080
Read moreThe woman who always says YES in Rotary
Believe it or not, but when she was growing up, your incoming RI President Stephanie Urchick wanted to become a spy! “I wanted to become a spy and work for the government,” she says with a twinkle in her eye.
Read moreClub Matters
RAC Delhi Rajdhani RID 3011 Project Yemek Daan (Yemek means food in Turkish, Daan means ‘to give’ in Hindi) distributed
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