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Kusumpur Pahari Chilren of Rotary Club of Delhi
South Metropolitan on picnic
courtesy - Rtn. Capt. Swadesh Kumar
Picnic at Shikhar Adventure Park Wazirpur, Gurgaon
was held on 21Feb 10 by the 110 children of NFE &
REM classes of Education wing and 20 girls from the
Vocational unit along with the staff members. All were
taken to the site from Kusumpur Pahari at 0900h in 2
chartered Buses. All enjoyed the hospitality of the
attending staff who ensured all persons participated
in the various obstacles at the park. Each and everyone
enjoyed the run at the obstacles and the lunch offered
. There was a Tug of war between the teams organized
and a relaxing DJ music to the tune of which all danced
to the brim. The trip came to an end with cold drink
& tea to all.All returned at 1730h to Vasant Vihar.
Hi Friends,
Please follow the link :
http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Pages/100202_news_newdelhi.aspx
wrt news wrt our Club in the (International ) Rotary
News dtd 2 Feb 2010.
Health camp helps kick off India immunization
drive
By Dan Nixon
Rotary International News -- 2 February 2010
Lakshmi Mittal immunizes a child against polio at
a health camp in New Delhi. Also pictured are his wife,
Usha (in turquoise); Deepak Kapur, chair of the India
PolioPlus Committee (gold tie); and RI President-nominee
Kalyan Banerjee. Helping to hold the child is Past RI
President Rajendra K. Saboo (brown jacket). Photo courtesy
of the India PolioPlus Committee
A free health camp in New Delhi helped set the stage
for India’s 10 January National Immunization Day
(NID).
Organized on 7 January by the Rotary Club of Delhi South
Metropolitan, Delhi, with support from the India PolioPlus
Committee, the camp provided underprivileged residents
with checkups, consultations, and information on a wide
range of health issues.
Health camps are often held before NIDs in India to
encourage people to participate in polio immunization
activities. Rajashree Birla, an honorary member of the
Rotary clubs of Bombay and Mulund, Maharashtra, joined
Lakshmi Mittal, who leads ArcelorMittal, the world’s
largest steelmaker, and his wife, Usha, in inaugurating
the New Delhi camp. Birla and the Mittals are major
contributors to Rotary’s US$200 Million Challenge.
“It is the conscience of corporate families like
them who inspire people to give so that the vulnerable
and underserved can fare better in their lives,”
said Past RI President Rajendra K. Saboo.
“The global fight against polio is being fought
mainly in four countries, which include India,”
said RI President-nominee Kalyan Banerjee. “It
is a responsibility that we all share and at this stage
must be addressed with urgency and utmost sincerity,
so that children in India, mainly in Uttar Pradesh and
Bihar, are saved from falling prey to polio.”
Rotary Foundation Trustee Ashok M. Mahajan, a member
of the International PolioPlus Committee, expressed
his admiration for the dedication that Birla and the
Mittals demonstrated in visiting the camp.
Birla -- whose late husband, Aditya Birla, founded the
Aditya Birla Group, a Fortune 500 company -- has
contributed $2 million to Rotary’s challenge.
She thanked Rotary for working to address the health
care needs of the disadvantaged. “The disparity
in the ratio of medical doctors to patients is very
high in India, and there are many who remain unattended
[when it comes to] medical care,” she said.
Birla also called Rotary’s effort to eradicate
polio inspiring. She urged all people to spread the
end polio message in their area of influence, including
to co-workers and business associates, and leverage
their connections to reach out to parents in the slums.
“Children in the age group of one to five years
must be immunized against polio lest they be crippled
for life,” said Usha Mittal, who
has made a $1 million gift to Rotary’s challenge.
“My family and I feel privileged to be able to
contribute to Rotary for making India polio-free.”
Learn more about Rotary's effort to eradicate polio:
* Read
more about polio and what you can do to help.
* Watch
a video about Rotary's progress in meeting the US$200
Million Challenge
Donate
now to help Rotary achieve a polio-free world.
Photographs of meeting nbet Directors a tMAIDS
and Dr Nomura, japan
DIA AGREEMENT
PICTURES OF THE MEETING TO FINALISE SCHILARSHIPS
FOR OUR MAIDS STUDENTS
Tuition and fees (2.3million yen or 1.2 million rupees
for two years) are totally exempted.
Scholarship is further offered for Japanese language
study in India.
Visit by NID team.-
The visit of 20 member team led by Rtn Swadesh Kumar
on 11th Jan to Kusumpur Pahari Project site. They were
given brief on the project by showing the movie on monitor
and taken around to the Vocational classes and Educational
classes. They were shown the production centre items.
They appreciated the ongoing efforts and also exchanged
the flags of the club.
Album
An excellent YouTube video with RI President
John Kenny inviting all Rotarians to the convention
and showing the highlights of Montreal.
My first request is to encourage you to view this short
video clip. You will find it at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJT-a8R3oUg.
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