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DONATE FOR DIGAMBAR:

Helping the needy is the only way to earn your tomorrow!

Aashayein- Adopt A Village is one of the biggest projects and social initiative of the Rotaract Club of H.R.
College. In the past years, multiple fundraisers were held in aid of this initiative. However, we can all agree that
this year has been an exceptional one, and so was our project. A campaign and fundraiser, called #DonateForD-
igambar was started on 20th October, 2020. On the occasion of World Electricity Day i.e. 22nd October, a video
was released on all our social media handles.

The message was that in the villages of Maharashtra, the basic necessities like light are unavailable, and so with
the help of our community, we aim at giving providing them the things which we might always have at our
disposal, but is a pure dream for them. The campaign went on for 10 days, and saw over 180 donors accumulat-
ing an enormous amount of ₹80,000/-. This amount went towards providing solar powered lights in the village
of Shengharwadi in Jambut, Sangamner, Ahmednagar in Maharashtra. The O cial Aashayein website was used
as a portal for donations. Email Campaigns were carried out to increase the reach of the campaign. All in all, this
campaign was a huge success. We can proudly say that Digambar & his friends need not be in the darkness
anymore!

Rtr. Devam Agrawal, The Rotaract Club of H.R. College

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HAPPY MEALS:

Happy Meals is a Community Service initiative conducted every month by the Rotaract Club of Bombay West -
with the objective of spreading happiness to the kids residing on the streets of Mumbai. The project is conduct-
ed at the pre-decided locations in Borivali and Vile Parle, touching the lives of 40-50 kids on a monthly basis.
The project was brought to life in 2018, with the thought that not everyone is born with the privilege to access
delicious food whenever they want. We catered to this by providing them with “Happy Food” - that is the kind of
food which usually brings happiness to kids, and is not readily a ordable by them - like Noodles, Ice Creams, etc.

In 2020, the project continued in spite of the nation-wide pandemic, as we continued to serve food and happi-
ness to the underprivileged, including nutritious and healthy food items.

Over the years, we have also undertaken celebrations and special activities for them - by cherishing various
festive occasions together; donating toys, clothes, blankets and much more.
We also conducted Mega Happy Meals in May 2018, which was a large-scale Happy Meals covering about 12
locations between Bandra to Borivali, serving 260 underprivileged children and adults in one single evening
alone.

With time, the club and it’s members have formed a special bond with these children we meet every month. It is
de nitely a bond to be cherished and everyone feels nothing but a sentiment of gratefulness and pure sympa-
thy, as we all have one common goal; to give others a reason to smile. A big wide smile – on our faces and that
of the children.

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MEDICREW COVID PORTAL :

As the Covid situation gets worse by the day in India, the Rotaract Club of Medicrew launches the Medicrew
COVID Portal, which will be an e ective tool to tackle the situation at hand. The portal will mobilize and pool
important COVID-19 resources, in an attempt to create a one-stop destination for all your COVID-19 needs
involving but not limited to: Oxygen Concentrators and Cylinders, Bed Availability, Medicine and Injections,
Plasma and Blood and Vaccination Centres plus a lot more.

The team consists of 350+ medical and paramedical students and professionals from all over the country who
have come together to help The Medicrew Covid Portal re ect COVID-19 resources for 17 states and 68 cities in
one place. The portal contains ONLY veri ed resources which will be updated and veri ed twice DAILY to
ensure latest & correct information reaches our bene ciaries. It provides Information across all COVID portals,
social media, government websites veri ed and integrated in one place. It consists of a Pan-India Relief team of
over 50 volunteers that works through the day to connect those in need to the resources at that particular
point in time.

This initiative ensures that no person has to waste their time again in calling numbers that are not useful thus
providing su cient health resources e ectively. Our portal has been live since 6th May, 2021 and we have
helped over a hundred people connect to resources they needed in their time of distress. We are taking a
signi cant step towards making healthcare accessible and supporting the healthcare infrastructure of our
country in the pandemic. Rotaractors of RC Medicrew are here for you in your hour of need, we're in this
together!

Rtr. Vidhi Shah, The Rotaract Club of Medicrew

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BAKING STORY:

Baking Story is our legacy project for 2 years. The
project entails imparting menstrual education and
distribution of eco-friendly menstrual hygiene kits.
This project started as a bake sale to raise funds
which were later utilised in production of the
hygiene kits. This year, we conducted this project at
the Pres Bharti Vidyalaya in Surat. We conducted this
as a joint project with the Rotaract Club of Surat
Diamond City. The audience of school girls from the
8th up to the 12th standard grasped the concepts
and were very interactive as well. Our Community
service director, Rtr. Kalyani Kadam showed the girls
the use of the kit contents as well. We distributed
more than 100 kits among the students and the sta
of this school. This joint project received great appre-
ciation from the school as well as our Rotary who
applauded our e orts to do an inter-district project
and keep the values of the project intact.
Rtr. Anneri Sanghavi, The Rotaract Club of Bombay
Hanging Garden

MUMBAI STUDENTS’ FILM FESTIVAL:

'A celluloid has the power to bring some
Lights, Camera and action in your life.'
Celebrating these celluloid and encourag-
ing the masses to bring out the best in
them, The Rotaract Club of Jai Hind
College carries out its annual project
called the Mumbai Students' Film Festival.
The main concept of the project is to
provide a platform to short lm creators
and appreciate their art and work. The
past years of this event have witnessed
some amazing short lms by lmmakers
from all over Mumbai. However, the third
year of this project witnessed a twist. Due
to the pandemic situation, the horizon for
the event widened with entries coming
from pan-India for better reach.
The participants were supposed to send newly created or pre-shot lms not longer than the duration of ten
minutes by 26th March, 2021, 11:59pm. There was no linguistic barrier. The standard rules of viewers' discretion
advisory minimal NSFW content and original work citations were followed throughout the event. The movies
were screened on YouTube live, synced with the Zoom App. Mr. Shardul Apte, the judge of the project, sent the
winners via a video.

The competition of the 27 short lms, which even included one international entry, turned out to be a feast for
every movie lover who secretly wishes to be a critic. The response we got was humongous and feedback;
precious. The day was lled with joys and colours, indeed the negatives of a lm reel leads everyone towards
positivity in life!

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FOR OUR FEMINIST ARMY

A deeper understanding of Bulbbul - The Net ix Original.
If a little girl does not wear a toe ring, "vo ud jaayegi". "Vash mein Karne ke liye" is said to a minor who
doesn't even know what the expression means.
Bulbbul revolves around the themes of child marriage, domestic violence and rape amongst several
others. A woman from the 1880s can never be unfamiliar with broken bones or a suppressed no. A wife
from those times is well versed with bluish purple marks on the body and statements like "sidiyon se gir
gayi thi". Bulbbul takes a strong stand against these issues. However, let us take a deeper dive to go a little
beyond these mainstream yet realistic mediums that speak of the forever ignored cries.
The story calls attention to extremely important facts that one might fail to notice. Binodini does not
appreciate Bulbbul taking charge while Dr. Sudip was a rm believer of women's rights. This graphically
illustrates a contemporary perspective - feminism cannot be associated with a gender.
Another spotlighted aspect is in the little things : "jiska kaam ussi ko saaje" or "kisi aadmi ka kaam hai". The
strength of a female has been undermined ever since history has been documented. This brings to our
eyes the sexism rooted subconsciously in everyday routines.
A beautiful take is also the way a woman is portrayed or recognized as 'Chudial', even when all she does is
merely ventures to uncon ne herself from the steel shackles of patriarchal society or ght the penis that
forced itself into her body. Indian cinema has had a way of never letting the audience root for the 'chudail'
; but this movie is an attempt to make us see the righteousness of a demon woman.
Last but not the least, we are conditioned to believe that a girl is an avatar of Goddess Laxmi or Goddess
Sarasvati. Our conscience forgets that the same woman can take the form of Goddess Kali when the
setting of the world demands.
This feminist thriller bleeds red - thus going very well with the red hue vibe of the motion picture. It
merges the theme of a supernatural thriller while walking hand in hand with feminism revolving around
identity and trauma ; issues that remain a problem till this very date.
Rtr. Hemali Gandhi, District Editor.

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Kashmir is a woman.

Ah, that look, the one that you’re giving me right now.
Your eyes scream,” Stay silent, Stay hush”.
Your head frowns, you clench your st.
I’ve spilled a secret, I suppose.

I will hold my my head up high,
Be eye to eye,

With your god and mine.
‘Kashmir is a woman’
Don’t ask me why.

The struggle starts from where the Jhelum ows.
In that sacred valley,

Where the birds sing sad songs, stood a woman, heavily clothed with shame.
She wrapped her newborn daughter, in a cloth,

which was as white as the snow that was leaving no place for the child in the newly dug grave.
Unnamed, she left the world and granted her father his much deserved honour.
The mother’s cry is a song the birds have adopted.
They sing it, throughout the valley and relief is restored.
A rape is prevented.

“I want to grow up and be like papa”
These words sting the heart of a mother, a wife who lost her husband, to the desire of his so called freedom.

Enslaved she is, with work that bends her bone, her will to survive is found low.
She has yet to put her master’s leftover food on her child’s plate.

There’s work that demands her to ful l the monstrous desire of men that possible killed her husband.
Don’t get her wrong.

Don’t you dare bat an eye at her.
They say the roof is enormous,

Her dignity is little.
But she is just a mother, trying to stop her son from becoming like his father.

Draped in red,
the chadar on her head,
the bindi on her forehead.
Her crimson lips break in a smile,
When her mother says,
Your mehendi has gotten dark with time.
Weddings in Kashmir, you see, are lled with hope and certainty.
It’s one of the few times, when someone knocks on your door and you know why.
Your cupboard changes to vibrant colours from white.

You hope,
you hope,
For the groom to arrive,
With roses in his hand when he slides down from the mare.
In their claps and drumbeats, you want to forget the cries of yesterday.
He will arrive,
won’t he?

Rtr. Mariam Lakdawala, District Editor.

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A RAINBOW

INTO THE HISTORY
According to Hindu mythology, homosexuality is not a mordern-age trend; it has always extended far down
in our history. If we dig into numerous puranas and epics, we would come across several stories which deal
with homosexuality in a better way than we deal with it now. One such narrative is based on the birth of
Bhagirath.
We all know that Bhagirath was the one who helped Ganga descend to Earth but here's a tiny detail we
missed: Bhagirath was born from two mothers. King Dilip of Ayodhya belonged to the sun lineage; he had
two wives named Chandra and Mala. The king died before giving birth to a child, thus leaving the lineage
without any heir. After being advised by the family rishi - Vashishtha, the two women performed a
Putreshthi Yagya resulting in a potion to be drunk by either of them. Mala decided to drink this liquid and
therefore, Chandra was asked to approach Mala with the emotions of a man and initiate an intercourse. This
further resulted in Mala's pregnancy and the birth of a son.
It is also believed that the bones of a baby are inherited from the father and the softer parts like muscles
and blood come from the mother. Since he was born from two mothers, Bhagiratha was initially boneless.
The name Bhagiratha comes from the fact that he is born of the bhaga (vulva) alone.
Here's to so many similar accounts in our culture and mythology that we do not talk enough about.
Rtr. Khushi Burad, The Rotaract Club Of Jai Hind College

KEEP DANCING AND CALLING IT LOVE
They are gonna keep telling you it’s a sin,

Asking you if it was worth all the risks,
But it’s your back against theirs,
So keep dancing and call it love.

It is not poison or an abomination of nature,
It is not something to be hidden behind the closed doors,

It cannot be prayed away.
Nor does it condemn your soul,
So keep dancing and call it love.
It is not a phase that will pass in time,

You are not lost or confused,
For you know how it feels,
Soft butter y kisses,
Sweet honey on the tongue,

Warmth on the coldest of nights,
And comfort of home in foreign land.

So keep dancing and call it love.
Go collapse into that open embrace,
Without the fear of judgment or rejection,
Without the fear of o ending old-fashioned values,
Because I know when your lips meet,

You won’t even fear hell anymore.
Rtr. Disha Singh, The Rotaract Club of Jai Hind College

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ROTARY YOUTH SERVICE

THE FIFTH AVENUE

Youth is generally identi ed with energy, strength, and optimism. It is the greatest strength of any country. An
empowered youth can prove to be the greatest force that drives an organization or country towards success
and prosperity. Channelizing the power of youth with all-round development and enriching experiences can be
the gateway to securing our future.
For the last 7 decades, Rotary has been involved in shaping young minds through various programs like Inter-
act, Rotaract, Youth exchange, RYLA etc. In the year 2010 council of legislation felt that more emphasis
should be given to youth activities and thereby added the fth avenue of service called New Generations
Service. Further the 2013 council of legislation renamed it to Youth Service.

Youth Service avenue recognizes the positive change implemented DID YOU KNOW
by youth and young adults through leadership development
activities, involvement in community and international service To recognize and focus service, the R.I
projects, and exchange programs that enrich and foster world has established the month of MAY as
peace and cultural understanding.
the special observance month for
Youth Service.

Rotary leaders certainly had a future vision plan in mind to create youth programs that impacted di erent ages
as well as culture. Let us peek into the various programs and recognitions that were created towards youth
service.

ROTARACT – A ROTARY PROGRAM THAT GOT ELEVATED

In a landmark decision, the 2019 council of legislation voted to elevate Rotaract by including Rotaract clubs as
members of Rotary International.

ROTARACT – THE BEGINNING ROTARACT – TODAY

RI President Luther Hodges 10, 698 Rotaract clubs
inaugurated Rotaract in 1968 and Rotaract 180 countries
club of University of North Carolina- 203,298 Rotaractors

Charlotte, USA became the first club. The club
received its charter on 13 March and had 21

members

Rotaract stands for “ Rotary in Action”, although the name originally comes from a

combination of “R0tary and Interact” where Interact was a combination 0f
International + Action.

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THE FIFTH AVENUE

INTERACT

By the late 1950s, Rotary members were discussing ways to strengthen their e orts to interest young people in
community service and expand their worldviews, possibly through a Rotary-wide program designed for them.
After a few years of study and planning, Rotary’s Board of Directors in 1962 approved the name Interact, which
had been suggested by a committee to express “inter-club and inter-member cooperation on all planes of
activity — local, national, and international.”

INTERACT – THE BEGINNING INTERACT – TODAY

Rotary members, along with 14,911 Interact clubs
students, put Interact into action by forming 145 countries
342,953 Interactors.
the first Interact club on 5th November
1962, The Interact Club of Melbourne High

School, sponsored by the Rotary Club of
Melbourne, Florida, USA.

The name Interact is a blend of the words International and action.
The first Interact club outside the United States was certified in India in January 1963.

Through Interact, students between ages 12-18 make positive change in their school and communities.

ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE: EMPOWERING - NEXT GENERATION

Each year, Rotary Youth Exchange gives thousands of students the opportunity to experience life in another part
of the world. During short- and long-term exchanges, students develop new skills, build lifelong friendships, and
gain a new perspective of themselves and the people around them that fosters an understanding and apprecia-
tion of di erent cultures.

Long-term exchanges last a full academic
year, and students attend local schools and
live with multiple host families.

Short-term exchanges last from several days
to three months and are often structured as
camps, tours, or homestays that take place
when school is not in session.

Rotary Youth Exchange inspires young leaders to serve as catalysts for peace and social justice in their local com-
munities and throughout the world, long after their exchanges end. This program is possible because of the
dedication, leadership, and passion of the tens of thousands of volunteers — Rotary members and nonmembers
alike — who make this unique program so successful.

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THE FIFTH AVENUE

ROTARY YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARDS (RYLA)

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, also known as RYLA, is a program of Rotary International, adopted by the Board
in 1971. The program seeks to provide young adults, ages 14-30, with an opportunity to develop their skills and
character while exposing them to Rotary’s values of service, high ethical standards, and peace. RYLAs can be
conducted at the club, district, or multidistrict level and usually run from 3 to 10 days.

DID YOU KNOW While they can take many di erent shapes,
most RYLAs follow a seminar or leadership
RYLA seminars should be conducted in districts and camp format. Through RYLA, you can help
zones to facilitate the exchange of information between develop the qualities of leadership, citizenship,
and personal development among young
Rotarians and Rotaractors involved in RYLA and to people in your community.
share information about successful RYLA programming

among district RYLA chairs, district RYLA committee
members, and other Rotarians and Rotaractors

interested in RYLA. In addition, governors and directors
are encouraged to include RYLA in the programs of the

district training assembly, the district conference, and
Rotary institutes.

NEW GENERATION SERVICE EXCHANGE

Younger professionals can work with Rotary members to have unique vocational or community service
experience through a New Generations Service Exchange. Rotary clubs can design great programs by
matching members’ skills and passions with professionals from di erent cultures.
Rotary clubs should encourage university students and professionals up to age 30 to apply.

ROTARY RECOGNITIONS FOR YOUTH SERVICE
WORLD ROTARACT WEEK RECOGNITION

Recognizes Rotaract clubs that celebrate the founding of the rst club during World Rotaract Week, which
occurs each year during the week of 13 March (from Monday to Sunday).

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THE FIFTH AVENUE

ROTARY CITATION FOR ROTARACT

• Rotaract clubs that achieve the Rotaract goals by end of Rotary year will earn a citation.
• The Rotaract club president or Rotary sponsor club president can nominate a Rotaract club by completing
the online nomination form for the citation by 15 August.
• Only one nomination should be submitted for any given Rotaract club.

ROTARY CITATION FOR INTERACT

• Interact clubs that achieve the Interact goals by end of Rotary year will earn a citation.
• The sponsor Rotary club’s president completes the online nomination form for the citation by 15 August.
• For Interact clubs with more than one sponsor club, only one nomination should be submitted for any
given Interact club.

AVENUES OF SERVICE AWARD

The club president may nominate to the district any active Rotarian or Rotaractor in good standing for the
Avenues of service award for Youth Service.

The purpose of this award is to recognize the e orts of individual Rotarians or Rotaractors in promoting the
Youth Service Avenue by having exhibited signi cant support of youth service by empowering youth and
young professionals, and supporting leadership development programs such as Rotaract, Interact, Rotary
Youth Leadership Awards, and Rotary Youth Exchange.
• Taking the lead on the planning and implementation of a service project that supports the development of
young persons in the community.
• Hosting an event for Rotary alumni, and highlighting Rotary’s networking opportunities
• Participating in an Interact or Rotaract club service project.
• Actively mentoring and coaching Interactors’ and Rotaractors’ personal, professional, and leadership devel-
opment
• Hosting a youth exchange student .
• Implementing a service project to recognize World Interact or Rotaract Week or Youth service month

My Takeaway
Rotary can provide unimaginable opportunities to the youth of today. While we have been doing our bit, let
us come together to serve more young minds and shape their future.

Compiled by PDRR Rtn. Rajith Menon

This article has been complied using data from www.rotary.org and other governing documents of Rotary.

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ARTWORKS BY ROTARACTS

Rtr Ananya Srivastava Rtr Hiral Sheth

.Rtr. Namita Doke Rtr. Nitya Shinde

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CHHITTHIYE

LOVE LETTERS OF AMRITA IMROZ

On 30th April, RC Mumbai Kalakar and RC Mumbai Juhu jointly presented yet another beautiful
programme by Rtn Renuu Gupta, co-hosted by RC Mumbai Ghatkopar West, RC Mumbai Sion and
RC Mumbai Stars.

It was a veritable treat to listen to Renuu as she ushered us into a world of timeless romance.
Renuu believes that a letter is magic, binding two people, there are two breaths, two hearts beat-
ing in a letter. In this presentation, she captures the eternal romance of Padma Bhushan, Amrita
Pritam, a renowned author and poet, and Imroz, her long-time companion, soulmate and a painter.

The inkpots owed freely in those days, Amrita and Imroz exchanged 122 letters, which are pub-
lished in Imroz’s book, ‘Dastavez’. Written in an era when letters were the sole mean of communica-
tion across distances, their letters convey passionate love, poetic romance, discuss happenings of
the days and mention di erent personalities like Gulzar, SD Burman, banjaran singer, Reshma.

‘Imroz’ was a name given to him by Amrita, Imroz means today, his real name was Indrajeet. Renuu
is fascinated by the endearing manner in which they address each other in the letters written when
they had to be away from each other for professional commitments. Amrita addressed him as Jeeti,
Meri takdeer, Meri geeton ki jaan tumhari Reshma…Imroz would call her Maaja, Zorbi (after the
titles of books he had read) or even Barkate, which in Punjabi means abundance. “My frugal fare
blossomed into plenty with her touch,” he said. Once, while he was in Bombay, he wrote to her:

“My universe! My devotion! I bow to you! The moment I bow before you I feel the nine hun-
dred-mile-long desert that separates us has faded into oblivion. As long as you are my destiny, I am
not scared of any misfortune.”

Amrita wrote,” Jeeti, Something seems amiss today, Jeeti, Time seems to have come to a standstill.
It is ten in the morning now. Anytime now, the post will come in- then the time will start ticking
again.”

Distances did not diminish the intensity of their love, the letters they wrote to each give a generous
peek into an eternal love story. In the current age of social media, instant messaging and video
calls, their words seem to embrace distances. One feels refreshingly enriched by the depth of their
love and poetic romance. The letters give us a profound insight into two highly creative personali-
ties.

Rtn Poonam Kakodkar

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MANTRA DTA 21 22

Preamble: RC Mumbai West Coast was all geared up with holding a spectacular DTA for Dist. 3141 under PP Dr
Nilima Bal Inamdar and with able guidance of PDG Dr Bal Inamdar. The preparations started a year and half ago
and Rotarians eager to be part of this great event started remitting registration fees well in advance.

However, destiny was di erent. A bad second wave of Covid robbed all of us of a physical meeting with great
fellowship. There was a sign of desperation but the team found an alternative in the form of virtual 3D meeting
that gave the look and feel of a regular meeting with comforts of home and highly e ective communication
tool.

The preparations: There were endless zoom meetings with PEs, District o cials and speakers to make every-
one familiarize with this new platform. In the end all apprehensions evaporated when one logged in on the
day!! And now everyone wants to get hooked on to such programs in future!! “A dil Mange More”

The Day: The registration at the time of Grand opening was 1700. There were DGs and PDGs from other coun-
tries, districts and our own school of District Governors who witnessed this colossus. The MOC Rtn Dilip Mulay
in his inimitable style made the whole program very lively and to the point.

After calling meeting to order by DGE Rajendra and introduction of the concept, DG Sunnil Mehra gave a
wonderful prep talk which was very encouraging. His logic to be a successful leader “imbibe all the virtues, ask
and accept help, be a good listener” goes a long way. Dist. Trainer PDG Subhash talked all about bonding,
connecting and fellowships to keep members and club together.

Chief Guest, RIDE A S Venkatesh was crisp with an anecdotal story of a game of football. The time of next 45
days is like 85.5 minutes of football game where a player has to prepare, and next presidential year is of 4.5
minutes of the game where you actually get to handle football at the game. The delegates were lucky to have
RIPE Shekhar Mehta as chief guest. His simple and penetrating ways of encouragement were extremely useful
for all.

DGE Rajendra spoke about his dream of serving to the maximum. He is truly a service man what with 18 thrust
areas and each better than the other. The examples of serving beyond expectation were truly amazing and
encouraging.

Arrangements of beak away rooms for targeted talks on various avenues were very good. All went on smoothly
in a time bound manner. The interest generated can be gauged by the fact that lots of questions were asked by
participants at the end of each presentation.

Later delegates assembled in main hall to witness valedictory session which was short and crisp.

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CLUB PROJECTS

Rotary Club of Bombay Pier and
Rotary Club Of Wada
Rotary Club of Bombay Pier Club
celebrated Women’s Day/month by
distributing 20,250 packets of
disposable sanitary napkins to girl
students of ve schools in Wada,
District Palghar. This was distribut-
ed to 844 girls in these ve schools.
Each girl was given 24 pads which
is expected to last for 12 months.
Project cost Rs 1.20 lakhs
President Rtn Ashish Shah worked
out the logistics, arranging for the
sanitary napkin packets and their
transportation. Rtn Shashank
Thakare of RC of Wada needs to be
complimented for distribution in all

ve schools.

Rotary Urban Forest. One of the programs under the ‘’Environment’ banner is ‘Rotary
Urban Forest’ Rtn. Tarun Kedia being Zonal head for North West
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concretes jungle.
Rotary Club of Mumbai Western Elite has sponsored one such
forest next to Oracle building, close to HUB mall in Goregaon East.
The BMC allotted district a plot of barren uneven land, close to
6000 sq., which was developed rst by levelling the place, then
the team planted close to 2000 saplings/ small tress. Most import-
ant was that there was study done on which variety of plant was
suitable for that land .So accordingly 66 varieties of such saplings/
trees were planted. The entire work had been done along with
Keshav Shrishti and HDFC life has partnered this project.
This is the 16th URBAN FOREST and 4th under Rotary banner.
The main motto of creating such forests is to infuse fresh and
clean air by bringing in more Oxygen in the atmosphere. As we all
know the bene ts of more greenery around. The overall room
temperature also decreases making the atmosphere more sooth-
ing.
It’s just a great beginning and a small contribution of Rotary to
make the Environment cleaner and bring nature close in this
concrete jungle we all live in.

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OCV REPORTS

OCV RC Bombay Film City
16th April 2021. Virtual
The District Governor appreciative of the
work done by President Ramesh Vyas
and the Club

OCV RC Mumbai Juhu
14th May 2021. Virtual
District Governor seems to be acknowl-
edging the huge body of work done by
President Kala Sridhar and team

OCV RC Mumbai North End
07th April 2021. Virtual
President Mohan Agarwal giving a good
account of himself and the Club at the
OCV.

OCV RC Bombay Mid Town
14th April 2021. Virtual
President Vicky Punjabi showcases
the Club’s score card during the
OCV.

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RID 3141 ATTENDANCE REPORT FOR MARCH 2021

TOTAL TOTAL

CLUB NAME MEMBERS MEETINGS % CLUB NAME MEMBERS MEETINGS %
Boisar Industrial Town 10 2 50.00 Mumbai Divas 87 2 35.06
Boisar Tarapur 55 5 54.18 Mumbai Down Town Sea Land 72 3 57.69
Bombay 313 5 44.95 Mumbai Elegant
Bombay Airport 111 3 58.86 Mumbai Elite 113 1 64.60
Bombay Bandra 36 2 30.00 Mumbai GenX 35 4 50.00
Bombay Bay View 129 2 36.59 Mumbai Ghatkopar 26 2 42.31
Bombay Central 101 6 16.67 Mumbai Ghatkopar West 66 3 47.50
Bombay Chembur West 51 2 23.90 Mumbai Goregaon West 32 3 43.75
Bombay East 49 4 55.80 Mumbai Green City 17 3 63.41
25 1 36.00

Bombay Film City 21 3 69.84 Mumbai Greens 22 3 43.00
Bombay Hanging Gardens 74 5 21.67 Mumbai Harmony 20 2 61.11
Bombay Harbour 37 3 23.42 Mumbai Iconic Club 36 2 48.24
Bombay Hills South 38 2 48.48 Mumbai Inspire 37 3 46.67
Bombay Juhu Beach 68 4 36.40 Mumbai Ivy 17 1 41.17
Bombay Kandivli 68 2 40.44 Mumbai Jewels 33 1 60.61
Bombay Mahakali Heights 33 2 36.20 Mumbai Juhu 31 4 45.19
Bombay Mandvi 32 2 43.75 Mumbai Kalakar 20 2 22.50
Bombay Metropolitan 37 3 63.06 Mumbai Kandivali West 91 2 33.33
Bombay Mid-City 38 2 85.53 Mumbai Khar 38 2 68.75
Bombay Mid-Town 109 6 70.83 Mumbai Lakers 57 2 68.80
Bombay Mulund Valley 41 2 40.20 Mumbai Lakeshore 6 1 83.33
Bombay North 90 3 49.11 Mumbai Lower Parel 28 2 78.57
Bombay North West-Malad 84 2 57.14 Mumbai Mahim
Bombay Peninsula 91 3 39.77 Mumbai Malabar Hills 48 4 37.50
42 1 78.05

Bombay Pier 85 2 52.54 Mumbai Marvels 27 0 0.00
2 75.00
Bombay Powai 61 4 71.12 Mumbai Mid West 20 2 43.24
0 0.00
Bombay Queen City 102 2 12.75 Mumbai Millennials 37 2 70.60
2 32.00
Bombay Sea Face 71 2 54.09 Mumbai Mulund East 29 2 62.61
5 9.66
Bombay Seacoast 65 2 43.85 Mumbai Mulund South 52 3 39.13
4 35.71
Bombay Uptown 35 2 54.29 Mumbai Nariman Point 75 3 29.49
4 32.76
Bombay West 140 3 43.30 Mumbai North End 111 1 21.13
4 61.70
Bombay Worli 55 3 59.03 Mumbai North Island 58 5 61.14
3 53.10
Borivli 132 3 44.09 Mumbai Nova 23 4 83.46
2 73.21
Chandivali Mumbai  19 2 47.37 Mumbai Parleshwar 77 1 51.02
3 54.17
Chembur (Mumbai) 28 0 0.00 Mumbai Queens' Necklace 181 3 63.13
0 0.00
Dahanu 40 2 68.75 Mumbai Rising Stars 30 3 50.48
1 38.46
Deonar 84 2 73.03 Mumbai Royales 73 0 0.00
2 45.45
E Club of Mumbai 14 0 0.00 Mumbai Salt City 21 2 30.00
2 26.67
E Club of Mumbai Aces 22 2 63.60 Mumbai Shivaji Park 35
2 43.13
JVPD Mumbai 48 2 50.00 Mumbai Sion 47

Lokhandwala Kandivali 13 3 38.46 Mumbai Sobo 65

Mira Road 25 4 55.00 Mumbai South 52

Mulund 57 2 46.50 Mumbai Versova 49

Mulund Hill View 29 4 82.14 Mumbai Wadala East 24

Mulund Hills 47 4 58.50 Mumbai West Coast 67

Mumbai 101 10 0 0.00 Mumbai Westend 51

Mumbai Andheri 22 4 50.00 Mumbai Western Elite 211

Mumbai Bandra Kurla Complex 25 2 18.00 Mumbai Worldwide 13

Mumbai Bhandup 17 3 72.50 Palghar 86

Mumbai Borivali East 37 2 48.65 Vasai 21

Mumbai Bravehearts 53 2 33.02 Virar 12

Mumbai Coastline 56 2 43.75 Wada 30

Mumbai Cu e Parade 41 2 42.97 SATELLITE CLUB

Mumbai Dahisar 49 2 51.04 QUEEN'S NECKLACE HEIRLOOM 51

FIGURES IN RED INDICATE CLUBS WHICH DID NOT HAVE ATLEAST 2 MEETING IN A MONTH

COMPILED BY VISION CLUB SERVICE II TEAM

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