THE NEW X-RAY MACHINE, donated by Homi Bhabha and dedicated in honour of his mother, the late Dr. Amy Bhabha, is up and running at the Ajit Deshpande Medical Centre (ADMC), Talwada. Rtn. (Dr.) Sorab Javeri and Rtn. (Dr.) Mehernosh Dotivala visited the centre on the first Sunday of October and were happy to see its...
WHEN SOME ROTARIANS VISITED Ananda Yaan at Byculla on October 8, it turned out to be a satisfying evening for them. A few beneficiaries of Ananda Yaan were celebrating Daan Utsav by donating Jaipur foot to three people. Their involvement did not stop with the donation. They went further and witnessed the entire process of seeing...
AT THE TRF SEMINAR ON OCTOBER 7, members were urged to familiarise themselves with the overall district scenario District RID 3141 and Rotary Club of Mumbai Elegant, an all-women’s club, organised a seminar on The Rotary Foundation (TRF) on October 7, 2018. RCB was amongst the co-hosts and the TRF seminar was attended in full force...
Bhavishya Yaan participates in ProjectMumbai.org’s Daan Utsav to voluntarily give away plastic ROTARY CLUB OF BOMBAY’S Bhavishya Yaan students at GK Marg enthusiastically participated in ProjectMumbai.org’s Mumbai Plastic Recyclothon earlier this month. All the children had to do was donate plastic. Mumbai Plastic Recyclothon is part of ProjectMumbai.org’s Daan Utsav celebrations from October 2 to October...
ROTARY CLUB OF BOMBAY (RCB) TIED up with Indian Cancer Society (ICS), believing, with them, that “Cancer is manageable, when detected early”. Awareness followed by early detection improves the chances of battling this dreaded disease. Early diagnosis of cancer has been the core objective. RCB along with ICS is conducting cancer awareness camps from October...
Dear Friends,, WITH JUST 10 DAYS TO GO for our first fund raiser event this year, I hope you all have purchased your tickets for the Dil Se event. With your support and participation, we can make this a memorable night and a successful event. The festival of lights too is just a month away. Kindly register your...
A Swachhbharat Abhiyaan i.e Clean India campaign was conducted by the MCGM on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti at the Ambedkar Municipal School in Worli, Mumbai. This school, along with four others, is part of our award-winning literacy programme Bhavishya Yaan. ...
A cancer education and awareness programme was conducted at Jai Hind College, Mumbai, on October 3, 2018. The event was attended by approximately 500 people. This was a joint initiative of the Rotary Club of Bombay (through the Cancer Aid Committee), Indian Cancer Society (ICS) and Jai Hind College (JHC) along with its young...
The mention of Burjor Framroze Poonawala’s name among veteran Rotarians invariably invoked responses of “a great sense of humour” and “he was so witty”, to describe him. The ‘Master Printer’ bid a final goodbye to family and friends on October 3, 2018. He was born on May14, 1934. He and his company, Commercial Art Engravers, received...
The Rotary Club of Bombay invited the Aditya Jyot Foundation to conduct eyetesting for the children at our Bhavishya Yaan Program’s GK Marg School. Although most kids were found to have healthy eyes, 10 were diagnosed with problems. All these 10 kids will be treated free of cost and will be given free spectacles. ...
Pranay Vakil’s career history is steeped in real estate. He laid the foundation stones of international property consultants Knight Frank India. Even since quitting in 2012, he has remained a media darling and often been quoted on a variety of subjects. Chairman of Praron Consultancy India Pvt Ltd since 2012, he has shared his views...