Squash-A-Mile for V Care Foundation is an initiative of the Advani siblings and now an initiative of the squash fraternity, young volunteer kids across schools especially Hill Spring School, and the extended Advani family. Since 2012, young children volunteers have raised more than Rs. 18 million, helping over 3500 less privileged cancer patients through V Care Foundation...
Bhavishya Yaan, a project conceived and implemented by PP Ramesh Narayan and a few dedicated and diehard Rotarians is one such sustainable initiative. It has grown and expanded into six schools and brought meaning and opportunity to many children who passed through its well-intentioned doors. Our partners Vidya valiantly supported our mandate to teach the children spoken...
Rotary child Ishti Agrawal gave an end of the year treat to Lighthouse children We thank Rotarian Charu Agrawal’s daughter Ishti for raising funds to pay for a full year’s education of 5 Vaidu children. She also organised an end of the year treat for Lighthouse children. Our tiny tots of the Lighthouse class got a chance...
Ayaz Memon (AM): You mentioned about being sport freak; sometimes, I wonder if I am a failed sportsman, therefore, I became a sports journalist or am I just a journalist who enjoys sports? What has been your story? To be honest, I have really been a ‘gadha’ who is blessed with somebody up above. And this...
In 1889, the Indian team beat the English side at the Azad Maidan. It was a Parsi team. As you know, Parsis are a fantastic community; they gel well with everybody and certainly gelled well with the British as well. They were given the first option to make a cricket team and they played against...
The Rotary Satellite Club of Bombay has launched a book collection drive. As the school and college academic year comes to an end, we hope you will donate old textbooks, stationary supplies, and any other reading or illustrated books that are not needed or have been outgrown. The books can be dropped off at the address mentioned...
Last week, Rotary Club of Bombay organised a career talk session at YMCA for students of standards 10th and 12th the Night Study Centre. This session was conducted by Mr. Chandrakant Munde who has a 25-year teaching experience. He has been a Government of Maharashtraappointed councillor for SSC and HSC board since 2008. He speaks on topics...
Borewell dug on location, 1000 trees planted, Reaching out to students during the pandemic and distributing study material, Inauguration of a library, Cycles distributed to girl scholars who live in a 5 km-radius, The college’s trophy case, Course books distributed to students, Science exhibition organised with the help of Agastya Foundation and sponsored by L&T.,...
1. Improving the quantity and nutrient level of food consumed in the household This primarily includes improving access to generalised household food ration through public distribution system. Also providing access to supplementary foods under the integrated child development services scheme. To impart knowledge to improve the local diet, production and household behaviours through nutrition and health...
Ananda Yaan’s senior citizens got the opportunity to watch a movie in the theatre after a long time with the help of Ms. Shruti Jatia. Ms. Jatia sponsored a movie screening and snacks for both Ananda Yaan Centres. Members were delighted to be out having fun. 76-year-old Mrs. Kalavati Kurunkar shared that she was watching a movie...
REVERSE DISCRIMINATION! It’s interesting and heartening to see the amount of support and effort that is going into gender equality these days. In this morning’s paper, I read an advertisement by a washing powder company extolling other advertisers to communicate equality at home by showcasing housework as not just a woman’s job. In other words, the necessity...