It was a matter of great pride and delight when The Rotary Club of Bombay joined hands, in women's solidarity, with the International Women's Association (IWA) for the noble initiative of a charitable clinic for women and children. The Clinic was inaugurated by our President, Dr. Sonya Mehta on the 22nd noon of October. The...
It is only education that empowers you to conquer the beast of poverty and other social evils. In keeping with this reality, the Night Study Centers Committee has been making a big difference. In partnership with the Bombay YMCA, the Committee provides night study shelters across Bombay for those lesser privileged and in need of...
On 21st October, The Rotary Club of Bombay along with the Bombay YMCA ORD Dept organized a VTC Certificate Distribution Programme. This was held at the YMCA International House at Mumbai Central. Our President, Dr. Sonya Mehta was the Chief Guest and she was accompanied by Shernaz Vakil and Bimal Mehta. Representing the Bombay YMCA...
The Environment Committee, under Rtn. Jagdish Malkani's initiative, has organized an exciting action-packed trip to Tadoba, which, according to experts, is the best forest reserve in the country for viewing tigers at short distances. The undulating topography of this beautiful wild paradise comprises densely covered hills with mixed forests, belts of bamboo, deep valleys, river...
The Bhavishya-Yaan students at the G.K. Marg School have been preoccupied with their studies as well as other activities, thanks to several projects designed by the energetic Coordinator Ekta Shah. Apart from a talk on general and menstrual hygiene, the other topics that have been tackled are noise pollution, air pollution and rangoli designing. The...
The Interact Club of Bharda New High School has gone a long way to provide some relief to the children attending the Zilla Parishad Primary School at Bhavali Khurd village in Igatpuri taluka of Nasik district. By donating three fans, the Interactors have made an attempt to give a cooling (? healing) touch to the...
Lose those extra calories that you accumulate during the Diwali festivities by taking part in an indoor sports activity that will return you to shape. A table tennis tournament for all members and their families will be held at the YMCA Club in Colaba on Sunday, November 22. Since this is the first time that...
On April 11, 1962, eleven women of different nationalities, each one of them determined to provide services to poor children, got together and formed the International Women's Association (IWA). They rented space in the Fort Gratuitous Dispensary (Raveline Street, Fort, Bombay) and started a free medical and nutritional clinic in 1963. It functioned twice a...
The Saarthak Vocational Training Centre, a collaborative effort between YMCA and the Rotary Club of Bombay, has witnessed countless times the ways in which knowledge empowers lives. One such success story is Azmin Shubaily, who has used the beauticians' training programme to turn her life around. She made the decision to enrol in the programme...
My fellow Rotarians, Fellowship trip: Benares Yatra Get set to inhale the spirituality of Benares! The land of Varanasi (Kashi) has been the ultimate pilgrimage spot of Hindus for ages. Often referred to as Benares, Varanasi is the oldest living city in the world. These lines by Mark Twain say it all: "Benares is older...
The Assimilation Committee, with Manoj Patodia as co-Chairman, has been encouraging members to mix and interact over lunch at Rotary meetings. Some members of the Committee stood at the registration counter at the last meeting and requested members to pick a ribbon of any one of four colours. The ribbons were then pinned on their...
The Club's Service Box made an appearance at the meeting of September 29, with the collection being earmarked for the Animal Welfare Committee. And it did quite well, indeed! Joint Hon. Secretary Framroze Mehta announced at the end of the meeting that a total of Rs. 13,470 has been collected and will be utilised by...