Our Rotaractors have launched 2022 with a bang, starting a new initiative called, What the Tech. It’s an online workshop for our senior citizens to make them familiar with today’s must know digital apps (Ola, PayTM, Swiggy, Instagram, YouTube, Amazon, Zoom) It will be a two-hour workshop with one break, on February 13th, 2022 (Sunday). Venue: Zoom Price: Rs....
Last week, PP Ashish Vaid, Chairman of Elder’s Daycare, wrote about the status of our Alibaug centre for underprivileged senior citizens, which is under construction. He posted The Gateway article on Facebook and the response he received was tremendous: 248 Likes and 138 comments, when we last checked in! This is just one example of how...
Director-in-charge: Rtn. Ajit Lalvani Chair: Rtn. Madhusudan Daga Co-Chair: Rtn. Vrinda Rajgarhia Members: PP Ramesh Narayan, Rtn. Alok Sekhsaria, Rtn. Charu Agrawal, Rtn. Ptn. Devi Narayan, Rtn. Ptn. Ekta Shah, Ms Rashmi Bapna. Ananda Yaan spent most of the year in lockdown. We were unable to have in-person meetings for our members except for a brief interlude of two...
A FREE EYE TEST CAMP WAS ORGANISED FOR ANANDA YAAN BY ADITYA JYOT FOUNDATION. The Rotary Club of Bombay thanks Rotary Club of Mumbai Sion PP Dr. Radhika Krishnan, CEO of ‘Aditya Jyot Foundation for Twinkling Little Eyes’ for her stellar work in serving society by facilitating free eye check-ups, advanced screenings and cataract surgeries. Our thanks,...
PP Rtn. Ramesh Narayan is back with his campaign specially created for our elders. Kudos to his committed and sustained efforts towards spreading awareness. The Covid-19 crisis has put the focus on the susceptibility of our elders to this virus. It is a time to specially take care of them. Our Non-Medical 1 Avenue of Service...
On February 8th, 2020, the Rotary Club of Bombay arranged an Eye Camp at our Ananda Yaan Dr. E Moses Road Centre (a joint venture between Dignity Foundation and Rotary Club of Bombay). This was our second eye camp here. The last one was held over a year ago. Again, we collaborated with the Aditya Jyot...
Senior citizens break the Internet A post liked by 1.1 k people , 61 comments and 27 shares. We thank Shankar Mahadevan, the famous Indian singer and composer who is part of the trio of musicians Shankar- Ehsaan-Loy for posting about Ananda Yaan on his social media handle . Learning new tricks Debashree DasGupta, a music teacher/ consultant...
Under the programme called Ananda Yaan, we have started Day Care Centres for the aged at Dadar and Byculla with the objective that elders who belong to economically-weaker sections of society can enjoy some happiness in the evening of their lives. We have supported an old age home at Ambernath for several years. This project...
CHIEF GUEST: DGE HARJIT SINGH TALWAR Harjit is an alumnus of India’s two premier management and engineering institutes. The managerial acumen and scientific engineering approach have earned Harjeet a reputation for clarity of thought. His deep insight into any subject and commitment to the Rotary movement for the last 24 years is apparent when one...
Realising that old age is a second childhood and a time when one needs love and care, 17 Interactors of the Interact Club of Bharda New High visited an old age home – Our Lady of Piety – at Vijaywadi, Chira Bazar, at 11.30 am along with their moderators Mrs. Tasneem Gilitwala, Mrs. Shubhangi and Principal...
The Rotary Club of Bombay’s Elder Care Committee and Cotton Green Committee organised a comprehensive check-up for members of the new Ananda Yaan Centre that opened at Dr. E Moses Road, Worli, recently. Members visited the Cotton Green Clinic on March 1, 2019. The check-up was smoothly coordinated by Vrushali Palwankar from the Rotary office and...
At the beginning of the year, the Senior Citizens Committee had planned to construct Day Care Centers for Senior Citizens in Lonavala and Alibag each, wherein a premise of about 2,000 sq.ft would be made on a plot of land given to us by the Municipality / Panchayat. At Lonavla, Chairperson Rtn. Ashish Vaid has approached...