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mark in the world of sports. The schoolhad 60 students on its rolls and providedits services totally free. CSEDwas the first school in India to beequipped with an early interventionunit and to use a multi-disciplinaryapproach. It also offered the servicesof an audiologist, a psychiatrist and aspecial educator under one roof.COMMUNITY SERVICE– NON-MEDICALDirectorSunny PariyaramRCCPresident Nowroze, Paul George,Nirav Shah and (then) Vice-PresidentRamesh Narayan attended a preliminarypartnership meeting with office-bearersof the Salvation Army,Western India, at the latter’s social centreat Agripada.The meeting was also attended byPP Kalpana Munshi, Sitaram Shah,Shyyamniwas Somani and NareshKumar Jain. Representing the SalvationArmy were Col. T. Vijaykumar;Lt. Col. B. Randive, the secretary forprogramme administration; Chief SecretaryLt. Colonel K.C. David; andMajor Sanjay Vanjare.After a brief introductory speechby Lt. Col. B. Randive, Col. T. Vijaykumarsaid that any partnership betweenthe Salvation Army and Rotarywould go a long way in the developmentof the community. Theunder-served would definitely benefitif these two internationalorganisations joined hands to undertakeprojects.Lt. Colonel K.C. David also welcomedthe proposed partnership andcomplimented members of the RotaryClub of Bombay for their zeal in ensuringthe development of the poorand underprivileged sections of society.Nowroze stated that the educationsector played a crucial role in communitydevelopment. Children could learnand develop skills only on the solidfoundation of a good education.Following the formal meeting, theSalvation Army undertook a notebookdistribution programme for the underprivilegedchildren of Agripada and theneighbouring community.The day’s engagements ended witha visit to the Salvation Army campushousing senior citizens. Accompanyingthem was an engineer who wouldprepare a report on how the centrecould be repaired and improved.Soon after that meeting, a munificentdonation was offered by PPMahendra Sanghi to help repair andrenovate the Salvation Army home forthe aged at Agripada. In the course ofthat visit, the Rotarians had noted withregret that it was not in good condition.The Club then decided to helprepair and renovate it.On learning about this, PP Mahendraoffered to bear the full cost of theproposed renovation. Accordingly, hemade a generous contribution of Rs.5.63 lakhs for the purpose.The renovated home was opened ata simple function by PresidentNowroze. Also present on the occasionwere Paul George, Nirav Shah,PP Ashish Vaid, Sitaram Shah, DirectorSunny Pariyaram, MadhusudanDaga and Ratan Tankha.A few weeks later, the RCC Committeeorganised a free eye check-upcamp at the Mumbai Port Trust Dockand General Employees’ Union,Kamgar Sadan, Mazgaon.PP Dr. Rumi Jehangir, an eminentophthalmic surgeon, spoke of the importanceof regular eye check-ups, especiallyfor those working in the shipbreakingindustry. He was thrilled withthe positive response of the community.He added that in case anyone requiredfurther treatment, he or shecould be treated free of cost at theRotary Club of Bombay’s sophisticatedHTEC eye centre at Talwada.A total of 136 people had their eyeschecked at the camp. Two cataractcases were detected and referred to thenearest municipal hospital at Mazgaon.President Nowroze, Hon. SecretarySitaram and PP Dr. RumiJehangir were felicitated. Also presentwere Joseph Koshy and Ratan Tankha.Three students from the MaharashtraInstitute of Labour Welfare andplaced at MbPT, helped the RCCmembers in organising the participantsand also helped make arrangements forlunch and other refreshments.Dr. Tejaswini Varale and Dr. MonalSainani led the team of doctors whocarried out the eye tests and consultations.They were assisted by Mr.Ashok Patel, Mr. Mukesh Kapadiaand Mr. Deepak Ashar. Mr. Jitubhai,the optician, took charge of providingspectacles to the needy.Also present at the camp was Dr.Shabana Shaikh, general practitioner,who came for consultation on otherhealth problems of the port workers.Old Age Homes/Senior CitizensNaresh Kumar JainThe young at heart Naresh KumarJain was quite busy all throughthe year, organising programmes forthe residents of homes for the agedwith the active assistance of the Club,his Committee members, severalRotaractors and many Interactors.The President led a team of Rotarians,including Sitaram Shah, Sunny,Naresh and Rotaryann Phiroza Contractorto celebrate Parsi New Year withresidents of the F.S. Parukh Dharamshallaat Old Khareghat Colony.They were joined by several membersof the Rotaract Club of College H.R.College who went on to present amusical programme to entertain thesenior citizens.Naresh offered shawls to all the residentsof the Dharamshalla. He wasjoined by Nowroze and Sunny whodraped shawls around the shouldersof the delighted recipients.The H.R. Rotaractors renderedsome old songs that reminded residentsof their youth. They played a game of“musical housie” with them but soonit was time to clear the floor and forthose keen to do so to take the floorand dance to their hearts’ content. Andhow they danced! All 50 residents hada great time.Two centenarian residents, one saidto be 100 and the other 104, also participatedin the programme and enjoyedthe music and games.Some weeks later, Nowroze, Sitaram,Sunny, Naresh and PP KalpanaMunshi visited the All Saints Homeat Mazgaon, said to be one of the oldesthomes for aged senior citizens inthe city. They were joined by Rotaractorsof H.R. and Jai Hind whohelped make arrangements for the eventand to ensure its successful conduct.Before long, the ageing walls of theAll Saints Home began reverberatingwith the sound of music and laughteras the seniors shed their worries andinhibitions for a few hours.The H.R. Rotaractors welcomed theteam of Rotarians and greeted the staffand residents of the home. A quick formalfunction had Nowroze greeting theresidents and wishing them good healthand happiness. He was followed byPP Kalpana who shared her experiencesand also rendered a few lines ofa song. Sitaram gave a brief speech andwished the residents good health.Activities conducted at the ADMC, Talwada (2012-2013)Activity July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June TotalDentalclinic 72 83 112 102 - 101 82 82 85 93 67 879Pathologicaltests 94 83 67 78 79 100 88 88 109 84 58 928Paediatricclinic - - - - - - - - - 24 17 41Dispensary,OPD 2809 3002 3038 2019 1194 1513 1396 1446 1514 1322 1363 20616TB Patientstreated 31 34 32 35 3 25 27 24 27 31 24 323Skin Clinic - - - - - - - - - - - -June 25 to July 1, 2013 THE GATEWAY, The Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Bombay Page 17