A short report on happenings

I have not posted for sometime. So here is a short report on what has been happening in and out of the Club.

The first artificial limb camp for the year is on and the valedictory function will be on the 6th of August, we will be giving away more than 60 artificial limbs. This is a joint project with the RC of Strathcona Sunrise.

The vocational service Director Vijaya has been evry busy and has bene conducting English speaking classes in Thiru Vi Ka School for students. The problem is that these children have almost no little of English and the going is tough. However, the Annes and Rtm Vijaya are giving it their best with a lot of help from a few Rtns.

After the Vaedictory function the members are driving over to Pondicherry about 160 Kms away for retreat. The idea is to brainstorm over the weekend and lay down plans for the club.

On the 15th of August we hope to work on project smiles. Thanks to PDG Eugene Bail and Rtn. Sally Platt we will be giving away TVs and cricket kits, radios and toys to people affected by the Tsunami. It will be a long day and the villages have already been identified. Rtn Vidya has been hard at work and has identified the villages which will receive the TVs.

When Vidya went out to the villages to find out which villages will benefit from the TVs, she first went to the villages where the TVs were given and found that they were the most used equipment. Almost every household had had a TV pre Tsunami and now the entire village shares one TV (the one given by Rotary). This has been a great bonding factor and the three villages are very grateful for Rotary for the entertainment they get out of the TVs. Over 50 people watch the TV in every village and we are told the TVs run continuously. Boy am I glad we did it, we have been succesful in bringing smiles into the lives of these people.

I really am looking forwrad to going over on the 15th with 4 TVs for these people. Not to forget the cricket kits for the teenagers and the play things for the girls.

Vidya has been approached by these villages eeking help in putting their schools together, a village wants 2 computers some furniture and the likes. Most students are sitting on the floor and sharing one classroom with 3 classes. One teacher most probably would be taking lessons for the the three classes at the same time. We will be trying to understand what they want and need when we go there on the 15th.