An elderly gentleman gets his limb.
Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Artificial Limb Camp
The valedictory fnuction of an atrificial limb camp, a part of the helping hands project happened on Saturday the 6th of August in the AM.
Helping hands is a joint project of the RC of Chennai Kilpauk and Strathcona Sunrise. This was the first of the artificial limb camps this year. The enxt camp would be for the disabled in a town called Vellore about 160 Kms from Chennai and the third camp will be in the second week of January next year when Rtn. Chip Ross visits us.
At this camp we gave away 65 limbs all of them legs to 65 disabled people.
Mr. Princeson Jose of Prince Jewellers was the Chief guest for the function and he was so touched with what he saw and experienced he made a donation to the project after the fnuction. Some people can handle disability and some find it difficult to do so. venkatesh is a boy of about 16 years of age who lost his left leg in a traffic related accident about 8 months ago. His father and mother have been a great support and have seen him thorugh difficult times and in fact the mother was there with him at the camp. She tells me that they are now finding it difficult to continue his studies because of the extra cost involved because of his disability. This boy definitely neesd counselling and help.
I do hope helping hands goes one step further in the comnig years and is able to set up a counsellnig center for disabled people. No vocational trainnig, no monetary help here, only counselling and talking them into standing on their own feet.
There was a girl however, who in the pictures is wearing a green dress who has adjusted to her disability remarkably. She stopped studying and took on a job and seems quite happy with her life. I asked her fi I could help her pursue her studies to which she responded ni the negative and asid that she was happy now working.
Helping Hands has been and always will be a very rewarding project.
Helping hands is a joint project of the RC of Chennai Kilpauk and Strathcona Sunrise. This was the first of the artificial limb camps this year. The enxt camp would be for the disabled in a town called Vellore about 160 Kms from Chennai and the third camp will be in the second week of January next year when Rtn. Chip Ross visits us.
At this camp we gave away 65 limbs all of them legs to 65 disabled people.
Mr. Princeson Jose of Prince Jewellers was the Chief guest for the function and he was so touched with what he saw and experienced he made a donation to the project after the fnuction. Some people can handle disability and some find it difficult to do so. venkatesh is a boy of about 16 years of age who lost his left leg in a traffic related accident about 8 months ago. His father and mother have been a great support and have seen him thorugh difficult times and in fact the mother was there with him at the camp. She tells me that they are now finding it difficult to continue his studies because of the extra cost involved because of his disability. This boy definitely neesd counselling and help.
I do hope helping hands goes one step further in the comnig years and is able to set up a counsellnig center for disabled people. No vocational trainnig, no monetary help here, only counselling and talking them into standing on their own feet.
There was a girl however, who in the pictures is wearing a green dress who has adjusted to her disability remarkably. She stopped studying and took on a job and seems quite happy with her life. I asked her fi I could help her pursue her studies to which she responded ni the negative and asid that she was happy now working.
Helping Hands has been and always will be a very rewarding project.
Monday, August 01, 2005
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.
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.
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