RC Cuffe parade

Rotary club of Mumbai Cuffe Parade organised  Rubella and Thalasemia awareness  camp on 28 Aug at 9.30 am at Worli, for the parents of Green lawns School and Rotaractors of Khalsa College. Awareness programme was attended by eminent Doctors from H. N (Reliance) Hospital, Dr. Rahual Varma, Dr. Ashwin Shetty and Dr. Shweta Bansal. District dignitaries like PDG Dr. Jayant Kulkarni, Ave. Chair Rtn. Zankar Gadkari, Medical Ave Chair Dr. Satya and  Presidents of 11 clubs, Rotary Club Downtown Sealand  Rotary Club of  Malabar Hill  Rotary Club of Bombay Mandvi    Rotary Club of Peninsula              Rotary Club of Bombay Bay view  Rotary Club of Bombay Pier         Rotary Club of Metropolitan          Rotary Club of Queen City           Rotary Club of Boisar Industrial town    Rotary Club of Bombay Central   Rotary Club of Bombay North        Principal of Greenlawns school Sangeeta Thakkar, Ave.  Chair   Rtn. Rajendra Agarwal, coordinator

To curb the existing shortage, a mega blood donation camp was organised on Churchgate station  on 14th August ,Tuesday as a part of a  celebration of Independence Day . Several banks in the city are facing acute blood crisis. State government officials are hopeful that the drive will plug the gap. Organised by Rotary Club of Cuffe Parade, RC Malabar Hill, RC Downtown Sealand and RC Bombay North for welfare of Western Railway Motormen Association . 78 blood units have been collected through this project, Four Rotary clubs members took part in it .  Mumbai has 59 blood banks of which 21 are run by the government. Officials from Nair  hospital said blood shortage is a common problem during summers and festive seasons. Until last week, patients visiting  hospitals were asked to approach other government blood banks due to shortage of certain blood groups. The scarcity was maximum among negative blood groups. Members from  four clubs were present at this event. From our Club , RCMCP