New Rotaract Club Inagurated

The Rotaract Club of Annai Fathima was installed on 24th Dec 09. Rtn President Chandran installed Mr Saravanan as the Rotaract President. Secreatry Rtn R.Meenakshi Sundaram pinned Mr Avinash R. Pillai as the Rotaract Secretary.

The following Rotarians participated in the ceremony:
Rtn R.Rajagopal - Co-ordinator
Rtn S.Rajeshkanna - Director - Services

The function was organised in a grand manner. We had a royal reception. Welcome address was made by Mr Sangesh. Principal. Mr Mohan Kumar felicitated the office bearers. President Rtn C.R.Chandran in his address gave a brief history of Rotaract Clubs and its relevance in the modern times. Secretary Rtn R.Meenakshi Sundaram in his address explained how Rotaract Club could help them to develop their skills and also he explained the different avenues of service. After national anthem the meeting came to a close. The College had offered a good 5 star kind of lunch to our members.
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Reported by Rtn R.Meenakshi Sundaram, Secretary, Rotary Club of Madurai West.

Success in Interviews

On 22.12.2009, the Rotaract Club of N.M.S.Sermathai Vasan College for Women, Madurai has organised a workshop on Interview Techniques to enable the students to master the skills requried to attain success in itnerviews. The students were addressed initally by Rtn. Uncle NAN who provided vital clues to the participatns in preparing their resume and how to behave and perform in an Interview. After the workshop, a mock interview was conducted by Uncle NAN along with Rtn.T.Ravee. Rtn.Rajagoapl co-ordinated the event along with Rtn.Rajesh kanna, the Director - Service Projects (who took all these photos) had made eloborate arrangments.

Man behind the Anaesthesia Station Donation

Dr.DK.Raja who graduated out of Madurai Medical college now works at West Wales General Hospital, Carmathen, UK. When this hospital was upgrading its machineries, the newly installed Anaesthesia stations were unanimously decided to be donated to Government hospital in India. As a good guesture Dr.DK.Raja wanted to donate it to the Hospital from where he graduated. His friend Dr.Chandrasekaran who is now the HOD of Anaesthesiology department in GH appreicated the idea and fully cooperated with the project. Both of them got the Dean Dr.Sivakumar to pursue the project. And to ship the machines from UK to India without any hazzels, Dr.DK.Raja donated the machines through Rotary club of Carmathen UK. In India, Rotary Club of Madurai West was hand picked by them and the project atlast is a reality.

In this file photo, Dr.DK.Raja is seen along with Member of Rotary club of Madurai West when he was in India in July 2009. Here he is seen felicitated by Rtn.Dr.Edwin, Rtn.PDG.PV.Parthasarathy, President C.R.Chandran, and Rtn.Dr.Ramasubramanian

Donation of Anaesthesia Machines

It has been a historic moment on 18-Dec-2009 at Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai, India and Rotary Club of Madurai West. Rtn.CR.Chandran, President of the Club along with secretary Rtn.Meenakshi Sundaram organized an elaborate meeting in the presence of Rtn.A.Purushothaman, District Governor of RID 3000.

Dr.DK.Raja, an old student of Madurai Medical college, now working at West Wales General Hospital, Carmathen, UK chose the Rotary Club of Carmathen, UK and Rotary Club of Madurai West in India for a good cause. He chose both these clubs to transport and donate the latest Integrated Anaesthesia Stations worth about 1.20 Crores to Government Rajaji Hospital located in Madurai, Tamilnadu in India which is serving lots of poor and needy people.

The stations come as a boon to the patients undergoing surgery in the hospital. Death due to anaesthesia complications would be minimized with these latest machines.

Thanks to the steneous efforts of Rtn.DL.Viswanathan, Project Contact whose persistent follow up with customs officials in India made them release the machines.

In the eventful meeting, the machines were handed over to the Government Hospital represented by its Dean Dr.Sivakumar and HOD Dr.Chandrasekaran, in the presence of Madurai Corporation Commissioner Mr.Sebastin.

Kudos to Rotary club of Carmathen, UK and Rotary Club of Madurai West. Both of you have lived to the true spirit of Rotary : SERVICE ABOVE SELF. Long live all the good hearts.

A Humanitarian Project - Invitation