Rotary service projects

Rotarians Peter Orpen and Bashir Ahmed of Rotary Club of Brighton & Hove Soiree, UK spent a busy day in Lahore visiting various Rotary projects. In the morning, they went to Government Primary School Lucklines to see the development work done by Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison, which provided furniture, toilet facilities, playground equipment to the school and clothing, sweaters and shoes to the students. Later they visited LRBT Hospital which provides free eye treatment to everyone who goes there for treatment. Dr. Aqil Qazi and Dr. Khurram Mirza briefed them about the facilities of the hospital. Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison has provided funds for the IOL surgeries for the poor patients. Rotary Club will also provide an ophthalmic operating microscope worth four million rupees. In the afternoon, the visiting Rotarians went to Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital where Naila Khan, Manager Marketing & Fundraising, informed them about the history of the hospital and its working. More than 70% of the cancer patients are provided free or subsidized treatment. District Governor Nominee Shehzad Ahmed informed that Rotary Clubs would be invited to plan and carry out Matching Grants to provide medical equipment to the hospital. Rotarian Masrur Lodhi also accompanied the visiting Rotarians in the Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital.

ROTI
November 30, 2008

Link: http://www.roti.org/news/r0911.htm

Rotarians visit Kujer and surrounding villages to see service projects

Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison members visited Kujer and other adopted villages in Sheikhupura to see the progress of computer centers, vocational centers, community libraries and schools. The development work has been carried out with funding from The Rotary Foundation Matching Grants. Bashir Ahmed and Peter Orpen of Rotary Club of Brighton & Hove Soiree, UK accompanied Rotarians from Lahore led by District Governor Nominee Shehzad Ahmed and Club Secretary Shaheen Ahmad. The team attended meeting of Rotary Club of Sheikhupura Aarzoo where President Waseem Bari and Secretary Iqbal Malik welcomed the visiting Rotarians from UK. Afterwards, the team visited Kujer village to see the two government schools, computer center and the community library. The school children were briefed about the benefits of polio immunization and polio awareness stickers were distributed among them.

Visiting Rotarians were the most impressed by the buffalo bank project where buffalos have been distributed among deserving families who use milk for their own consumption as well as sell it for income generation. Proceeds from the sale of offsprings are shared equally by the keeper family and the community organization. Later the team visited school for the street children and the vocational center sponsored by Rotary Club of Sucha Souda. The team also visited a hospital sponsored by Rotary Club of Farooqabad where free treatment is provided to the deserving persons.

South Asian Pulse
November 14, 2008

Link: http://www.sapulse.com/new_comments.php?id=773_0_1_0_C

Rotarians visit Kujer and surrounding villages to see service projects

Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison members visited Kujer and other adopted villages in Sheikhupura to see the progress of computer centers, vocational centers, community libraries and schools. The development work has been carried out with funding from The Rotary Foundation Matching Grants. Bashir Ahmed and Peter Orpen of Rotary Club of Brighton & Hove Soiree, UK ccompanied Rotarians from Lahore led by District Governor Nominee Shehzad Ahmed and Club Secretary Shaheen Ahmad.

The team attended meeting of Rotary Club of Sheikhupura Aarzoo where President Waseem Bari and Secretary Iqbal Malik welcomed the visiting Rotarians from UK. Afterwards, the team visited Kujer village to see the two government schools, computer center and the community library.

The school children were briefed about the benefits of polio immunization and polio awareness stickers were distributed among them. Visiting Rotarians were the most impressed by the buffalo bank project where buffalos have been distributed among deserving families who use milk for their own consumption as well as sell it for income generation. Proceeds from the sale of offsprings are shared equally by the keeper family and the community organization. Later the team visited school for the street children and the vocational center sponsored by Rotary Club of Sucha Souda. The team also visited a hospital sponsored by Rotary Club of Farooqabad where free treatment is provided to the deserving persons.

Apna time
November 11, 2008

Link: http://www.apnawaqt.com/content/news/News_Item.asp?content_ID=2717

UK Rotarians visit rotary service projects

Rotarians Peter Orpen and Bashir Ahmed of Rotary Club of Brighton & Hove Soiree, UK spent a busy day in Lahore visiting various Rotary projects. In the morning, they went to Government Primary School Lucklines to see the development work done by Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison, which provided furniture, toilet facilities, playground equipment to the school and clothing, sweaters and shoes to the students. Later they visited LRBT Hospital which provides free eye treatment to everyone who goes there for treatment. Dr. Aqil Qazi and Dr. Khurram Mirza briefed them about the facilities of the hospital. Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison has provided funds for the IOL surgeries for the poor patients. Rotary Club will also provide an ophthalmic operating microscope worth four million rupees. In the afternoon, the visiting Rotarians went to Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital where Naila Khan, Manager Marketing & Fundraising, informed them about the history of the hospital and its working. More than 70% of the cancer patients are provided free or subsidized treatment. District Governor Nominee Shehzad Ahmed informed that Rotary Clubs would be invited to plan and carry out Matching Grants to provide medical equipment to the hospital. Rotarian Masrur Lodhi also accompanied the visiting Rotarians in the Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital.

South Asian Pulse
November 08, 2008

Link: http://www.sapulse.com/new_comments.php?id=769_0_1_0_C

UK Rotarians visit rotary service projects

Rotarians Peter Orpen and Bashir Ahmed of Rotary Club of Brighton & Hove Soiree, UK spent a busy day in Lahore visiting various Rotary projects. In the morning, they went to Government Primary School Lucklines to see the development work done by Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison, which provided furniture, toilet facilities, playground equipment to the school and clothing, sweaters and shoes to the students. Later they visited LRBT Hospital which provides free eye treatment to everyone who goes there for treatment.

Dr. Aqil Qazi and Dr. Khurram Mirza briefed them about the facilities of the hospital. Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison has provided funds for the IOL surgeries for the poor patients. Rotary Club will also provide an ophthalmic operating microscope worth four million rupees. In the afternoon, the visiting Rotarians went to Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital where Naila Khan, Manager Marketing & Fundraising, informed them about the history of the hospital and its working. More than 70% of the cancer patients are provided free or subsidized treatment. District Governor Nominee Shehzad Ahmed informed that Rotary Clubs would be invited to plan and carry out Matching Grants to provide medical equipment to the hospital. Rotarian Masrur Lodhi also accompanied the visiting Rotarians in the Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital.

Apna Time
November 08, 2008

Link: http://www.apnawaqt.com/content/news/News_Item.asp?content_ID=2710