Tuesday, February 03, 2009




Rotarians visit sewing centers and computer centers

Lahore: Members of Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison and Rotaract Club visited Kujer and surrounding village in district Sheikhupura to see working of the vocational centers consisting of sewing machines and computer centers. The centers have been set up with support from the Matching Grants funded by The Rotary Foundation.

District Governor Nominee Shehzad Ahmed, Club President Aslam Chaudhry, Secretary Shaheen Ahmad, Syed Rashid Rizvi, Haroon Naimat and members of Rotaract Club visited the centers. The centers have been set up in Bhadru Minara, Kharianwala, Machikey, Jhamkey, Kujer, Farooqabad, Sucha Souda and some other surrounding villages. The sewing machines have also been distributed among Rotary Clubs in Sindh so that they can also provide an essential skill to the women and girls to help them earn their livelihood. The members also visited community library in Kujer village. Through other grants, Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison will assist in providing an Ophthalmic Operating Microscope worth US$ 60,000 to LRBT Hospital, Lahore. The Club will also distribute buffalos and goats among the deserving villagers in Sheikhupura and Faisalabad districts in Punjab, and Tharparkar district in Sindh.

PR Palace
September 17, 2008

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