HOPE rehabilitation society distributes artificial limbs

Hope Rehabilitation Society has distributed artificial limbs among 20 needy amputees under the Project Limbs for All here at Hope Rehabilitation Centre Johar Town. Justice (Retd) Amer Raza Khan, Nazim Wagha Town Khalid Ghurki and Rotary Clubs District Governor North Shehzad Ahmed distributed the limbs in a function. Lahore Garrison Rotary Club president Aslam Chaudhry, executive members of Hope Society Humayun Khan, SEI Pervez, Dr Sohail Khan, Engr Salim Rafi and other guests were also present at the occasion. Hope Society presidsent Dr Khalid Niazi during his address said that Limbs for All project was inaugurated in the holy month of Ramadan and some 50 amputees have been registered under this project. He said that on providing the artificial limbs to 20 disabled persons Hope Society has spent Rs 5 lacs and this project would continue on permanent basis with the cooperation of philanthropists. Rotary Club district Governor Shehzad Ahmed announced Rs 250000 donation for the project. Justice (Retd) Amer Raza Khan and Khalid Ghurki appreciated the Hope Societys efforts for the rehabilitation of disabled.

Scottrade
December 22, 2008
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Rotary Club gives artificial limbs to deserving people

LAHORE: Members of Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison participated in the artificial limbs presentation ceremony, which was organised under "Limbs for All" campaign of Hope Rehabilitation Center.
Dr Khalid Niazi gave a presentation about the project and informed the audience that limbs provided by Hope are modular and more durable as compared to conventional ones. He informed that the limbs are provided free of cost to deserving cases which are sponsored by philanthropists and service organisations like Rotary Clubs and Lions Clubs.
Later the participants met with the recipients who had received limbs under this campaign. They were presented flower bouquets. Later Justice Amer Raza and Khalid Khurki addressed the recipients and encouraged them to actively participate in their daily routine. Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison sponsored artificial limbs for six persons.

The Financial Daily
December 22, 2008

Link: http://www.thefinancialdaily.com/RSS/RSSNews.aspx?newsid=65093

Rotary Club donates wheelchairs to PSRD

Pakistan Society for Rehabilitation of the Disabled (PSRD) Old Students Association organised an annual Eid gift function to present gifts to the children at PSRD School that primarily caters to the needs of disabled children and has more than 200 students.

Mr Sherazee graced the occasion as the chief guest while District Governor Nominee (DGN) Rotarian Shehzad Ahmed was invited as the guest of honour.

The ceremony started with the recitation of the Holy Quran after which one of the alumni presented the annual report of the Old Students Association.

It was informed that many old students from the school are performing responsibilities in their respective organisations with dedication and commitment.

Later, gifts were distributed among students of the school by DGN Shehzad Ahmed and members of the PSRD Executive Committee.

In his speech, DGN Shehzad appreciated the efforts of the Old Students Association and PSRD School management in organising such a wonderful function. He thanked the corporate organisations, such as Mobilink and Metro, for sponsoring wheelchairs and gifts for the students.

He also motivated the students to study diligently, so they could become productive members of society and be one of the donors for their school in future.

Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison also donated four wheelchairs to the deserving students of PSRD School.

After the function, Mrs Parveen Umer, General Secretary PSRD, informed that PSRD has started providing free artificial limbs to the poor through the Rotary Foundation Matching Grant and the progress report would be submitted on a regular basis.

OPPAK
October 13, 2008

Rotarians offer support for rehabilitation of the disabled

Lahore: Members of Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison and Rotaract Club visited Hope Rehabilitation Center where Dr. Khalid Niazi informed them in a multimedia presentation about the role of HOPE in rehabilitation of the Disabled.

He informed that mostly local organizations are providing conventional limbs which are cheaper but are not flexible, while HOPE is providing modular limbs which are slightly more expensive but are durable and long lasting. The modular limbs take less preparation and fitting time and thus more patients can be accommodated in less time. Past District Governors A.Q. Alavi and Suhail Ahmed, District Governor Nominee Shehzad Ahmed, Club President Aslam Chaudhry, Charter President G.R. Siddiqui, Syed Rashid Rizvi, Haroon Naimat, SEI Parvez, Rotaract President Amina Chughtai and Syed Hussnain Kazmi were present in the meeting besides other members. Rotarians appreciated role of HOPE and offered to carry out joint humanitarian projects for the rehabilitation of disabled. The meeting was arranged as a part of a Matching Grant for providing artificial limbs to the poor funded by The Rotary Foundation. Through other grants,
Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison is providing sewing machines to set up vocational centers for teaching sewing skills to women and girls. The Club is also providing health awareness services in Lahore. The Club 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
October 10, 2008

Rotarians offer support for rehabilitation of the disabled

Members of Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison and Rotaract Club visited Hope Rehabilitation Center where Dr. Khalid Niazi informed them in a multimedia presentation about the role of HOPE in rehabilitation of the Disabled. He informed that mostly local organizations are providing conventional limbs which are cheaper but are not flexible, while HOPE is providing modular limbs which are slightly more expensive but are durable and long lasting. The modular limbs take less preparation and fitting time and thus more patients can be accommodated in less time. Past District Governors A.Q. Alavi and Suhail Ahmed, District Governor Nominee Shehzad Ahmed, Club President Aslam Chaudhry, Charter President G.R. Siddiqui, Syed Rashid Rizvi, Haroon Naimat, SEI Parvez, Rotaract President Amina Chughtai and Syed Hussnain Kazmi were present in the meeting besides other members. Rotarians appreciated role of HOPE and offered to carry out joint humanitarian projects for the rehabilitation of disabled. The meeting was arranged as a part of a Matching Grant for providing artificial limbs to the poor funded by The Rotary Foundation. Through other grants, Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison is providing sewing machines to set up vocational centers for teaching sewing skills to women and girls. The Club is also providing health awareness services in Lahore. The Club 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.

South Asian Pulse
October 09, 2008

Link: http://www.sapulse.com/new_comments.php?id=695_0_1_0_M

Rotary Club donates wheelchairs to PSRD school

Staff Reporter
LAHORE: The Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison has donated wheelchairs to deserving students of a school being run by the Pakistan Society for Rehabilitation of the Disabled (PSRD).

The chairs were distributed at a function held here on Sunday.

Rotarian Sherazee was chief guest while District Governor Nominee (DGN) Rotarian Shehzad Ahmed was guest of honor.

Gifts were distributed among the students of the school by Shehzad Ahmed and members of the Executive Committee of the PSRD.

Speaking on the occasion, Shehzad thanked the corporate organizations such as Mobilink and Metro for sponsoring distribution of wheelchairs and gifts for the students.

He also motivated students to study diligently so that they could become productive members of the society and be one of the donors for their school in the future.

Parveen Umer, the general secretary of PSRD informed that the society has started providing free artificial limbs to the poor through the Rotary Foundation Matching Grant and progress report would be submitted on a regular basis.

One of the alumni presented annual report of the Old Students Association.

The Post
October 06, 2008
Link: http://www.thepost.com.pk/CityNewsT.aspx?dtlid=186208&catid=3

Wheelchairs distributed among disabled childrens

Islamabad— Pakistan Society for Rehabilitation of the Disabled (PSRD) Old Students Association organized an Annual Eid Gift Function to present gifts to the school children at the PSRD School. PSRD School primarily caters to the needs of disabled students and has more than 200 students.

Mr. Sherazee graced the occasion as the Chief Guest while District Governor Nominee (DGN) Rotarian Shehzad Ahmed was invited as the Guest of Honor. The ceremony started with recitation from the Holy Quran.

One of the alumni presented Annual Report of the Old Students Association. It was informed that many old students from the school are performing their responsibilities in their respective organizations with full dedication and commitment.

Later, gifts were distributed among the students of the school through DGN Shehzad Ahmed and members of the Executive Committee of PSRD.

In his speech, DGN Shehzad appreciated efforts of the Old Students Association and PSRD School management in organizing such a wonderful function.

He thanked the corporate organizations, such as Mobilink and Metro for sponsoring wheel chairs and gifts for the students. He also motivated students to study diligently so that they can become productive members of the society and be one of the donors for their school in the future.

Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison also donated four wheel chairs to deserving students of the PSRD School.

After the function, Mrs. Parveen Umer, General Secretary PSRD, informed that PSRD has started providing free artificial limbs to the poor through The Rotary Foundation Matching Grant and progress report would be submitted on a regular basis.--NNI

Pakistan Observer
October 06, 2008

Link: http://pakobserver.net/200810/06/news/islamabad05.asp

Rotary Club donates wheelchairs to PSRD School

ISLAMABAD
Pakistan Society for Rehabilitation of the Disabled (PSRD) Old Students Association organised an annual Eid gift function to present gifts to the children at PSRD School that primarily caters to the needs of disabled children and has more than 200 students.

Mr Sherazee graced the occasion as the chief guest while District Governor Nominee (DGN) Rotarian Shehzad Ahmed was invited as the guest of honour.

The ceremony started with the recitation of the Holy Quran after which one of the alumni presented the annual report of the Old Students Association.

It was informed that many old students from the school are performing responsibilities in their respective organisations with dedication and commitment.

Later, gifts were distributed among students of the school by DGN Shehzad Ahmed and members of the PSRD Executive Committee.

In his speech, DGN Shehzad appreciated the efforts of the Old Students Association and PSRD School management in organising such a wonderful function. He thanked the corporate organisations, such as Mobilink and Metro, for sponsoring wheelchairs and gifts for the students.

He also motivated the students to study diligently, so they could become productive members of society and be one of the donors for their school in future.

Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison also donated four wheelchairs to the deserving students of PSRD School. After the function, Mrs Parveen Umer, General Secretary PSRD, informed that PSRD has started providing free artificial limbs to the poor through the Rotary Foundation Matching Grant and the progress report would be submitted on a regular basis.

The News
October 06, 2008

Link: http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=139525

Rotarians offer support for rehabilitation of the disabled

Lahore, Sept 22 (NAK): Members of Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison and Rotaract Club visited HOPE Rehabilitation Center where Dr. Khalid Niazi informed them in a multimedia presentation about the role of HOPE in rehabilitation of the Disabled.

“Mostly local organizations are providing conventional limbs which are cheaper but are not flexible, while HOPE is providing modular limbs which are slightly more expensive but are durable and long lasting”, Dr Khalid informed reporters.

He said that the modular limbs take less preparation and fitting time and thus more patients can be accommodated in less time. Past District Governors A.Q. Alavi and Suhail Ahmed, District Governor Nominee Shehzad Ahmed, Club President Aslam Chaudhry, Charter President G.R. Siddiqui, Syed Rashid Rizvi, Haroon Naimat, SEI Parvez, Rotaract President Amina Chughtai and Syed Hussnain Kazmi were present in the meeting besides other members.

Rotarians appreciated role of HOPE and offered to carry out joint humanitarian projects for the rehabilitation of disabled. The meeting was arranged as a part of a Matching Grant for providing artificial limbs to the poor funded by The Rotary Foundation.

Through other grants, Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison is providing sewing machines to set up vocational centers for teaching sewing skills to women and girls. The Club is also providing health awareness services in Lahore. The Club 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.(NAK)

News Agency of Kashmir
September 22, 2008

Link: http://naknews.co.in/newsdet.aspx?16760

ScotTrade
December 22, 2008

Hope Rehabilitation Society distributes artificial limbs

Hope Rehabilitation Society has distributed artificial limbs among 20 needy
amputees under the Project Limbs for All here at Hope Rehabilitation Centre Johar
Town. Justice (Retd) Amer Raza Khan, Nazim Wagha Town Khalid Ghurki and Rotary
Clubs District Governor North Shehzad Ahmed distributed the limbs in a function.

Lahore Garrison Rotary Club president Aslam Chaudhry, executive members of Hope
Society Humayun Khan, SEI Pervez, Dr Sohail Khan, Engr Salim Rafi and other
guests were also present at the occasion. Hope Society president Dr Khalid Niazi
during his address said that Limbs for All project was inaugurated in the holy month
of Ramadan and some 50 amputees have been registered under this project.

He said that on providing the artificial limbs to 20 disabled persons Hope Society has
spent Rs 5 lacs and this project would continue on permanent basis with the
cooperation of philanthropists. Rotary Club district Governor Shehzad Ahmed
announced Rs 250000 donation for the project. Justice (Retd) Amer Raza Khan and
Khalid Ghurki appreciated the Hope Societys efforts for the rehabilitation of disabled.

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