HOPE providing modular limbs

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 Frontier Post
September 23, 2008

RC offer support rehabilitation of disabled

Jammu, Sept 22: Members of Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison and Rotaract Club visited today 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.

The Northlines
September 22, 2008

Link: http://www.northlines.in/newsdet.aspx?q=14976

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

Rotarians visit sewing centers and computer centers

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.

Apna Time
September.22, 2008

Link: http://www.apnawaqt.com/content/News/news_item.asp?Content_ID=2314

Rotary Club organizes medical camp

The Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison organized a free medical camp at Tarogill village off Raiwind Road, which provided free of cost treatment and medicines to more than 300 patients. Rotarians led by President Aslam Chaudhry spent the full day at Tarogill village and actively participated in the Medical Camp. Rotarians Dr. Rizwan Vohra and Dr. Sakhiyya Sakhaullah along with other doctors and dispensers provided their expert services.

Innerwheel Club and Interact Club of Lahore Garrison members also actively participated in the Medical Camp. The Innerwheel members took responsibility of administering polio drops to children and provided polio vaccine to about 100 children.

The Interact club kept the village children busy by asking them general knowledge questions and presenting them with small gifts and candies. Seventy five saplings were also planted in the village as part of the ongoing tree plantation campaign.

District Governor Nominee Shehzad Ahmed, Charter president G.R. Siddiqui, Interact Club Secretary Fatima Shehzad, Innerwheel members Dr. Maimoona Ali, Shama Shahab and Khalida Idrees were present at the camp. The medical camp is part of the health awareness campaign being carried out by the Rotary Club. Al-Raheem Free Dispensary at Raj Garh has also been adopted through this program.

Press Pakistan
September.19, 2008

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

Rotary Club organizes medical camp

Lahore: The Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison has organized a free medical camp at Tarogill village off Raiwind Road, which provided free of cost treatment and medicines to more than 300 patients. Rotarians led by President Aslam Chaudhry spent the full day at Tarogill village and actively participated in the Medical Camp. Rotarians Dr. Rizwan Vohra and Dr. Sakhiyya Sakhaullah along with other and dispensers provided their expert services.

Innerwheel Club and Interact Club of Lahore Garrison members also actively participated in the Medical Camp. The Innerwheel members took responsibility of administering polio drops to children and provided polio vaccine to about 100 children. The Interact club kept the village children busy by asking them general knowledge questions and presenting them with small gifts and candies. Seventy five saplings were also planted in the village as part of the ongoing tree plantation campaign. District Governor Nominee Shehzad Ahmed, Charter president G.R. Siddiqui, Interact Club Secretary Fatima Shehzad, Innerwheel members Dr. Maimoona Ali, Shama Shahab and Khalida Idrees were present at the camp. The medical camp is part of the health awareness campaign being carried out by the Rotary Club. Al-Raheem Free Dispensary at Raj Garh has also been adopted through this program.

PR Palace
September 12, 2008

ROTARY CLUB ORGANIZES MEDICAL CAMP

The Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison organized a free medical camp at Tarogill village off Raiwind Road, which provided free of cost treatment and medicines to more than 300 patients. Rotarians led by President Aslam Chaudhry spent the full day at Tarogill village and actively participated in the Medical Camp. Rotarians Dr. Rizwan Vohra and Dr. Sakhiyya Sakhaullah along with other doctors and dispensers provided their expert services. Innerwheel Club and Interact Club of Lahore Garrison members also actively participated in the Medical Camp. The Innerwheel members took responsibility of administering polio drops to children and provided polio vaccine to about 100 children. The Interact club kept the village children busy by asking them general knowledge questions and presenting them with small gifts and candies. Seventy five saplings were also planted in the village as part of the ongoing tree plantation campaign. District Governor Nominee Shehzad Ahmed, Charter president G.R. Siddiqui, Interact Club Secretary Fatima Shehzad, Innerwheel members Dr. Maimoona Ali, Shama Shahab and Khalida Idrees were present at the camp. The medical camp is part of the health awareness campaign being carried out by the Rotary Club. Al-Raheem Free Dispensary at Raj Garh has also been adopted through this program.

Apna Time
September 19, 2008
Link: http://www.apnawaqt.com/content/News/news_item.asp?Content_ID=2281

ROTARY CLUB ORGANISES FREE MEDICAL CAMP

RECORDER REPORT
LAHORE (September 13, 2008): The Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison as a part of its health awareness campaign, organised a free medical camp and provided free of cost treatment and medicines to over 300 patients. The Club's president Aslam Chaudhry along with doctors and paramedics provided their expert services at the camp that was organised in a village at Raiwind Road.

Innerwheel Club and Interact Club of Lahore Garrison members also actively participated in camp. The Innerwheel members took responsibility of administering polio drops to children and provided polio vaccine to about 100 children.

The Interact club kept the village children busy by asking them general knowledge questions and presenting them with small gifts and candies. Seventy-five saplings were also planted in the village as part of the ongoing tree plantation campaign. District Governor Nominee Shehzad Ahmed and other office bearers were also present on the occasion.

Business Recorder
September 13, 2008

Link: http://www.brecorder.com/index.php?show=detail&id=806872&currPageNo=5&query=&search=&term=&supDate=%20-%2092k

Rotary Club organises medical camp

LAHORE: The Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison provided free of cost treatment and medicines to more than 300 patients in a medical camp established at Tarogill village off Raiwind Road. The camp was led by President Aslam Chaudhry who spent the entire day at Tarogill village and actively participated in all activities.

Dr Rizwan Vohra and Dr Sakhiyya Sakhaullah along with other doctors and dispensers also provided their expert services.

Members form Innerwheel Club and Interact Club of Lahore Garrison also contributed their efforts. Innerwheel members took responsibility of administering polio drops to children and provided polio vaccines to about 100 children.

Interact club kept the village children busy by asking them general knowledge questions and presenting them with small gifts and candies.

Seventy five saplings were also planted in the village as part of the ongoing tree plantation campaign.

District Governor Nominee Shehzad Ahmed, Charter president G R Siddiqui, Interact Club Secretary Fatima Shehzad, Innerwheel members Dr Maimoona Ali, Shama Shahab and Khalida Idrees were present at the camp. -PR

The Financial Daily
September 13, 2008

Link: http://thefinancialdaily.com/NewsDetail/52231.aspx

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.

Link: http://research.scottrade.com/public/markets/news/news.asp?docKey=100-353c7698-1&section=headlines