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Dear Friends,
Our Local trains are famous world over - for their efficient services and (for
more than) optimum passenger
carrying capacity. Bahoot
Gardi hei ( बहूत गर्दी है) is common sentence heard at local trains and
stations in Mumbai. This of course is common during peak hours of week days,
not said so usually on week ends, but yesterday we at Rotary Eye Bank
Pavilion we heard many many ......many times the sentence बहुत गर्दी है .
Yes friends, our Eye Bank Pavilion was jam packed yesterday with over 5000
people listening to famous ' Krishna Janmotsav' by Katha vachak Shri
Bhupendra Pandyaji, giving between info about Rotary Eye Bank, Eye
Donation. We ran out of all mattresses, chairs, sofas and tables ( put
together could accomodate 5000 persons), people were standing not only at
every inch of Pavilion but also outside in open up to main gate. And yes we
heard 100 times, and yes, enjoyed hearing it - बहुत गर्दी है !
We were happy to receive Rotarians from our distinct, who were escorted and
very well accommodated by our family of RC of Borivli. Here are few names of
Dist officials and Rtns graced the event - PDG Kumar Kewalramani, PDG Bansi
Durandhar+ Surekha, DGE Lata Subraidu, DGN Subhash Kulkarni+Swati, Rtn
Harjit Talwar, Rajendra Unnikrishnan, Preeti Shah, Arun Bagadia+Madhu,
Devendra Bhatt+Harsha, Girish+Amita Mittal with Girish's parents, Shanti
Ghadiwala, Prezs Bharat Dhruv, Sunil Wankawala, Ulka Kapadia, Rajul Gandi,
PEs Hitesh Juthani, Deep Kapadia, Nimil Gohil, Harsh Makol, Bhushan Seth,
Kartik Shah and ohers. Many guests from Rotary fraternity gave / committed
their generous support to our Eye Bank. Family of RC of Borivli is indebted
to them.
A Community project going on at the site every day between 10am and 1pm. We
organised a complete medical check up camp yesterday. More than 60 persons
were benifitted with this facility. There are few stalls of different
products / picture gallery the most visited among them is Giriraji ke
Darshan.More than 500 persons join for dinner every day. A
wonderful occasion for a fellowship
With large hearted generous contribution from our PP Chetan Desai and PE
Mayank Desai we are happy to announce that after all formalities done,
Rotary Eye Bank will be named after brothers Chetan and Mayank's mother's
name - Manjulaben Dolatrai Desai Rotary Eye Bank. The banner of this name
was unveiled yesterday. Thank you Chetan, Mayank and entire Desai family
(who were felicitated on stage at the hands of Shri Bhupendra Pandyaji).
Its a pleasure to receive stream of people every day in this event. You
too are welcome to Rotary Eye Bank Pavilion which is on till 24th April
between 3 and 7pm.
नमस्कार,
Prafull J Sharma
(PP RC of Borivli)
