Dear District Governor, I am writing to ask for your support for a major Public Image project which is taking place on 23 February 2010. Various Public Image initiatives will be happening around the world from 16 February until 2 March 2010. These will include the now successful lighting up of iconic buildings with the message End [...]
As per decision our club participated in the NIDs held during the month of December. The President approached PDG Aziz Memon to obtained Rotary giveaways items, e.g. Caps, T-Shirts, Pencils, Books, Badges. Arrangement were made to obtain vaccine which was difficult to get but with the help of PDG Haiy Khan who was kind enough [...]
Dear Rotary Presidents, The World Health Organization’s report on the AFP Weekly Surveillance Update for Week 48 (Ended on Dec 05, 2009) clearly indicates that to-date in 2009, Pakistan has reported a total of 82 confirmed polio cases in 31 district/agencies/towns, including 57 type-1, 24 type-3 cases and one case that is a mixture of both [...]
The three dates, 16th, 17th & 18th of November 09, had been declared as the National Polio Plus campaign. This Club participated in the campaign with its traditional fervor and zeal, in a big way. The Polio “Awareness” programme was schedule at the Qurban Trust School & College at Walton Road, Lahore. An informative and [...]
Rotary Club of Karachi Gateway is one of the leading/active clubs in the district and has established a safe drinking plant in line with Rotary International at Chandni Park, Gulshan-e-Iqbal in collaboration with city government to provide pure drinking water to low and middle class families. The total cost of the plant has born by [...]
Polio eradication has been a mission for Rotary for many years and Rotary International has spent millions of dollars on its campaign. Rotary Club of Lahore Mozang joined hands with the Punjab Health Department and set up a camp in Hassan Town where our club is already running a dispensary benefiting a community badly in [...]
Rotary Club of Hyderabad actively participated in Polio NID on 14th November, 2009 by immunizing 283 children up to five years of age by giving them Two Polio drops at Goth Kumbhar Para, Hyderabad. This time capsules of Vitamin A were also given to all children up to five years of age. Special care was [...]
Midtowners from Lahore and volunteers from Quaid-e-Azam Law College (QLC) worked as a great team that managed to immunize over 500 children during the three NIDs! (October 12 – 14). The camp was organized on the lawns of the QLC. The Principal of the college, Rtn. Nafeer Malik, had helped and facilitated for the Rotarians [...]
Rotary Club of Khairpur participated in 3-day NIDs throughout district Khairpur. In this district 8 talluqas and five years children population is about 400,000. The campaign was started from Civil Hospital, Khairpur where all Rotarians and other social workers gave drops to the new born babies. Rtn. Shujaat Ahmed Siddiqui visited Sukkur/Noshehro Feroz and Shikarpur [...]
RC Dadu organised Polio NID Campaign at club office on 12, 13 and 14th October 2009. One hundred seventy (170) children were given the polio drops. Rotaract Club Dadu arranged a writing copy, pencil and balloon for every child who were given polio drops at Club Office. Regards Rtn. Dr. M Mumtaz Channa President Rotary Club of Dadu Highlight any portion [...]
On 24th October 2009 – With polio, our determination must not waver Message from Glenn E. Estess Sr., Foundation Trustee Chair On 24th October, we mark World Polio Day. It is a time to reflect on the progress we have made and to strengthen our resolve for the work ahead. It is a time to raise awareness [...]
PDG Aziz Memon, Pakistan PolioPlus Committee Chair, said: “Children who cross the border miss out on the NIDs on both sides. In the heat and desert, there is no way we can give them polio drops while crossing borders.” Dan Nixon quoted in the article “Afghanistan-Pakistan shelters boost end-polio effort” on RI Website. Dan says that [...]
The nationwide 3-day polio campaign was joined in by Rotary Club of Lahore Sharqi in a big way on 12th , 13th & 14th October, 2009. On the first day, the area of service was the old village of Lahore “Jeevan Hana” which is now trapped all around by Barkat Market Area and Usman Block [...]
In an impressive function recently held at the President House, Islamabad, NIDs were nationally launched by H.E. President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari. On this occasion H.E. President Zardari was also inducted in Rotary as an honorary member. Rtn. Bob Scott addressed the guests and highlighted the importance and achievements of Rotary in its fight against [...]
