Vascowheel Issue 1 for the year can be downloaded from http://www.rcvasco.org/news/vw10_01.pdf

Matching Grant application, submitted by Rotary Club of Vasco da Gama and Rotary Club of Westhampton for funding to help provide toilet blocks and classroom furniture for schools and villages in Goa and Karnataka, India, has been approved by Rotary Foundation (India) ("RF(I)") and The Rotary Foundation ("TRF").

The award is in the amount of INR258,500.00 equivalent to US$5,500. The total grant budget for the project is INR634,500.00 equivalent to US$13,500.00.

Our Club thanks Rotary Club of Westhampton (http://www.westhamptonrotary.org/) for being our Partner for this project.

Matching Grant application, submitted by Rotary Club of Vasco da Gama and Rotary Club of Wigan for funding to help provide a video colposcope for detecting cervical cancer to Dr. Kamat Nursing Home, Goa, India, has been approved by Rotary Foundation (India) ("RF(I)") and The Rotary Foundation ("TRF").

The award is in the amount of INR268,800.00 equivalent to US$5,600. The total grant budget for the project is INR616,800.00 equivalent to US$12,850.00.

Our Club thanks Rotary Club of Wigan (http://www.rotary1280.org/wigan/index.htm) for being our Partner for this project.

After almost 20 years there shall be representation of the Club at the Rotary International Convention at Birmingham from June 21-24.

Rtn. Prakash Saraswat is attending with his spouse Jaya. Also attending is our President elect Rtn. Servulo Barros.

District 3170 Assembly at Belgaum on 30th & 31st May 2009 was attended by President Tejendra, President-elect Servulo, Secretary-elect Piyush, Vice President Ume & CRFC Prakash (who was also a resource person)

The assembly was well organised by RC Belgaum.

Rotary Club of Wigan, UK has agreed to be our partners for the project for Cervical Cancer Detection Video Colposcope.

The cost of project is over $12000 and the Club hopes to complete the project in the coming six months.

Our DG Rtn.Pranesh Jahangidar is officially visiting our club on 13/3/09 and the programme drawn for his visit is as under:

1. Breakfast with DG at rotarian’s house/ time 8.30 to 9.00 am
2. Meeting with President/secretary/treasurer/ incoming team.
3. Visit to club’s permanent project like meeting children at Govt. high scoool, vasco main/ Inspecting the Ashadeep school premises at Sada, and meeting with children/management./ time 10.00 to 11.30a.m.

Members of RC Vasco da gama (and 3 professional counselors) shall be inviting about 100 school drop outs to a career counseling session.

Each Rotarian involved will first make a group of 5 participants and after an half hour interactive group discussion, refer them to the professional counselor as per the assessment of needs. The teenager will then be given specific counseling as per his/her abilities by the professional. About 40 such individual sessions will be conducted on that day and if need is found, the time will be extended.