Rotary Club of Vasco da gama

65 Double Desks and 130 chairs being donated to Bhavan's school under MG Project 71359 with RC Westhampton D 7260 USA as primary International Partner.

MATCHING GRANTS PROGRAMME (MG # 71359) OF THE ROTARY FOUNDATION OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

SPONSORS:-
ROTARY CLUB OF WEST HAMPTON, ROTARY CLUB OF EAST HAMPTON and ROTARY CLUB OF SOUTHOLD, DISTRICT 7260, USA
and
ROTARY CLUB OF VASCO DA GAMA, DISTRICT 3170, INDIA
WITH SUPPORT FROM RC OF DABOLIM and RC ANKOLA RURAL, DISTRICT 3170

MG # 70314 for providing a Video Colposcope to Dr. Kamat's Nursing Home was dedicated at the hands of PDG Dre. Rajan Desphande.

The project was done with Rotary Club of Wigan as the International Partner and the value was $12,850

We have proposed to enter a Twinning/Matched Club Agreement with Rotary Club of Emory-Druid Hills (DeKalb County), Georgia, USA, District 6900, in accordance with the elemental spirit of existing Rotary International rules and regulations.

The objectives of this Twinning/Matched Club relation are, as follows:

1. To develop and promote friendship and mutual understanding between the two Rotary International District in general, and the two Rotary Clubs in particular;

2. To encourage and organize the exchange of visits either as a group or as individuals from both clubs;

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.

Kalyan Banerjee, a member of the Rotary Club of Vapi, Gujarat, India, since 1972, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International in 2011-12. Banerjee will become the president-nominee on 1 October if there are no challenging candidates.

Banerjee said he would like to see Rotary "blossom from being the world's most recognized service organization to being the most important NGO [nongovernmental organization] in the world.

"Rotary, it is said, has the strength of a government and the tenderness of a parent," he added.

The 2009-10 Board after the installation at Hotel La Paz Gardens.

Report for 2008-09 can be downloaded at www.rcvasco.org/graphics/rcvasco_report.pdf