Rotary Club of Panaji Riviera has always been at the forefront to serve the cause of humanity.
Over the last couple of months, the entire world is in the grasp of a deadly virus, the Covid 19, which was declared a pandemic on March 11th by the World Health Organisation (WHO). There has been a complete lockdown in India, due to which a large number of people were left without income and devoid of basics rations and groceries.
It is in this kind of crisis, that the true character of a Rotary Club and its Rotarians come to the fore. The Rotarians of RC Panaji Riviera has stood true to the motto of Rotary “Service Above Self” and have led the way in a relief task, in order to serve the needy.
From the very first day of the lockdown, RC Panaji Riviera members were on ground zero. They volunteered to help the Corporation of City of Panaji (CCP) in delivering CCP’s groceries under home delivery scheme, to the residents of Panaji.
Later the Club arranged groceries and basic rations to the migrant labourers, homeless, slum dwellers, NGO taking care of HIV+ kids, old age homes, NGOs taking care of street children and children of single parents and so many other economically backward people of Goa. RC Panaji Riviera was frequently receiving calls from all quarters of Goa.
The donation of ration boxes to Garbage Plant Workers, Panaji, was appreciated by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), India Office, through their Twitter account.
“The ration boxes contained 5kgs rice, 4kgs wheat flour, 1kg dal, 1kg onion, 1kg potato and 1ltr oil. These boxes were then distributed free of cost to the needy all over Goa. Till date we have distributed over 850 such boxes and around 1000kgs of Rice & 800kgs of Atta (Wheat Flour) separately, thereby reaching out to nearly 5,000 people in span of over 10 days. Indian Red Cross Society, Goa Chapter, was an active partner in this relief effort,” said Yogish Kulkarni, president of Rotary Club Panaji Riviera.
“We have distributed over 850 boxes and around 1000 kgs of Rice & 800 kgs of wheat flour separately, thereby reaching out to nearly 5,000 people across the State” Yogish Kulkarni, President, Rotary Club of Panaji Riviera
RC Panaji Riviera has raised an amount of Rs. 5 Lakhs to purchase and distribute groceries to the needy. RC Panaji Riviera donated 50 PPE Kits to the Doctors of Goa Medical College and Department of Health Services (DHS), Government of Goa. An amount of Rs. 1000 per every Rotarian of the club, has been handed over to District Governor of District 3170, as part of the Rotary India contribution to the PM Cares fund. The Rotarians of Panaji Riviera are always known to be frontline soldiers in times of crisis and once again they have proved this to be true
