Dear friends in Rotary,
ROTARY CLUB OF MADRAS SETS AN EXAMPLE
When the Covid pandemic struck India, Rotary Club of Madras was the first to enter into an agreement with the Government of Tamil Nadu to partner in the Covid relief work including vaccination.
Rotary Club of Madras, one of the pre-eminent Rotary clubs in India, thought big and moved fast. The club started off by donating two refrigerated trucks, at a cost of more than Rs.1 crore for transportation of the vaccine.
The club did not stop at that. It has organised 9 camps over two days across the city of Chennai with the assistance of The Greater Chennai Corporation. Over 3,000 people are benefitted in the camps being held on May 16th and 17th in the city. The vaccines are given free of cost.
I must compliment the Club President, Secretary, Project Coordinator and everyone involved for the splendid work.
Many State Governments are now tying up with other Rotary Districts with similar arrangements. Free vaccination centres are coming up in many places due to the efforts of Rotary clubs. This is widening the scale of beneficiaries across the country.I urge all of you to pick up the baton and tie up with your local government authorities to help people get vaccinated.
At the same time, please ensure that we maintain high standards of safety and hygiene, with physical distancing and the use of face masks at all times.
We have a long way to go before every Indian walks free of Covid, but Rotary has shown the way.
