Saturday, November 8, 2008

Gurpurb Celebration on 10th November

The Club is celebrating Guru Nanak Dev ji's gurpurb with a talk by Dr. H.S. Shan, a noted scholar, who would be speaking on "Guru Nanak's Poetry as a Medium of the Message".  The meeting shall be followed by pot-luck langar, which is being prepared so fondly by the families of Rotarians to share it together. 

Dental Health Workshop for Teachers

Bharat Prakarsh Foundation, dedicated to spreading literacy and led by our Rtn Neena Singh, joined hands with our Club to organise a Dental Health and Hygiene workshop on 7th November for the school teachers and volunteers who teach never-gone-to-school children in Dhanas. 
The teachers and volunteers of Dhanas AIE Udaan Centre which operates inside Government Senior Secondary School, village Dhanas (near Chandigarh) attended the workshop in the clinic of our famous orthodontist, Rtn. Dr. Gautam Munjal. 
Club President Rtn S K Duggal and Secretary Rtn Anil Chadda also attended the workshop.The teachers were given a detailed audio visual presentation for teaching correct dental habits so that these can be taught to the children at the center, as also demonstrated the right brushing techniques which every teacher learnt.  
The teachers were given samples of toothbrushes and tooth paste tubes for distribution to these children.
Next week it is planned to give to these children,  stationery (copies,pencils and crayons) and some refreshment.
There are three Udaan centers running in Dhanas with 90 children from poor economic strata between the ages of 6-14years. Of these 90 children,71 are graded at Class 1 level so we will be catching them young and impressionable for good habits and mainstreaming.