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The Rotary Club of St. Peters has teamed up with the RC of Bangalore
Basaveswaranagar in District 3190, India to purchase some cows, chickens,
and kitchen and school equipment for a school for the mentally
handicapped.
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This is a grant totaling nearly US $4,000 with each Rotary Club
providing 25% of the funds and our Rotary Foundation approving funding for the remaining 50%.
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This is the kitchen before the
arrival of the new equipment
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Children sitting down for breakfast
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Cow shed under construction.
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The cows arrive.
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Children enjoying some fresh milk from their own cows.
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New kitchen equipment and utensils arrive.
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Puzzles, games, workbooks, art supplies and lots of educational
materials.
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Sports equipment and game supplies
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New blankets and bedding.
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Rotarians, children and residents send their thanks to St.
Peters Rotary President Linda Howard.
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Rotarians of Bangalore Basaveswaranagar meet and
contemplate
about all the materials they were able to provide this
school
with the help of the Rotarians of St. Peters, Missouri,
and our Rotary Foundation.
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The District Governor of D3190 presents a blanket to the school
at the official dedication.
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District Governor of D3190 and the Rotarians of Bangalore
Basaveswaranagar celebrate the official dedication and
completion of this project.
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Status: Project completed. Final Report has been filed.
Project closed.
This project was featured in the June 2003 issue of The
Rotarian magazine. A large section of this issue was dedicated
to the use of technology in Rotary service. These two clubs met
each other via the Rotary Fellowship ROTI and it's Sisters
Sought area to help clubs find Sister Clubs in another part of
the world. Below is a link to the page of The Rotarian
featuring this project.
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