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This makes them true “partners in service” and key members of the family of Rotary. As one of Rotary’s most significant and fastest-growing service programmes, with more than 8,400 clubs in about 170 countries and geographical areas, Rotaract has become a worldwide phenomenon.

Rotaract Club of SRMIST,Vadapalani Campus-Inaugration

The Rotaract club was inaugurated on the Vadapalani campus on March 31, 2011. The sponsor club for SRM is “The Rotary Club of Meenambakkam.” The president of RCM, Mr. Ravindran, is the mentor for the club.

The function was felicitated by the director of the campus, Mr. M. Subramaniam, in the presence of Mr. N. Illango, the chief guest of honor. ” He is the president of the Eye Association, Civic Exnora, Chennai. He is also a voice-over artist who has won many prizes. The coordinators for the Rotaract club, Mrs. B. Vijayalakshmi and Mr. Christopher Amaladass, made sure that many events had been planned for the upcoming months.

Rotaract is a global organisation that empowers students and young professionals to create positive change in their local communities and around the world. Rotaract provides unique opportunities that assist its members in becoming the business and professional leaders of tomorrow. Sponsored by Rotary International, Rotaract clubs across the world are part of a worldwide organization. Rotaract Club of SRM IST CSH Vadapalani Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Chennai, Chola was chartered on September 7, 2021, with Rotractor Ashok Aravind as the Charter President and Rotractor Deekshaa as the Charter Secretary. As a charter club, our club has successfully completed 52 projects in club service, community service, professional Service and international service in the year 2021. We also received awards for the best professional service initiative (Project Men’s), the best debutant club, the best supporting president, and the best supporting faculty coordinator (Dr. V. Prabhakaran).

How does it works?

All Rotaract efforts begin at the local, grassroots level, with members addressing their communities physical and social needs while promoting international understanding and peace through a framework of friendship and service.

Rotaract in Chennai

The Rotary Club of Madras was inaugurated on May 10, 1929 and chartered on July 19, 1929, making it the first Rotary Club in South India and erstwhile Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). The Rotary Club of Madras is the third oldest club in India, after Calcutta and Bombay.

Rtn. James Wheeler Davidson, from Calgary, Canada, is credited with the formation of the Rotary Club of Madras, while Rtn. C.G. Armstrong, Chairman, Madras Port Trust, was the first President. Rtn. Morton Chance, of the Hotel Chain, was the first secretary. Rtn. Rajah Sir M.A. Muthiah and Rtn. Mohd. Usman were the first Indian members of the Rotary Club of Madras.

Over the years, leading luminaries from various businesses, professions and vocations have been members of the Rotary Club of Madras. Guided by the theme “Service above Self,”  the Club is credited with pioneering work in the area of eradicating red measles and with the Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme, adopted by Rotary International.

The community service projects of the Rotary Club of Madras include:

  • Rotary Nagar, since 1947.
  • Rural and urban partnership at Sembakkam, 30 km from Chennai.
  • Boys Town is at Gummudipoondi and Selaiyur.
  • 3H Project for Rehabilitation of People Already Afflicted with Polio.
  • Rebuilding the lives of fishermen and their families after the devastating tsunami hit Sulerikattukuppam, near Mahabalipuram, in December 2006.
  • Periodic medical camps for less privileged sections of society.
  • Scholarships to deserving students.
  • Vocational training programmes at Boys Town.
  • Donation of medical equipment to hospitals.
  • Old age home at VHS Centre, Taramani, Chennai.
  • Mid-day meal scheme to nourish students from weaker sections of the community.
  • Thaneer Thaneer is a project to renovate temple tanks and recharge groundwater.
  • Today, the club has 215 members who are distinguished citizens of Chennai and leaders in their chosen businesses, professions, or vocations.
  • Eighteen illustrious members of the club have risen to the post of Governor of District 3230, including Rtn. PDG. Benjamin Cherian as the Centennial Governor during 2004–05.

The multiple community service projects “Varungalam,” jointly organised by Rotaract Club of SRM, Rotaract Club of Akash, Rotaract Club of D.G. Vaishanav College, Rotaract Club of Stella Maris, and Rotaract Club of Vivekananda College at Vada Madurai Village, near Periya Palayam, Red Hills, held on March 18th, turned out to be successful. Around 80 rotaractors volunteered for this event. 500 villagers were benefited by this project. Varungalam is a project with a blend of community service and professional service avenues.

It included projects such as the Eye Checkup Camp, where around 80 elderly people were screened. Five of them were provided with free cataract treatment thanks to Agarwal Eye Hospital, which came forward to conduct the camp.

The eye check-up camp was followed by the blood check-up and blood donation camp conducted by LLMRF Blood Bank, where around 50 villagers and 25 rotarians volunteered to donate blood.

“Cleanliness is next to godliness.” Considering it to be the vision for World Rotaract Week, we, the rotaractors, took up the initiative to spread awareness amongst villagers by conducting street plays and awareness programmes on waste management. The team from HINDU College and rotaractors from all five clubs did a splendid job by performing street plays and programmes to create awareness among people about emergency help line numbers, child labour, drug hazards, water management, blood donation, child marriage, eye donation, and organ donation.

A literacy rate survey was conducted in the village, and as it says, Save nature for our future, we, the rotaractors, donated a sapling to each family in the village and asked them to raise the saplings. Around 250 saplings were donated to the village people.

“All is well that ends well.” As per the saying, all the rotractors visited an orphanage near Madhavaram and distributed snacks to the children. The backbone behind this wonderful project, Rtr. Barath (Project Chairman-Varungalam), Rtr. Praveen, President of RC SRM (Project Secretary), and co-chairman’s Rtr. Ayush (secretary DG Vaishnav), Rtr. Naveen (Vivekanada College), and Rtr. Navitha (president SMC), played a vital role in executing this project successfully. It truly was a great experience working with such wonderful community service projects, and all the rotaractors definitely are “celebrating differences” with the rotaract movement.

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