“We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone”
-Ronald Reagan-
Together makes the worthy attempts even stronger and that’s a statement none could deny. Such partnerships namely Project Saviour, Project Blind Walk, and Project CanCon that made a difference were given recognition at the Rotaract District Training Assembly under the category of the ‘Most Outstanding Initiative With A Rotary Club’ and let us dive a bit to know what they’ve done!
එක්ව කරන උත්සාහයන් වඩාත් ශක්තිමත් වන අතර එය කිසිවෙකුට ප්රතික්ෂේප කළ නොහැකි ප්රකාශයකි. වෙනසක් ඇති කළ Project Saviour, Project Blind Walk සහ Project CanCon වැනි හවුල්කාරිත්වයන් රොටරැක්ට් දිස්ත්රික් පුහුණු රැස්වීමේදී ‘රොටරි සමාජයක් සමඟ විශිෂ්ටතම මුලපිරීම’ යන කාණ්ඩය යටතේ පිළිගැනීමට ලක් වූ අතර ඒවා මොනවාදැයි දැන ගැනීමට අපි ටිකක් කිමිදෙමු.
ஒன்றிணைந்து எடுக்கப்படும் முயற்சிகள் இன்னும் வலிமையானவையாகின்றன, இது யாராலும் மறுக்க முடியாத ஒரு அறிக்கை ஆகும். திட்டம் சேவியர், திட்டம் பிளைண்ட் வாக் மற்றும் திட்டம் கேன்கான் போன்ற கூட்டாண்மைகள் சமூகத்தில் பல மாற்றத்தை ஏற்படுத்தியவை. இத்திட்டங்கள், ரோட்டராக்ட் மாவட்ட பேரவையில் ‘ரொட்டரி கிளப்புடன் இணைந்த மிகச் சிறந்த முயற்சி‘ என்ற பிரிவின் கீழ் அங்கீகாரம் பெற்றன!
Gold – Saviour – Rotaract Club of Pan Colombo
The Gold Award winning project Saviour initiated by the Rotaract Club of PanColombo was a blood and organ donation drive that was held in 11 locations islandwide which attracted 268 donors of which 9 were of the rare blood group O+ and O-. They carried out this massive initiative with the partnership of Rotary Clubs of Anuradhapura, Colombo Centennial United, Colombo Reconnections, Galle, Kandy Metropoliton, Kurunegala, Nallur, Negombo, Next Gen, Rathnapura, & PanColombo around the country. Not only through this, but also from posting posters on social media to posting bills on bulletin boards, distributing banners near hospital locations, spreading via word of mouth the team spirit of these Rotaract and Rotary Clubs was well exhibited which proves that they were truly deserving of what they were awarded as the number of lives saved through this is truly immense.
Silver – Blink Walk – Rotaract Club of University of Colombo Faculty of Management and Finance, Rotaract Club of Colombo Midtown, Rotaract Club of Achievers Lanka Business School, and Rotaract Club of Australian College of Business and Technology
Trying to bring light into the world of darkness is such an incredible act of greatness and Blind Walk 2021 was such an initiative taken by the Rotaract Club of University of Colombo Faculty of Management and Finance along with Rotaract Club of Colombo Midtown, Rotaract Club of Achievers Lanka Business School, Rotaract Club of Australian College of Business and Technology that won them the Silver Award under this category. Though this project was hindered with the Covid-19 pandemic, it just changed forms and not the purpose. The walk was replaced with Blind Challenge, A guest session, and an Open Mic Night which were held through virtual platforms. Not only were they able to raise awareness about vision impairment, but also set out the stage to collect funds in order to help out such souls who live in the dark. Cheers in being the light of many and all the very best in continuing of being so!
Bronze – CanCon – Rotaract Club of Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Rotaract Club of Imperial College of Business Studies, Rotaract Club of Singer Sri Lanka, and Rotary Family of Colombo North
Cancer! One battle of life many are silently fighting with! How can we not appreciate the enormous effort of supporting those warriors of life! This is all about Project CanCon initiated by the Rotaract Club of Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Rotaract Club of Imperial College of Business Studies, Rotaract Club of Singer Sri Lanka along with the Rotary Family of Colombo North which won the Bronze Award under this category. The project comprised of five phases namely ‘Be At It To Beat It’, ‘Cancer Awareness’, ‘Breast Clinic’, ‘Feel Beautiful’, and ‘Stronger Together’. Throughout these phases cancer patients were supported in numerous ways such as clinics, donations, and also emotional assistance while awareness regarding cancer prevention and treatment available was also raised among the community.
That feeling of making another feel better cannot be put into words and there is no doubt that the team of CanCon experienced the true essence of it by making not one, but a number of lives better which made them well deserving of what they were awarded.
Congratulations to all these change-makers who worked selflessly to see a smile, to lighten up , and make a heart feel better not even knowing who that person was!
Thank you to all fellow clubs and fellow Rotaractors for providing us with the details necessary for this article. Stay tuned for the eighth article of this novel series.
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