Thursday, April 16, 2009

18 MARCH 2009 - ROTARY CLUB OF MEENAMBAKKAM- HOTEL SAVERA




Venue: Savera Hotel, Chennai
Date : 18th March 2009
Time: 6:30 Pm – 7:30 Pm
A Registration of the members and other participants was solicited. The meeting commenced with a silent Prayer at 7.00 PM. The meeting was presided by Rtn. Sridharan. Dr Mrs. Sundari Krishnamoorthy the Head, Dept of Public Relations, Stella Maris College and her Students were introduced to the gathering which comprised of the Members of the Rotary Club Of Meenambakkam.
The campaign Spandana - to make Chennai cardiac safe was presented to the Rotarians by the students of the Department of public Relations. This target group was strategically selected for the campaign considering the multiplier effect the voluntary association can bring to the communities that it works with.
An Audio Visual PowerPoint presentation was delivered to the members of the club, which explained the importance of the heart muscle, the statistics that supported that the heart diseases are becoming the number one killer disease, the reasons for such a situation, the risk factors that can be controlled and that cant be, what one can do to safe guard oneself from heart diseases and the importance of providing first aid during a cardiac arrest were highlighted. The pamphlets of the Spandana campaign designed by the students were distributed to the members.
The members were requested to fill in the KAP questionnaires to measure the influence, impact and effectiveness of the campaign. This was followed by an interactive session in which the members enthusiastically discussed. As a token of gratitude the memento Spandana was presented by Dr Sundari Krishnamoorthy, Head, Department of Public Relations to Rtn Sridaran, President of Rotary Club of Meenambakkam. Two posters designed by the students were also presented by Dr Sundari Krishnamoorthy to the President and the Secretary of the Rotary club of Meenambakkam.

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