26 MARCH 2009 - ROATRY CLUB OF EAST R.A.PURAM

Event - 13
Proceedings of the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of East. R.A Puram
Venue: Boat Club, Chennai
Date: 26th March 2009
Time: 7:30Pm-8:30Pm
A Registration of the members and other participants was solicited. The meeting commenced with a silent prayer in Boat Club at 8.00 PM. The meeting was presided by Rtn. Chinna Sevugan Mrs. Krishna Priya Faculty, Dept of Public Relations, Stella Maris College and her Students were introduced to the gathering.
The campaign Spandana - to make Chennai cardiac safe was presented to the Rotarian members 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.
A presentation was delivered to the members of the club, which explained the importance of the heart muscle, the statistics which supported, that the heart diseases are becoming the number one killer disease. 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 members were requested to fill in the KAP questionnaire which was distributed. A English poem on heart was recited to the members.
As a token of gratitude the memento Spandana was presented by Mrs. Krishna Priya, Faculty, Department of Public Relations to Rtn. Chinna Sevugan President of Rotary Club of East A. Puram. Two posters designed by the students were also presented by Mrs. Krishna Priya, Faculty, Department of Public Relations to Rtn. Chinna Sevugan President of Rotary Club of East A. Puram.
The meeting concluded with the vote of thanks proposed by the president of the club and presented a memento to Mrs. Krishna Priya on behalf of the club.