Dist. 3140 takes FIRST GIANT STEP in Sukhada WinS
T
hane, June 30, 2015. Rotary
District 3140 took a giant
step, when the first toilet
block under, DG Subhash’s
ambitious program ‘Sukhada
WinS’, was inaugurated in the
presence of DG Subhash, Shri
Sanjay Kelkar (MLA), PDG
Shrirang Prabhu (Dist ccordinator,
Sukhada WinS), Advisor Shrikant
Bapat, Avenue Chair Kalpana
Munshi, Technical Adviser Nitin
Jadhav and a host of Rotarians,
s c h o o l
a u tho riti es,
students, and
civic officials.
Armstrong on
July 21, 1969,
this small step is
a giant leap in
the service to
the nation.
The project,
conceptualized
by advisor
Shrikant, and
successfully
implemented by
seasoned
avenue chair
Kalpana, when
completed will
Inauguration of first toilet block at the Gurukul Vidyapeeth
not only provide
English Medium School, Thane, built by Rotary Club of
T
h
e much needed
Thane
i n a u g u r a l respite to girl
toilet block, a students in their
project of r e s p e c t i v e
toilet seat provided by a club.
Rotary Club schools, but will bring back Initially there were 100 seats
of Thane, is thousand girls back to school, who available for matching, and so, the
That's one small step for a
g o i n g t o had opted out of education system matching was offered on first come,
man, one giant leap for
b e n e f i t due to lack of toilet facilities in the first serve basis. The Peak
mankind said Neil
Armstrong on July 21,
hundreds of schools.
Presidents and clubs in dist. 3140
1969, after setting FIRST
girl
students
offered
their support more then
STEP on the moon
o f G u r u k u l The need and importance of girl Governor had asked for, with a truly
Vi d y a p e e t h education have time and again amazing scale. Within just a few
English Medium School, Thane.
been underlined at various forums, weeks, all 100 matching seats were
and is impressed upon by the Prime finished, and Governor had to ask
Like the first step on moon by Neil Minister Shri Narendra Modi philanthropic individuals to come
himself.
forward and offer individual toilets,
which could then be provided to
T h e r e h a v e clubs as a matching seats.
b e e n
a
t r e m e n d o u s The Rotarians of this top district are
response to the never behind, and governor is
appeal made by continuously receiving individual
DG Subhash to contributions, which will help in
clubs to support clubs building many more toilets in
this important schools.
program, who
had offered a With such heartfelt involvement of
m a t c h i n g Rotarians and philanthropic
Excellent quality and finish of the toilet, which are made to
scheme in the members of public, it will not be
a well defined design, specification and workmanship,
approved by a committee chaired by Advisor Shrikant
f o r m o f a surprising if district 3140 rounds up
Bapat
matching toilet the holy mission with near 500
seat for every toilets.