Chandigarh, November 2: Rotarians of
Rotary District 3080 sent 5000 kg of sweets for jawans on Indian borders. Governor of Punjab and Administrator UT Chandigarh Shri V.P. Singh Badnore,
flagged off the two truck loads containing 5,000 boxes for jawans at Punjab Raj
Bhavan here today.
This is a commendable gesture of Rotarians
to remember Army Jawans who guard our borders day and night so that we can live
in peace. The
consignment is being airlifted by Indian Air Force for further distribution to
army units at Siachin and Ladakh borders where our jawans serve in hard
conditions to protect our borders, said Rajendra K Saboo, former world
president of Rotary International.
‘Aap Hain, To Hum Hain’ is the greeting pasted on each box from Rotarians of pride
Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, UP and Uttrakhand, who
contributed for this campaign, said Rotary District Governor Praveen Chander
Goyal.
He commended the efforts of the Project
Chair past district governor Kawal Bedi who managed the campaign and galvanized
Rotarians to contribute over Rs.20 lakh within a period of one week.
Largest contribution of over 1700
boxes came from Rotary Club of Chandigarh who has been coordinating with Army
and Indian Air Force.
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