Punjab Governor flags off
Rotary’s gift of Diwali sweets for Jawans
National Tele24 News
Chandigarh
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. The program was initiated three years back by Rotary Club of
Chandigarh when 4,000 boxes of 1kg each were airlifted to Leh.
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