Vocational Service Award
| Meeting Date | 19 Jan 2023 |
| Meeting Time | 19:00:00 |
| Location | Modak Sabhagruha F C Road |
| Meeting Type | Regular |
| Meeting Topic | Vocational Service Award |
| Meeting Agenda | |
| Chief Guest | |
| Club Members Present | 25 |
| Minutes of Meeting | Our Club organized the Rotary Vocational Service Awards as a part of its maiden Vocational Service project on January 19. President conducted the regular business. Rtn. PP Avinash Joshi was felicitated for his unique contribution to “Use and recycle” initiative and making Notebooks available to school students from his office waste stationery. Convenor PP Altaf Chikodi briefed the audience about Vocational Service and the purpose of giving the awards. The function aimed at recognizing and appreciating the services of lesser-known occupations. Three organizations namely Madhur Bhav, Kalpataru Sahani was Foundation and Taps Elder Home represented by Dr.Anjali Deshpande, Rtn.Madhavi Potdar and Ms.Prajakta Wadhavkar were welcomed by PP Altaf, and their care takers were identified for the awards. Rtn.Yogeshree Phadke read out the Plaque of Honour. 9 of the beneficiaries received the Certificates and a special gift from PP’s Mohan Chhatre, PP, Madhav Tigulkar, PP. Jayant Bokil, PP Avinash Joshi, PP Seema Deshpande and Pres Vivek himself. Rtn.Madhavi Chauhan introduced the Chief Guest Ms.Prajakta Wadhavkar as a person who inherited the urge to work towards the cause of senior citizens from her family. Ms.Prajakta spoke about her journey in establishing Tapas Elder home in 2017 to be followed by Tapas DEMENTIA Care and Tapas Active ageing home. She appreciated the work of her associates and explained the challenges in taking care of geriatric patients in healing them from Alzeimers, Parkinsons, Dementia and many other Neurological disorders. She also spoke on what measures were taken to alleviate the symptoms of these disorders and how all three-pronged care like Medical, Dietary and Social care work together. Selfless giving and meaningful meetings like in Rotary can prolong the onset of these disorders, she stressed. Rtn..Madhavi Menendale proposed a kind Vote of thanks and then Ms.Prajakta attended to many questions posed by attendees. |