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Rotary Club donates wheelchairs to people with special needs |27 November 2015

The Rotary Club of Victoria has donated five wheelchairs to Friends of Mont Buxton to be given to people with special needs in the district.

One of the recipients, 74-year-old Irene Hortense who has been wheelchair bound for quite a while now, was very pleased when members of the club presented her with a new wheelchair at her home last Friday.

The hand-over ceremony was held in the presence of the Minister for Social Affairs, Community Development and Sports, Vincent Meriton; the district’s member of the National Assembly, Sheryl Vengadasamy; and former district administrator, Michelle Sabury.   

The Rotary Club of Victoria was represented by its president Foram Varsani and some members, namely Muditha Gunatilake, Mario Rotolo and Roland Rassool. All those present lent a hand in transferring Mrs Hortence from her old wheelchair into her new one, and helped in making the necessary adjustments to make sure she was comfortable.

Mrs Hortense said she indeed felt more comfortable in the new wheelchair as the old one was broken and hurting her back.

“I want to say thank you and may God bless you for what you have done for me,” she said.

Minister Meriton said the noble gesture by the Rotary Club was well appreciated and will go a long way in providing the much needed comfort for people who are infirmed and those with special needs.
According to the DA’s office, other recipients in need would benefit from the donation very soon.

“We are pleased that we are able to provide care and support to those in need in the community. We are at the service of those who are in need and we usually respond quickly to help out others,” the club’s president, Mrs Varsani, said.

The Rotary Club of Victoria is part of Rotary District 9220 which covers Mauritius, Reunion, Madagascar, Mayotte, Djibouti and Comores. The club was chartered in 1969. Rotary is a worldwide organisation of more than 1.2 million business, professional, and community leaders. Members of Rotary clubs, known as Rotarians, provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.

Its goal is to help the less fortunate in the communities and in particular to help those unfortunate victims of substance abuse to rehabilitate and to reintegrate into the society; counselling and education are important components.

There is a second Rotary organisation in Seychelles, the Rotary Club of Victoria - Coco De Mer, which officially became a member of the Rotary International in 2013.

The organisation’s international motto is ‘Service Before Self’.

 

 

 

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