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Tricycle Distribution and Gift of Mobility Presentation

Till 14th March, 2024 Rotary Club of Poona Downtown has donated 28  Tricycle-shops to the physically and economically disadvantaged donated my members of RCPD and Mukund Bhavan Trust.

On 14th March, 20 Tricycle shops were donated in a grand event at Pune Club.The event was graced by Shri Purshottam Lohiya, Chairman of Mukund Bhavan Trust, and Executive Director of Mukund Group, along with his wife, who were the Chief Guests.  The event was also attended by District AG  Rtn Mahesh Makhija.The Mukund Bhavan Trust generously donated Rs 5 lakhs towards the cause.

These tricycles were specially designed with lightweight materials to ensure ease of use, thanks to the expertise of Shri Farook Syed of Solapur, a mechanic skilled in modifying cycles for the differently-abled. Mr. Farook and his team were felicitated for their contribution during the meeting.

In addition to the tricycles, each beneficiary received goods worth Rs 2500/- to help kickstart their livelihood by selling the material. The event was attended by numerous Rotarians from our Rotary Club as well as other Rotary Clubs including the AG of our club Rtn Mahesh Makhija and President of RC of Pune Camp, Rtn Pradeep Khedekar.

Donation of these tricycle shops in an unique feature of RCPD. In total 28 of these cycles were donated in this Rotary year, with donations from RCPD members and Mukund Bhavan Trust.

The event was presided over by President Aruna Rathi, Chief Coordinator of the project, Rtn PP Shabbir Jamnagarwala and Rtn Pradeep Munot, and together with Shri Lohiya and Mrs. Lohiya, they handed over the tricycles to the beneficiaries.