Rotaract- That says it all

Rotaract is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young men and women between the ages of 18 and 30. Rotaract clubs are either community or university based, and they are sponsored by a local Rotary club. This makes them true "partners in service" and key members of the family of Rotary.
As one of Rotary‟s most significant and fastest-growing service programs, with more than 7,000 clubs across 163 countries and geographical areas, Rotaract has become a worldwide phenomenon.

The Rotaract Club of Hyderabad East was chartered on the 29th of September 2007 an is one of the city‟s most active clubs, having bagged awards for its efforts. Our members are mostly students between the ages of 18 and 24, pursuing the bachelor‟s courses in various fields ranging from Commerce to Engineering, and some of whom are working. Rotaract club of Hyderabad East has since its inception done several community service projects, making a genuine effort to touch lives and make a difference differently! All Rotaract efforts begin at the local, grassroots level, with members addressing their communities’ physical and social needs while promoting international understanding and peace through a framework of friendship and service.

Rotaract represents ‘Rotary in action’ and true to this, we have organised a variety of innovative community service projects, for their benefit and also make sure that they enjoy themselves.

Community service projects:
•Donation of a 1500 watt music system to AGAPE.
•Organization of a painting workshop for the children at AGAPE.
•Donation of three air coolers at AGAPE right before the summer months..
•Organization of a Christmas party for the children at AGAPE and Aman Vedika.
•Funding the education of under privileged children
•Conducting food donation drives at locations, on many occasions.
•Donating teaching aids at Sri Guru Sankalpam, for mentally Challenged children.
•Donating tricycles for the physically challenged.
•Participating actively in Pulse Polio programmes, immunizing over 1000 children every year.
•Providing stationary at government schools for children before their exams.
•Celebrating festivals with Children at various homes across the city.
•Donating clothes at old age homes and orphanages •Providing medicines at homes for the aged. •Starting a library at AGAPE
•Project Silver Lining - Volunteering as scribes for the intermediate exams of blind students
•Donation of food and grains for Kashmiri Refugees
 •Donation of money for Kidney Transplant operations of patients who couldn't afford the cost.

•We are also taking part in a nationwide movement called ‘Joy of Giving Week’ to encourage social service by organising a variety of projects throughout the week. AGAPE: The word “agape” means God’s love. Their mission is to love and care for the poorest of poor suffering as a result of the global AIDS crisis. It has been one of our main centers for our community service projects.

We meet on a regular basis to plan and organize the community service projects and also to organize various fund raising projects to procure funds for the charitable activities.

Fundraisers: All profits from the fund raisers go towards these activities. We plan to conduct fundraisers to raise funds for community service and to spread the word about our organization, so that people will know that they can serve society through us. We also use this as a tool to promote social causes which may benefit from the exposure.
 One of our first fund-raiser was a Karaoke night at Levitate. We also conducted a Salsa workshop

 Then, we conducted AURUM- a treasure hunt for charity. This event had a HUGE turn-out so we made it an annual event. We conducted it twice and it keeps getting bigger and better. This year we plan to have it on the 1st or 2nd Sunday of October The Treasure Hunt begins at a pre-decided point (which will be notified to all the participants on registration and which will also be advertised on posters advertising the event to allow spot-registrations). The participants will be given the set of clues at the starting point which will cover a number of places in the city. The participants will also have to collect a list of treasures before reaching the end point. The first team to do this with maximum points will be declared the winner of this Treasure hunt. Certain Check points may have a short event or competition where the participants must win or finish the event.

These are difficult days in our world's history. 1.75 billion People are desperately poor, natural disasters are gouging entire nations, and economic uncertainty still reigns across the globe. But you and I have been given an opportunity to make a big difference. What if we did? What if we rocked the world with hope? Infiltrated all corners with God's love and life? Let's live our lives in such a way that the world will be glad we did.

 Pragnya Challapally
 Joint Secretary, 2010-2011

A letter from the President to her members

The New President, Kedari Reddy has a message to give her members: Yet another Rotaract year passed by and what a year it has been. Unbelievable hard work, the running around and all the challenges and hardships faced on one side, and the smile you see on the face of the needy on the other... and yes, that smile outweighs the toil. It outweighs the incredible amount of fun we have trying to make THEM smile. But the truth being, it is THEY who make US smile. It is strange how they holding on to your hand the whole day fills YOU with joy. It is strange how after a day long work, when you start to feel the exhaustion and just want to go home and crash, just a "When will you come back to meet us?" or a "Thankyou for writing my exam for me" etc is enough to lighten up your day and remove all the weariness. Rotaract is not just an organisation. It is a family.. of all the needy out there and ofcourse, the Rotaractors. A really tiny family, aren't we? :) We laugh, we make others laugh, we make fun of each other, we help each other, we annoy each other but in the end, we know we love each other. We are smart and dumb. We are hard working and lazy. We are understanding and ignorant. We are sensible and crazy. We.. are rotaractors. If not for the contribution of each and every member, Rotaract Club of Hyderabad East would not have been what it is today. This year, we welcome more such passionate individuals. We are elated to have selected such wonderful people like you. A warm bear hug to all of you. So Rotaractors !! Let's give in our best for another marvelous year ahead. Hopefully, we'll make Rotaract boast of many more impactful and fun events.