Project for Schools in Belgaum, India

At its February 12, 2009 meeting, the club's Board of Directors approved a project proposed by the World Community Service Committee, presented by Anne Deaton, to provide student desks for two schools in Belgaum, India in cooperation with the Rotary Club of Belgaum-Midtown. At its April 9, 2009 meeting, the board approved a club contribution of $2,500 for the project. That money, together with additional funds raised for the project, will be used to provide training for workers who will build the desks and to purchase the necessary materials. Not only will the project provide much needed student desks for two schools where most students sit on the floor, but also it will provide greatly needed carpentry and welding training to about 20 residents of Belgaum. Click here for a photo of the design of the desks to be built.

School #1: Some students in this classroom have desks,
but the others must sit on mats on the floor.

School #1: The students in this classroom have
no desks at all and must sit on floor mats.

School #1: This is the schoolyard. It has no play equipment or landscaping.

School #1: The Belgaum-Midtown
Rotary Club's addition to the school.

School #8: The students in this classroom have no desks and must sit on floor mats.
Pictured at the rear are Barbara Williamson and Anne Deaton.

School #8: The school's dedicated faculty is shown
with Anne Deaton and Barbara Williamson.