The SCAW Mumbai-Belgaum travelling team had
fulfilling final distribution day. It started early with a tour of Hare Rama
Hare Kryshna ISKCON temple and the Kashaya Prata food preparation centre in
Hubli. The Hubli Rotarians had set up the tour to showcase how the 400 workers
prepared food for the mid-day meal for 180,000 public school children in
Karnatika province.
Once the 90-minute tour was completed, they
headed to Kungol and had one of their best distributions - a great way to
finish the 12 distributions in this area. The Rotarians had enlisted the help of
numerous students from a local junior college to help the children change into
their new clothes and then guide them from place to place through the distribution
process. The students were particularly helpful when assisting the children
with their new bedkit once they had received it from the SCAW team by carrying
it the 150m to where the parents were waiting outside the site.
In the evening, the SCAW team was hosted by
our OVPs at a private residence that was owned by a cousin of one of the team
members. After the post-distribution meeting and poetry by Dr. Kamalachar, the
team enjoyed socializing with the OVP members.
Many thanks to Chairman Mr. Dilip Chitnis,
Secretary Sanjay Kulkarni and the rest of the members of the Belgaum SCAW Trust
committee. There hard work and planning made for 12 successful distributions.
