Rotary Club’s  President Recounts Achievements

Mary Nnah

The president of the Rotary Club of Lagos Island, District 9110,  Rotarian Anant Sabat has given a detailed account of his achievements so far as the helmsman of the club within the last year.

Speaking recently with journalists during a handover ceremony, Sabat expressed gratitude on behalf of the executive committee of the Rotary Club of Lagos Island while conveying his unreserved appreciation to all those who turned out that the event.

“We also appreciate your support during this time. Without a doubt,  the Rotary Club of Lagos Island has been great in all aspects, as evidenced by our accomplishments and projects. Our list of accomplishments would not be possible without your support”, he noted.

While stating that the Club has embarked on numerous life-changing activities in various communities in Nigeria, he enumerated various projects that the club has executed during the year which include: Tree Plantation/Planet Earth Inauguration held at Government College, Ikoyi, Lagos. Sabat explained that the Club kicked off the year with the tree plantation project carried out in July 2022.

The aim of the project, he said was to plant trees for environmental sustainability and at the same time to involve the student of the school to be part of the process.

The students were educated on the benefits of maintaining a  green and clean environment an interact club was formed, and groups of students were assigned as caretakers of the plants.

There was also blood donation and sensitisation in various instances as the Club carried out several blood donation camps throughout the year. These camps are carried out in collaboration with the Lagos State Blood Transfusion Service (LSBTS).

The first blood donation camp, according to Sabat was held on July 25th and 26th, 2022 at the HIS Nigeria Limited. Headquarters.

A record of 236 pints of blood was collected which is good to save 780 lives. It is the highest so far in any camp organised by LSBTS  and the highest in the Rotary Club of Lagos Island.

He recognised and complimented members for participating in various development and training programmes. He continued to list a large amount of community projects carried out as follows: Basic Education and Literacy Drive held at Victoria Island Junior Secondary School On 15th September. 

The Club, Sabat said,  identified with the Basic Literacy and Education month by conducting the literacy project at the Victoria Island secondary school, during which the Club distributed notebooks, lunch boxes and food items to 500 students of the school.

The club also carried out the Mission 4 Vision project at Indo Eye Care Foundation.

Sabat was quick to add that, Mission for Vision exercise was carried out in collaboration with Geeta Ashram, adding, “Every year patients are screened for eye cataracts and all those who are eligible undergo the surgery. So far this Rotary year, the club with generous donations from our esteemed sponsors, has achieved 400+ surgeries. These surgeries were performed by visiting Indian doctors at Indo Eye Care  Hospital, Isolo.

Other projects carried out during the year include Coconut Seedling Plantation For Serving Environment And Supporting Economy, Community Development held At Trinity Avenue, Victoria Island, Lagos; Medical & Surgical Mission Project 2023 In Ogun and Lagos States and Women Empowerment Workshop And Exhibition among others.