Lions district cabinet installed; cardiac centre inaugurated

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August 13, 2011

Mangalore, August 13: 'Udaan 2011' the district cabinet installation of 324D5 of Lions Club was held at Milagres Hall here on Saturday.

The district cabinet of 324D5 of the District Governor Lion P Kishore Rao was ceremoniously installed by Lion A P Singh, Lions Past International Director.

Lion M B Sadashiv was installed as first Vice Governor and Lion K C Prabhu was installed as second Vice Governor for the year 2011-12.

Lion Nagaraj Rao, the Multiple Council Chairman of 324D was the guest of honour.

Lions Cardiac centre

In the morning, the Lion Cardiac Centre was installed at J S Hospital, Kotekar by Lions Multiple Council Chairman Nagraj Rao. The centre is sponsored by District 324D5. The centre is connected to Bangalore Narayana Hrudayalaya.

Any person suffering from heart problem can get oneself checked at J S Hospital and the cardiogram will transfer the ECG to Narayana Hrudayalaya and experts will immediately advice the patient regarding the treatment to be taken, according to Lion P Kishore Rao MJF, District Governor.

Lions tree plantation

Mr Rao also said that Lion Club International district 324-D5 will be planting one lakh saplings in DK, Kodagu, Hassan and Chikmagalur districts on August 25. The campaign is a part of Lions of South India's campaign of planting 40 lakh saplings that will be led by Lions International President Dr Wing Kun Tam.

Lions will also plant 5,000 saplings of various species at Pilikula Nisargadhama by involving Lions, NSS volunteers, school children and general public. A special varieties of medical Ashoka trees will be planted in Lions 'Ashoka Vana' The entire programme is under the scrutiny of Guinness Book of World Records and Limca book, he informed.

Lions Vision care

Lions Club will also launch an eye care project for the school children with the co-operation of Vasan Eye Care. “We will be screening the children through eye tests and if any defects are found, the child's parents will be informed and also through our District Sight First committee, necessary corrections will be made,” said Mr Rao and added “We wish to cover one lakh children under this programme.”

In addition to these, Lions enrolled 500 new members, opened 5 new clubs and conducted 50 Blood donation camps and 50 eye camps during the year.

Lion K C Prabhu, Lion Kedige Aravinda Rao, Lion Prasad Rai and Lion Vinod Rao and more than 1500 Lions, Lioness and Leos of Dakshina Kannada, Coorg, Chickmagalur and Hassan took part in the district cabinet installation.

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Mangaluru Tees Off Big: Golf Excellence Academy to Open at Pilikula

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The coastal city of Mangaluru is gearing up for a major sporting milestone with the launch of a Golf Excellence Academy at the Pilikula Golf Club (PGC), scheduled to open on May 31. The initiative aims to position Mangaluru firmly on India’s national golfing map.

Speaking to reporters on Saturday during PGC’s first-ever floodlit Pro-Am tournament, club captain Manoj Kumar Shetty said the project is being funded by UAE-based philanthropist Michael D’Souza and is currently in the design phase. Experts from leading golf academies across the country are expected to visit Mangaluru to help shape the training programme and infrastructure.

The academy will train 20 young golfers at a time, with a long-term vision of producing national-level players from the region. Until now, PGC relied on an in-house coach, but the recent renovation of the course and the introduction of floodlights have opened new possibilities for expanding the sport.

Shetty said discussions are underway with two reputed coaching academies, whose heads are expected to visit PGC shortly. “A dormitory for trainers is already under construction. We are inviting academies to assess the facilities and suggest changes so we can build a truly world-class Golf Excellence Academy,” he said.

Professional golfer Aryan Roopa Anand noted that the floodlit course would be a game-changer for young players. “Students can now practise after school hours, even up to 8 or 9 pm, without compromising on academics,” he said.

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