Mangalore, December 8: The Rotary Club of Mangalore Central (RCMC) as part of its community development projects is organising the '14th annual Rotary Orphanage Olympics' at Mangala Stadium on Sunday, December 11.
Announcing this at a press meet here on Thursday, Rtn Manjunath Revankar, President, RCMC, said the day long sports and cultural event was being organised exclusively for the 800 orphanage children residing at various orphanages in and around Mangalore.
The event will commence at 9:00 am, he said.
N Yogish Bhat, Dy Speaker, Karnataka Legislative Assembly will be the chief guest of the event. Rtn Rohinath, Asst Governor, RCMC will be the guest of honour, while Mr Manjunath himself is expected to preside over the inaugural function.
The cultural event and valedictory ceremony will be held in the afternoon at Canara High School Urva Auditorium. Past Rotary Dist 3180 Governor and Dist Rotary Foundation Chairman Rtn Surya Prakash Bhat will distribute the prizes to the winners and runners-up in the competition. He will also award the rolling trophy to an orphanage for their overall performance.
Mr Manjunath said that the Club has initiated this fun fare festival in the year 1996.
“It is our aim to provide platform for the enthusiastic children on this special day to display their hidden talents and prove their sport skills. It will give them a sense of freedom and feeling of enjoyment on this memorable day”, he said.
Rtn Dr B Devdas Rai, Chairman, Organising Committee and Rtn Dr Sureshchandra Shetty, Secretary were present at the press meet.
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