Speaker: Dr. Vimal Hemani
Dr. Vimal Hemani is our Service Project Chair this year. Last week he journeyed to the Little Desert of Guajart, India to see the beginnings of our windmill that benefits the salt workers there.
Vimal tells the story better than I do, so without further ado, I present Vimal Hemani, and "A Pinch of Salt".
This week comments: 114, this week visitors: 105
This program was outstanding. I enjoyed the informative information and was inspired by the work that fellow rotarians are doing in India.
I am excited about the followship matching program that your club has! Great to hear about the earthquake fund.
Very well done. Being a salt lover I learned how salt is harvested to bring a small income to salt workers in the Little Desert of Guajart, India. Thanks for wonderful program and sharing your beneficial windmill project.
Excellent program and example of what a small group of people can accomplish when we work together! Thanks for the information and the example of the eClub in action!
What an uplifting story about how Rotarians helped these very needy people. Thank you for sharing it with me.
This was very interesting. I did not know how salt was produced in this region of the country. These are the international projects that cost so little to do and yet give such large rewards to the local population.
I love the idea of developing leadership opportunities for kids. This is a wonderful program you are developing.
This is a great way to stay in touch with a Rotary meeting, to use the time thinking Rotary rather than useless travel time.
Congratulations Dr, Vimal: This kind of programs are the best sample of “Rotay” reason to be, and all around the world the people that works in salt mines or obtaining salt from the seas are some of the poorest people of the world, which is a contradiction because as you know salt was so appreciate that roman soldiers were paid with salt, and that is why what the retribution for the job is a salary.
Very interesting documentary, I will have a much higher respect for it when shaking salt on my food, and realize how happy those people are for having a job even if it's living the simple life with the bare necessities.
Great Program.
It is incredible that in the middle of the desert there is noise and air pollution. Fascinating and heartwrenching.
Pinch of salt missed telling exactly what the wind mill, instead of the the 5 h p motor do? Do they pump water out of the salt beds?
I too was unable to down load first day i tried
I am pleased to inform you that the partners that we are in Monterrey, we have been working with some local clubs to prepare projects for next year shared grants. We have made some events to collect funds for those purposes, hoping that our district 5510 can help us achieve this.
We, in the US, take so much for granted ! I love that this club was paaionate enought about the project to push it through !
My congratulations to Vimar and his group, and to the club for persisting with the grant.
Remarkable work on the project and a good overview of the project. Quite informative. Splendid job Vimal !!!
Good.
3-26-2010The windmill project to benefit the salt workers of the Little Rann area of Gujarat, India is a great idea. The fact that this single installation of 10 basic windmills could reduce the cost of production by 55% is astounding. Congratulations on a wonderful service project that will pay dividends to these hardworking Indian families year after year!
Good Program
Sounds like you guys have it all together. Thanks
Good program
What an exciting project! I look forward to more photos and updates!
I understand that the recommendation is for our club to co-sponsor the Link Leadership Program with the Prescottm Rotary?
Dick
The Smiling Pot is an awesome project!
Again this is a very easy to hear to about projects and needs from across the world keep up the good work
Very powerful.
The benefits of this project are impressive, especially the reduction of production costs and environmental pollutants. Simple and inexpensive devices often yield exponential returns!
Thanks for the words of wisdom and the humor.
The Pinch of Salt presentation was very inspirational. Thank you for allowing Rotarians around the world to learn from your experiences.
Cheri Komar
Lethbridge Sunrise Rotary
Alberta, Canada
Thanks Vimal for bringing this wonderful project to our club. I am pleased that we were able to be of service to this community.
I enjoyed the Humor very much.
Our club has set up a fund to help the people of Chile also.
I usually stay out of sight on the ides of the month unless it is a Rotary night.
Thank you for this wonderful opportunity to stay current and hear of your good works.
John Maksimik, Reno Central Rotary, Reno Nevada
This is an amazing story about salt farming in India that was improved with windmills donated by a Rotary group.
Great program
Pinchofsalt, what a simple idea that helps those in need!
It is amazing how many things we take for granted and don't give a second thought to where they come from.
Thanks for a great program!
Adi
The presentation about the salt worker in India was especially powerful. It is always important to realize the insulation of our own lifes and the difference of lifestyles through out the world.
Very inteesting
Very powerful story - I am proud we are involved in helping improve things for the people who work in Little Rann.
Good meeting. Thanks.
This world surprises me every day! I had no idea about the life of an Indian salt miner. Thanks for the education!
What an amazing story and amazing people!
Very interesting articles. I enjoyed this web site. this is one of three sites I have visited and I like it best. I particularly like your "Every Rotarian Every Year" program. I think that I will visit this site when I need to make up a meeting and choose to do it on-line.
There were some very interesing articles in this meeting. I am new to Rotary, but there seem to be some great ideas here.
OMG! How fortunate we are!
Great project.
Thank you for the opportunity to make up a meeting with your e-club. I have to say that this is a very well organized website and the program content is very interesting. Well done!
Thanks, Vimal - I'm so pleased to see the concrete finish of our project. I would be interested to know how the reinstallation goes next September when production resumes.
Very interesting. Had no idea that salt was mined in this manner.
Very interesting information about the salt. Thanks!
Sorry, I was unable to open Pinchofsalt.pdf. I also attempted to open A speech to Rotary One with the same results. I appreciate your efforts and hope to return with better results. BD
Great program -- the windmills are a modern version of those used years ago in west Texas.
This is a very worthwhile project.
enjoyed reading about "a pinch of salt"...thanks for the great work.
Great program that appears to be very successful. Photographs really tell the story.
Very well prepared. Highly informative.
Terrific photos; help to clarify the life led by these people and how a simple item can change their world.
The story about the Navajo woman made me laugh.
This project is very inspiring.
I am moved and appreciate Rotary everytime more and more
This project is very inspiring.
I am moved and appreciate Rotary everytime more and more
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Vimal, thank you very much for this program. It's inspiring to see the good works of our eclub in action.
During this meeting, I became interested in shelter boxes, so I followed links to the shelter box site and viewed a video there, as well as one about haiti.
Good clean humor and an interesting presentation on replacing diesel pumps with wind powered ones. I trust the wind is not intermittent and will produce power when necessary.
This was a delightful experience and although I rerely miss a meeting, I will certainly return to this site if/whe there is a next time.
Thanks you for providing this site and I plan to return and make a donation. Time does not permit me to expedite a transaction right now.
Tina
This is a wonderful project and shows the global reach of our E-Club (and how all of us can make a difference for people in need worldwide which translates to local service). Thank you for sharing this information and the images about the 'windmill project'. Once a pilot project like this is demonstrated, it can be duplicated anywhere that there is constant wind and innovative local efforts to give service.
The meeting was interesting and quite varied...thoughtful ideas and poems; great humour from kids and teachers. However I especially enjoyed the Pinch of Salt presentation. I learned more about salt production...what a simple yet life changing Rotary project for the Club. Congratulations!
Very informative, and amazing what we take for granted. I have sadness when I look at the poverty, but I guess the salt project gives them hope.
YAY finally got the file to download. Loved the line on page 7 about "rotary motion ... to reciprocating moton..." truly what this project does. Rotarians getting back more than they gave. Last year I helped a young girl with a science project about growing salt and sugar crystals. I am sending her this article to show her how it is important in real life. YAY
Sadness, could not download program. Is it my computer? Me? or the link? HELP
Very revealing program. I hope this project continues to benefit the people in the years to come and that the young will have an opportunity to learn, grow and become the future leaders of their nation.
Enjoyed reading quotes from kids.Interesting story about Navajo woman.Very interesting program on salt harvesting in India.
great ideas about the "mentor program", I copied and forwarded to my club board as we are looking to see what else our club can be involved in plus a community outreach.
Very inspiring Rotary assistance to needy people.
Your Link Leadership program sounds great. Thanks for the meeting.
INTERESTING
An amazing story!! How simple things improve lives.
Good program.
This is a wonderful project. I had no idea that salt was harvested during a "season," and it is terribly sad how little these people are paid to produce what we use daily without a second thought. Your club has selected a worthy cause, and I commend you for the help you are providing.
how would we live in the conditions of these families in India. Parterning with Wadhawan City Gujarat, India E Rotary os Southwest is making a huge differce by helping establish dignity, opportunities and education for them and their children.Ten Windmills and education and training were provided to aid worker productivity as their season only last sept thru June .
ROTARY IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE ! GLOBALLY!
None at this time. Great way to get a make-up.
Wonderful explanation of how basic technology can make a huge difference to people with little.
Good Trade! ha ha!
I enjoyed the meeting material and found the article on the windmills for the salt works, both interesting and inspiring.
Rotary does it again - this time with windmills! Harvesting salt in India is a very labor intensive industry with the work concentrated in deserts. In the Little Rann desert of Gujarat over 30% of India's total salt production is generated by "small and marginal pan workers". There are over 19,000 such families, representing 40,000 pan workers, producing about 800 tons of salt per family when working the full September to March season. Enter Rotary, which raised the funds to provide 10 windmill pumps which now provide continuos low cost salt water pumping. These new pumps save tremendous time, money and are more efficient than the previous pumping methods, which were slow, used expensive diesel and were more prone to breakdown. Another wonderful, and creative, Rotary project!
Matching points for contributions to the Annual Fund ,
Excellent Idea.
Service Projects in Rotary
My two Rotary tours to India have involved the following
When visiting India with the Internation Fellowship of Cricketing Rotarians in 1999,we agreed to help the "Banyan'
a home for abandond women . there motto ( I exist for what I am ).
Orphanage in Chennie,we gave Cricket gear to, at the finish of the Rotary Carnival. Both of these projects were supported by Rotary Matching Grants Program.
This is an amazing story of such a simple project that makes a difference in the lives of so many.
It was good to see some other clubs trying to grow. The club in Prescott is where I was born. I will likely try to see when their meetings are held and make a visit.
A mentoring program is always great. My son is a Big Brother with Big Brothers and Sisters. He finds joy every time he meets with his little brother. Your club of 17 is much like our club of Rio Rico. Small but full of enthusiasm. Keep up the good work. I am a Rotarian since 1977, son of a DG and I enjoyed being assistant Governor two times. I am officially the rule of 85 and do not need this makeup but I pride myself with perfect attendance. So glad to have this link to do so this time and in the future.
This program was very interesting. Some times children can be far more thoughtful and insightful than adults.
My First time using this web site , I found it very interesting.
Robin Aldrich
This is an excellent program because it demonstrates what Rotarians can do to improve the lives of others. Furthermore, this is a program which shows our own members in action. My congratulations to all who were involved with this program!
Nice program
Good to see RGHF member DG 11/12 Deepak Kumar Agrawal, and RGHF board member Dr. Vimal Hemani doing service.
"Good Trade." like that.
"Oh, Danny Boy...."
Thank you very much to all at our club who gave me the opportunity to take initiative for this project and thank you District 5510 for the financial support.
I liked the idea of partnering with local Rotary clubs. We have members from so many countries, we can extend our help in so many places. Truly, the service without borders.
