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Primary School up to High School level to the Management and students. Benches were
children of nearby cluster of 4 villages also arranged in the classrooms which
including nearby tribal belt. It is located at brought happy glow on the faces of students.
village Haldharu of Taluka Kamrej which is SMV Hospital and the Countess of Dufferin
about 35 kms from Surat. This school is being Dispensaries Society: This charitable hospital
managed by dedicated elders of the village established in the year 1895 caters to the
who are taking great pains to provide facilities medical treatment of very large numbers of
to the students by procuring financial community members from financially weak
assistance from donors and patrons. society at nominal cost. The Hospital is in the
The school had approached the masonic heart of Surat City and one of its buildings is
fraternity of Surat for procurement of benches declared as heritage property. In the past on
and computers. Masonic fraternity responded many occasions Masonic fraternity of Surat
favourably to their request and provided high has provided medical equipment for the
configuration computer systems and sturdy treatments of infants, orthopaedic department
benches for 11 and 12 standard students and operation theatre. The hospital
which was thankfully received at the cost of management had requested the masonic
Rs.1,86,000=00. fraternity of Surat for an urgent need of Digital
On the happy occasion of Universal Dental Smart RVG Sensor Imaging Machine
Brotherhood Day spirited freemasons of Surat to modernise the dental facilities being
drove down to the village Haldharu and were provided to the patients at the cost of
warmly received by the members of managing Rs.1,04,000=00. The Masonic fraternity of
committee. The computer laboratory was Surat purchased the equipment and
inaugurated by V W Bro Dilip Dhamanwala, presented the same to the Hospital on
Chairman of Lodge Hamilton Trust in U n i v e r s a l B r o t h e r h o o d D a y. T h e
presence of brethren, members of School computerised equipment was inaugurated by

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