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          Lodge Star of Rampur No 136, Nagpur           NGO,  which  looks  after  the  need  of  poor
          LODGE BANNER                                  spread  in  over  65  villages  around  Nagpur.
          Lodge  Star  of  Rampur  No.136,  was         They  have  been  providing  the  essential
          consecrated in 1958 at Mumbai. As the lodge   medicines to the really needy villages where
          was  not  functioning  there  for  a  number  of   they  visit  regularly.  Besides  this  they  also
          years, we could not locate the banner. After it   assist the very poor strata with food grains. In
          was  Shifted  to  Nagpur  in  2022.  W.Bro.   Nagpur they also treat schizophrenia patients
          Mayuresh Katyayan took keen efforts to locate   at their local centre and are getting very good
          the original photo of the banner. He personally   results. Besides this they have a number of
          designed and printed and presented it to the   other activities for the overall development of
          Lodge on 30/8/2024 in presence of the ARGM    the villages. The cheque was presented by the
          V.W. Bro. Tarun Mehra for regular display.    hands  of  W.Bro.  Ravindra  Durugkar,  in
          EDUCATION AID                                 presence of W.Bro. Madan Kalwit and W. Bro
          The lodge on 24/9/24 has donated Rs.8000/ to   Shirish Sagar Secretary.
          “J N Tata Parsi Trust” an organization thriving   TREE PLANTATION
          to impart education to the children from poor   Our Lodge has been seriously taking up the
          families for over 104 years. The Trust's motive   concern for environment over the years. We
          is to improve the standard and quality of the   have  assisted  with  Nisarga  VED  an  NGO's
          poor families. Our W. Master W.bro Ravindra   registered  with  the  Forest  Dept  for  over  a
          Durugkar handed over the cheque to Mrs. M     decade. The main thrust has been on taking
          Pocha in presence of Bro. P S Ahuja, W.bro    up tree plantation projects and maintaining it
          Prashant  Padhye  and  the  secretary  W.Bro.   on barren land, thus gradually improving the
          Shirish Sagar.                                green  cover.  Lodge  planted  25  trees.  The
          MEDICAL AID                                   Worshipful Master W.Bro. Ravindra Durugkar
          The  Lodge  on  25/9/24  donated  a  sum  of   was accompanied W.Bro Prashant Padhye on
          Rs.7500/  to  M/S.  Mind  Park  Foundation  an   27/9/24.


















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