On the 25th of April, the
Interact Club organized a free eye check up camp in Sadar Sarai Village, close
to our school.
We collaborated with I-Care Hospital in Sec 26 Noida, an
organization that runs a charitable wing and frequently holds such camps for the
needy. Once everything was finalized; we contacted Meena Didi who is from the
village mentioned above, who is also a part of the support staff in our school.
We
shared the details with her and requested her to help us in our endeavour.
Right from helping us set up the venue, to spreading the word in the village,
to other help needed during the eye camp, she helped us through the entire
process. Without her, the camp would not have been possible. The Interact Club
had set aside a fund of Rs. 25000, in order to sponsor 15 cataract surgeries
and other additional cost of visual aid and medication and also drinks and
snacks for all the patients.
The camp was a raging success. In
the very first hour, we got over 80 registrations. There was a total of 121
registrations by the end of the camp. There have already been 4 patients who
have been admitted in the hospital for surgery, from a total of 10-12 patients
registered for the surgery. The entire team worked extremely hard for those 4
hours, in the blistering heat, no even resting for a single minute. It was
commendable to see the efforts put in by the students. But it wasn’t just the
students who worked hard, the doctors who worked tirelessly, not taking a break
for even 5 minutes, to the teachers who helped us get everything in order and
ensured the smooth functioning of the camp, to the admin staff who readily
helped us in an unexpected situation of a power cut, to the parents who came to
support our endeavour and contributed a sum Rs. 46000 for surgeries and medical
and visual aid, to Indira ma’am and all her tireless efforts and enthusiasm and
encouragement, to Mr. Jain and Dr.
Advani, who came to encourage and support us at the camp. We are extremely
thankful to each and every one of these people, who helped us make this camp a
success.
