RCC DIVA Foundation invites Deputy Chief Minister O.Paneerselvam to felicitate frontline warriors who fought COVID
Chennai, 20th February, 2021: RCC DIVA Foundation felicitated the frontline
warriors who stood up to help common people during the pandemic in Chennai. The
Chief Guest of the occasion was the Honourable Deputy Chief Minister of
Tamilnadu Thiru O.Paneerselvam. He had felicitated distinguished personalities
of the city for their quick response in setting up Critical Care Emergency
Centres containing Isolation Wards, Augmenting medical supplies, paramedical
staff, setting up outbreak response command center, launching mobile
dispensaries for COVID detection, providing emergency food supplies to stranded
migrants and needy people of the city.
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Sanitary workers were also be honored for their work with a live portrait which
will go live. The portrait will also include other COVID frontline warriors
such as police persons, doctors, and nurses. Their work was depicted at the
venue acknowledging and appreciating their services in the fight against the
deadly virus.
Who will be felicitated?
A total of 16 eminent personalities will be felicitated. They are Shri Harish
Mehta, Shri Abhayasa Srisrimal, Shri Jaswant Munoth, Shri. Daulat Jain, Shri.
Kailash Kothari, Shri.Kishore Jain, Shri.Pramod Chordia, Shri.Paras Jain,
Shri.Mahaveer Lunawath, Shri.Vinod Singhvi, Shri.Praveenbhai Mehta,
Shri.Narendra Sakariya, Shri. Khimraj Sakariya, Shri. Sudhir Lodha, Shri.DK
Jain, and Shri. Harish Marlecha.
Hair to Hope donation drive
RCC DIVA Foundation will also organize a hair donation drive to benefit
cancer patients called 'Hair to Hope' benefit. The benefit's objective is to
give patients who lose their hair while ongoing treatment for their condition
hope and strength to keep up with their treatment. The benefit will provide
patients with wigs to patients who struggle with emotional challenges that they
experience during treatment.
The Hair donation drive is open to the general public and RCC DIVA invites
people of Chennai city to be a part of this inspiring initiative by donating
their hair for a cause. The only criteria is that hair to be donated must be a
minimum of 8 inches or more. About 1000 donors have registered to be a part of
the drive that would take place soon.
On this same occasion Deputy Chief Minister O.Paneerselvam nominated RCC President Manisha Pramod Chordia as Member of the State Women Commission
Smt Manisha Pramod Chordia was felicitated by
Thiru O.Paneerselvam at the occasion where the frontline warriors who fought
COVID were honored. The Deputy Chief Minister and the Chief Guest of the
felicitation ceremony applauded the stellar work done by RCC Diva President
& Chairperson Smt Manisha Pramod Chordia during the Covid period and
announced her nomination as Member of State Women Commission, Government of
Tamilnadu. She is the first woman of Rajasthani origin to be nominated
for the prestigious post.
Speaking about being honored at the prestigious occasion, Manisha Pramod
Chordia said, "I believe that for those of us who give the best to each
passing moment, with a balance of heart & mind, do realize that there is no
dearth of opportunities to explore your potential and inner power."
About Manisha Pramod Chordia:
A globe trotter born in the culturally rich country 'India', she grew up in the
cosmopolitan environment of Chennai. She is the director of JINESHWAR INFRA
VENTURES PRIVATE LIMITED, which is one of the leading NBFC groups in the
metropolitan city of Chennai. Her inclination towards social welfare is
reflected through her stint as President and Chairperson of Rajasthan Cosmo
Club DIVA Foundation, a Chennai-based women-managed non-profit organization
working towards empowerment and upliftment of women, thereby helping
underprivileged and unemployed women of the society.
Past Experiences
In her stint as Project Director and Managing Trustee of RCC DIVA FOUNDATION,
in the presence of Honourable Governor of Tamilnadu Thiru. Banwarilal Purohit,
the NGO had organized the distribution of free artificial limbs, wheelchairs,
spectacles, hearing aids, tri-cycle, clutches to disabled persons.
In the presence of former Commissioner of Police Greater Chennai Thiru AK
Vishwanathan, she launched "Project Suraksha", an initiative with
Chennai Police. The NGO Installed 384 hi-tech cameras with night vision and
speed detectors in major parts of the city.
In March 2019 under the Project 'Prayas' RCC DIVA Foundation had distributed
scholarships for 700+ students and 100 Staff Members of the Madras Seva Sadan.
The Foundation has appointed dedicated, experienced teachers in both the
streams of Tailoring & Cosmetology.
In March 2020, as designated President-Elect of RCC DIVA Foundation, the NGO
launched Project Hope by Honourable Governor of Tamilnadu at the RAJ BHAVAN
premises, to spread awareness on the need and importance of hair donations and
how the donated hair is made into wigs and given to needy cancer patients.
In May 2020 as Chairperson of RCC DIVA Foundation, she distributed 700 Safety
kits which consisted of the mast, Shield Gloves, Thermometer guns, Automatic
Sanitiser Dispenser, Ayurvedic Immunity Drink, Organic Chawanprash, Turmeric
Tea to the Police Department.
In July 2020 in association with JITO Chennai RCC DIVA Foundation had made
provisions at Bhartiraja Hospital, Medway Hospital, Newlife Hospital to provide
treatment and cure to infected COVID patients within 30 minutes of detection of
disease.
On 14th July 2020, under the presence of Health Secretary Dr. J Radhakrishnan
and GCC Commissioner inaugurated the 30 bus mobile dispensary and hospital to
contain COVID 19 disease by way of health check-ups and testing of Symptomatic
cases.
In October 2020 in the presence of Joint Commissioner (North) Balakrishna
Velaiah and prominent socialite Smt. Apsara Reddy, the NGO launched "Project
Dignity" to help transgender women set up food carts.
In January 2021, RCC DIVA Foundation conducted Project "Hair to
Hope", a Hair donation drive for underprivileged cancer patients to
provide wigs for speedy holistic recovery.
In February 2021 President of Air Force Wives Welfare Association Smt. Geeta
Dagar and Air Commodore Dagar recognized, appreciated, and honored the
philanthropic work of Manisha Chordia and presented her with a shield and
citation.
ABOUT RCC DIVA
The world belongs to anyone who wants to make a
difference. When women work together and support each other, they can achieve
anything they set their minds on. RCC DIVA is truly unique in the sense that it
is the only family club of the RCC fraternity, and is one that is solely run by
women. The active participation of women not only in social, cultural, and
educational activities but in economic activities, management, and decision
making, would contribute to the overall development of the society and
invariably the world around us.
In its thirteenth year since inception, RCC
DIVA, and the women behind this great entity, have proven to society that
gender has no bounds in conquering any field. They have contributed to the
community not only with their grace, humility, compassion, kindness, and
tenderness but also with their skills, capabilities, efforts, and flair,
effectively “INFUSED and CRAFTED” together with the strength of womanhood and
feminity.
ABOUT RCC DIVA FOUNDATION
The RCC DIVA Foundation is the charity arm of
RCC DIVA, a women-managed organization that primarily focuses on the
empowerment and upliftment of girls and women. For over a decade their flagship
project "Prayas" has provided training to girls in the field of
tailoring and cosmetology, thereby enabling underprivileged and unemployed
women to be self-reliant.
Under its #Vision2020 initiative, the RCC DIVA
FOUNDATION is committed to promoting the ‘Skill India’ initiative promoted by
our Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi under the "Beti Padhao and Beti
Bachao" campaign. The RCC DIVA Foundation is dedicated to making girls
independent both socially and financially, by imparting life skills-based
learning.
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