The meeting of 1st February was pre-poned to 30th January 2000 - Sunday, being our first Cataract, Glaucoma and Eye Disorders Detection Camp for the year at Village Bhadol, Taluka Olpad.

The village head (Sarpanch) and the village folk made excellent arrangements for the camp and we received an overwhelming response from the camp with the village hospitality at its best. The medical camp was led by Rtn. Kuldeep Desai and Ann. Dr. Niyati Desai assisted by Dr. Sunil D’souza, club members and volunteers.

In all 105 patients were screened of which 35 cataracts were detected, 15 Glaucomas, 06 retinal disorders and multiple with refractive errors. They will be offered free follow up surgery and treatment at the Ashish Eye Hospital, Surat. The camp was attended by 09 Rotarians and many volunteers from the village.

As we are nearing the end of our Rotary year, once again the Riversiders got together for Vocational Services to society.Our Club organized a Diagnostic Ophthalmic, Hypertension and Diabetes Camp for the entire Traffic Police force of Surat city on Sunday morning 25th May 2002, at the Police Welfare Centre, Athwa Lines, Surat. A team of three Ophthalmic Surgeons - Rtn. Dr. Kuldip Desai, Ann Dr. Niyati Desai and Ann Dr. Mitali Garg along with General Practitioner PP Rtn. Dr. Sunil D'souza undertook the above assignment.

The camp begun with a brief introductory function which was inaugurated by Chief Guest - Addnl. Comm of Police Dr. K.L.M. Rao and ACP M.L. Mehta and then followed the camp. A large number of Traffic constables, PSIs and PIs were benefactors of this camp where many were newly detected with eye illnesses, diabetes and hypertension.

An Optometrist examined each of the patients and glasses were given to the needy at subsidised rates. This gesture was appreciated by the seniors in the police administration.The entire camp was initiated by Rtn. Preeti Jariwala and ably assisted by Annes Hyacinth D'souza and Gracy Martin and Rtn. Bankim Vashi. The above team was marshalled by none other then PP Dr Sunil Dsouza.

The President Mukund congratulated the whole group for the marvellous team work. He was proud that so much was done without his presence at the camp.

Just as the patience began to break on 19th January 2003, the gloomy pall on the faces withered off and transformed into brightness as they sensed arrival of the Rotary Riverside team to take care of them. They were the residents of Bhadol village at Olpad.

The Rotary team swung into action and 128 plus patients were taken in and scanned for possible ophthalmic corrections on the Sunday morning at Olpad by Rtn.Dr.Kuldip Desai and Ann.Dr.Niyati Desai. Rtn.Dr.Ajay Bharadwaj and PP Dr.Sunil D’souza joined in Ortho and General care respectively taking the total number of patients to more than 150. Spectacles were distributed and registrations were made for those who needed surgical corrections like removal of cataract, etc,.    

At one time it seemed unending when people came in pouring in crowds. It would not have been possible in those 4 hours but for the smooth coordination and swift action of the team. IPP Jugal Shinglot and PP Sunil D’souza meanwhile gathered youth to explore a possibility of forming an RCC - one more step forward.

At one time it seemed unending when people came in pouring in crowds. It would not have been possible in those 4 hours but for the smooth coordination and swift action of the team. IPP Jugal Shinglot and PP Sunil D’souza meanwhile gathered youth to explore a possibility of forming an RCC - one more step forward.

It was a real stretch for the Dr. Desai couple as they were kept busy continuously. A big hand to them – highly appreciable efforts. ‘Core ground work’ in President Mukund’s words. Wonderful lunch with all the true affection by senior member of the village family was the reward to the day’s efforts of the team of doctors & President Mukund Jariwala, IPP.Jugal Shinglot, Rtn.Vishal Sinha, Rtn.Siddarth Shah, Rtn.Divyang M.Parikh & Rtn.Ramesh N.Jaitane.

That was a good show. More field work and more closer we go towards achieving Rotary objective of service to mankind.

Our club is blessed with a very enthusiastic Rotarian Dr.Kuldeep Desai who is an ophthalmologist and has performed more than 700 free cataract surgeries under the banner of Rotary. This young, modest and true Rotarian arrived at the place of service sharp at 9.30 am on 18th October 2008 along with 40 Rotarians and family of rotary.

On Friday 17th July 2009, Rotary Surat Riverside and Rotary Club of Udhna organised a camp of free Osteoporosis diagnosis, courtesy Elder Pharma – a pharmaceutical company well known for its calcium supplement medicine called ShellCal. The test basically meant to check the density mineral level of the calcium content in the bones of people above the age of 40 – 45 was carried at Aadhar Hospital, Ring Road belonging to our own Past President Dr. Ajay Bhardwaj who had been kind enough to make his premises available for the camp.