HUMANITARIAN
LEADERSHIP AWARD

The Dr Michael W. Abdalla Humanitarian Leadership Award was presented to our own Dr Pushpa Chandwani for her outstanding Global Work with Rotary.

Public Service Officer for the Health Care Agency of Orange County, CA. Active member of our club since 1995; International Service Chair for past 5 years. Coordinated local and international service projects:

• Provided cataract operations to prevent blindness in India
• Did vision screening in Baja, Mexico
• Acted as a volunteer physician in Rosarita, Mexico.
• Went on medical mission to Honduras for two weeks
• Pushpa’s activities also include working with the East Thane Club in India and obtaining a matching grant to complete a check dam to provide clean water to 600 villagers. 
• Rotarian Pushpa  also  Mentors third grade students in Santa Ana, California USA
• In addition, she has served as Treasurer of her medical school alumni association JAANA (Jipmer Association of North America) for the past ten years
  
  The award  was presented by PDG Mike Abdalla on Friday September 25, 2009- at the Rotary  District 5320 Business Rotarian of the year Luncheon
  
  Shown below are the club members who honored Pushpa by attending the luncheon.
  
  
  
  Being a Rotarian has definitely has opened the world to me-Dr Pushpa Chandwani
  
  Click here for more information on Dr Pushpa's global activities