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Acharya Chandanashriji of Virayatan conveyed best wishes to help SBST. "We can find many donors to help financially but and told people to consider janseva as prabhuseva. ( service to it is rare to find the people who serve the community," he said. people is service to God). Virayatan is an organization in Kutch
Director of Tata Cancer Hospital Mumbai, Dr Dinsha visited which provides free education and boarding to children and has
the SBST. She talked about the increasing rate of cancer in Gujarat become parents of the children who lost their parents in the
due to habit of chewing tobacco in different forms (Gutka). She earthquake of 2001.
explained that marriage and children at early age, lack of hygiene Many humanitarian organizations from USA have joined and education leads to cancer of uterus. She said "I was very hands with SBST to help people are Share & Care, AAPI, Nargis much impressed with the work done by SBST and supported their Dutt Memorial Foundation of NY, JAINA, Cultural Club of India, work". Wheel of Hope and many more. Ramesh Shah of Wheel of Hope
Member of Parliament, Dinesh Trivedi who is originally from said that by serving the community we can achieve spiritualism. Kutch said that he is proud of the organization and humanitarian
Machine for Mammography and Scopy were donated by work. Past President Peter Bheddah
Many renowned doctors and President Inder Bindra of
from USA gave their service Nargis Dutt Memorial
30 Years of Unabated Service Nearly to the Trust. Among them are Foundation
Dr
Manibhai As the winter sets in Three Millions Treated and Served
Mehta(Urologist, CA), Dr migratory birds from many
Pravin Mehta (Diabetic/ parts of the world swoop down
thyroid, NY).Dr Ashish on Kutch and similarly many doctors and volunteers of SBST Mehta(Eyes, CA),Dr Dinesh Shah (Arthritis CA),Dr Pravin also flock to the desert region. A team of well-known doctors and Kapadia (Asthama,CA),Dr Varia(Psychiatric, NC), Dr Atul Shah volunteers from India, US, England and Africa come to Bidada Gastroenterologist, MD), Dr Dhiraj Shah(Radiologist, NY), Dr to serve in the huge Annual Medical camp every year. It is amazing Haria(ENT, USA), Dr B Parikh (Anesthesiologist, MA). to see the devotion of theses volunteers working 16 to 18 hours a
Many enthusiastic young interns also devoted their time and day with a smile. Chichuben from Mumbai is a volunteer who
talent to the noble cause of helping needy and had unique visits SBST every year for many years. All day long she just
experience. washes legs of the patients with dedication who are going to be
Dr Manibhai Mehta, who is serving SBST for last 12 years operated.
said that there are many diseases due to environment and lack of A pioneer volunteer couple Damayanti Jain and her husband
education. Bladder stones are very common in Kutch due to Lax Jain started helping 25 years ago and now their daughter
scarcity of pure drinking water, extreme heat and lack of also joined the SBST.
education. "With new technology and machines these stones can Every year Consul General of USA visits the camp. This be removed without surgery, but these machines are very year Consul General Mr. Agnus Simons visited the camp with expensive. Donors and doctors can help to get them." his wife Julia and their children. They visited the patients and
Cardiac Camps started in 1984 at SBST. Every year heart were very much impressed to see the huge medical camp to ease
patients get free check up and selected patients are sent to LTMG the pain of the sufferers. As Julia said that we all are a huge Hospital. Sion, Mumbai for further treatments. This year 40 family, sharing and caring very important values in life. She
patients were selected for further treatment and the youngest remarked," I am very happy to feel the warmth of the family
patient is only two years old," said Popat Savla, a volunteer values here of helping
Mukesh Doshi, Director of Bidada Rehabilitation Institute people in need."
and Research Center said, "This institute is the result of rising Hitesh Bhakta.
needs of the community." The new Rehabilitation center is built Chairman of
on 4 acre land and 18000 sq ft constructed area to provide A AHOA(Asian
education, preventive care, counseling and vocational training to American Hotel- Motel
bring back confidence despite their disabilities for better living Owners Association) of
in the society. It is also to help victims of the earthquake of 2001, USA, congratulated the
physically and mentally challenged people. Trust for its outstanding
humanitarian service to the community. "Service provided by SBST is extraordinary which Photos: on Page 11 photo 1: During Camp 2004. Anop Vora we don't see anywhere in the world." He showed his eagerness honoured, photo 2 Patients waiting for their turn,
page 13: Peter Bheda inaugurating a plaque.
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