‘Aarogyave Sampathu’ - MASA Medical Camp 2012

naeem@coastaldigest.com (S M Farooq)

January 31, 2012

Al Khobar, January 31: The year 2012 started off on a healthy note as members trooped into MASA Medical Camp. As the wintry cold wind blew across Half Moon Beach venue, an impressive list of eight doctors ably assisted by nurses tended to attendees throughout the morning.

Dr. Prabhakar Mallya, Dr. Mohammed Ismael Shaikh, Dr. Muneeb Yasir, Dr. Abraham Kallumannil, Dr. Zubair Shaikh, Dr. Abhijit Varghese, Dr. Srinivas Kumar and Dr. Aarthi G Shetty were the main medical personnel attending the camp.

They were supported by a team of nurses including Olga Mendonca, Josephine Dsouza, Bharathi Shetty, Sumitra Pradeep Kumar, Sulochana Salian, Jascintha Jerome Almeida and Nancy Vijay Charlet.

Diabetic Educator: Marylou Samaniego – Head, assisted by Staff nurses Mary Jane Pechardo and Janice Pokling, spread the awareness on tackling this cumbersome disease.

Vice President Santosh Shetty thanked all the doctors and nurses for their valuable contribution in conducting MASA medical camp and honored them with presenting a bouquet.

In recognition of continuous committed services towards MASA medical camps, a memento was presented to Dr. Prabhakar Mallya by Madhav Amin and Mr. Dayanand Shriyan.

Special thanks extended to Mr. Jagajeevanram Karkera, Mr. Chandrasekar and Mr. Sudhir Rai for organizing the presence of Doctors.

Anticipating an exciting afternoon, several competitions were organized.

1. Drawing Competition:

Conducted by: Mrs. Suchitra Salian, Mrs. Chetana Poojary, Mrs. Prema Sanil & Mr. Vidyadhar Shetty

Judges: Mr. Milind Kambli & Mrs. Preetam Milind Kambli

Age Group	1^st Place	2^nd Place	3^rd Place
Age (3-7	Shravya Harish Poojary	Bhavya Pradeep Kumar	Aisha Imran Karkala
Age (7-12)	Prishita Poojary & Sahaan Salian	Prithvik Nayak & Tanushree Shetty	Spoorthi Shetty, Srasha Rai & Olivia Mathias
Age(12-18)	Alita Almeida	Divya Mathias	Gremsy Sequiera

2. Spelling Bee competition:

Conducted by: Mrs. Mahima Poojary & Mrs. Chetana Poojary

Category	Winner
Age (10-14)	Spoorthi Shetty
Age (14-18)	Prateek Poojary & Gremsy Sequeira

3. Table Topic speech Competition:

Conducted by: Mr. Lancy D’Souza, Mr. Narendra Shetty & Mr. Ibrahim Khader

Judges: Mr. Viraj Shetty, Mr. Krishnaraj Kedige & Mr. Victor Sequeira

Category	Tulu	Kannada	English
Winner	Mr. Nagaraj Bajal	Mrs. Josephine D’Souza	Mrs. Anupama Shetty

4. Jeopardy Section:

Conducted by: Mr. Lancy D’Souza

Assisted by: Youth leaders Prateek Poojary & Divya Mathias

Quizzing two teams, humorously titled as Masala Dosa & Idli Sambhar, Jeopardy session proved to be a magnetic draw for fierce competive sprit to its participants. Onlookers looked in wonderment as the teams jostled for the winning edge.

Winner:	Masala Dosa Team
Runners up	Idli Sambhar Team

Sound system technically monitored by Mr. Odwel effected communication channel for better listening during the competitions. At the end of day, he had energetic dancers stomping the room with rhythmic steps to chartbusting songs. Watching the scenes, photographer Mr. Dhanaraj captured the lighter moments for MASA memorable records. Keeping transportation services in top gear, Mr. Shiva, Mr. Keshav, Mr. Anand and Mr. Muneer were ever ready in action. Chefs at Garnish Restaurant rigged up a selection of mouth watering eatables for breakfast, lunch and high tea.

Vote of thanks was given by General Secretary Mr. Viraj Shetty. Winners of the events were invited on stage and congratulated by Naveen Bhandary, Mr. Ahmed Gulam Beary and Lancy D’Souza. The evening sunrays closed on an eventful day, fittingly sponsored by generous members.

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March 26,2025

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