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Lions Club of Pokhara Annapurna

April 28, 2003

Shivapuri Primary School

Cheltenham Bournside School (CBS), in the UK, have adopted the Shivapuri Primary School with the aim to develop this school within five years. This relationship was coordinated by the Lions Club of Pokhara Annapurna. The school is located in the Puranchaur Chaur village development, which is approximately 11kms from Pokhara. Originally, this school was a simple block building with a tin roof. Together with the CBS, we jointly raised $2603 USD for the first year. With this funding, the school was fully furnished and renovated. The fund was also used to provide scholarships to four orphaned children in Pokhara.

CBS and the Lions Club of Pokhara Annapurna officially opened the newly renovated school on the 17th of April, 2003. Lion Bodh Bahadur Chetri, the Council Chairman, and Lion Shahebju K. B. Shah, the District Governor, were guests of honour at the function.

Lions Club of Pokhara Annapurna

March 28, 2003

Annapurna Lions Children’s Service Centre

The Lions Club of Pokhara Annapurna is planning to provide a free children’s health service in Pokhara at the Lions Children’s Park. The Club has already started construction of the Pokhara Annapurna Lions Service Centre at the cost of $49000 USD. The building will be three stories high.

The first floor will be a shopping complex. The income generated from this complex will be used to maintain the Lions Children’s Park and the children’s health service. This floor has been completed with our own resources, at a cost of $18,400 USD.

The second floor will contain the health service and a public library. This floor has been completed with the support of Prof. Tomio Ozawa, of Kushiro International Soropotimist Japan, at a cost of $15000 USD.

The third floor will be used as a public community hall. This floor has not yet been completed. Prof. Tomio Ozawa opened the first two floors on the 29th of March, 2003. Our Council Chairman, Lion Bodh Bahadur Ruatchetri, was the guest of honour at this event.