THE BACKDROP :
The COVID-19 Pandemic has had a devastating impact on all. One of the premier institutions providing COVID Treatment in Mumbai is The Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, popularly known as SION Hospital. Their COVID Ward is in URGENT need of CRITICAL LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENTS and Protective Gears for Doctors and Nurses worth INR 1.50 CRORE.
These are required to:
The Life Saving equipment includes ICU VENTILATORS, O2 concentrators, BIPAP Machines , Bronchoscopes, Anaesthesia machines, Syringe Infusion pumps, N-95 masks, Remdesivir injections etc.
AS OF 7th MAY THEY HAD 450 PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THEIR SPECIALISED COVID WARDS. THIS EQUIPMENT WILL HELP AUGMENT THE HOSPITAL’S CAPACITY TO TREAT COVID PATIENTS. THE LACK OF CRITICAL EQUIPMENT MAKES SAVING LIVES MORE DIFFICULT.
SION Hospital is a Municipal run 1900-bedded Hospital attached to the Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College which treats all kinds of patients who come to Casualty, OPD and then are admitted to various specialized wards as required. Their Social Service Department is a part of the Hospital and reaches out through their Community Development Officers (CDOs) to the patients from economically weak & underprivileged sections of the society from the slums of Mumbai. They also reach out to patients from outside Mumbai & Maharashtra.
THE INITIATIVE :
We, the members of The Rotary Club of Mumbai Nariman Point are raising INR 1.5 Crore to procure all the equipment (listed below). Each of us have goals of 2L each. However, since we need to raise a massive amount of INR 1.5CR, please continue to fund my campaign even if it goes past its initial goal.
All funding is eligible for 80G tax benefits.
FUND GENEROUSLY :
*INR 10000 : 12 doses of Remdesivir.
*INR 15000 : 500 nos N-95 masks.
*INR 30000 : Syringe infusion pump.
*INR 1L : O2 concentrator.
*INR 8L : A ICU Ventilator.
*INR 16L : Anaesthesia machine.
WHAT ARE WE GIVING?
- Fund as individuals
- Get your friends to fund by sharing this campaign.
- Ask your company to fund through CSR.
Your efforts will help save more lives and help us win the battle against COVID.
COST BREAKUP
ABOUT US :
Dear Friends,
We are running a crowdfunding campaign to give LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT to the SION Hospital in Sion, Mumbai for fighting the COVID-19 battle.
This is a key COVID hospital having 450 patients as of 7th May in their COVID ward.
These equipments will help augment the hospital’s capacity to treat more patients who are critical and SAVE MORE LIVES. The N95 masks and 3 ply masks will help protect the doctors, nurses and other FRONTLINE WORKERS. Let us all come together and help fight this battle & contribute towards making Mumbai safe.
Please support our campaign and together let's save lives.
ABOUT THE HOSPITAL :
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital is a full-fledged Government medical college & hospital located in Sion, Mumbai . It is one of the most prestigious hospitals and medical colleges in India. Lokmanya Tilak municipal medical college hospital is also popularly known as Sion Hospital.
As of week 1 of MAY 2021 they had about 450 COVID patients.
This hospital is a critical care centre for COVID and also is a major referral hospital as it caters to all trauma and disasters from both major highways in Mumbai because of its location. Started as a fifty bedded hospital and single OPD, in a military hospital this has grown to more than 1400 beds and planning to expand over few years more rapidly. Currently with 300 senior staff members and 550 postgraduate students, it takes care of around 16 lakhs OPD patients and more than 60000 admissions per year.
It provides services in all specialties and many super-specialties. With Many Intensive care units and special clinics, it takes care of complex health problems at very affordable cost. It has special clinics on Learning disability, Hemato-oncology, Thalassemia and Stem cell therapy. Over last 65 years it is offering services to the under privileged sections of the society. This hospital is a nodal centre amongst the medical services of the Disaster management plan in the civic context.
APPEAL LETTER :
WHERE IS THE HOSPITAL LOCATED ?
ABOUT ROTARY CLUB OF MUMBAI NARIMAN POINT
Rotary Club of Mumbai Nariman Point was chartered on 1st May 2002. It is one of the youngest clubs in Mumbai in terms of average age and in consonance thereof boasts of a young and enthusiastic conglomeration of Rotarians.
- The club has been a pioneer in setting up HUMAN MILK BANKS across the cities of Mumbai, Thane, and Pune and has till date set up 11 such banks which have helped thousands of new-born babies.
- They have adopted and set up a full-fledged Vocational Centre in association with SHED, in Jogeshwari, Mumbai, skilling underprivileged women to enable them to earn & supplement their household incomes.
- Under ANNAM & ANN DHAN they provide wholesome meals to over 1000 people every day, these include children who are suffering from Cancer and also relatives of outstation patients who find it difficult to get 2 meals a day.
- They are executing in association with Narayan Health SRCC Hospital & Little Hearts Foundation a paediatric Heart Surgery Project, where we aim at providing more than 150 children with economically backward class free heart surgeries for Congenital Heart Disease.
The Club has actively taken up the initiative of impacting the Lokmanya Tilak Hospital( popularly known as Sion Hospital with lifesaving and critical equipment that will help aid COVID patients and save lives.
TAX BENEFITS
Funding for this campaign is eligible for tax breaks as ROTARY CLUB OF MUMBAI NARIMAN POINT is a registered NGO & you can avail of benefits under section 80G of the IT act. Foreign funding is not accepted.
FEEDBACK :
To ensure that there is complete transparency we shall get a report with the details of how the funds use has progressed and when the equipment has been delivered etc. This will then be posted on the UPDATES section of the campaign. As soon as we post an update, the platform will send an EMAIL alert to all the funders - i.e. to you. That's transparent right?
CAVEAT :
This campaign by our club and club members aims to raise INR 1.5 crores for this cause. For some reason, if we collect more funds than anticipated we will use the extra funds for OTHER CRITICAL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT at Sion Hospital or other hospitals.
FAQs
Will we get to know the details of who benefitted?
Yes. After the money has been collected it will be transferred by Fueladream to the ROTARY CLUB OF MUMBAI NARIMAN POINT. We will update you on the details of the beneficiaries as soon as possible. Once we get this information we shall upload a report on the UPDATES section of this campaign. You will then get an alert & can read details about the beneficiaries.
When do I get the receipts?
The receipts will start getting processed about 4 to 6 weeks AFTER the campaign is closed and will be sent to you directly.
How does crowdfunding work?
Crowdfunding in India is a relatively new concept & is growing very quickly.
It’s a concept that allows a large number of funders (like you) to fund an idea or a cause or event by giving small amounts of money online. Fueladream.com is a crowdfunding platform in India that allows for such pooling of funds. You can fund innovations & ideas on FuelADream and be the first to get these products or make them come true. You can also do a good turn by funding charities and causes through crowdfunding. When you fund a charity it’s more like a donation & you get small innovative rewards like a shout-out on an FB page or a thank you email from the beneficiaries.
