Major Surplus will go for Free Pediatric Heart Surgery
Parinee Juhu Half Marathon is an initiative of GetFit Thru Sports Foundation (GETFIT) and is jointly organized by Rotary Club of Bombay Airport.
GetFit is a nonprofit organization. It is engaged in promotion of fitness through sports. Its main endeavor is to inspire people across all age groups to take up at least one sport in order to maintain and enhance fitness. The current focus of GetFit is to promote long distance running. Other than Juhu Half Marathon, GetFit organizes "Beach Baarish Mein Run" in monsoon on Juhu Beach.
RCBA is one of the Premier Clubs of Rotary International Dist. 3141. In the last 35 years, it has accomplished several social projects viz (i) Construction of hostel buildings, Toilet Blocks and School Buildings for schools for Adivasi Children of Maswan and Ganjad Villages in Palghar district (ii) Dialysis & Thalassemia Center at Vile Parle (iii) Currently RCBA has adopted another Adivasi School at Ranshet Village in Dahanu Taluka of Palghar district and will be constructing hostel buildings for boys and classrooms. (iv) Another flagship social cause where RCBA is actively involved is Free Pediatric Heart Surgeries and has so far completed over 200 such surgeries without any cost to the patient.
Major surplus received by RCBA from this PJHM will go towards more pediatric heart surgeries.