Media Release

Kasargod, Feb 12: A J Institute of Medical Sciences in association with Divine Word Charitable Trust, Western Institute of Technology, Catholic Sabha Bela and Sthree Sangatan Bela recently conducted a free eye camp in memory of Basil Mendes at Our Lady of Dolours Church Bela.

The camp was sponsored by Magdalene Mendes and family. It included free eye check up, free cataract operations and free spectacles.

The camp was inaugurated and presided over by Fr Vincent D' Souza, parish priest. He also felicitated and honoured couple Stephen Mendes for their kind service rendered through the trust.

Chief guest K N Krishna Bhat, vice president of Badiyadka gram panchayt addressed the gathering. People are in need of good health and this trust has identified the same, he said.
 
"This is the 12th camp organized by the Divine Word Charitable Trust. I am very glad to see a large number of people flocking in Bela to get benefits out of this camp. This is the first time that a large number of people are attending the camp," said Walter Stephen Mendes, president of Divine word Charitable Trust.

Dignitaries like David, vice president of the Church, Stany, president of Catholic Sabha and Irene Monteiro, president of Sthree Sangatan were present.

Nearly 400 people attended this camp, out of which 280 were given free spectacles, and others were taken for the free cataract operations and major check up.