Branchburg, NJ – Past President of the Rotary Club of Branchburg Tulsi Maharjan recently received a Rotary International Service Above Self Award. The Rotary International Board chose only 125 recipients out of the 1.2 million Rotarians across the world for the 2008-2009 award.
The Rotary International Rotary Above Self Award is given to Rotarians based on demonstrated exemplary humanitarian service, in any form and at any level, with an emphasis on personal volunteer efforts and active involvement in helping others through Rotary. Service rendered by the nominee through Rotary must have been on a continuing basis. The award is not given solely in recognition of one’s performance in an elected or appointed Rotary assignment.
Maharjan has been a member of The Rotary Club of Branchburg for more than 20 years. He was a charter member of the club and has been a volunteer and committee chair in nearly every role with the club. He became president of the club in 1992. Since he joined the club, Maharjan has been aggressively leading efforts to prepare matching grants to utilize funds from local clubs around the world and matching those funds through special Rotary International grants to assist people in countries with a need for clean water, educational supplies and school construction.
“Internationally, we literally save lives through the “Homes of Hope” program,” said Maharjan. “We partner with Ecuadorian Rotary Clubs to build school and community centers. We have provided disaster relief to Haiti, Japan, India, distributed wheelchairs in Nepal, and funded projects in Nepal. I am humbled by this award, but delighted that our club is recognized for the depth and breadth of our contributions to the community and throughout the world.”
Chartered in 1989, The Rotary Club of Branchburg is a diverse group of 25 business professionals and civic leaders who take an active role in the communities they serve. The club is part of Rotary International, a service organization with more than 1.2 million members in 200 countries who bring needed humanitarian improvements to some of the most impoverished parts of the world, as well as in local Branchburg communities.