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Friday, August 21, 2009

DMLC89 - Charter Day Projetcs Week

The Circling year had started. We had lots of plans. Various projects needed to be flagged off – hence the Concept of a Charter Day Project Week.

1. ENVIRONMENT –

a. Save Water Campaign “Water – I Will Use it Wisely” said the stickers that our Twinklers distributed at the glitzy mall – Select City Walk. 9 Circlers and 9 Tablers were there to cheer and support them. They managed to give out 100 odd stickers there and another 300 stickers in school to theirclassmates and friends with instructions to put them on their bathroom mirrors.All stickers carried the LC India logo.

2. HEALTH AND WELFARE -

a. Rs. 5000 were given to a girl at Aastha for a congenital eye defect to be removed and a stone eye inserted.

b. Old Clothes and utensils worth Rs.2000 were donated at the Leprosy Home.

c. Deworming medicines were given to 180 children at RTBKI School at a cost of Rs. 3370.

d. Bi-weekly banana distribution to be done at RTBKI. Rs. 5000 were given to the principal towards this end.

e. Contributed Rs. 1000 towards the Area project of Hearing Aids.

f. 50 kg of aata, 25 kg of mixed pulses and 4 kg cooking oil worth Rs. 3000 were donated at CANKIDS – a support group for children suffering from cancer, to provide them with a high protein diet.

g. Biscuits worth Rs. 200 were donated to the children at Aastha.

3. FESTIVAL –

a. Janamastmi Celebration at Aastha – Aastha is a school for children with special needs. A Jhaanki of Lord Krishna in his various forms was set up by Cr. Priya and Cr. Eepsa. The Children decorated photo frames.

They were made to wear little crowns and garlands and their individual photos were clicked to be put into the frames. They sang bhajans and songs with great gusto and soaked in the spirit of the festival. Flutes and toffees were distributed to them. It was very satisfying to see their enthusiasm and never-say-die spirit.

4. SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION -

a. Aastha Courtyard construction was started last year. This year Rs. 5000 were spent towards getting the floor polished. It was inaugurated by Tr. Punit the then Chairman, Area V and Cr. Shilpa, Chairperson, Area V.

b. Rs. 2000 was given to enable an under-privileged disabled girl at Aastha studying inclass 9 to buy her books and stationery for the whole year.

c. Adult Education classes were flagged off at RTBKI. The Circle will be bearing the cost of the teacher and has also sponsored books and stationery at an initial cost of Rs. 1010. 14 women are attending classes currently.

d. Sponsored the education for the whole year of 14 underprivileged children at a cost of Rs.15000 at RTBKI.

e. 6 hours of recording were done for the girls at NAB.

5. STAND ON YOUR OWN 2 FEET – is our initiative towards making underprivileged people self reliant.

a. A vegetable cart was donated to the grandmother of a disabled girl, at Aastha, for selling fruits at a cost of Rs. 3500.

b. Stitching and tailoring classes were flagged off at RTBKI at an initial cost of Rs. 4570, for the women of the Nangloi area. 4 sewing machines are being used. 5 women are attending classes currently.

Cr.Sonali Jain
Chairperson
DMLC 89

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