ACTIVITIES REPORT - MAY 2008

REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2008 :-

# A 5-day collection program = 3,930/-

MISSION’S ACTIVITIES :-
1. “3 HELP 1 CHILD” – [APRIL 2008 – APRIL 2009] COMMENCES :-
- ‘3 HELP 1 CHILD’ – an educational project of Mission 5, helping 20 poor children go to school, by sponsoring them of all educational expenses for Apr 2008-09.
- 20 underprivileged children, identified by M5, through a survey across 6 villages around TC Palya [incl. 3 children from 2 orphanages]; 18 are admitted into
St. Anthony’s School, Bosconagar, and 2 children at St. Gaspar’s School,Medahalli.
- 3 persons if donate Rs. 50/- every month for 10 calendar months, can help
sponsor the total cost of educating 1 poor child, i.e. 1,500/-, for one year.
Read more on this project @ 3help1child.blogspot.com

2. WATER PURIFIER WORTH Rs. 13,900/- TO AN OLD-AGE HOME :-
- Donated a water purifier [KENT GRAND] worth Rs. 13,900/- to Shirdi Sai Vrudhashram & Home for Mentally Retarded, Kithiganur. After 2 months of fund-raising from students, teachers and a few corporate employees we accomplished this big project. [11-05-’08]


3. NEW BRANCH OF MISSION 5 – S.F.S. COLLEGE, BANGALORE :-
- Our 4th branch of students’ initiative started at St. Francis de Sales College,
Hebbagodi, Electronic city, Bangalore – 100, on 20th March 2008.
- 15 students from M5 at GCC made a presentation on starting a Mission5 there,
on 11-3-2008; inspired by our photo exhibition - DRISHTI, during Gardenia ’08.
- M5 at SFS college, donated 50-kg rice and 10-kg sugar to Aisse Charitable Trust, Electronic City, and 50-kg rice to the same place on 14-04-2008.

4. 124 litres of milk to an orphanage – Donated 4 litres milk everyday [for 31 days],to the children at Jeevitha Anathashrama at Anandapura, in the month of May 2008.

5. 2,000 Braille papers to Sri Rakum School for the Blind, Indiranagar. [18-05-2008]


 Mission5 IMPACT
- Mehboob, a resident of Anandapura, inspired by reading our activities report at Bake N Cake, TC Palya, donated 25-kg rice & 5-kg daal on 18-5-2008.

EMPOWERING WOMEN – a project of Mission5 providing employment to the poor women in the village of Parvati Nagar. 6 women, 10am – 1pm, make papad. Our volunteers then do the packing and selling, to pay them a daily wage of Rs 30.

Students and teachers willing to buy papad [1 pack – 15 pieces – Rs 5/-]
can contact us at 09964537600 / 9886802039.

- 20 students, wearing MIission5 printed t-shirt participated in the SUNFEAST 10K MARATHON on 18 MAY 2008.

- Mission5 Tshirts released. 33 volunteers from various colleges were given the t-shirts released on the day of the SUNFEAST MARATHON.