REPORT of OCTOBER 2009:

• Total collection in October 2009 = 11,677/-
• Students from across 15 UG & 6 PG courses contributed liberally.

'MISSION 5' ACTIVITIES :-

1. DIWALI CELEBRATIONS WITH THE NEEDY :-

• The joy of celebrating festivals with the needy is a different, satisfying experience altogether. And like the previous year, this time too, Mission5 volunteers celebrated Diwali with the inmates at an elderly
  home ‘Shri Shirdi Sai Vrudhashram & Home for the Mentally Challenged’, and children at an orphanage ‘Kannada Adarsha Mahila Makkala Samstha’.
• We cherished the festival of lights by offering sweets to the kids and watching cartoon with them. The celebrations concluded with a short dance session and lighting colour sparks with the kids.
• At the elderly home, we distributed fruits and sweets to the inmates and spent a good time with them.

2. ESSENTIALS TO AN ORPHANAGE:-

• Donated 25kg rice and other essentials such as sugar [2kg] + hair oil [500ml] + cooking oil [2ltrs] + surf [2kg] at Kannada Adarsha Mahila Makkala Samstha, Parvati Nagar. [25/10/2009]
• Distributed fruits and conducted a drawing contest among the children. [10/10/2009]

3. ESSENTIALS TO AN ELDERLY HOME:-

• Donated 25kg rice to Shree Shirdi Sai Vrudhashram & Home for Mentally Retarded, Kithigannur. [11/10/2009]

4. ‘AHAR’ PROJECT :-

• Mission5 provides a daily nutritious diet of a glass of milk and a fruit to the children at Kannada Adarsha Mahila Makkala Samstha.
• To another orphanage, Jeevitha Anathashrama, we provide 120 litres milk per month, i.e. 4 litres on a daily basis.
• Paid Rs. 3,906/- in the month of October, for a total of 248 litres of milk donated to both orphanages.

5. REMEMBERING THE MAHATMA – A Special Story :

• So, what did you do this Gandhi Jayanti? Yes, we all have an answer. But does that answer find any relevance with the significance of the day – one of the few national holidays in the country?
• Well, a bunch of kids, far from the madding crowd, remembered the Mahatma by hoisting the national flag, singing the national anthem and paying floral tributes.
• Could there be a better way to pay respect to the leader, who sacrificed his life to achieve the independence of this country?
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7. “MISSION 5” IMPACT:-

• Alex celebrated his birthday by offering lunch and cakes to the kids at Kannada Adarsha Mahila Makkala Samstha. [19/10/2009]
• Anurag, student of II Sem. BCA, too celebrated his birthday with the kids at the orphanage by distributing chocolates and cakes to them.

• ϖ Team Mission5 requests students to come forward to participate in its weekly activities and also celebrate their special occasions with the underprivileged.