Report of APRIL & MAY 2010 :

• A 5-day collection program = 23,279 + 15,605 = Rs. 38,884/-

‘MISSION 5’ ACTIVITIES :-

1. CHUTTI CHUTTI – SUMMER CAMP FOR KIDS :-

- The two-month long summer camp kicked off with a trip to Banerghatta National Park, Bangalore. A total of 24 kids & 27 volunteers participated. Kids enjoyed the tiger & lion safari, and watching other animals in the zoo.

- ART OF LIVING WORKSHOP: A 5-day special workshop taught kids the benefits of daily yoga and meditation apart from lessons on life skills and empowerment.

- COMPUTER CLASSES [UNNATI PROJECT] : A weekend two-hour session of theory & practical computer classes for 6 kids from KAMMS, was conducted.

- ART & CRAFTS WORKSHOP: A weekend workshop, taught easy techniques in painting, drawing, making greeting cards etc, for all 24 kids at KAMMS.

2. ESSENTIALS, FIRST-AID KIT TO AN ORPHANAGE :-

- Donated essentials like cooking oil – 2 litres, bathing soap – 4 bars, washing powder–2kg to Kannada Adarsha Mahila Makkala Samsthe [KAMMS]. [11^th April]

- Donated 25kg rice [25^th Apr & 16^th May] & a first-aid kit. [15^th May 2010].

- Celebrated birthday of Manjunath & Chandrasekhar [10^th April], and Vireesh [16^th April], kids at the orphanage, by cutting a cake & distributing sweets among kids.

3. 2,000 BRAILLE PAPERS TO RAKUM SCHOOl FOR THE BLIND :-

- Donated 2,000 Braille papers to Sri Rakum School for the Blind, Indiranagar. A group of 10 volunteers visited the school on each occasion. [17^th April & 1^st May]

4. 200KG RICE, FRUITS TO ELDERLY HOME :-

- Donated 200kg rice to Shree Shirdi Vrudhashram & Home for Mentally Retarded, Kithigannur, on two occasions. [18^th April & 30^th May 2010]

- Distributed fruits to all elderly members to mark the 3^rd death anniversary of Muniyamma – a 90-year-old lady under M5 care from 25^th Mar – 5^th Apr 2010.

5. 4 LITRES MILK EVERYDAY TO TWO ORPHANAGES :-

- As part of AHAR project, ‘MISSION 5’ provides 4 litres of milk everyday to two orphanages, Jeevitha Anathashrama & Kannada A. M. Makkala Samsthe. We also provide fruits on a regular basis to kids at KAMMS as a dietary supplement.

6. PRAYAS – DAILY TUITION FOR KIDS AT ORPHANAGE :-

- As part of PRAYAS – a co-curricular development project, a MISSION 5 volunteer takes daily tuitions for 7 children from Kannada Adarsha Mahila Makkala Samsthe, studying in English medium schools.

7. ‘3 HELP 1 CHILD’ SURVEY :-

- The survey to identify deserving children from across villages in KR Puram area to be included in the fourth edition of our flagship programme ‘3HELP 1CHILD’ – an educational project aimed at helping underprivileged children exercise their ‘Right to Education’, is underway, with a deadline of 10^th June 2010.