ACTIVITIES REPORT OF NOVEMBER 2010 :

• A 5-day collection program = Rs. 34,705/-

‘MISSION 5’ ACTIVITIES :-
1. DiWALI CELEBRATIONS – ‘MISSION 5’ SPECIAL :-
- Team Mission5 hosted Diwali celebrations with much aplomb at Shree Shirdi Vrudhashram & Home for Mentally Retarded, Kithigannur.
- Children from Kannada Adarsha Mahila Makkala Samsthe, Parvatinagar visited the elderly home the first time and interacted with the elderly members.

- On the auspicious occasion, elderly members, kids and M5 volunteers together lit the lamps and greeted each other for good health and prosperity. The celebrations concluded with distributing sweets among all elderly members and children gathered at the old-age home. [5th & 6th Nov 2010]


2. MONTHLY ESSENTIALS TO ORPHANAGE, TUITION FOR KIDS :-
- Donated essentials such as atta – 5 kg, daal – ½ kg, suji - 1 kg, cooking oil – 2 litres, hair oil – 1 bottle, chili powder – 1 kg, coriander powder – 1½ kg, toothpaste – 1 tube, , washing powder – 2kg, bathing soap - 5 bars, to Kannada Adarsha Mahila Makkala Samsthe [KAMMS]. [31st Nov 2010]
- Screened cartoon show - Tom & Jerry at KAMMS. [21st Nov 2010].
- PRAYAS PROJECT – Under this co-curricular development project of Mission5, seven children from KAMMS,studying in English medium schools, are given daily tuition on all major subjects, by an M5 volunteer.

3. A DAY FOR THE LITTLE WONDERS - CHILDREN’S DAY :-
- Team Mission5 celebrated Children’s Day by hosting a Fancy Dress Competition where kids got a chance to shed their usual looks and appear in new avatars ranging from Jhansi ki Rani to Koli fisherfolk community, Adivasi to dancing scarecrow and more.

- The special programme concluded with cutting a special cake by kids amidst a host of Mission5 volunteers and patrons from outside the students’ community.


4. AHAR PROJECT - 240 LITRES MILK, FRUITS TO TWO ORPHANAGES :-
- Mission5 provides 4 litres of milk everyday to two orphanages – Jeevitha Anathashram & Kannada Adarsha Mahila Makkala Samsthe [KAMMS].
- For all the children at KAMMS, we provide a glass of milk and fruits for snacks on a daily basis.

5. ‘3HELP 1CHILD’ – PAYMENT OF TUITION & TRANSPORT FEES :-
- Paid tuition fees of 7 kids - Merlin, Nagraj, Chandrashekhar, Annapoorna, Sangeeta, Satish and Arjun, studying at St. Anthony's School, Bosconagar.
- Paid transport fees for the month of October 2010 [Rs. 2,500/-] for 13 children from KAMMS studying at St. Anthony's School, Bosconagar. [25th Nov 2010]
- ‘3Help 1Child’, a flagship project of Mission5, supports 32 needy children to go to school by funding all their educational expenses.

6. ‘MISSION 5’ in NEWS:
- The story of Mission5 – a students’ initiative, was chosen as the special section ‘Young Missionaries’ story of the month for November 2010, by TheWeekendLeader.com, a new-age portal on positive journalism.

- Bangalore Mirror, an English tabloid in Bangalore, published the inspirational story of Mission5 – a students’ initiative, transforming lives & exhibiting the potential of youth to effect change with Rs. 5/-, on Nov 22, 2010.