• A 5-day collection program = Rs. 7,723/-
‘MISSION 5’ ACTIVITIES :-
1. GANPATI BAPPA MORYA – 'MISSION 5' SPECIAL:-
- Team Mission5 celebrated Ganesha Festival with kids at Kannada Adarsha Mahila Makkala Samsthe [KAMMS], Parvati Nagar from 11 -15th September 2010.
- The celebrations began with Ganesha Sthapana on 11th Sept. Together children and M5 volunteers put up a small Ganesha idol and did all decorations using bio-degradable materials and reusing solid waste.
- A host of events including mehendi art competitition, rangoli competition, musical evening, musical chair etc., was conducted, among the kids and the volunteers.
- The 5- day celebrations concluded with Ganesh Visarjan, sans colours and drums, attended by all 26 kids and Mission5 volunteers.
2. 240 LITRES MILK, FRUITS TO ORPHANAGES :-
- Mission5 provides 4 litres of milk everyday to two orphanages, Jeevitha Anathashrama & Kannada Adarsha Mahila Makkala Samsthe.
- For all the children at KAMMS, we provide a glass of milk and fruits for snacks on a daily basis.
3. 25KG RICE, FRUITS TO AN ELDERLY HOME :-
- Donated 25kg rice and fruits to all the elderly members Shree Shirdi Vrudhashram & Home for Mentally Retarded, Kithigannur. [25th Sept 2010]
4. MEDICAL CHECK-UP, ESSENTIALS AT ORPHANAGE:-
- Donated essentials such as cooking oil – 2 litres, raggi – 2 kg, toothpaste – 1 tube, sujji - 1½ kg, vaseline solution -1 bottle, washing powder – 2 kg, bathing soap - 5 bars, to the orphanage. [5th Sept 2010]
- Celebrated Saraswathi's birthday [one of the kids] by cutting a cake and distributing sweets at the orphanage. [26th Sept 2010]
- Under PRAYAS, a co-curricular development project of Mission5, 7 kids from KAMMS studying in English medium schools are given daily tuition on all subjects, especially English.
- A medical check-up was conducted for all the kids at the orphanage. [12th Sept 2010]
5. ‘3HELP 1CHILD’ – PAYMENT OF TUITION & TRANSPORT FEES :
- Paid transport fees for the month of August 2010 [Rs. 2,500/-] for 13 children from Kannada Adarsha Mahila Makkala Samsthe studying at St. Anthony's School, Bosconagar.
- Paid annual tuition fees of two children Clarence and Joyce [Rs. 11,400/-] studying at Munishwara, School, Avalahalli, Bangalore-49.
- ‘3Help 1Child’, a flagship project of Mission5, supports 32 needy children to go to school by funding all their educational expenses.
6. ‘MISSION 5’ IMPACT:-
- Kishore, a resident of KR Puram, celebrated his daughter's birthday by offering dinner to the KAMMS family. [20th Sept 2010]
- Ramesh, a resident of KR Puram, celebrated his daughter's birthday by offering snacks and sweets to children at KAMMS. [22nd Sept 2010]
