Mission5 starts in Pune

YOUTH IS A GREAT FORCE...

After one and a half years that
Mission 5 - a students' initiative
started at GCC in Bangalore,
the youth drive has now
spreaded its wings to
a new city in India.

On 26 July 2008, Mission5 started in Pune.
A group of 5 members lead the initiative
and decided to begin its course by supporting
Hermann Gmeiner Centre for Street Children,
Shivajinagar, Pune - 411 005, a home to
48 children from a nearby slum.

Children between 6-18 years come here
during the day; they are served breakfast,
lunch and snacks, made to complete their
school assignments and sent home at 4 pm.
All 48 children go to a private school
near the Centre. Their school fees and
all other expenses are funded by individuals
and social organisations in the city.


On 12 Sept 2008, the newly started branch
carried out its first activity.A group of 20 students visited
Hermann Gmeiner Centre for Street Children,
Shivajinagar, and donated
study materials to all 48 children here.

As of now, we have planned to provide
study materials and other necessary requirements
to this Centre. Furthermore, search for
similar centres in the city, that shelter the
disabled and deprived and need help, is on the run.

CLICK ON THE TITLE OF THIS REPORT
OR LOG ONTO - www.mission5pune.blogspot.com
to read the activities of our M5 Pune branch..

Rs 4,100/- for Bihar flood victims

On 15 Sept 2008, Mission 5 - a students' initiative,
raised a sum of Rs 4,100/-
from 4 colleges in Bangalore,
and donated it to the
Bihar flood victims through
the Deccan Herald Prajavani Relief Fund, Bangalore.

The amount was raised through
a 5-DAY collection drive
by the student volunteers of Mission5.



Four branches of Mission 5
1. Central College - Rs 1,900/-
2. Garden City College - Rs 1,000/-
3. SFS College - Rs 1,000/-
4. H.K.E.S College - Rs 200/-

The total amount was then forwarded to
Deccan Herald Prajavani Relief Fund, Bangalore
on 15th of September 2008.

ACTIVITIES REPORT of JULY - AUGUST 2008 :-

Ø A 5-DAY collection program = 8,116/-
Ø Students of only II and III years from 12 UG & 3 PG courses
contributed liberally.

MISSION'S ACTIVITIES:-
1. AHAR PROJECT:-
Ø Beginning this month is our project of providing nutritious diet of 1 Glass milk + Egg + Fruit , everyday to the children of an orphanage, Kannada Adarsha Mahila Sanstha, Parvatinagar. [03-8-08 onwards]

2. FILM SHOW :-
Ø Organized a film show screening two films :-
a) TSUNAMI - The Aftermath
b) IQBAL - the story above cricket ... at GCC Auditorium. [26-07-2008]

3. ESSENTIALS TO AN ORPHANAGE:-
Ø Donated moong- 800gm, mustard oil-1½ kg, detergent powder-2 packs, chana-3kg, suji-2kg, detergent soaps-3 bars, to an orphanage, Kannada Adarsha Mahila Sanstha, Parvatinagar. [29-7-08]

Ø Donated rice- 5kg, tur daal-2kg, washing powder-2packets, bathing soaps-5 bars and wheat flour-10kg. [17-8-08]

Ø Conducted drawing competition for all children at Kannada Adarsha Mahila Sanstha. [16-8-08]

4. 4 LITERS MILK EVERYDAY TO AN ORPHANAGE:-
Ø Mission5 is providing 4 liters of milk everyday to children of an orphanage, Jeevitha Anathashrama, Anandapura.

5. ESSENTIALS TO ELDERLY HOMES:-
Ø Provided medicines to Mr. Uppa Daire, an elderly member at Shree Sai Krupa Vrudhashram, K.R.Puram. [02-7-08]

Ø Donated 10kg rice and 5kg flour to Shree Sai Krupa Vrudhashram, K.R.Puram. [10-8-08].

Ø Donated 50kg rice to Shree Shirdi Sai Vrudhashram and Home for Mentally Retarded, Kithignur. [24-8-08]

6. BLIND SCHOOL:-
Ø Mathematics classes were taken for the students of Std X of Sri Rakum School for Blind, Indiranagar, by Nirbhay Kumar, a member of Mission5 GCC, in the month of June and July.

7. '3HELP-1CHILD' - an educational project of Mission5:-
[Donate Rs. 50/- every month to help 1 poor child go to school]
Ø ‘Mission5’ is funding the education of 23 under-privileged children from across 6 villages [Anandapura, Margonda Halli, Kithiganur, Jyothi Nagar, TC Palya, Hella Nagar] at St. Anthony’s School, Bosconagar and St. Gasper Vidyalaya, Medahalli.

Ø These 23 children were selected from among many identified under a survey conducted by Team Mission 5 across these villages.
Ø Paid school fees and uniform charges for all 7 children studying at St. Gasper Vidyalaya, Medahalli.

Ø Total collection for ‘3Help 1Child’ in August = 41,000/-

7. Mission5 IMPACT:-
Ø Mr. V. Santosh Kumar, working at Subhiksha Retail, Indiranagar, donated 5kg Onion, 10kg Atta and 250g Tea powder in the month of July and August to an orphanage, Kannada Mahila Adarsha Sanstha, Parvatinagar.

Ø Mr. Rajneesh Gandhi, chief chef at Hotel Leela Palace, is a regular sponsor of Ahar project.

Ø Mr. Govindan Nair, Mr. Jayant Ranger, Mr. Gaurav Gaur, Mr.Sanjay Jain and Mr. Rajesh, together contributed Rs. 14,500/- for '3Help 1Child' project. They all are working at Hotel Leela Palace.

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.

RUN MAADI RUN - Mission5 at SUNFEAST 10K

The marathon was a good opportunity for us to spread awareness of the idea of 5Rs making a world of difference for the needy.



We distributed pamphlets and shouted the slogan -- "Mission 5 YOUTH FORCE" ......" YOUTH IS A GREAT FORCE".

Mission5 IMPACT

On 15-05-2008, Amit Pawar, a student of Sir M.Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology [II year- Information Science], celebrated his birthday with the children at Kannada Adarsha Mahila Sanstha, an orphanage at Parvati Nagar.



On 4 May 2008, he visited Garden City College and read our activities report in the college premise. Impressed by the idea of 5Rs creating a world of difference for the needy, he decided to begin the journey of helping the disabled and deprived by celebrating his birthday with them.

He also donated 30-kg rice, 10-kg daal, 5-kg gram and fruits to the orphanage, on the occasion. IT'S A Mission5 IMPACT....

WATER FILTER WORTH 13,000/- at OLDAGE HOME

On 11-05-2008, Mission5 donated a WATER PURIFIER to SREE SHIRDI VRUDHASHRAM & HOME FOR MENTALLY RETARDED, Kithiganur.



The water salinity at this old age home earlier was 1,030, which was 930 above the standard drinking water salinity. After purification the salinity reading reduced to 115 points as seen in the pic.




For 2 months we raised a sum of Rs. 13,000/- from various sources and finally, were able to acomplish this BIG PROJECT of installing a water purifier at this elderly home for the mentally retarded.

ACTIVITIES REPORT OF APRIL 2008

REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2008 :-

# A 5-day collection program = 4,343/-
# Students from 2 boys’ hostels and 8 girls’ hostels donated liberally.


MISSION’S ACTIVITIES :-
1. COMPLETION OF “3 HELP 1 CHILD” [ APRIL ’07 – APRIL ’08 ] :-

- ‘3 HELP 1 CHILD’ – an educational project of Mission 5 helping 22 poor children go to school, completed its first year April ’07 – April ’08.

- 22 underprivileged children, identified through a survey from 6 villages
around TC Palya, were admitted into St. Anthony’s School, Bosconagar.

- Another set of 20 children, excluding a few from the previous list, will be
sponsored of all educational expenses for the next year Apr ’08–Apr ’09.

2. CLOTHES TO ALL 19 CHILDREN AT AN ORPHANAGE :-

- Donated a set of clothes each to all 19 children at Kannada Adarsha
Mahila Sanstha, an orphanage at Parvati Nagar. [15-04-’08]

- A shirt and pants for the boys, and a shirt and a frock for the girls - so
that an outsider can recognize them as children
from under one roof was our idea.

3. 55-kg RICE TO ELDERLY HOMES FOR MENTALLY RETARDED:-

- Donated 50-kg rice to Shirdi Sai Vrudhashram & Home for Mentally
Retarded, Kithigannur [13-04-2008]& 5-kg rice and 1-kg fruits
to Sai Krupa Vrudhashram & Mentally Retarded, KR Puram.[20-04-2008]


4. NEW BRANCH OF MISSION 5 – CENTRAL COLLEGE, B’LORE :-

- Our 3rd branch of students’ initiative started at Central College [BU],
B’lore in January 2008. Students from the Dept. of Elect. Media, Mass Comm.
& Commerce have taken the initial stride,and aim to spread to other courses.

- On 19-04-2008, a joint activity by M5 at GCC & M5 at CC donated food stock,
essentials to Kannada A. M. Sanstha.
Read more @ mission5cc.blogspot.com

5. 120 litres milk to an orphanage – Donated 4 litres milk everyday, to the
children to Jeevitha Anathashrama at Anandapura, in the month of April 2008.

6. 2,000 Braille papers to Sri Rakum School for the Blind, Indiranagar. [07-04-2008]

7.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.

NEW BRANCH OF MISSION5 - SFS COLLEGE, BANGALORE

On 11-03-2008, Team Mission5 from GCC went to St. Francis de Sales [SFS] College,Hoskur Gate, Bangalore, to make a presentation on starting Mission5 there.
A short speech was followed by a photo documentary and CNN-IBN video of Mission5.

Following, a group of 10 students began surveying the locale and started Mission5 in their college on 27th March 2008.
They identified Assisi Charitable Trust for the Handicapped, Hoskur gate, as the place to begin helping with.


As per their requirement, the students donated 50-kg rice and 10-kg sugar to the physically challenged members here on 27th March 2008.


As of now, they look forward to donate 50-kg rice every month to the trust.

On 14th April 2008, they donated 50-kg rice again.

This branch of Mission5 is our 3rd branch in Bangalore;

M5 at Garden City College,
M5 at Central College and
M5 at SFS College.

Celebrating EARTH DAY - 22 April

On the occasion of WORLD EARTH DAY - 22 April, Mission5, alongwith Dept of Media, GCC, organised a poster making competition on the theme - ENVIRONMENT.

8 students from various courses participated in the program, and exhibited the deteriorating environment in posters, painting and collage.

The exhibits were then showcased for all students to see in the college so that the youth do their little bit in bringing a change, and tryst take efforts to contribute to abate the increasing global temperature and the changing climate.

Later, in the evening,
a team of 22 volunteers of Mission 5
watched the documentary -
THE GREAT GLOBAL WARMING SWINDLE..