Trip to Banerghatta National Park - 'MISSION 5' Spl

On 4th April 2010, as part summer special programmes, Team MISSION 5 organised a trip to Banerghatta National Park, Bangalore with kids from an orphanage, Kannada Adarsha Mahila Makkala Samsthe.

A total of 24 children and 27 volunteers participated in the one-day special programme.

We all thoroughly enjoyed the lion & tiger safari, and watching other animals in the park.

ACTIVITIES REPORT of MARCH 2010 :

• A 5-day collection program = Rs. 31,642/-

‘MISSION 5’ ACTIVITIES :-

1. BLOOD DONATION CAMP & PHOTO EXHIBITION :-

• Team MISSION 5 at SFS College, Bangalore hosted a one-day blood donation camp in association with Vijayanagar Blood Bank on March 13, 2010.
• The 2^nd annual blood donation camp saw active participation by more than 130 students and others, of which 84 qualified for blood transfer. A total of 84 units of blood was collected.
• DRISHTI 2 – The 2nd edition of the annual photo exhibition featured 60 photographs, a journey of activities conducted by MISSION 5 in the last 3 years.
• Each donor was awarded a certificate & a paper bag with a message – SAY NO TO PLASTIC.
• The event saw more than double the number of donors in the 1^st blood donation camp.

2. 200KG RICE TO ELDERLY HOME:-

• Donated 200kg rice to Shree Shirdi Vrudhashram & Home for Mentally Retarded, Kithiganur. [21/03/2010]
• Like all other major occasions, Team MISSION 5 celebrated Holi, the festival of colours with the elderly members at this old age home & distributed sweets. [01/03/2010]

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

• Donated 2,000 Braille papers to Sri Rakum School for the Blind, Indiranagar.
• A group of 10 MISSION 5 volunteers visited the school and learnt about Braille script, took training to walk with stick canes for the blind. [20/03/2010]

4. ESSENTIALS TO AN ORPHANAGE, SLIPPERS & CAPS FOR KIDS:-

• Donated 25kg rice t an orphanage, Kannada Adarsha Mahila Makkala Samsthe. [21/03/2010]
• Donated essentials – 5kg wheat, 1½ kg tur daal, 1kg sugar, cooking oil - 2 litres, bathing soap – 5, washing soap - 5. [07/03/2010]

• UGADI Celebrations – Distributed fruits & sweets to kids at K. A.M. M. S. [16/03/2010]
• Donated a cap each to all the 23 children at the orphanage. [31/03/2010]

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.

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

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

7. COMPLETION OF ‘3HELP 1CHILD’ – AN EDU PROJECT :-

• We successfully completed the third edition of our flagship programme ‘3HELP 1CHILD’ – an educational project aimed at helping underprivileged children exercise their ‘Right to Education’.
• The 3^rd year of the project funded the educational expenses of 20 underprivileged children identified from across 8 villages around TC Palya.

‘MISSION 5’ IMPACT:

• A group of 10 students from MVIT College, Bangalore visited Kannada Adarsha Mahila Makkala Samsthe and donated stationery [notebooks, crayons etc] & indoor games [ludo, chess etc].
• Pooja Mishra, a student from MVIT College, celebrated her birthday at KAMMS by cutting a cake and donating a pair of slippers each to all the 23 kids at the orphanage. [22/03/2010]