MoM 2nd week Jan 09 (11th Jan)

Chair: Sathish Bonthu
Date/Time: 11th Jan 09 2 pm
Venue: Valluvar Koattam
Number of attendees: 32

1. Juvinelle Home Event:
Discussion:
As discussed earlier we are conducting a new year event(both tamil and english new year) at Juvinelle home, Purasawakkam on 15th Jan 09 between 2 to 6 pm. Its a combination event from our volunteers along with the students of the home. Certificates and snacks will be sponsored by CSS.
Action:
Murali, member of CSS, have organised a programme from Raju Sundaram's group. All the volunteers are requested to assemble at the venue before 01:30 pm.
Person Responsible:
Tiru and Venkat (For circulating mails and messages)

2. UnConference:
Discussion:
Based upon Our former president Dr. Kalam's vision of India 2020, certain NGO's were participating on the conference and CSS have been one among them. Totally around 35 organisations are taking part in it.
DATE: 17th Jan 09 at Ramakrishna Mission, T.Nagar
Action:
On behalf of CSS, Sathish Bonthu, Senthil and Tiru will be representing
Person Responsible:
Sathish Bonthu will be preparing the presentation.

3. Reddrops:
Discussion:
As you all know that CSS is encouraging blood donationa and also highlight the required donors at the needed time, it has been decided to initiate the online website for blood donation.
Action:
Thus, a website called "Red drops" have been bought and it has been planned to launch the site on 26th Jan 09. This will be headed by Balaji.
All members are requested to bring the volunteers to feed them into our database. A unique registration form will be prepared for this purpose.
Person Responsible:
Balaji - For site launch
Sathish - For preparing the registration forms

4. Increasing the volunteer strength:
Discussion:
We are having 1200+ volunteers in orkut and also 180+ officially registered persons. But at the most only 50 are participating in events, meetings, etc.
Action:
Thus, inorder to pull those inactive volunteers, one of our member Nandhini, individually scrapped to those members who joined CSS though orkut in 2008. There is a good response for her initiative. She has approached 15 members and among those 5 were ready to support economically and 3 members were turned up for the meeting and few were promised to attend the future meetings.
Person Responsible:
Nandhini will be activating more of such volunteers.

5. Open Topics:

Sathaya Sir, referred CSS to take part in Jackpot programme in Jaya TV. 3 girls and one guy is needed. Registering for this is under progress. We will be representing there in another 3 or 4 months period. Shailaja is taking care of this.

Nandhini, has asked financial support for a student who has done ITI for 3 months.

The plan of putting stall in the Book fair has been denied since it is too late. Few of our volunteers have visited the book fair and there were only 2 or 3 stalls used non-poly bags.

Prof. from SRM university has accepted to teach for visually challenged students.

An old women who is abandoned due to death of her children has been admitted to Annai Illam old age home by CSS.

Madras Seva Sadan's incharger has requested CSS to teach their students on saturdays for 2 to 3 hours.

Anna University civil dept., H.O.D. invited CSS to give presentation in one of their event which is going to take part on 20th Jan 09.


After the meeting was over, everyone marched on to the PUSH trust home in Redhills, which consists of 42 children. We went there... played with them...distributed the sweets... enjoyed and returned back with the lots of memories...



Catch You all on 15th Jan at Juvinelle Home for new year celebrations.