Sunday, July 19, 2009

MoM - 3rd week July 09 (19th July)

CSS Weekly Meet- Pre-Anniversary celebrations discussions
Venue: Independence Day Park, Nungambakkam, 19th July 2009- 4.00pm

Week's Updates
  • VScribe scribing on track at PSBB school require more volunteers- 2nd week of the scribing session
    Aravanaippu arranged for a birthday celebration at TNagar with kids from a nearby orphanage in the city
    Pradeep and Swami sir visited the village for sports training today
    Lata has posted a requirement for more milk tins for the child whose mother is suffering from Breast cancer
    Lata will follow up with Village panchayat team to help the lady suffering withcancer to be given work on compassionate grounds; and also speak to Tiru to get details on CHES supporting children afflicted by AIDS
    Video shoot for anniversary celebrations is completed with ECG and RSG content
    The queen Marys college students requirement freezed
    Dr. Ashwin has collected the confirmation letter from VHS

Anniversary Celebrations updates-


  • The chief guests have been confirmed- Naresh Gupta, Capt. Nandkumar, Singer Malathi, Mr. Poros, Mr Rajagopal, Venkat's Mom.
    Nirmal to be contacted tomorrow by Satish at his office- inivitation for anniversary celebrations
    25th Press Meet at Press Club- Banner for the event-Sathish
    The brochures will be ready for distribution at press meet- 30 nos.- Sathish
    Visitors sign book- Venkat
    All BOD's carry their business cards
    Snacks to be arranged by Balai, Jeetu- Samosa, sweet

Anniversary celebrations- Saturday/ Sunday-26th July


  • Getting the venue ready- sign boards and volunteer badges- as A, B, and C
    Banner to be tied, tables and chairs to be arranged
    The screen with audio system to be provided by Sathya Sir
    Laptop and handy cam to record the video- Jeetu
    The lamp to be provided is Lata- Nos. 2
    Reception team- Bala, Nethra, Divya, Aruna- Volunteer team A- fill in donor details
    Prayer Song- Thara, Sruthi and Bala- Tamil Thai Vazhlthu
    Volunteer badges-Aruna and Vasu
    Charts/sign boards- Pramod, Aruna
    Priya in charge of segragating volunteers as A, B and C with badges
    Team B- incharge of Blood donation and donor ushering including filling up of forms
    Team C- Chief Guest ushering, Press and guest of honour
    Banners at Venue- Huge CSS 8x3 banner; 2 Redrops banner and ECG Psoter- 1
    Check avalilability of toilets and water
    MOP Radio station needs a Tamil script- Sangeetha
    Snacks at the venue- tea to be provided by Pradeep's dad- 90946 53424
    Red drops certificate content- Satish- 100 numbers definite content while remaining to be filled in- event details; printing- sathish
    The visiting hospital will carry the refreshments for donors
    Radio, TV and newsprint media write ups- Satish
    Enquire about prices for broadcasting the message on Reddrops- members
    Presentation to be re-checked- Satish
    Permission letter to fire and police departments
    Balaji- design mass mailers
    Volunteers to approach colleges- Jagadish, Jayanthi and Mahesh- for corporate clients
    Some more to approach radio channels for the announcement on blood camp
    Lunch to be provided for CSS volunteers after the event- Balaji/Jeetu
    The last event of the day is cake cutting

The preparations followup-


  • The main event will start at 9.20 am; people present on dias are Venkat's mom, Malathi, Capt. Nandkumar and Nirmal to be confirmed
    Followed by the launch of SMS-a-Sapling and video launch.
    After starting of blood camp, we will have our teams presenting the slides. after which Naresh Gupta would join us.

Week-end collection: Rs.1,320/-

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

MoM - 2nd week Jul 09 (12th Jul)

Minutes of the Meeting- 21st June 2009, Valluvar kottam, 03:30 - 05:30 pm

ECG Meet headed by Tiru and Priya- Points Discussed-


Segregation of zone wise volunteers interested for SMS-a-Sapling enrollement of volunteers
Rules and regualtions while planting saplings at home- essential guidelines
Identified the saplings to be handed over- 40 varieties
Listed down various organisations providing saplings
Time span in which saplings will be delivered
Educating the people on growing a healthy sapling
SMS-a-Sapling launch preparedness-include media briefing- max 5 slides.
A follow up form with the recepient and giver of the sapling


Guest Speaker- Madhu- Good samaritan


Planting initiatives over Kathipara till Porur junctions- requirements volunteers
Painting walls of the public places like bus terminus and railway stations of our freedom fighters
Helping creating awareness on pregnancy through a informative questionnnaire
Giving employment to unemployed youth n taking out stuck 2-wheelers from the parking lot


CSS Anniversary Celebrations Deliberations


  • Venue finalised- Queen Mary's College
    Hospital Finalised- VHS, Taramani
    Guests drawn- Capt. Nandkumar, Mrs. Malathi
    Posters and inserts printed and distributed- Volunteers
    Souvenirs- to be sponsored by Prithvi- CSS Volunteer
    Banners- 8*3 to be ready by weekend- Sathish

  • After finalising cheif guests press will receive the invite copies
    Draft letters for NGO's- Invite- Satish
    Forward radio script to MOP Vaishnav for Blood donation- Satish
    Hari had delivered the CSS stall- Thanks a ton
    Brochures to be ready by tuesday- Sathish

  • Tiru follow up Nirmal (Exnora), Venkat follow up (Vijay TV lead), Sathya Sir follow up Sai Jailakshmi, Sridhar follow up- Corporate Executive, Lata follow my Dr. Maria Das, Balaji follow up- Saveetha college dean and Win TV lead, Suchithra follow SS Music lead, Satish follow up Lethika Saran, Murali follow up Retd. IAS Venkatasubramanium.

  • Jeetu, Balaji and Bala- incharge of food
    Aruna and Priya- Badge incharge
    Video shoot- Sathya Sir & Satish
    Camera shoot of CSS members- 18th or 19th July at a studio- Sathya Sir
    Follow up on the press conference with Jacob- Satish
    Vasu and Pradeep incharge of sign boards at college
    Cloth banner at the venue for 'Share your Living' theme


Miscellaneous discussions-


  • Nalanda activity going on track with 6 volunteers
    VScribe activity today at PSBB, first day
    Dr Ashwin represented CSS at RRI road safety rally
    Sathish enquired about cassette players and recorders for Students
    New members intro Rangarajan, Suchitra and Abitha.