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ANNUAL REPORT

Rotaract Club of Bangalore E-City 2

…………..the beginning

THANK YOU ROTARY E-CLUB OF BANGALORE

QUICK FACTS

Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary E –Club of Bangalore

No. Of Members: 23

Meeting Day & Time: Every Sunday, 9:00 AM

Meeting Location: 1st Floor, “Prathibha” #132,

17th Cross,11th Main, Malleswaram, Bangalore.

Total No. of General Body Meetings: 27

Total No. of Board Meetings: 05

No. Of Club Projects: 12

No. Of events Participated: 06

Beyond the Club: Rota Camp Volunteer

District Conference Event Coordinator

IDYEP Member To Nepal, R.I Dist 3292


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CLUB

OBJECTIVES

Date: August 31,2013

Venue: Rotary House of Friendship

25 Charter Members were inducted into the Rotaract fold by AG

Rtn. Jayasree Ramesh & DRR Rtr. Arihant. Charter Board was

installed by President Rtn. Srimatesh & AG Rtn. Jayashree Ramesh.

Charter Certificate was handed over to the club by the dignitaries.

……….thus began the journey of Rotaract Club of Bangalore E-City.

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T R I U M P H

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Networking

Impressions

This year in Rotaract has

been that of learning,

experiencing and brilliant

fellowship. I feel blessed to

have been given the

opportunity to work with

like minded people who a

passion for gaining

knowledge and serving the

community. As a president

my remembers made this

year, a journey worth all the

efforts.

-Rtr. Surabhi, President

Working for the better on a platform

like ROTARACT is a unique experience

for a student like me. To top it all, I was

handed over the integral

responsibilities of being the secretary

of the club, which made me much

more organized and brushed up my

planning abilities. Leading the club by

being a part of the board was a very

fortunate opportunity given to me, it

gave me a real feel of working in a

formal setup, it is an experience like

none other which made me a better

associate and a team player.

- Rtr. Sandeep, Secretary


Impressions It has been a wonderful experience to

be a part of rotaract club of e-city

Bangalore . in the past year as a club

we have achieved a lot , starting from

ryla to the ongoing water project .

throughout the year I met a lot of

people and made many friends

.Attending projects like ' so-care ' and

visiting orphanages like "home of

hope " gave me a different outlook on

the issues faced be our society . all of

the projects were fun and now I look

forward to another year of rotaracting.

-Rtr. Pallavi, Treasurer

Rotaract is a platform that officially

established my tryst with altruism. As a

rotaractor, I have experienced first

hand the joy that comes with doing

something good out of choice rather

than out of obligations. Meeting other

young people was an added bonus in

this Journey.

- Rtr. Pradyumna, Vice President


Impressions Being a member of the Rotaract has

been a completely different

experience. It has given me a very

good opportunity to provide service

to the society. My interpersonal ,

social skills, leadership &

managerial skills , have improved a

lot. I would really like to implement

these skills further in my life too.

This journey as a Rotaractor has

also inspired me with a service

motto.

-Rtr. Ashwini, Dir-Prof. Ser.

My journey in Rotaract so far has been

a very productive one.

The enriching experience of having

been the director of community

services was the cherry on top. I'm very

glad to acknowledge that I’m already

reaping benefits of the expanse of

learning, friendship & professionalism

that it has inculcated in me.

The cooperation & encouragement

shown by all club members drives me

to take on the coming years with more

enthusiasm.

- Rtr. Vijaya, Dir-Comm.Ser


Impressions

My experience with Rotaract Club

of Bangalore E-City so far has been

nothing short of spectacular! After

having taken up projects ranging

from our walk-a-thons right up to

projects like with So Care, its clear

that the club enables its members

to take part in some of the most

fulfilling and very memorable

experience that the world of social

work has to offer.

-Rtr. Pramukh, Dir-Intl. Ser

Being in Rotaract has helped

me grow and look at things in

a whole new perspective. This

being the first year, requires

the best bonding practices

and my post has helped me in

doing exactly so.

It has been a great journey to

begin with and I hope I can

always learn from these

experiences and move

forward.

- Rtr. Swathi, Dir-Club Ser.


Impressions The past year of Rotaract has been

eventful & a wonderful experience.

Since the very first day I have always felt

welcomed by the members. As a new

generation of Rotaractors we have always

tried to think outside the box for fresh

ideas to incorporate.We have done a

number of projects over the year and

each project is chaired by a different

member. The best thing about this club is

that every member's opinion is heard &

so none of them ever feels left out.

-Rtr. Shirish, Editor

It's been one eventful and glorious year

of rotaraction. Has been an alarm that

has woken me up every Sunday. it has

influenced the way I react and respond

to different situations that I come

across. On the whole it's been a

wonderful use of my time and energy,

learning to give something to the world

and acquire all the knowledge that it

has to offer.

- Rtr. Jaidev, Sgt.At Arms


Club Leadership Plan

Club Service Director

Secretary President

Surabhi M C - - 2013-14

Sandeep S - 2013-14 2014-15

Swathi J 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

Vijaya C R 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17



Club Bulletin


PROJECTS

PARTICIPATION

FUN

LEARNING

FELLOWSHIP

2013-14

ACCOMPLISHMENTS ZEAL

COMMITMENT

OBJECTIVE:

To plant saplings &

grow awareness in the

community. The

project was a part of

the Kumudavati

Vanmahotsav Project.

Date: Aug 18, 2013

Avenue: Community Service

Location: Nelamangala

Project Chair: Rtr. Vijaya

No. of Members Present: 10


OUTCOME:

Members planted over 200

saplings in a day, along with

many volunteers from

various other organizations.

In the process, a village

Kalyani was also cleaned off

weeds & mud, making it re-

useable.

OBJECTIVE:

In order to raise funds for various

service projects envisaged by the

club, we sold tickets (Donor

Passes) for the “Chamber of

Laughter”, a show put up by the

Green Room Project in association

with the Barking Dog Productions.

Date: Sept 23, 2013

Location: Alliance De Francaise

Avenue: Club Service

Project Chair: Rtr. Swathi J



OUTCOME:

We sold over 50% of the tickets

available for the show. With this, we not

only raised INR 5,600 for the club, but

we were gifted with an unbelievably

fun- filled evening with loads of jokes

to take home. Ah! the first fund- raiser

was quiet a success!

FUND RAISER Donor Passes For a stand up comedy night

OBJECTIVE:

To administer deworming

medication for the children of

the Pulakeshwarinagar slum in

association with Samarpan- an

NGO that works with the slum

dwellers on a day- to -day basis &

also runs a free clinic for them.

Date: Oct 16, 2013


Location: Pulakeshwarinagar Slum

Project Chair: Rtr.Shirish K.



OUTCOME:

Based on the information from a

survey conducted by Samarpan,

medication was administered to

over 80% of the children. This

was possible only with the willing

support & assistance of the

residents of the Slum.

OBJECTIVE:

Inmates at SoCare Ind. are primarily the

children of prisoners. On our first visit, we

identified the need for grooming & building

their confidence as well as for honing their

social & interaction skills.



Date: Sept. 29 –Oct. 27,2013 Project Chair: Rtr. Vijaya

Location: Socare, Laggere Branch No. of Members Involved: 15

Needless to say that working on such an agenda is a long term

process. Hence, we designed a roll- out plan for 5 Sundays’ with

an aim to cover some basic aspects of life skills, through

interactive sessions.


OUTCOME:

With Sessions including narration of

stories with moral values, story

building exercises et al, we were

able to relate to some of their

internal dilemmas. A few impromptu activities,

helped break their stage fear, &

get over their inhibitions.

To develop their communication

skills, sessions like object

description, scenario based story

building , elocution, debates etc

were conducted.

At the end of 5th Sunday, we saw

the kids a little more confident, a

little more vocal & a little more

cheerful.

However, this project

gave us even more

than what we gave

them .We walked out

far more

understanding of

human emotions, of

difficult

circumstances and

far more humble &

grateful for the life

we have !

OBJECTIVE:

To collect books in order to

create a library for children

& thereby emphasizing on

the power of cultivating a

reading habit in them, which

seems like a forgotten habit

amongst children today. We

jointly agreed to begin this

project addressing the

needs of kids at SoCare Ind.


Project Chair: Rtr. Pallavi BK

No. of Members Involved: 19

Period: December


OUTCOME:

Over a period of one month, more than

1000 books were collected across many

languages and the same is cataloged for

handing over. As the management of

SoCare has requested time until they

shift to their new facility, the books

continue to remain with us and we’ll

continue to collect more & more with

each passing day to address the need of

many such kids in the community .

BOOK DRIVE

Rotaract E-City participated in

the Polio NIDs and assisted the

parent club, Rotary E-Club of

Bangalore in managing the

logistics . The members manned

the booths along with other

volunteers/Doctors &

administered Polio vaccination

for children at allocated booths.


Coordinators: Rtr.Surabhi / Rtr.Pramukh


Date: Jan 19 & Feb 23, 2014

Location: Madivala, Bangalore


POLIO- NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION DAY

Out of around

8000 children in

the ward, 7871

were Immunized

thus covering 99%

of the population

in both NIDs.

Infact, it is a delight to see a Polio Free India Today!

We have played OUR role in this global effort to END POLIO!

PROJECT UPDATE

Rotaract E-City has envisaged an ongoing project to create awareness and to

sensitize the members on various social causes internationally & issues

affecting the international peace & harmony.

As a part of this initiative, it is planned to screen multiple documentaries at

regular club meetings for the benefit of all.

In this series, Two documentaries have been screened so far , one about the

Rwandan Genocide, to understand how they are coping with post war

situation even today.

The other screening on how various countries, especially African countries are

coping with AIDS. This was screened to commemorate the International

World AIDS day. Project.

Avenue: International Service

Project Chair: Rtr. Shreyas GS


Date: Nov 24 & Dec 01, 2013

Location: Bangalore


DOCUMENTARY SCREENING

The primary objective was to

pay a visit to Home of Hope, a

home for the homeless, picked

off the street, provided for with

loads of love, care & above all a

dignity to living apart from food,

clothing & shelter.


Project Chair: Rtr. Priyanka BS


Date: March 23, 2014 Location: Home Of Hope, Bangalore


Visiting “Home of Hope” was an eye opener for

us. We were moved by the selfless work done

by the team of volunteers headed by Mr. Raja

popularly known as Auto Raja.

Providing Food Grains to HOME OF HOPE

We did our bit by providing

some food provisions &

learnt about the work

being done there.

Hearing the story of their day-to-day challenges, it only inspired us to do

more to address their needs. The first ones on the calendar are Dental and

Eye check-up camps.

Avenue: Professional Service

Project Chair: Rtr. Ashwini Jaikishan


Date: May 10, 2014

Location: Rajajinagar, Bangalore


To get us all some

exposure to how a given

industry works, Rotaract

E-City has introduced

another Initiative, which

is agreed to be an

ongoing club project .

The first one in this

series was focused on

Manufacturing Industry.

Members visited Sharath Techologies

Pvt ltd to gain some industry exposure

& working knowledge on , the process

of manufacturing , packing and

exporting. Interaction with senior

members in the industry also helped us

gain insight on various aspects of a

career in the manufacturing industry.


Project Chair: Rtr.Swathi. J

Date: May 09, 2014

Location: Around MSRIT Campus



OBJECTIVE:

The team set out to audit the safety

levels within 5 kilometers radius

around MSRIT Campus. This project

was implemented along with the NSS

team of MSRIT in association with

SAFETIPIN. The details were captured

and recorded on the app called the

“Safetipin”. This Organization works

towards safety for all specially women.

It is a nationally known movement

being taken forward by the youth.

OUTCOME:

The members were allocated various

locations in the given radius to survey

the 9 parameters defined to check

the safety at the given location. It

took about 2 hours to complete the

Survey in the area assigned .

Working on the project in itself

helped members in understanding

the importance of safety in a given

locality & what is required for one

to feel safe & secure.


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We set out to raise funds

for the project of Rotary

E-Club of Bangalore, which

is aimed at setting up an

RO plant at Dalasanur

village near Kolar District.

The club has mobilized INR 33, 000 /-

which covers the cost for 11 families who

can get safe drinking water for the rest of

their life and the efforts continue to better

our own benchmark.

Rtr. Sandeep

75%


Residential RYLA

ROTA CAMP

ICGF_ New Generation

Walkathon

Breast Cancer Marathon

‘Prathibimb’- Rotaract Dist. Conference

Jaipur Foot Camp

IDYEP

We participated in the

residential RYLA organized &

sponsored by our Parent

Rotary.


An activity based & highly

interactive workshop got us

charged up to grow as better

individuals, with right spirit

of leadership & an inspiration

to reach out to others.

While the sessions dwelled into some of the

most vital topics like:

• Enhancing focus

• Lateral Thinking in Problem Solving

• Managing stress for effective

performance

• Goal Setting

• Teaming up to Achieve More

• Basics of NLP

The overnight stay in a rugged atmosphere

away from the comforts of a home, gave us

a perfect platform to “know” each other

better & grow our friendship.

We learnt beyond the topics covered

by esteemed trainers in timed

sessions.

Rotaract E-City participated in one of

it's kind club service project organized

by the district.

The objective of Rota Camp was to

create a platform that allows

Rotaractors to interact beyond their

club & thus strengthen the bond with

the district.

Stretched over two days the camp

included various events that brought

everyone together in friendly

competition.


Rtr.Swathi was a part of the organizing

committee as the Volunteer

Rtr. Surabhi won the Best Outstanding

Performer- Female Award in the camp

At the end of two days the members

came back with wonderful

memories and friends in Rotaract &

beyond.

Date: March 09, 2014

Location: BIT college, Bangalore


Event Head (Photography):

Rtr. Swathi J


36th ANNUAL DISTRICT CONFERENCE

Date: Sept 15,2014

Location: NMKRV College


ICGF _NEW GENERATION

Date: Sept 01,2013

Place: Kanteerva Stadium


Date: Dec 15,2013

Venue: Freedom Park- IRCS

Participants: Rural Youth,

Rotarians, Rotaractors &

Members of Head Held High


BREAST CANCER MARATHON

WALKATHON

Rotaract Club of Bangalore E-City

along with Rotary E Club of

Bangalore joined the Walkathon

organized by Head Held High in

their attempt to celebrate rural

India & increase awareness of the

rural treasure.

IDYE Team to Dist. 3292,

Nepal

Date: April 11-14,2014

We were accommodated by

extremely warm and

friendly Rotaractors who in

a jiffy became our good

friends. Being a part of the

Nepali New year was a

culturally phenomenal

experience. It was a mood

of celebration in Nepal and

hence it was considerably

difficult to make

arrangements for us but we

saw the members going out

of their way to do so. This

personally showed us the

spirit of fellowship in

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Meeting Rotaractors from another country,

learning about the causes they commit to

gave us a better understanding of social

situations other than ours.

To be a part of a different culture is an

unexplainable experience in itself. I am

grateful to the District and also my home

club for giving me this once in a lifetime

opportunity.

Travelogue - Rtr. Swathi

Rotaract Club of Bangalore E -City


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