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3. 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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5. 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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7. 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
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8. 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
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9. 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
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10. 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.
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11. 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
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PROJECTS
PARTICIPATION
FUN
LEARNING
FELLOWSHIP
2013-14
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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COMMITMENT
15. 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
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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.
16. 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
No. of Members Present: 11
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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
17. 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
Avenue: Community Service
Location: Pulakeshwarinagar Slum
Project Chair: Rtr.Shirish K.
No. of Members Present: 09
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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.
18. 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.
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Avenue: Community Service
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.
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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 !
20. 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.
Avenue: Community Service
Project Chair: Rtr. Pallavi BK
No. of Members Involved: 19
Period: December
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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
21. 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.
Avenue: Community Service
Coordinators: Rtr.Surabhi / Rtr.Pramukh
No. of Members Present: 12
Date: Jan 19 & Feb 23, 2014
Location: Madivala, Bangalore
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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!
22. 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
No. of Members Present: 07
Date: Nov 24 & Dec 01, 2013
Location: Bangalore
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DOCUMENTARY SCREENING
23. 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.
Avenue: Community Service
Project Chair: Rtr. Priyanka BS
No. of Members Present: 13
Date: March 23, 2014 Location: Home Of Hope, Bangalore
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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.
24. Avenue: Professional Service
Project Chair: Rtr. Ashwini Jaikishan
No. of Members Present: 11
Date: May 10, 2014
Location: Rajajinagar, Bangalore
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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.
25. Avenue: Community Service
Project Chair: Rtr.Swathi. J
Date: May 09, 2014
Location: Around MSRIT Campus
No. of Members Present: 09
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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%
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Residential RYLA
ROTA CAMP
ICGF_ New Generation
Walkathon
Breast Cancer Marathon
‘Prathibimb’- Rotaract Dist. Conference
Jaipur Foot Camp
IDYEP
29. We participated in the
residential RYLA organized &
sponsored by our Parent
Rotary.
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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.
30. 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.
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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.
31. Date: March 09, 2014
Location: BIT college, Bangalore
No. of Members Present: 07
Event Head (Photography):
Rtr. Swathi J
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36th ANNUAL
DISTRICT
CONFERENCE
Date: Sept 15,2014
Location: NMKRV College
No. of Members Present: 09
ICGF _NEW
GENERATION
32. Date: Sept 01,2013
Place: Kanteerva Stadium
No. of Members Present: 11
Date: Dec 15,2013
Venue: Freedom Park- IRCS
Participants: Rural Youth,
Rotarians, Rotaractors &
Members of Head Held High
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BREAST CANCER MARATHON
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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.
33. 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
Rotaract.
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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
