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October
Goa Chap
www.nirmaan.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
1 |From the President
2 | Updates of thismonth
3 | Joy of Giving
Week
4 | All Goa ClothCollection drive
5 | Lunch of Joy
6 | Old-age Home
and orphanagevisit
7 | Joy Fest
FROM THE PRESIDENT:
The month of October has passed in a blink of an eye, or so it feels. Ever
single day was eventful with our projects progressing, meetings, preparation
for the Waves stall and what not. But most notable days of the month wer
definitely during the Joy of the Giving week.
Joy of the giving week is a symbolic week through which we reaffirm ou
duties to the society and take a moment to experience the joy of sharing ou
resources, time and skill with others. As a popular saying goes, Shared Joy
a double joy, and shared sorrow is half a sorrow. But somehow I feel th
double is too less an adjective for the joy that was shared during th
JOGW. Thinking of orphanage/old age home visits, Meal of Joy and au
programmes, still conjures in mind the innocent smiles, ringing sounds o
laughter and somewhere deep within a joy that cannot be quite describe
Overall the week was a success and it gave us a lot of memories to b
cherished for a long time.
The week is over, officially. The question is what now?. Do we simp
document these events, treasure these memories and wait till next year t
organize it again? Of course NO! How will we find the time and resources t
meticulously plan and organize such a week more often on such a scale? Wa
a minute, who says it has to be on similar scale.
Little things seemingly trivial actions of ours can spread the joy withou
taking much effort from our side. Small gifts, a thank you, a helping hand,
nod of appreciation or at times a simple smile is all that is required to let th
symphony of joy to spread. And so, its up to us now, to turn each and ever
day of our life into a celebration a celebration of giving and sharing in o
own small ways.
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Joy of Living
is in
Joy Of Giving
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JOY OF GIVING WEEK (JOGW)
The Joy of Giving Week is India's "festival of giving"! Launched in 2009, th
festival is celebrated annually, in the week including Gandhi Jayanti, i.eOctober 2, bringing together Indians from all walks of life, from aut
drivers to CEOs, school children to celebrities, homemakers to opinio
leaders, millions of people give their time, money, resources or skills bac
to society- by creating or participating in "events" of their choice.
This year too, Nirmaan-Goa celebrated the Joy Of Giving Week, with th
entire campus partaking in this event with uncompromising spirit an
enthusiasm. The various events organized include, the All Goa Clot
Collection Drive,Meal of Joy ,Visits to Old-age homes and orphanages an
performances in the auditorium for children.
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From what we get,
we can make a
living; what we
give, however,
makes a life.
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ALL GOA CLOTH COLLECTION DRIVE-JOGW
The Joy of Giving celebrations kicked off with a clothes collection drive
the hostels and faculty residences. This time, we scaled up our usu
collection drive and covered many other colleges in Goa.
Collection of clothes on campus was the first activity of the JOGW. Twent
volunteers covered the faculty quarters on October 2nd
and collected 1
cartons of old clothes, stationery and toys. Cartons were also kept in eac
hostel to cover the student community. The toys and stationery thu
collected are handed over to Abhigyaan for distribution among the kids. few old clothes were taken to an old age home named Our Home. A pa
of the old clothes were sorted out and distributed to the lawn workers o
30th
October. Twenty-three lawn workers on campus go benefited throug
this distribution.
Outside the campus, PCCE collected old clothes and distributed them t
an orphanage they are linked to. The colleges under the Fr.Agne
management also participated and appreciated the initiatives taken bNirmaan. The clothes collected by these colleges will be merged and sen
to Goonj, an NGO working on reuse and recycle of old clothes.
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If you can't
feed a hundred
people ,then
feed just one.
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LUNCH OF JOY
When us first-ies were asked to partake in this days joyous mea
We anticipated it to be easy, not a big dea
But nave though we were, we learned through hard-work and much to
How strenuously citizens work on Indian soil.
The Meal of Joy was a student-organized lunch for the mess workers wh
serve us and dish-wash our plates as well as for the security guards, law
workers, Eco Clean workers and their children. Scrumptious food wa
prepared for them, which was of course, a pleasant change from th
routine everyday mess food, and served to all. They were enthralled b
the delicious meal and our hospitality as we were by their openness.
took us a while to get to know each other, for us, they were those withouwhom we couldnt survive (though we never did give that a seriou
thought) and for them, we were those who had taken the willing effort t
show an act of kindness. We interacted with them, heard their tales whi
they were happy to know that the same people who fooled the yea
round and buried their heads in books for a small fraction of the yea
were the same ones taking time off their supposedly busy schedule t
spend with them. All in all, it was a humbling experience for everyone, th
benefit being mutual. Looking back I can say it was a days or rather
lunchs worth and looking forward I can say that I hope to participate many more.
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You give butlittle when you
give of yourpossessions.It iswhen you giveof yourself that
you truly give.
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ORPHANAGE VISIT
Spend a moment, Share a feeling, Experience the joy of giving. With th
motto, a group of 30 students from BITS Goa visited Fr. Agnels Orphanag
on Oct 6th
,2011 as a part of the Joy Of Giving Week. The place was ve
beautiful and the smiles of the children added an extra glory to it. W
were introduced to the kids by their in-charge. And the fun started. Th
kids were really friendly. They taught us a few games and we starte
playing. Hours just flew by with a lot of games, a lot of chasing around an
many smiles. In the end, we distributed chocolates and had a phot
session with all the kids. Later, they invited us to visit their individu
houses and explained us their daily time table. They were very excited anexplained every minute detail of the activities they do. After that, we bi
farewell and invited them to come visit our college.
As much as the visit meant to them, they made our day special with the
innocent faces and cute smiles. It was a wonderful experience to all of us
OLD-AGE HOME VISIT
21 students from BITSPilani Goa campus visited an old age home Ou
Home at Bogmalo. Located next to the scenic beach, this home is a have
for its 55 residents. Initially, most of them found some sense of relief bspeaking out their stories. We started asking about their health and we
being after getting acquainted. They were happy to have us come forwa
to spend time with them. At an age when managing daily chores become
burdensome, the inmates showed keen interest on improving their artist
talents. Joseph gets all the medicine needed for his fellow patients himse
from faraway places. Mona spends most of her time with her Bible an
novels. Fatima, another resident made us laugh with her age-defyin
enthusiasm. Despite their age these people put in all possible efforts t
stay lively and happy. Some of the old clothes collected during the Joy oGiving Week were also donated to the home. The residents were ver
happy about the visit and asked us to visit again.
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Let us not be
satisfied with just
giving money.
Money is not
enough, money can
be got, but they
need your hearts
to love them.So, spread your
love everywhere
you go
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JOY FEST
The Audi echoed with last minute sound checks and preparations, as th
legion of children of Father Agnels Orphanage entered, in a discipline
single file. It was amazing to watch the bubbly, cheerful children enterin
with so much excitement and curiosity on their faces! Stage lights wer
dimmed, backstage finished up with one or two final touches and we we
off! As the spots came on, Kunjan Gandhi, Director, Branding Networkin
and Public Relations, Nirmaan (Central committee), and former Nirmaa
Goa president gave everyone the necessary introductions to JOGW
applauded all involved in the successful JOGW, and kicked off the show
First up, The Music Society!
The audience was treated to an enchanting line-up of melodies followe
by a performance by the Drama Club. Next up was the dance club with
terrific performance of flexibility and timing. The children were also show
short animated films by Pixar in between the shows, and they loved it! Th
Robotics club demonstrated some of their robots, encouraging the kids t
be a part of the Robotics world. Riyaz, one of our students enthralled th
audience with his logic-defying magic tricks.
The show was brought to a close with Chitra, President, Nirmaan-Go
giving an inspiring speech about the Joy of giving and how that joy shou
not be constricted to just that one fabulous week! The nights work ende
with the beautiful byes of the children as they left, thanking us for invitin
them to a brilliant night and expressing their desire to come back onc
again.
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Chithra Jayaraj
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