General Body and Induction Program

Date: 27 Jan 2013

Venue: Pavithra Paradise, Basaweshwaranagar, Bangalore

Presided by :  Jc P S Ponnappa (Kiran),   ZVP, Zone XIV

The General  Body meeting started with JCI  creed and followed by welcome address by  Jc C J Jeyachander, President. The chief Guest of the program Jc P S Ponnappa ZVP was introduced to the gathering by Jc Vinay H K, VP G&D.

The annual report for the previous year was presented by the President and Vice Presidents.  The special awards were given away by Jc P S Ponnappa ZVP  and Jc Vinod Lunawat, IPP to all the Project Directors,  Project coordinators and Jaycees who have given contributed significantly.

The Annual  Program Plan for the year 2013 for Jaycees, JCRT and Junior Jaycees were presented to the gathering.

This was followed by the new member  induction to JCI by Jc P S Ponnappa ZVP.

The meeting concluded with vote of thanks by Jc Madhumathi, Secretary.

 

 

 

Orientation Program

Article by Jc Sakunthala

Date:  27 Jan 2013

Place: Pavithra Paradise, Basvaweshwara Nagar, Bangalore

Since JCI is an NGO which  functions out of the membership fees, it does not spend money in direct promotion of JCI through  print and visual media.  Instead, all members of JCI  become the brand ambassadors and their work, conduct itself is a promotion of JCI.  

 

 We, the JCI members  talk to others explaining various activities and benefits and bring them to JCI family.   

 

To augment this informal activity for the purpose of providing

•  complete  details of  JCI ,
•  importance of internal development,
•  how this will help their profession/business
• importance of social responsiblity

to new and prospective members,  our chapter arranged for a  1hour 30 minute  session

Jc Divya madam has  gracefully accepted to this very important role of faculty.  Jc Dr C J Jeyachander welcomed the faulty and introduced her to the gathering.  Jc Divya warmed up the crowd through team games and started the orientation program.

The orientation program involved group activities and discussion on the benefits of coming together and working. Faculty took the participants through the evolution of JCI and various services involved and how individuals get benefited by being part of it.

The orientation was well received by the gathering.   Jc Dr. C J Jeyachander thanked the Pilot faulty and the participants

 

NATCON 2012 - Thrissur

Article  by Jc Sakunthala

 Program: NATCON 2012 

 Venue:  Thrissur, Kerala

 Date :  26 – 30 Dec  2012

 Wednesday, 26Dec 2012

Our very trusted KSRTC Volvo Multi Axle  bus safely dropped us at the God’s own country in the  morning.   The Hotel which had been booked with the help of NATCON Accommodation committee was nearby.  The rooms are clean and functional.

In the afternoon, we left for Guruvayur.  We had darshan at Guruvayur Sri Krishna temple and Mamiyur Siva temple. We also visited the Elephant camp nearby which houses around 66 elephants.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punnathurkotta

Thursday 27 Dec’ 2012 is the NATCON inaugural day which was planned to be inaugurated by Chief Minister of Kerala.

We reached the venue Lulu Convention Hall which is  the  biggest Convention Hall of India.  We were amazed by the structure, the arrangements, and cleanliness.  The main hall can house more than 3500 and there are various other small halls, huge open space all around.

We finished all the registration formalities and proceeded to the main Hall. We were welcomed with a very cooling fruit juice with the touch of Kerala.

 I can write pages and pages of the visual and audio treat we underwent.  I happened to come across a promotion Video on youtube. This video which was uploaded 12 months ago was example how meticulous their planning was. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKzjsj03EIo

We were treated with Kathakali, Mohiniattam, Thiruvathirakali, Theyyam, Oppana and medlee of all these.

 

On Friday 28 December, various training programs were held.  Our team participated in the Public Speaking competition on the topic of “Growing Together”.  This event had 4 judges, a time keeper and this was conducted by Jc SaiPrasad Naik (ND –Programs). This was the most memorable 4 minutes and it just flew.    While preparing for this, I was wondering that we spend most of the times speaking and how and what I am going to speak in those 4 minutes.  Thanks to the preparations and  guidance  from kindred spirits, we all did well.

In the afternoon, we attended the training on “Ideal Parenting”  by Jc Dr C J Jeyachander,  Jc Dinesh Shaw and Jc Hiren Mehta.

There were also various fun events and interesting programs like “Mummy and Me”,   “Jaycee Prince and Princess” and “Jaycee King and Queen” which provided opportunities to showcase their creative talents for family members of the JCI members too.

OYP and TOBIP ceremony was held in the evening.  OYP- Outstanding Young Persons awards were given to

Dr. D. Ramkumar, Nominated by JCI Pondicherry

Umesh Tilak Yadave, Nominated by JCI Nagpur Star

Deepakkumar Chandrakanth Shah, Nominated by JCI Anand

Dr Arvind Gopalrao Kulkarni, Nominated by JCI Marine Lines

Vinay Kumar R, Nominated by JCI Bangalore Golden Metro

 

TOBIP – Three Outstanding Business/Industrialist/Professional awards were given to

Sanjay Kumar Jain, Nominated by JCI Kashi Darpan

Chandrasekar Maeilanandhan, Nominated by JCI Erode Cauvery

Sanil Joseph, Nominated by JCI Madurai 

Saturday, 29 December  morning  had  various  training programs “Spark your spectrum” by Jc M A S Menon, “Dare to Succeed” by Jc K R Dhanalakshmi.   Our team participated in the “Debating Championship event”.  This event was moderated once again by  Jc SaiPrasad Naik (ND –Programs) who made the event even more enjoyable with his remarks and summary in between.   The team from JCI Panchkula who spoke for “Girls are superior to boys” came out as the winners.

In parallel, the “Dance Dance” competition,  finals of  “Jaycee Prince and Princess” and “Jaycee King and Queen” were in progress.

Saturday, 29 December evening, we all eagerly waited for the Award nite.  When we reached the main hall, there were men and women in their finest attire. The air was filled with excitement and various awards were expected to be announced.

The top ten JCI Chapters-

Outstanding United Nations Millennium Development Program , 
Outstanding Project in the business area
Outstanding Community Development Program
Outstanding Public Relations Program
Outstanding Membership Development Program
Outstanding Individual Development Program
Outstanding National Program Award
Outstanding Jaycee Week Award
Outstanding LOM Bulletin Award
Outstanding Junior Jaycee Wing
Outstanding Jayceerette Wing
Outstanding New LOM
Outstanding LOM and many more ....

After the welcome speech, PNP JCI Sen. Adv. Vaman Kumar recognized all those who contributed to the success of NATCON.

The NTTS graduate certificates were distributed to the successful participants.  We are extremely glad to see our President Dr C J Jeyachander receiving his NTTS graduate certificate

The event continued with the honoring of the runner ups and winners of various JCI awards.

 

General Assembly   was getting conducted on all days to conduct the serious business on JCI 2013 action plan, NP report, discussion on proposals from various chapters on policy changes, NGB selection and so on.

My impressions:

All the  programs/events  were a feast to our visual and auditory senses.  Our Kinesthetic senses were taken care by the warmth of the Jaycees of Kerala.  They went one step ahead not to leave out the gustatory functions.   We were treated with the very best Veg and Non Veg Cuisines of Kerala.  These were arranged in separate spacious halls.  There were multiple counters and we hardly ever felt the rush of the crowd.   Every minute details was taken care to the extent even the hand washes were sufficient in numbers along with the hand wash liquids!

At no point, we remained thirsty.   The water dispensers were arranged in many places.   

The city of Thrissur is beautiful with lots of tress and traditional houses.  Overall, this was one of best conventions I have ever attended.    Expecting the NATCON 2013 to be even better and hope to see you all there.

Children’s day Celebrations

Article by Jc Sakunthala

Program:   Children’s day Celebration

Venue:       People’s Trust Campus, SriRamanahalli, Bangalore

Date :          25 Nov 2012

When we thought of doing this program we wanted it to be more than just an entertainment. We wanted the TREP children to engage themselves in creative time.

People’s Trust campus is away from the hustle and bustle of the city and some of the village atmosphere is still retained.  

Few weeks earlier, we requested the students to prepare exhibits during their spare time using any material from plants and trees and avoid using any color pencils and we have given a code name “Art with nature” for this project.

Jc Harsha is the Program Director and we met few times for planning and preparation.   Finally, we consolidated few requirements

Ø  Maximum participation is more important

Ø  Children be engaged both physically and mentally

Ø  Team sprit should be encouraged

Ø  Material needed for the events should be minimal

We finalized the  events and  collected all that is needed for events.  

When we reached the People’s trust campus, we were greeted warmly by  Mr.Manjunath, Mr.Harsh, Ms.Varini and Ms.Ramya and the children.

We had planned the celebrations where students will have  a physical warm up game and  proceed to more intellectual games.

Nine groups were formed  and each group nominated 2 pairs for a relay three leg race.









Each team came with their own strategies and did their best.

 

 

The teams Badrinath, Bhoomi, Kedarnath, Pruthvi and Vasudha reached the finals round.  
 
Teams Kedarnath and Pruthvi came out as winners.

 

The second event was designed to help students have fun as  group, improve their  focus, spelling, accuracy and speed of communication.

Students formed five team and selected attractive names for their teams.  All the teams  performed well. After 4 rounds, the teams scores were between 21 to 27 points.   Team JCI Friends came out as winner.

 

The indoor activity involved the innovative Pictionary game where the  teams used indegenous schemes to get the answers. Few challenging ones  Bhagat Singh, Solar systems, Idly were cracked in no time.  After three rounds, Team TREP Tigers came out as the winner with an amazing timing of 58 seconds.   

 

 When Mr.Manjunath took us to the room with exhibits of “Art with Nature”, we became speechless. Children had let their imagination run wild and created wonderful art using all natural materials.

I am sharing all those with you.

The above art is created by children of room Amarnath .  There is Ganesh, the God of knowledge inside a temple. The fern leaves form a nice arch work below.  Can you spot the papaya leaves and the letter ‘Ohm’?  How about the green beads?

 

Here is the  symbol of  Love, the Tajmahal created  by children of room Badrinath to depict the message of love and peace. The minarets are represented by the sticks and leaves are arranged to  get the Tajmahal here.

The above piece of art is by the children of room Bhoomi.  The roof material here is the real dried sticks.  Can you spot the rock and waste segregation bins?  They have even used natural material to color their drawings. Innovative. Isn’t it?

This peacock was created by children of the room Dharani.   The trunk of the tree is a real tree bark. The canopy of the tree is formed using fern leaves. The grass is formed by cutting and arranging the banana leaves. 

The body of the peacock is again from banana tree. The feathers of the peacock created by arranging the leaves.  The red color dots are indeed the dried red seeds from a plant. The peacock is surrounded by butterfly and everything is bathed in bright sun light!

The above piece of wonder is put together by children of room Kedarnath.  can you spot the animals,  lady pumping water, carrying a jug,  a man is trying to break a wooden log,  wooden cart, houses,  birds,  food getting ready with fire using TeePee,  lady with a load on her head?   How about Little bushes?   Canopy of the tree is formed using the Moss. 

The crown on this art is the bouquet on the top right corner with flowers and dried seeds and its cover.  Wonderful Art.  isn’t it?

The above  art work is from the children of room Kashinath.  They have used the dried mesh like material which  holds the coconut leaves to the tree. This dried mesh stuff is rolled to form the base for the bouquets.  can you spot  temple, mosque and church here?

Their room name is engraved using millets (Ragi) and decorated with bunch of Ragi harvest. Various colorful petals decorate the border   If  you are wondering what is millet, google is always there to get you answers :-) 

The above piece of art is by the children of room Pruthvi. It is a beautiful house built using the leaves of coonut tree and is placed adjacent to a lovely garden.  Can you sport the "welcome" and "Thank you" archs?

The above piece of art is by the children of room Vasudha.  The floor is created using raw earth, with five houses surrounded by trees, birds and a bright sun overhead.

 The above piece of art put together with plant material  by the children of room Vasundhara.   If you are a careful observer you might wonder if it is a fish or a green chilly!.

Can you spot the  group of houses, the forest , hills in the background, birds, animals, people,  small little  pond with various fishes, swan?  Are  you not  afraid of the snakes?

We  have selected 4 of the 9 exhibits for special awards. We  will not reveal the names. Let us see if your selection match with  ours!  You are welcome to share  your selections in the comments section !

 
The volunteers from JCI Bangalore Horizon and People's Trust and the entire  team which had the nonstop fun !