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DOING MORENovember2013

FROM THE EDITORS’ DESK

A truly heartwarming month of

November ’13 thanks to the numerous

community service activities undertaken

by all the tables of Area 2, especially

during the RTI WEEK. Thanks to Round

Table India for giving the tablers the

opportunity to serve the society and

ofcourse the DO MORE funda which has

indeed pushed all tables that extra mile

to contribute to the society. 13Lakhs +

of outflow in two weeks with more than

60 community service activities is a

remarkable fete for any area. Well the

enthusiasm did not stop there, loads of

inter table, twinkler activities and

fellowships have provided the area an

icing on the cake in November. So sit

back and proudly read what Area 2 has

done in November ’13 - DOing MORE

indeed.

YIT, Tr.Akshay Dugar

For suggestions/queries/feedback, please feel free to write to akd@msrt123.in or editor@coromandelcalling.com.Akshay Dugar - akd@msrt123.in

An Area 2 - Coromandel Calling Initiative

A2 Head Table 2013-2014Chairman - Tr.Hari Balaji

VC - Tr.Shriram Duvvuri

AST - Tr.Vinay Grandhi

IPC - Tr.Gitesh Agarwal

Wazzup @ Area 2 - Dec’13Cric o Mania @ 181 on

1st December ’14

Blood Donation Camp @ 95

on 3rd December ’13

Charter Night @ 123 on

7th December ’13

Golf Tournament @ 10 on

15th December ’13

Project Inauguration @ 39

NOV’13 SnapshotInter Table - 4

LAPD - 2

Projects - 74

Go Green - 1

FundRaisers- 2

Fellowships - 25

Talk of the TOWNArea 2 provided the t a b l e s w i t h a matching grant of INR5000.00 for a project done on 14th November ’13 during the RTI Week.

MERT30’s Family

B u s i n e s s

Conference was the most talked about e v e n t i n November’13 and a t t r a c t e d g o o d corporate, individual a n d t a b l e participation.

Trivia No.005Name the table which has

joined with BRT222 for a

publicity drive in

Bengaluru in Nov’13.

Mail your answers to

editor@coromandelcalling

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November 2013 RTI WEEK Matching Grant

Area 2 provided a matching grant of Rs.5000/- for each table for a project done on 14th November '13 as part of the RTI week celebration. This was made possible by a donation of Rs.1Lakh received from Past RTI President Vagish Dixit and these funds have been used as a grant for the tables to DO MORE during the RTI Week. A whopping 13Lakhs+ were contributed by the tables of Area 2 for the RTI week projects which started from 8th November ’14 to 20th November ’14.

Area Twinkler Fellowship

Aladin - the Musical event was showcased on 9th November '13 at The Lady Andal School auditorium where RTI & LCI of Area2 had a joint Twinkler fellowship for all A2 Twinklers where 100 children from A2 participated.

RTI Publicity by Area

Area 2 has joined hands with Dawn to Dusk Marathon 2014 to be held on 5th January '14 organized by Sq.Leg of MCRT94, Neville J. Billimoria. With this joint promotion, RTI logo will be showcased on all marketing materials and advertisement campaigns forthe event. The funds raised are to go towards Bal Sanjeevani project that provides therapy services and facilities that aid babies and children affected by Cerebral Palsy coming from low income groups. The therapy that are provided by Bal Sanjeevani is free of cost to these children affected by Cerebral Palsy.AC

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November 2013 LAPD @ MKRT181Two interesting LAPD sessions were conducted by tablers of Area 2 in November and both at 181.

The first one was by Tr. Radhakrishnan Vital Dev from MART100 who conducted a session on functioning of the brain. It was informative session and something to take back home and ponder about.

The second one was by Tr.Amitaabh Narayan from MMRT3 and he spoke on different ways at which we could raise funds for the Table. The session will definitely bring out new ideas from 181ers in the future.

TWINKLER ACTIVITY @ MKRT181Tr. Mukesh and Vineeta invited the twinklers and mom's of 181 for the 1st birthday bash of their smiling daughter Muskaan. Packed house was the sight out there. The dad's of 181ers were happy that they were left out as the herculian task of managing the kids was not required.

TWINKLER ACTIVITY - Nach Le VeNach Le Ve was the annual inter table/circle twinkler dance competition organised by MLC2 where many tables/circles were represented by enthusiastic and talented dancers.

It was a treat to watch the youngsters perform and entertain the crowd present. It was the best platform for twinklers of Area 2 to bond across tables and circles and make new friends.

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November 2013 MMRT3Generosity of people keeps the wheel churning at the Little Sisters of the Poor @ Harrington Road where MMRT3 stepped in with an assistance of 1 Wheel Chair, 40 Packs of Bed Pads, 40 Packs of Adult Diapers, Coffee Powder and Milk Packs on 10th November ‘13.

2 steel Almirahs was an urgent need of the inmates of Balavihar. A visit to their dining hall revealed the need for electronic fly catching machines and 2 such machines were installed on 12th November ’13.

Clothes for 28inmates of Bethel Boys Home were provided on 12th November ’13.

MMRT3 funded the patients at the Tanker Foundation for dialysis for 80 needy patients.

A mobile oxygen delivery unit and a Nebuliser we sponsored at the Dean Foundation on 13th November ’13.

2 steel Almirahs for the library and sweets for the entire student population of 960 Students were offered to The Presidency Govt. Hr.Sec School on 14th November ’13.

Madras Prinjapole was the next project destination where 10 Crates of Bananas and banana leaves were fed to hungry bovine.

20 boxes of Chalk and 1 Calculator, 5 chairs, a teachers table, a steel Almirah were donated to the Vill ivakkam Panchayat Union Elementary School on 19th November ’13.

MMRT3 sponsored college fees for 2 semesters of a student James Susairaj of Loyola College who was in need of fees to continue his education. A very generous gesture indeed.

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November 2013 MWRT107 Medical camps were organized at Mercy Home and Vardappa Naidu Orphanage during the RTI Week between 13th - 20th November ’13 by Tablers & Circlers of MWRT10 & MWLC2.

MERT30MERT30 joined with MMRT95 and sponsored dialysis for 35 patients at the RYA COSMO dialysis centre on 8th November ’13.

At Little Sisters of the Poor, MERT30 distributed Adult Diapers, Sanitary Pads and 2 water Geysers on 8th November ’13.

R T 3 0 & L C 10 0 s p o n s o r e d t h e competitions at Giriappa Road Tution centre as part of the Childrens Day Celebration on 9th November ’13 with 100% attendance.

MERT30 & MMRT95 organized a full day eye camp at Daya Sadan and distributed 115 blankets to the inmates on 10th November ’13.

MERT30 & MART100 distributed groceries at Manasa - home for the mentally challenged on 10th November ’13.

Lactogen & Groceries worth INR 10 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 w e r e d i s t r i b u t e d a t Karunapragya - an adoption centre on 11th November ’13.

At the National Federation of the Blind, MERT30 donated INR 10000.00 towards the Braille Directory - an enabler for blind people to start their own business - on 13th November ’13.PR

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November 2013 MERT30Play Equipment & Kindergarten books were donated at JRET School by MERT30, MART100 & MELC10 on 13th Nov’13.

On 13th November ’13, MERT30 & M C RT 9 4 d o n a t e d m e d i c i n e s a t Sanjeevani.

The Childrens Day at Kamaraj Colony was sponsored by MERT30 & MELC100 where they distributed prizes to the winners of the coloring contest on 14th November ’13.

Tution fees for 3 thildren were sponsored at Gracious Homes by the Tablers of MERT30 on 15th November ’13.

RTI Week Project Value - INR 1,27,000.00

MSRT39M S R T 3 9 k i c k - s t a r t e d t h e 1 5 community service activities for the RTI WEEK Jain Shiksha Sangh School on 14th November ’13 where they distributed chocolates & goodies to 1100 students and organized the Taare Zameen Par event of drawing and painting competition.

On 15th November ’13, 39ers fed the 200 cows at Madras Pinjrapole, Aynaram.

100 pairs of clothes were donated to differently abled kids at Home for the Handicapped on 16th November ’13.

39ers went a step beyond the usual and distributed 50 blankets in the local trains to the needy people that day.PR

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November 2013 MSRT39M e d i c i n e s & P r o v i s i o n s w e r e distributed at madras Society for protection of children on 17th November ’13.

I N R 2 5 0 0 0 w a s d o n a t e d f o r constructing a shelter at Helping Hands which needed rooms for inmates to live. the project was taken up on the same day.

On 18th November ’13 a dental camp for the 600 students of GCK School was organised.

Water filter, provisions and notebooks were donated at Little Flower Convent Hostel for the Visually Impaired on 19th November ’13.

Breakfast was served by MSRT39 to the girls at Sarvodhya Girls Hostel on 20th November ’13.

39ers dnated books for the upcoming library at Maharaja Agarsen Schoolon the same day.

100nos of RTI & LCI school bags were donated at the Little Flower Convent School.

2 Solar Lighting Lamps and 50 GO Green Boxes were distributed at Sarvodhya Girls School.

RSRM School received 100 books for its library from MSRT39.

100 books for the library at GCK School d o n a t e d b y 3 9 e r s m a r k e d t h e completion of 15 projects during RTI WEEK. RTI Week Project Value -INR 2,58,000.00PR

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November 2013 MMRT4242ers distributed juices and snacks to the children at Guild of Service as part of the November month community service activity.

MCRT94MCRT94 organised the ear camp at Sanjeevani followed by eye surgery camp where a total of 63 patients were screened and 25 of them were donated with hearing aid kits.

A joint Project with MART100 at Karna Prayag and a joint Project with MERT30 for provising medicines at Sanjeevani were the RTI WEEK Projects undertaken.

R T I We e k P r o j e c t Va l u e - I N R 2,65,000.00

MMRT95A joint project with MERT30 & LC70 where dialysis for patients were undertaken at the RYA Cosmo Dialysis Centre was the first project as part of the RTI Week for MMRT95.

This was followed by a donation of clothes, sweets and meal for the inmates of Balamandir on the 9th of November ’13.

On 10th November ’13, 95ers organised an eye camp for the inmates of Daya Sadan. They distributed meals, clothes and blankets which were sponsored by MERT30.

Ultrasound machine at the Deepam Foundation was sponsored by the 95ers on 11th November ’13.PR

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November 2013 MMRT95Customised artificial limbs were sponsored by the 95ers at the Adinath Jain Trust on 12th November ’13.

Childrens day was celebrated at Zillaparishad High School where RTI & LCI Branded School bags along with stationery items were distributed to the students.

95ers sponsored education for 20 children at Maithree followed by a yummy feast for the children at Seva Sadan on 14th November ’13.

On 10th November ’13, medicines and power glasses were distributed to the parients after completion of the eye camp.

R T I We e k P r o j e c t Va l u e - I N R 2,36,891.00

MART100MART100 joined hands with MERT30 and distributed groceries at Manasa - home for the mentally challenged on 10th November ’13.

A joint Project with MCRT94 at Karna Prayag was also undertaken by MARTians.

MSRT123MSRT123 & MSLC63 sponsored education of a child – Daughter of Ms. P.Shanti working at Round Table India Office.

123ers believe in women empowerment and sponsored Sewing Machine to Ms. Deepa to promote self dependency and enable her to earn a living for her and her family. PR

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November 2013 MSRT123On 12th November ’13, MSRT123 & MSLC63 started their RTI WEEK Projects at Balavihar where they donated 50nos of RI & LCI branded school bags for the inmates.

DVD Player, DVDs and Novels were distributed to the inmates of Little Sisters of the Poor on 13th November ’13 by 123 & 63.

The education for 3 children were sponsored for the year by the table and circle at HOPE FOundation Nursery & Primary School.

MSRT123 & LC63 distributed clothes for the inmates of Seva Sadan on Harrington Road on 15th November ’13.

The inmates of Chennaipuri Annadana Samajam, off Greenways Road were sponsored a meal by the 123 & 63 family on 16th November ’13.

Sports is an integral part of education and the tablers felt that good quality sports shoes were the need of the hour at the HOPE Foundation Nursery & Primary School and 6 pairs of shoes were given to the top athletes in the school.

Clothes & Toys were distributed to the children at the Adoption Unit at Guild of Service on the 18th of November ’13.

RTI Week Project Value -INR 89,350.00

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November 2013 MSRT159MSRT159 started the RTI WEEK Projects on the 10th of November ’13 at SIP Memorial Home where groceries for the HIV infected kids were provided.

At Gnanadarshan Seva Foundation, a grinder was donated by the 159ers on the 10th of November ’13.

A Joint Project with Table124, MSRT159 distributed nightwear for the women and milk powder for the children suffering from Cancer at Egmore Govt. Hospital.

MSRT159 donated a laser printer and alarm bell at the Government School at Padappai on 13th November ’13.

On 15th November ’13, groceries for one month were distributed to the Old Age Home near Redhills where nearly 50 aged people are sheltered. On the same day a laser printer was also donated to the Eguvarpalayam Govt. School in Goomdipundi.

MSRT159 donated 4 artificial limbs to the i n m a t e s o f M u k t i F o u n d a t i o n , Meenambakkam on 16th November ’13.

25 kids suffering from cancer were taken for picnic to Dakshin Chitra and MGM amusement park on 30th November ’13.

RTI Week Project Value -INR 1,18,000.00

MCRT162200 pairs of Shoes were distributed to 10 0 k i d s a n d 5 0 S t u d e n t s f r o m MCRT162’s FTE Thandhai Periyar School were taken in a special bus on the CHILDREN's Day to watch a play put up by Evam and Karadi tales with Singer Usha Uthup.PR

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November 2013 MCRT162250 full meal packets distribution for 250 roadside destitutes in various parts of Chennai spread over 3 was a major RTI WEEK project drive for the 162ers.

RTI Week Project Value -INR 34,500.00

PHRT167The Pondy paiyyas of 167 donated cleaning materials to HOSPICE , an Old age home located at La Porte Street, Pondicherry.

2 Steel Cupboards were donated to APJ H o m e a n d c a ke s & s we e t s we r e distributed to the special children of Baby Sarah Home.

RTI Week Project Value -INR 14,000.00

MKRT181181ers donated a tri cycle to a deserving handicapped woman at the Vellore Round Table 23’s long term project.

181ers were part of a community service activity along with Area 6, BRT 222. 6 sewing machines were donated to needy women in a women's home.

Community Service at Sri Matha trust where 181ers contributed 47 Towels and donated a meal for all the cancer patients and their care takers.

115 sets of School uniforms and 50 pairs of foot wear were donated to the children at Little Flower School by MKRT181.

F rom feeding Cows at Kel lys , to sponsoring tution fees for 2 girl students to donating a cow to a handicapped person to earn a living were completed during the RTI WEEK. RTI Week Project Value -INR 1,09,910.00PR

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November 2013 MERT30 - Conference on Family BusinessFor the fourth year in succession, MERT30 had organized the Conference on Family Business on the 23rd of November ’13 at the TAJ Club House, Chennai.

The theme for the year was “Emerging Entrepreneurs” - Challenges to the Organization.

This event is an annual event and is done in association with Chennai Business School.

W i t h i n d u s t r y s t a l w a r t s l i k e K.E.Ranganathan (TVS Capital), Sameer Mehta (mehta Hospital), Pandiaraj (MAFOI Consultants) and many more top speakers gracing the sessions, the event was much talked about in the Tabling and Business fraternity.

The highlight of the conference was the presence of Swami Sukhabodhananda, renowned international management and spiritual guru who spoke on the topic accelerating ahead in life.

The event was well attended by businessmen, Tablers and corporate leaders who thoroughly enjoyed the sessions and interaction with the diverse speakers and audience.

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November 2013 MWRT 10MWRT10 has gone all out in promoting its upcoming fund raiser - Golf which is scheduled on 15th December ’13. The fliers and teasers are out and the tournament has already received a huge response.

MERT30MERT30 with its Annual Business Conference was able to draw attention of the corporate world, thanks to the publicity drive by the 30ers. Leading dailies like Hindu and Business Line carried writeups about the event apart from the advertisements in dailies, Radio & Facebook.

MSRT3939ers are on a flow and they are here to DO MORE. They have ensured that the smallest of the projects done by RTI gets some mileage in the media. In leading hindi dailies like Rajasthan Patrika, MSRT39 has been able to get good publicity for its projects Tare Zameen Par and Dental Camp projects during the RTI WEEK.

MKRT181Bangalore buses will honk “Freedom through Education” in some of roads across Bangalore. 181 BRT 222 joined hands to promote the FTE concept by advertising about the program on the local transport buses. This surely will help RTI go a long way in receiving more reputation and name for the excellent work undertaken by the movement.PU

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November 2013 MWRT10On 24th November ’13, Tenors were seen partying hard at Westin Hotel, Velachery - a truly deserved post RTI Week Party.

MERT30On 15th November ’13, 30ers were in g o o d n u m b e r s a t C h i p s t e a d , T a j Coromandel to celebrate the wedding of t h e i r fe l l ow t a b l e r s b r o t h e r a n d Tr.Vishwas’ pre birthday celebrations.

The success of the Family Business Conference made the 30ers DO MORE of party as they headed to Zara Tapas Bar and Taj Mount Road to cool off after the impressive fund raiser.

It was time for a movie felowship where 30 heads including 18 twinklers from MERT30 went for the blockbuster Indian superhero movie Krishh 3 at Inox.

One movie fellowship was followed by another one - it was time for Ram Leela - the movie ofcourse on the 16th of November ’13.

Sunday is for Family and Family means Fun. Having that in mind, a fellowship was organized for table 30 family at Express Avenue Mall while a few had some fun at the beach and followed the fund and masti with dinner at Tuscana at KNK Road.

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November 2013 MSRT39MSRT39 organized an Indoor Cricket Fellowship at the NETZ, Citi Centre on 23rd Nov from 10:00pm onwards. 39’ers were split into 4 teams where every team had 3 tablers, 3 Ladies and 4 Twinklers. The venue saw some brilliant sixes, catches and wicket taking balls. Finally the winners of the first round played a Quick 6’s making the fellowship as the Ultimate winner as we saw the twinklers and ladies leading the teams. With over 50 heads participation, this fellowship will truly was a rocking one and soon turned out to be quite tiring as it drained out all the strength one had.

Over 60 heads were present in for the fellowship Devils & Angels Night on 30th Nov at Hotel GRT. It was great fun with awesome ambience. It was a big night as 39’ers also celebrated 2 Stalwarts – Roopam Rajesh Gupta and Vinam Sripal Kothari’s anniversary.

MCRT9494ers had a wonderful family vacation and a joint social with the Salem Table in November ’13.

MSRT123No wonder the fellowship convenors of 123 & 63 Tr. Abi and Cr.Riddhi – rock and think alike. They share their birthdays. It was 123s turn to throw a bash for them and so they decided on Illusions. The starters were delicious and just kept flowing, so much so that even after the bill was paid at the end of the party, the chef got thee tablers some more starters. EAT MORE, PARTY MORE, DO MORE.

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November 2013 MSRT123he will have to finally retire (thank GOD do has become DONE MORE is what tablers would say at the end of the year) and let the young 123ers finally be at peace. So, the stage was set for Naughty @ Forty party where Tr.Bharat left no stone unturned to make sure the birthday boy remembers his birthday for the rest of his life - thanks to the falooda bath, barbies and the hot chicks at the resort.

It was a very proud moment for 123ers, Area 2 and RTI, thanks to the 7 classrooms being inaugurated at the H O P E F O U N DAT I O N N U R S E RY & PRIMARY SCHOOL. MSRT123 along with a few other sponsors executed a project of around 62L to build an entire floor of 7 classrooms. AC Hari Balaji & ACP Shweta Sampath graced the occasion.

The chairman had crossed 40 a few days back and so has the table crossed 40 fellowships this TY. The 41st fellowship was held at Hotel President where Hosts Tr.Ram & Meghna made sure all the guests were colorful but at their bottoms - well the theme was colorful pants. Perfect hosts made sure the food and drinks kept flowing through the evening.

MSRT159It was movie time at MSRT159. The Most Awaited Movie of the Month – Ram Leela : Goliyon Ki Rasleela and at the venue the tablers wished if they could have waited a few more days for the review, but Pop-Corn Saved the Day for them.

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November 2013 MSRT15917th November ’13 – A Great Time-Out at the Courtyard Marriott on a Sunday Brunch with the Kids. And Believe it or Not – Almost No Daaru thru-out the Afternoon. Wonder how the 159ers pulled this one off.

PHRT167Ocean Spray Resorts at Pondicherry saw the tablers of 167 in action on the 30th of November ’13

MKRT181181ers wanted to rock the "War behind Bars" @ Area 6 and Tr. Vinay Grandhi arranged for a crash course on making cocktails, mocktails and shooters at his residence. The surprising part was Tablers who weren't participating in the event were the first ones to assemble, it was not to learn but to get hold of the cock tails and moktails made. Overall a short a sweet fellowship.

M&M hosted a party at Little Italy for the 181'ers..yes the M&M of 181, Tr. Manish and Mamta. It was in this party that the Cric O Mania draw took place. Yummy starters followed by the best italian cuisine and lovely desserts was the highlight of the evening. A relaxing friday evening with a good set of friends and one more feather to the fellowship of 181.

Surprise, surprise, surprise... Shweta threw a surprise party to Vinay when he turned forty and invited 181ers along with other guests for this party. Everything was hush, hush and Vinay had no clue about his lovely party. The party was definitely "Naughty @ Forty".

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