Tata Volunteering Week 10 Volume No. 17  
 
  Distribution of linen Ginger Hotels  |  Surat
 
Volunteers from Ginger Hotels visited a slum area near Umra and donated linen to the residents.
 
  Cleanliness drive Ginger Hotels  |  Surat
 
The volunteers from Ginger Hotels cleaned the river side of Tapti River Bank along with 15 participants.
 
  Plantation drive Coastal Gujarat Power  |  Mundra
 
A team of volunteers from Ekta Ladies Club- the family members of CGPL employees organized a plantation drive inside the Aashiyna Township. They undertook this initiative to create awareness on the benefits of planting the trees.
 
  Football tournament The Tinplate Company of India  |  Jamshedpur
 
Volunteers from TCIL organized a football tournament for residents of Tinplate Area. 4 teams comprising of 88 players from the nearby vicinity participated in the tournament. The players showcased their talent.
 
  Cleanliness drive Tata Consultancy Services  |  Mumbai
 
TCS Maitree volunteers along with other volunteers participated in a post Ganesh immersion activity at Versova beach. The team cleaned dry waste which was then transferred to a truck and taken by BMC officials.
 
  Mehndi competition The Tinplate Company of India  |  Jamshedpur
 
Volunteers from TCIL organized a Mehndi Competition for community girls. The motive of the program was to provide a platform to the community girls where they can showcase their talent. Beautiful Mehndi designs were made by the girls.
 
  Cleanliness drive Ginger Hotels  |  Nasik
 
The volunteers from Ginger Hotels conducted a cleanliness drive at Nasik.
 
  Training session Ginger Hotels  |  Vadodara
 
Ginger Hotels Vadodara volunteers conducted a skills training program for Deepak Foundation students on commercial cooking and housekeeping. The training objectives were to create sustainable livelihood opportunities particularly youth, through skills and entrepreneurship training in identified market linkages, strengthen the community organization and self-management skills by facilitating training and workshops.
 
  Visit to a non-profit Tata Motors  |  Pune
 
70 volunteers from Tata Motors, Pune E Block (Press & Frame) Factory visited Kamayani Prashikshan- Sanshodhan Society, Talegaon & Bhandara Dongar, Dehu. They conducted sessions on creating paper bags, paper baskets, etc. A tree plantation drive was also carried out in the premises. They also distributed food packets to these children and donated money to the institute for their daily needs.
 
  Awareness session Tata Steel  |  Jamshedpur
 
A health awareness programme was conducted for students from Seva Ashram School in Boisar. In this session, all queries related to menstruation were answered for adolescent school girls.
 
  Drawing competition Tata Steel  |  Jamshedpur
 
Tata Steel Ltd. Global Wires organized a drawing competition at Ashram School Betegaon.
 
  Road safety awareness Tata Steel  |  Jamshedpur
 
Road safety awareness through skit competition was organized by volunteers from the West Bokaro Division. The team interacted with the general public and advised them on the importance of road safety and gave safe driving tips.
 
  Plantation drive Tata Steel  |  Jamshedpur
 
Tata Steel Gomardih CSR team planted saplings. The employees also took a pledge to conserve the environment. The team also interacted with the contract employees and explained the importance of saving environment.
 
  Plantation drive Ginger Hotels  |  Nasik
 
Cleanness drive was carried by a team of 18 volunteers in Nasik. They cleaned surrounding area of the hotel.
 
  Donation drive Indian Hotels  |  Chandigarh
 
Taj Chandigarh visited the Mother Teresa Charitable home and donated clothes. They also spent time with the residents.
 
  Cleanliness drive Ginger Hotels  |  Chennai
 
32 team members of Ginger Hotel Chennai Vadapalani volunteered in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. They cleaned the neighborhood area of the hotel.
 
  Plantation drive Ginger Hotels  |  Nasik
 
The volunteers from Ginger Hotels conducted a tree plantation drive in and around the hotel premises. 24 trees were planted by the volunteers.
 
  Plantation drive Ginger Hotels  |  Chennai
 
28 Volunteers from Ginger Chennai Vadapalani conducted a tree plantation drive to show their support towards a greener environment. Associates from different department joined hands for the initiative and cleaned the entire area.
 
  Drawing competition Tata Motors  |  Bangalore
 
A team from Tata Motors organized a drawing competition with children from underprivileged background supported by NGO Agastya Foundation at Bangalore. The students enjoyed the colorful activity and interacted with the employees.
 
  Cleanliness drive Tata Consulting Engineers  |  Mumbai
 
Tata Consulting Engineers organized a cleanliness drive on Juhu Beach in Mumbai. 17 TCE employees and family members gathered to clean the beach and respectfully disposed off the idol fragments.
 
  Biodiversity program Tata Consulting Engineers  |  Mumbai
 
16 volunteers from TCE conducted a biodiversity program -Floating Wetland in a pond situated in Kharghar. The main objective of this activity was to prevent the water pollution and save the water habitats. TCE proposed this solution in Smart city projects.
 
  Road safety awareness Ginger hotels  |  Chennai
 
Ginger Hotels Chennai Vadapalani volunteers created awareness about road safety near SIMS hospital and SRM collage. Around 27 volunteers participated in this rally.
 
  Cleanliness drive Tata Technologies  |  Pune
 
Tata Technologies volunteers along with family and friends held a cleanliness drive on weekend at Pune Alandi river.
 
  Plantation drive Tata Technologies  |  Pune
 
A group of volunteers planted trees at Vadmukhwadi near Pune at Gayatri temple land and created environmental awareness.
 
  Nirmalya collection & Vermicomposting creation Tata Technologies  |  Pune
 
A team of volunteers visited public places to create awareness about organic manure creation through waste. They created vermi-compost from collected Nirmalya and created awareness in the communities.
 
  Drawing competition Tata Technologies  |  Pune
 
Tata Technologies volunteers organized a drawing competition for community members and created ecofriendly festival celebration awareness.
 
  Road safety drive Tata Technologies  |  Pune
 
Tata Technologies employees joined a cycle ride which was organized by Tata Motors Pimpri to support the road traffic safety across the communities.
 
  Cleanliness drive Ginger Hotels  |  Mumbai
 
Ginger Corporate team cleaned a beach at Chaityabhoomi, Dadar and spread awareness to encourage people around to keep the city and environment clean.
 
  Motivational session Tata Steel   |  Jamshedpur
 
Tata Steel Gomardih Dolomite Quarry organized a motivational session for students class X at High School Kutunia . Volunteers explained different tactics for mind power management and how to utilize their powers and set of goal and shared tips for easy preparation on subject base examination.
 
  Visit to a school Tata Steel  |  Jamshedpur
 
Employees and family members visited Sirka Middle school and gave tips on domestic safety. A quiz was conducted on the subject.
 
  Health check-up camp Tata Steel  |  Jamshedpur
 
An ante-natal check-up camp was organised at Chainpur village. Doctors of West Bokaro hospital volunteered their time for the same.
 
  Awareness session Tata Steel  |  Jamshedpur
 
Tata Steel Global Wires Tarapur operations organized an awareness session on sports. The session was guided by an International athlete at Government Ashram School Khambale.
 
  Visit to a school Tata Steel  |  Jamshedpur
 
Employees of Sukinda Chromite Mines visited Kalarangiatta High School and organized an awareness talk on hygiene and sanitation.
 
  Health check-up camp Tata Technologies  |  Jamshedpur
 
Tata Technologies Jamshedpur with the help of PKS organized a health check-up camp for students at Manas Vikas Vidyalaya. Over 250 students were examined by a set of 10 doctors and proper medicines were given to the student as per doctor's prescription.
 
  Visit to a school Rallis India  |  Mumbai
 
Rallis volunteers visited Khanawale Katkarwadi school in Khanawale village near Panvel. Volunteers played various games like solving the puzzles, addition and subtractions through pictures, placing the alphabets in a proper place, preparing complete picture through the piece of shaped cardboard.
 
  Plantation drive Tata Consulting Engineers  |  Pune
 
Volunteers from SSNNL Construction site at Kutch participated in a Tree Plantation Drive at Radhanpur from TCE. Overall about 380 saplings plantation was done over the duration of 4 days.
 
  Awareness session Tata Consulting Engineers  |  Pune
 
Volunteers from Rourkela Smart City project organized and participated in an environmental awareness program. This was conducted at Railway Colony in Jamshedpur, In association with ANWESA, Biju Juba Bahini. A public gathering was addressed on the topics of Soil Pollution and Waste Management with respect to Perishable and Non-Perishable Items.
 
  Visit to a school Tata Consulting Engineers  |  Pune
 
Volunteers Smart Foodz Project site visited Mandal Parishad Primary School in Sri City. They spent some quality time with the children and conducted a presentation on Good habits, Road safety Awareness, Discipline, Teamwork etc.
 
  Visit to an orphanage Tata Motors  |  Pune
 
Tata Motors Pune Engine Factory Team visited RENUKA GRUHA ORPHANAGE. The team contributed, purchased and handed over the medicines for 2 months. They also spent time with the caretakers and kids.
 
  Visit to a school Ginger Hotels   |  Vadodara
 
A team of 14 Volunteers visited Sevashi Gram Panchayat School in Vadodara. Volunteers played various types of games like solving the puzzles, addition and subtractions through pictures and Quiz Competition. They also conducted a workshop on Women's Safety. The importance of self-defense in life was elaborated through examples and anecdotes.
 
  Swine flu vaccination camp Tata Motors   |  Pune
 
Tata Motors' Community Development Center at Shahunagar organized a Swine Flu Awareness Program and Vaccination Camp. They did door-to-door awareness program and encouraged people to avail Swine Flu Vaccine. They also coordinated with pharma companies to avail vaccine at relatively subsidized cost.287 took Swine Flu vaccine in this camp.
 
  Safety drive Voltas  |  Mumbai
 
A volunteer conducted a session on safety with 150 students from Joseph Cardijn Technical school in Mumbai. Students interacted with the volunteer and got acquainted with safety practices.
 
  Health and Fitness program The Tinplate Company of India  |  Jamshedpur
 
A health and fitness program was organized by the volunteers of TCIL for the ladies and girls of No. 10 Basti. 30 girls participated in the program. Girls were given an introduction to yoga as well as fitness exercise tips by the instructor to keep themselves fit and remain healthy in their day to day life.
 
  Essay competition The Tinplate Company of India  |  Jamshedpur
 
An essay competition was organized for the village students of Hurlung Panchayat on the topic "Our Country". Around 60 children participated in the competition.
 
  Cleanliness drive The Tinplate Company of India  |  Jamshedpur
 
A team consisting of Executives of the Tinplate Company and the General Secretary & Office Bearers of Golmuri Tinplate Workers Union participated in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
 
  Cleanliness drive Ginger Hotels  |  Ahmedabad
 
A team from Ginger Hotels conducted a cleanliness drive at Ahmedabad. 15 volunteers participated in this activity to clean the society.
 
  Drawing competition Tata Metaliks  |  Kharagpur
 
A drawing competition was organized for the children of Aganbari School in Maheshpur, West Bengal. Employees of Tata Metaliks interacted with children and spent time teaching them. Thirty students participated in this activity.
 
  Road safety drive Tata Metaliks  |  Kharagpur
 
A road safety drive organized for all employees including contract employee to fix reflective conspicuity tapes. 42 volunteers participated and pasted stickers on 100 cycles.
 
  Drawing competition Tata BlueScope Steel  |  Jamshedpur
 
Volunteers from Tata BlueScope Steel, Jamshedpur conducted a drawing competition for the kids of Nav Vidyalaya. Along with the drawing session, fun learning activities and poem recitation conducted by the volunteers. 95 students participated and prizes were given to the winner and runner-up and chocolates for all the students.
 
  Visit to an old age home Indian Hotels  |  Bangalore
 
Volunteers from Indian Hotels visited Nightingales Sandhya Kirana at Bangalore. The main purpose behind this initiative was to spend time with the elderly people and create memories with them.
 
  Cleanliness drive Ginger Hotels  |  Delhi
 
A team of Ginger RYN and partners conducted a cleanliness drive. They also briefed the people to keep the area clean and throw garbage in the dustbin only.
 
  *This update covers only some of the activities undertaken by companies.
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