Tata Volunteering Week 11 Volume No. 01  
 
  Cleanliness drive Ginger Hotels   |  Mysore
 
A cleanliness campaign was conducted by the staff and vendor/ partners of Ginger Hotel Mysore in Nazarbad Mohalla. They collected plastic bottles, cigarette packets and other waste from the road. They also cleaned the pavements.
 
  Blood donation camp Ginger Hotel   |  Vadodara
 
38 volunteers from Ginger Hotel Vadodara-RCR participated in a 'Blood donation Camp'. This camp was conducted in partnership with Indu Blood Bank.
 
  Tree plantation drive Tata Chemicals   |  Mithapur
 
Tata Chemicals arranged a program for development of a dry deciduous forest patch at Mithapur for birds like the Golden Oriole, Shrike Cuckoo and the Chestnut-tailed Starling. Senior management officers, employees, family members and retired employees participated in a tree plantation drive to mark the start of the project.
 
  River cleanliness drive Tata Technologies   |  Pune
 
Tata Technologies at Pune organized a 'River Cleaning' drive. They also created awareness on cleanliness with the general public
 
  Visit to a school Tata Motors  |  Sanand
 
The kickoff ceremony of the event in the community was held at Bhabaninagar Primary School, Sanand where Education department, TML employees, students, school principals and teachers were present. The volunteers conducted knowledge dissemination sessions on personal health & hygiene and cleanliness of campus.
 
  Cleanliness drive Ginger Hotel   |  Chennai
 
26 team members of Ginger Hotel Chennai Vadapalani volunteered in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. They cleaned the neighbourhood area of the hotel.
 
  World Wildlife Day Tata Chemicals   |  Mithapur
 
TCL volunteers removed "Ghost Nets" from Mithapur reef and rescued many trapped sea hare and crabs in the process.
 
  Interactive session Tata Steel   |  Jamshedpur
 
Students of Masti ki Pathshala had an interactive session with volunteers. They were shown an award-winning short film "The Other Pair" about giving and receiving. This was followed by a brief discussion on the message conveyed by the film.
 
  Visit to Tribal Culture Centre Tata Steel   |  Jamshedpur
 
40 students of Masti ki Pathshala were taken through the repository of tribal artefacts at Heritage Hall of Tribal Culture Centre, Jamshedpur.
 
  Visit to JRD Tata Sports Complex Tata Steel   |  Jamshedpur
 
40 students of Masti ki Pathshala visited the JRD Tata Sports Complex. It was a two hour tour where the students interacted with the Head of Sports. During this interaction, the students were given tips on playing different sport. They also interacted with the coaches of the Sports Training Centre.
 
  Football Competition Tata Steel   |  Jamshedpur
 
An Inter Village Football Competition was held for girls from 5 teams of RISHTA at the Sports Ground, Ghatotand to promote sports among aspiring girls. This tournament was followed by a cultural program. The girls participated in the dancing and singing programs. The volunteers helped in organizing this event.
 
  Health Camp Tata Steel   |  Jamshedpur
 
A health camp was organized at the Community Centre, Rajendra Nagar. 405 patients were screened during the camp. The check-up covered areas of general medicine, paediatrics, ENT, Dental and Gynaecology.
 
  Education kits distribution Tata Sponge  |  Odisha
 
A group of volunteers gathered at the Tata Park at Tata Sponge to flag off the start of the Tata Volunteering Week-11. School children from the nearby village were invited into the event. The children were presented with education kits donated by the money collected from individual volunteers. The students were encouraged by senior leaders in their path to seek knowledge. At the end of the event, sweets were distributed among all present.
 
  Movie screening Tata Sponge  |  Bileipada
 
A group of volunteers organized an inspirational movie screening for rural children of Residential Bridge Course Center, Bileipada. The children had a good time viewing a movie which instilled in them the values of courage, determination and patriotism.
 
  *This update covers only some of the activities undertaken by companies.
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