Tata Volunteering Week 12 Volume No. 04  
 
  Cleanliness drive Ginger Hotels  |  Ahmedabad
 
Volunteers from Ginger Hotels Ahmedabad organized a cleanliness drive at Riverfront Sabarmati as part of TVW12.
 
  Linen distribution Ginger Hotels  |  Ahmedabad
 
Volunteers from Ginger Ahmedabad visited the Blind People's Association centre at Vastrapur to interact with the residents and donated linen to them.
 
  Plantation drive Tata Motors   |   Sanand
 
43 employees participated in a plantation drive at Zhap village of Sanand taluka. Drip irrigation along with fencing of the area was created to ensure proper growth of the plants. The plantation drive was followed by a small discussion of employees along with the community members where they shared their experience. Along with the volunteers,100 students and teachers of the village primary school participated in the program.
 
  Blood donation Tata Technologies  |   Pune
 
Tata Technologies organized its third blood donation drive to support thalassemic children of Pune. Tata Technologies employees donated blood units and support 350 thalassemic children of the city through registered blood bank.
 
  Mentor a child Tata Technologies  |   Pune
 
Tata Technologies volunteers have adopted a village school to support the students for annual academic as well as personal improvement. Volunteers visited the Hinjawadi village school and conducted an interactive session along with tuitions on the current syllabus.
 
  Education counseling Tata Chemicals  |   Mithpaur
 
Tata Chemicals Limited, Mithapur organized an education counselling session at Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) at Arambhada village for encouraging education with fun activities. 100 students attended this program, volunteers conducted various games on education with great enthusiasm and enjoyment. They taught the students to learn English with the help of the game and spent a memorable time with the students.
 
  Fundraising for flood-affected people Tata Motors   |   Pune
 
A volunteer conducted a donation drive in his society and nearby places to collect more than 1 lac rupees for the flood-affected people in western Maharashtra. Also, drove medical kits distribution to the affected families.
 
  Eco-friendly ganapati workshop Tata Motors  |   Pune
 
A volunteer participated in conducting two ‘natural clay Ganesha’ workshop for bringing more awareness amongst the people for celebrating the festivals in an environment-friendly way and encouraged kids to put the same Ganpati at their homes.
 
  Teacher's day celebration Rallis India  |   Dahej
 
Volunteers from Rallis India - Dahej Unit celebrated teachers day with the tribal ashram school students. They explained the importance of this day to the students and encouraged them to respect their teachers. The event concluded with sweets distribution and felicitating the teachers.
 
  Visit to a school Tata Motors   |   Pune
 
A team from Tata Motors Pimpri named VSE - Chassis System Commercial Vehicle (CSCV) - Brake, Suspension and Wheels & Tyre Group conducted an interactive session at Sri Dattatraya Hari Chauhan Kanya Vidyalaya, Sangliwadi, Sangli.
 
  Essay writing competition Rallis India  |   Dahej
 
Volunteers from Rallis India - Dahej unit organized essay writing competition at Ambetha primary school. They divided students into two groups according to age and asked them to write on tree plantation and importance of science. Winners of the competition were awarded by the volunteers.
 
  Awareness program on personal hygiene Rallis India  |   Ankleshwar
 
Volunteers from Rallis India organized a personal hygiene and sanitation awareness program at RBL primary school at Ankleshwar. The students were taught about the daily routine, personal hygiene and sanitation and the best method of hand wash.
 
  Road safety awareness Ginger Hotels  |   Chennai
 
Team Ginger Chennai IITM conducted a road safety awareness drive at the busy street of Kanagam road distributed juice to the travellers while talking to them about road safety.
 
  Career counselling session Tata Power Delhi Distribution  |   Delhi
 
Volunteers of Tata Power-DDL organized a career counselling session in association with Admizzionz Campus (NGO Partner) at Government Boys Senior Secondary School, Bawana, Delhi for the students 10th & 12th Class. The session was very interactive wherein students asked their queries regarding higher studies and professional career.
 
  Training session Tata Power Delhi Distribution  |   Delhi
 
Volunteers of Tata Power-DDL organized an activity at the vocational training center, Delhi under Dhaaga project. Volunteers along with external trainer provided training to self-help group women to strengthen the skills of women. The focus of the activity was on women empowerment. Beneficiaries participated in the activities with great enthusiasm and shared their queries with the volunteers regarding marketing skills and linkages.
 
  Plantation drive Trent Hypermarket  |   Bangalore
 
Employees of Star Bazaar, Bengaluru organized a plantation drive in collaboration with the students of New Kumaran School, Bangalore. The employees took this opportunity to interact and sensitize the students regarding the importance of keeping the plant green and clean.
 
  Environment awareness session Tata Chemicals  |   Cuddalore
 
An environment awareness program and competition was conducted towards the preservation of the ozone layer for the students of Government Higher Secondary School in Cuddalore. 32 students from 6th to 9th grade participated in speech, drawing and essay competition regarding causes and effects on the depletion of the ozone layer and how to preserve it. Students who excelled in the competition were awarded by the employees of Tata Chemicals limited and TCSRD. They encouraged students to take responsibility for the prevention of ozone layer depletion and preservation of all-natural resources for future generations.
 
  Plantation drive Tata Motors  |   Pune
 
The team from Tata Motors Pimpri named XENON factory did tree plantation at Q-Hill at Man Hinjewadi Phase -3. Team of 45 volunteers planted 125 trees.
 
  Visit to an orphanage Trent Hypermarket  |   Mumbai
 
The employees of Star Bazaar, Mumbai visited Divya Prabha orphanage to interact and spend quality time with the children. They also distributed delicious snacks.
 
  Cleanliness drive Ginger Hotels  |   Noida
 
The employees from Ginger Hotels, Noida conducted a cleanliness drive to demonstrate their dedication for a good and clean environment.
 
  Field visit for hospitality students Indian Hotels  |   Hyderabad
 
Volunteers from Indian Hotels organized a volunteering activity for the batch of housekeeping students at the Tata Strive Skill Development Center, Hyderabad. The visit started with a classroom session wherein our Managers briefed the students based on housekeeping. This was followed by a practical session on setting up a room and finally a show round of the Palace and the back areas.
 
  Cleanliness drive Ginger Hotels  |   Mysore
 
A Swachh Bharat Abhiyan - cleanliness campaign was conducted by the staff and vendor/ partners of Ginger Hotel, Mysore. Volunteers collected all waste from the roadside and also cleaned up the pavements of the Nazarbad Mohalla bus stand area.
 
  *This update covers only some of the activities undertaken by companies.
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