Update No. 6      
 
  Awareness on cleanliness Ginger Hotels  |  Manesar
 
A group of 18 volunteers from Ginger Hotel, Manesar organized a session on Cleanliness & Hygiene wherein they conducted a practical session on proper cleaning & hygiene of surroundings and explained the importance of the same to the general public. During the activity, they also cleaned a public park and footpath in vicinity of the Ginger Hotel.
 
  Cleanliness drive Ginger Hotels  |  Pune
 
The volunteers organized a cleanliness drive wherein two hotels - Team Ginger Pune Pimpri & Ginger Pune Wakad led by senior leaders cleaned entire Premises and public bus station Wakad - Pune to Dange Chowk- Pune. A total of 27 volunteers participated.
 
  Cleanliness drive Indian Hotels   |  Udaipur
 
As part of Tata Volunteering Week 6, Taj Lake Palace took up the task of cleaning the pond adjacent to the Palace entrance near Lake Pichola. Also, it is a famous tourist spot and volunteers including associates and their family members did cleaning and painting of the pond and it's Ghat. The enthusiastic volunteers gathered at Doodh Talao and started cleaning and painting of the area with equipment's provided by the Hotel. Seeing the volunteers working with such passion, many citizens from the local community gathered and praised the initiative. At the end of the drive, the pond area and ghat looked magnificent & glorious, shining with a touch of Tajness.
 
  Home safety awareness Rallis India  |  Lote
 
Rallis Lote Unit volunteers organized a Home Safety Awareness Programme for the Women’s Group of Dattawadi, Peer Lote. The volunteers explained about home safety with the help of presentations and video clips. There were 42 women were present in the awareness programme. The Lady Sarpanch of Ghanekunt and few key personnel of the village were also present in the programme.
 
  Sapling distribution & plantation Tata Business Support Services  |  Mumbai
 
60 employees in the two Mumbai offices of Tata BSS- Lodha & Thane gifted each other saplings. The employees took out time from their busy schedules got together in small groups and exchanged saplings provided by the Company. The meeting ended with discussion on global warming, afforestation and how this is a great initiate to encourage each other to plant more.
 
  Visit to a school Tata Consulting Engineers  |  Bangalore
 
Tata Consulting Engineers team went to St. Patricks Community College for their first class with the students. They motivated the students and spoke to them to make the students comfortable. It was a great day to understand and teach both in English and local language.
 
  Visit to a centre Tata Housing  |  Gurgaon
 
The volunteers visited ‘Mercy Home’ who work with intellectually challenged and abandoned children.
 
  Visit to a school Tata Housing  |  Kolkata
 
The volunteers visited a school in the village Patharghata. They interacted with the little ones on hygiene. The children danced and sang songs. The volunteers also distributed school bag to all the children.
 
  Plantation Drive at the Village Schools Tata Motors  |  Lucknow
 
The volunteering initiative continuedwith active involvement of employees of different departments. The volunteers along with 400 students of RU Ashram Inter College, Lucknow successfully planted 400 plants. The employees had detailed discussion with the students about environment.
 
  Health awareness program Tata Projects   |  Secunderabad
 
The volunteers under the initiative of creating awareness about safe drinking water, health and sanitation visited Dodlonipalli village, Mahaboobnagar Dist. They conducted awareness programs with the help of flip charts, Leaflets and electrolyze demo. They also conducted door to door survey and took feedback from the villagers by interacting with the community.
 
  Cleanliness drive Tata Starbucks  |  Mumbai
 
Partners from TATA Starbucks Hiranandani Powai store, Mumbai conducted a cleanliness drive at Powai Lake. A total 6 partners from the store volunteered for the activity and conducted cleanliness drive for 3 hours.
 
  Plantation drive Tata Steel   |  Jamshedpur
 
A plantation drive was organised by the Sukinda team at Kansa village. Approximately 100 nos. of mango saplings were planted at Kansa village by the employees.
 
  Health camp Tata Steel   |  Jamshedpur
 
A free health camp was organized at Bagbera. Medicines were distributed free of cost. Civil Surgeon, IMA president and secretary were also present. A total of 400 patients took benefit from it.
 
  Visit to a school Tata Steel   |  Jamshedpur
 
The employees of Noamundi Iron Mines and Katamati Iron Mine, Tata Steel volunteered (Tata Engage) at Dhabaleswar Primary School, Deojhar wherein they counselled on health and education. They also Distributed Plates, glasses and mats to the students who stay at the hostel.
 
  Health awareness talk Tata Steel  |  Jamshedpur
 
A session was organized in Intercollege, Noamundi for the girls of 11th & 12th grade on 'Adolescence' and 'Physical and Mental Challenges & Awareness'. A total of 150 female students attended the session.
 
  Health check-up camp Tata Steel  |  Jamshedpur
 
Blood grouping and Eye scanning was done for all the children by Joda medical team. Suitable vitamin tablets were provided to those found with nutrition deficiencies and blood group details of each student was provided to the school management.
 
  Cleanliness drive Tata Steel  |  Jamshedpur
 
Tata Steel along with the local Police team of Joda & Belaipeda, Mandir committee members, local villagers and other volunteers carried out a cleanliness drive at Murga Mahadev Temple complex and its adjoining areas. Complete temple complex and the adjoining area was cleaned by the enthusiastic volunteers. Wild grass, bushes, chocked drainage, huge heaps of garbage along with decayed waste materials were thoroughly cleaned by the security personnel. Truckloads of garbage were removed from the complex and the area was there after thoroughly sprayed and fogged to reduce the mosquito’s menace.
 
  Awareness on biodiversity Tata Technologies  |  Pune
 
WWF ambassadors sensitized the visitors on various issues such as the impact of human activities on biological diversity. They also made the employees aware of how they can contribute towards the movement of zero poaching future and biodiversity conservation. They provided free tree seeds/saplings to the employees and encouraged them to plant the seeds in their surroundings as a small step to address the phenomenon of climate change. Through this activity, employees got to spend a little time to empower themselves through the knowledge that will enable them to make a difference.
 
  Introduction to hospitality sector Vistara  |  Gurgaon
 
Employee Communications & UK Green teams in Vistara organized a CSR and employee volunteering activity with Arushi shelter of Salaam Baalak Trust, Gurgaon.23 girl children from the Aarushi Shelter of Salaam Baalak Trust enjoyed an educational visit to the in-flight catering facility of TajSats. The visit was facilitated by Vistara, supported by TajSats, with a view to introduce the children to the aviation and hospitality sector.
 
  *This update covers only some of the activities undertaken by companies.
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