20.09.2013
BE 4R ALL
(4R-REDUCE,REUSE,RECYCLE,REFUSE,BLOOD
DONATION AWARENESS,EYE DONATION REGISTRATION)
As a part of the 15th FUTURA conducted by the
Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, the NSS volunteers organised an
awareness Campaign on Blood Donation and
4R(REDUCE,REUSE,RECYCLE,REFUSE) concept,which was held on 2nd , 3rd
and 4th of September in the Applied Science block quadrangle. This
programme was organized in association with Sankara Eye Hospital.The main
objective of this awareness programme was to create awareness to the people on
the importance of donating eyes,blood and on 4R concept.
Five
classrooms were alloted for the event. Among them two classes were used to
explain the visitors on various information regarding the 4R in which awareness
on Reduction of plastics,Reuse of organs by organ donation,Recycle of paper to
minimize Deforestation,Refuse of Foreign products to promote Indian
Economy.These concepts were sowed in the minds of students through stories.Many
waste products like plastic bottles,tins,old CDs,bottle caps,etc.. were used to
prepare usefull products like wall hangings,hand bags,robo,pen stand and many
more.Also a class room was
allocated for Blood and Eye
donation awareness.
In
addition to it different spot events were conducted for the school students.
Awareness flash videos were also displayed.
Apart from this, the NSS team took an initiatve to register
for eye donation. The registration was put up in AS block and in arena.
The NSS team of nearly 20 volunteers, splitted into five
help desks at different places
around the campus to guide the inter and
intra college students for the events that were being organized by the various
departments and clubs. The responsbility of
maintaining discipline in the college campus was taken care by the NSS
volunteers for all the three days of the 15th Futura event.
September
2:
On the first day, the volunteers were actively involved in
engaging students in the awareness campaign.Spot events were also conducted for
school students.Around 2.00 p.m Dr.Kiran,Eye specialist and his team from
Sankara Eye Foundation made their presence
for creating awareness about the
problems related to eye, importance on
preservation of eye for transplantation
and enlightened the students by their speech on eye donation and the
procedures involved in it . In the
evening at 5.00 p.m, nearly 60 NSS volunteers were involved in maintaining the
discipline at Pandhal, auditorium and seminar halls for the intra college event “Fiesta”.
September 3:
September
4:
On the final day
of Futura, many staffs from various departments visited the venue and enriched
their knowledge on Blood and eye donation awareness and 4R.Most of them
actively registered their names for eye donation. This awareness programme
proved to be very informative and an eye opener for all the people. At the end of the event, there were nearly 436 registered eye donors and still counting. The registered forms were handed- over to the team from Sankara Eye
Foundation . During the valedictory function of the national level symposium
15TH FUTURA, about 60 volunteers were involved in
disciplinary activities at the pandhal, auditorium and seminar halls.
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