On February 24th beneficiary meet was held at Chennai. The meet was planned to be held at Gandhi Mandapam, Guindy, but only when we reached the place we came to know that there was a function organized by Tamil Nadu Government there. In Chennai, the memorial halls of Gandhi, Bakthavatsalam, Kamarajar and freedom fighters are located within the same campus. Luckily Kamarajar memorial hall was free and the meet location was changed to Kamarajar Memorial Hall.
All our Chennai members along with 9 beneficiaries made to the meet despite the scorching Chennai heat. It was nice to see some of our beneficiaries being accompanied by their parents.
This conduction of beneficiary meet across our major centers of our activity is a part of Vidial's effort to closely interact with the beneficiaries, establish a strong bond with them and use the bond to help them achieve greater heights. Hence, the first and foremost agenda was to get closer with them. Some games were planned before hand to make everyone shed the shyness and the thin veil of uncertainty which would be present normally whenever anyone meets a bunch of people who are unknown. The first few minutes of the games were a bit dull and gave us a bit of anxiety, but as time moved everybody got involved and it generated a good level of enthusiasm and interaction among all. To add some spice chocolates and titles(in charts) were given to winner of the games. This went for more than an hour, after which we decided to break and move on to other things.
We had some snacks, during which at least one person sat down with a beneficiary and had a casual talk regarding their aspirations, future plans and what assistance they need for the same. All these points were noted down and currently an action plan is being devised to execute Vidial's part in the coming weeks. Two hours was spent quite nicely at Kamarajar memorial hall. At the end of the day, when it was time to leave, the faces, all which had come with a doubt, with an uncertainty regarding what will take place, were full of smiles, giggles and laughter.
Kamarajar, who had got accustomed to the routine of young couples thronging his memorial hall, for a change saw a bunch of people who had a nice time. After the meeting only we realized that there would not have been a better place than Kamarajar memorial hall for having the meet, because it was Kamarajar who pioneered education in Tamil Nadu, it was him who introduced the uniform system in Tamil Nadu, invented the mid day meal scheme, above all opened schools all over Tamil Nadu.
And we hope that Kamrajar would have smiled seeing something being done for education.
At this Juncture, Vidial would like to express their thanks Miss.Muthulakshmi, one of our member's sister, who despite not being a Vidial member before, took self interest, planned and conducted the games for the meet. Also, we thank Mr.Mahalingam, our facilitator, who had made it to the meet and stayed for the entire duration.
All our Chennai members along with 9 beneficiaries made to the meet despite the scorching Chennai heat. It was nice to see some of our beneficiaries being accompanied by their parents.
This conduction of beneficiary meet across our major centers of our activity is a part of Vidial's effort to closely interact with the beneficiaries, establish a strong bond with them and use the bond to help them achieve greater heights. Hence, the first and foremost agenda was to get closer with them. Some games were planned before hand to make everyone shed the shyness and the thin veil of uncertainty which would be present normally whenever anyone meets a bunch of people who are unknown. The first few minutes of the games were a bit dull and gave us a bit of anxiety, but as time moved everybody got involved and it generated a good level of enthusiasm and interaction among all. To add some spice chocolates and titles(in charts) were given to winner of the games. This went for more than an hour, after which we decided to break and move on to other things.
We had some snacks, during which at least one person sat down with a beneficiary and had a casual talk regarding their aspirations, future plans and what assistance they need for the same. All these points were noted down and currently an action plan is being devised to execute Vidial's part in the coming weeks. Two hours was spent quite nicely at Kamarajar memorial hall. At the end of the day, when it was time to leave, the faces, all which had come with a doubt, with an uncertainty regarding what will take place, were full of smiles, giggles and laughter.
Kamarajar, who had got accustomed to the routine of young couples thronging his memorial hall, for a change saw a bunch of people who had a nice time. After the meeting only we realized that there would not have been a better place than Kamarajar memorial hall for having the meet, because it was Kamarajar who pioneered education in Tamil Nadu, it was him who introduced the uniform system in Tamil Nadu, invented the mid day meal scheme, above all opened schools all over Tamil Nadu.
And we hope that Kamrajar would have smiled seeing something being done for education.
At this Juncture, Vidial would like to express their thanks Miss.Muthulakshmi, one of our member's sister, who despite not being a Vidial member before, took self interest, planned and conducted the games for the meet. Also, we thank Mr.Mahalingam, our facilitator, who had made it to the meet and stayed for the entire duration.
We would also like to thank all the parents, who have made it to the meet and those who due to various reasons who could not attend the meet, but sent their children trusting us.
Please go to the below link to see more Chennai beneficiary meet photos.
http://picasaweb.google.co.in/Vidial/BeneficiaryMeetChennai
