Tata Volunteering Week 19 Volume No. 05   
 
  Kitchen cum flower garden projects APPL   
 
Volunteers of APPL along with their family members constructed a gardening area with children from Selenghat Valley School. Community members also participated in the event.
 
  Health Camp for children APPL  
 
A health camp was organised by the volunteers of APPL at Noweranuddy TE Creche House along with the manager of the estate, employees and their children.
 
  Blood donation drive IHCL (Ginger Ahmedabad Vastrapur)   
 
Volunteers participated in a blood donation drive organised by Red cross blood bank for a social cause.
 
  Daily essentials donation IHCL (Ginger Ahmedabad Vastrapur)   
 
Volunteers distributed daily linen items and other essentials to the people from slums near SG highway, Ahmedabad.
 
  Daily essentials donation IHCL (Ginger Ahmedabad Vastrapur)  

Volunteers distributed linen items, food and other daily essentials to an old age home helping the senior citizens.

 
  Food and goodies distribution IHCL (Ginger Ahmedabad Vastrapur)   
 
Volunteers distributed food among the children with cognitive disability at Vatsalya school for special children (Killa Pardi, Valsad).
 
  Water Conservation Awareness JCAPCPL   
 
The volunteers conducted a session on water conservation for students from Hindustan Mitra Mandal Middle School, Golmuri, Jamshedpur. They taught the children methods to save water daily and how they can save smartly from their home by simple ways.
 
  Drawing with specially-abled children JCAPCPL   

A team of volunteers from JCAPCPL interacted with specially-abled children from Ganoday Noble Academy, Nildih, Jamshedpur by engaging in activities such as drawing and fun games.

 
  Road Safety Awareness for motorcyclists JCAPCPL   
 
A road safety awareness drive was conducted by the volunteers for motorcyclists in JMD Bike Parking Area, Jamshedpur. The drive re-iterated the importance of wearing crash helmet.
 
  Food Distribution with Roti Bank JCAPCPL   
 
18 volunteers came together to participate in a food distribution drive with Roti Bank for patients and their families at the MGM Hospital Campus, Jamshedpur.
 
  Awareness on Grennovation JCAPCPL   
 
An awareness and interaction session was organized on Grennovation with children of the Hindustan Mitra Mandal School, Golmuri, Jamshedpur.
 
  Road safety awareness for cyclists JCAPCPL   
 
A road safety awareness drive was conducted by the volunteers for cyclists at the Burmamines Parking Area, Jamshedpur. The volunteers also pasted reflective sticker in the cycles to save them during the night journey.
 
  Awareness session for children Rallis India Limited   
Volunteers from Rallis India Limited organised an awareness session on good and bad habits for the students of grade I – VIII of Government Boys Primary School, Dahej. This session was conducted to make all students understand the importance of healthy lifestyle.
 
  Awareness session on fire safety Rallis India Limited  

A group of volunteers from Rallis India organised an awareness session on fire safety for children of Government Primary School, Sarangpur. This session guided the children on the precautions to be taken in the future to help avoid accidents that may occur during their training.

 
  Awareness Session on health and hygiene Rallis India Limited   

Volunteers of Rallis India Limited organised a personal health, hygiene and sanitation awareness session for the children of Government Primary School, Dadhal. In this session the children were guided on how to maintain personal health and hygiene.

 
  Training session on kitchen safety Rallis India Limited   
 
A training session on kitchen safety was organised by the volunteers of Rallis India Limited for women cooks and workers at Super Care Central Kitchen, Lote.
 
  Cleanliness Drive Taj Sats   
 
Volunteers from Taj Sats organised a cleanliness drive to create awareness about the importance of hygiene, clean surroundings and impact of plastic usage contributing towards Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan. CEO, Mr Manish Gupta, CFO and GM of Taj Sats, Mumbai, were present during this activity.
 
  Visit to old age home Taj Sats   
 
Volunteers from Taj Sats Delhi visited an old age home in Mahipalpur, Delhi. The volunteers spent good time with the senior citizens by listening to their stories, spreading love and joy, and bringing smile on to their faces. Volunteers distributed snacks boxes and blankets to the elderly.
 
  Visit to an orphanage Taj Sats (Air Catering Limited, Goa)   

Volunteers from Taj Sats (Air Catering Limited, Goa) visited the St John’s Orphanage, Sancolae, Goa. A cake cutting ceremony was held on the occasion of Sir Jamsetji Tata’s birth anniversary and the volunteers interacted with the children through engaging activities.

 
  Building Edu Blocks Tata Elxsi   
 
Volunteers from Tata Elxsi engaged with children and created jenga blocks and solved math problems. This activity was curated by Tata Communications.
 
  Donation of Medical Equipment Tata Elxsi   
 
Volunteers from Tata Elxsi visited the Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama Charitable Hospital, Trivandrum, and distributed medical equipment for promote better healthcare.
 
  Distribution of School Bags Tata Elxsi   
 
Tata Elxsi volunteers interacted with children of the Pakalkuri Govt. School, Trivandrum and distributed school bags to 130 students.
 
  Donation of assistive devices Tata Elxsi   
 
Volunteers from Tata Elxsi visited the Government Home for Physically Challenged Women and distributed necessary assistive devices that will help 200 disabled women.
 
  Blood donation drive Tata Elxsi   

A blood donation camp was organised at the Tata Elxsi Hoody office, Bengaluru, where 117 units of blood were collected that has the potential to save 351 lives.

 
  Organic Soap Making Tata Elxsi   
 
Tata Elxsi volunteers participated in the organic soap making activity organized by Tata Coffee in Bengaluru. 345 soaps were made during this activity which will be distributed among the children from slums.
 
  Creating teaching and learning material Tata Elxsi   
 
Volunteers from Tata Elxsi participated in the activity curated by Tata Communications, Bengaluru, to create attractive and colourful posters for students for a better learning. The volunteers designed informative, attractive and impactful teaching and learning materials for children.
 
  Mentoring session for children Tata Elxsi   
 
Volunteers from Tata Elxsi provided one-to-one mentoring on career guidance to students who are a part of Swa-roopwadhinee that works towards providing scholarships to the children from slum areas.
 
  Puppet show for children Tata Metaliks Ltd   
 
15 volunteers from Tata Metaliks organized a fun workshop with the children of Loreto Rainbow Home, Kolkata. They engaged with children through activities such as bracelet making, drama based on story-telling and a puppet show.
 
  Blood donation drive Tata Motors Ltd (Pantnagar)   
 
A blood donation drive was conducted at the District Hospital, Rudrapur and Devki Nandan Joshi Memorial Hospital, Haldwani. Over 200 volunteers participated in the drive and donated blood for social causes. Plant Head, HR Head, Union President along with other senior officials attended the drive.
 
  Educational activities with children Tata Teleservices Ltd   
 
Volunteers from Tata Teleservices volunteers participated in an education activity session for children organized by Tata Communications in Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru and Chennai. They engaged with the children through activities such as coloring Jenga blocks, writing fun fact questions in math, science, general knowledge and history. They also made greeting cards with inspirational messages for gifting to children.
 
  Artshala: Paint a school Tata Teleservices Ltd   
 
Volunteers along with one family member participated in a school painting activity conducted by Tata AIA. They painted school wall of the Mumbai Public School, Wadala on educational topics to make learning easy and fun for children. Subjects like biology and geography were covered mainly.
 
  Health and hygiene awareness session Tata Utilities and Infrastructure Ltd   

Tata Steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services Ltd. volunteers from Billing and CRCC department organised a health and hygiene session at Utkramit Middle School, Saldih. Information on maintaining good health and hygiene was given to the students. Over 40 volunteers conducted demonstration sessions for the children.

 
  Women’s Day celebrations Tata Utilities and Infrastructure Ltd   

Tata Steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services Ltd. Volunteers from CSR, Real Estate, PSD teams along with NGO TRCSC organised a Women’s Day celebration event at Parbatipur village. Women from Parbatipur, Dugni, Anadpur, Dobo, Pudisili, Harisundarpur, Manikue participated. The women and volunteers spent quality time together through fun and entertaining activities such as group dance, rangoli competition, musical chair and games.

 
  Cleaning drive Tata Utilities and Infrastructure Ltd   

130 volunteers from Tata Steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services Ltd. PHS department organised a cleaning drive at Netajee Subhash Orphan School. The volunteers removed the waste materials lying around the school campus followed by ground levelling to enable students to play safety inside the campus.

 
  Session on Water Conservation Tata Utilities and Infrastructure Ltd   
 
Volunteers from Tata Steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services Ltd WMD department organized a session on water conservation at the Sitaramdera Community Centre. The volunteers explained water conservation methods through a presentation where 45 people from the community were present. They sensitized the community on methods of saving water, purification of wastewater and how TSUISL filters the water and makes in drinkable. The session was followed by a quiz and prize distribution.
 
  Safety awareness session Tata Utilities and Infrastructure Ltd   

Tata Steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services Ltd. PHS department volunteers organised a road safety awareness session at the Netajee Shubhas School, Golmuri. Through this session, the students were made aware of the safety rules while walking on the road, riding a bike or car, use of helmet, seat belt and no use of cell phone while driving. Along with this, students were also made aware of traffic rules and signals.

 
  Drawing competition Tata Utilities and Infrastructure Ltd   

Tata Steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services Ltd. From the Real Estate department volunteers organised a drawing competition for 236 children of UMS Pudisili from class I to V. The children were provided with crayon and drawing sheets where they drew picture of national bird, national flower, and the national flag. The three best paintings were awarded with prizes. The volunteers distributed stationery and sweets to the children.

 
  Tree plantation drive Tata Utilities and Infrastructure Ltd   

Tata Steel UISL volunteers from PHS department organized a tree plantation drive at Netajee Subhash Orphan School, Golmuri. They planted 50 saplings of fruits such as Mango, Chiku, Amalta, Chaurangga, Chalta, Bakul and Arjun to restore the school’s greenery.

 
  Session on Water Conservation Tata Utilities and Infrastructure Ltd   
 
Tata Steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services Ltd WMD department volunteers organized a session on water conservation for class VI, VII & VIII students of PPP Model - Utkramit Middle School Bhatia Basti, Kadma and Utkramit Middle School, Laxmi Nagar. The volunteers showed a presentation on water conservation methods and explained techniques to save water. They also sensitized the students on wastewater purification methods and explained to them how TSUISL filters the water and makes in drinkable.
 
  Session on science and computer Tata Consulting Engineers   
 
Volunteers from TCE conducted a session on science and digital literacy for children from Arasanatti Govt Primary School, Hosur. The volunteers also conducted demonstrations to explain concepts of science.
 
  Session on banking for children Tata Consulting Engineers   
 
A team of volunteers engaged with children from Government School Sector 62, Noida, by conducted a session on basics of banking. The session was attended by students for class VII.
 
  Awareness on Menstrual Hygiene Tata Consulting Engineers   
 
A session was organized by TCE volunteers to spear awareness on menstrual hygiene for girls from VI and VII standard of Yashoda Public School, Sarfabad Village, Noida
 
  Session on Cyber security Tata Consulting Engineers   
 
The volunteers conducted a cyber security session for students of ITI and Diploma covering topics such as the importance of strong passwords, multi-factor authentication, and the risks of phishing scams. Participants were also educated on the need to keep software and security systems up to date to prevent cyber attacks.
 
  Sports activities with children Tata Consulting Engineers   
 
The volunteers from TCE engaged with underprivileged children from Sakshi NGO, Salarpur, Noida through sports activities like cricket, kho-kho, lemon on spoon race and more.
 
  Seed ball making Titan Ltd   
 
Volunteers from Titan Ltd engaged in a seed ball making activity held at the Titan corporate office in association with Goodera. 62 volunteers actively participated in the activity and made over 1100 seed balls of Alatuspods and Neem. Upon drying the seed balls will be drop into Turahalli forest in Karnataka.
 
  Road Safety Drive Trent Ltd (Landmark M005 Hyderabad Store)   
A road safety awareness drive was conducted in areas around the Somajiguda store. The drive focused on human life safety, air and sound pollution control.
 
  Food distribution drive Trent Ltd   
 
Trent volunteers together with Akshay Chaitanya, came forward to serve food to the families of patients in KEM hospital. The volunteers interacted with the families of the patients and provided them comfort. The volunteers also had the opportunity to take a tour of the Akshay Chaitanya's kitchen and witnessed the exceptional work that the NGO does every day.
 
  Food distribution drive Trent Ltd   
Trent store employees from Surat volunteered with Akshay Patra to serve mid-day meal to the students of Sati Loyan Primary School LPS, Surat. During the event, the employees took a tour of Akshay Patra's kitchen.
 
  Beach Cleaning Drive Trent Ltd (Landmark Xcite Virar Store)   
 
The volunteers conducted a cleaning drive at the Arnala beach by picking up plastics from the beach. They also created awareness amongst the local stall vendors to not dispose plastics and papers in surroundings.
 
  Holi celebration with children Trent Ltd   
 
Trent employees volunteered with Vipala Foundation to celebrate with 30 underprivileged children at the Vipala Foundation BKC center. 25 employees participated during the event and engaged with the children by telling them the story of Holi and the reason of celebration. The volunteers also played Holi with the children.
 
  Exposure visit for children Trent Ltd   
 
The volunteers from Trent Ltd hosted 21 girls from K. C. Mahindra Educational Trust for a corporate exposure visit at the Mumbai office. The volunteers gave the girls an insightful tour of the workplace and demonstrated how the office functions on day-to-day basis. The volunteers took the opportunity to showcase to the girls how the fabrics are procured, designing clothing on systems, stitching and the logistics process. They also explained how the store visual merchandising (VM) works. This helped the girls gain better understanding of the entire process from design to production to sales.
 
  Road Safety Drive Trent Ltd (Trent Limited – Forum Store M002)   
Volunteers from the Forum Store conducted a road safety drive near NGV to Nexus Mall. The drive focused on human life safety, avoid drink and drive.
 
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