OUTREACH) Taken-Up by JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty in the Last 5 Years
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The Social Responsibility Initiatives (OUTREACH) Taken-up by JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty in the Last 5 Years 2012-13: NSS Activities 1. July 10th - Participated in the Anti Ragging Rally in coordination with Police Department Ooty. Nilgiris district Superintendent of Police Mr. Nizamuddin inaugurated the awareness rally. DSPs Ms. Anita and Mr. Rangaswamy were the other officials. Students of different colleges viz. Government Arts College Ooty, Emerald Heights College Ooty, CSI Engineering College, Ketti participated in the Awareness rally programme. The rally started from Ooty bus stand and went through ATC bus stand and reached HADP ground. 2. August 08th Participated in the Disaster Management –A Holistic Perspective programme at JSS College of Pharmacy Auditorium. Scientists & Engineering wing of RERF, Brahma Kumaris-Mount Abu, Sri Abu Babaji Charitable Trust-Ooty, Indian Red Cross Society were the other participants. This one day programme kindled the student volunteers the way of reacting during the land slide and natural calamities, Since Nilgiris is more prone to natural calamities. 3. August 17th –Celebrated Sadhbavana Diwas on the eve of birth anniversary of Former Prime Minister Sri Rajiv Gandhi. Mr. Rahmath from Johan Foundation conducted Personality development for the Fresh NSS Volunteers. The programme started at 10.am and went on till 01pm, since the programme was one to one interaction volunteers enthusiastically participated. st 4. December 01 , Participated in the World Aids day awareness rally in collaboration with Tamil Nadu State Aids Control Society (TANSACS) Ooty. Rally stated from Municipal bus stand and ended at Shanthi Vijay School at ATC bus stop. About 70 NSS Volunteers participated in the rally. Placards with slogans were displayed and carried by the Volunteers. Small function was arranged at Shanthi Vijay School ground and Certificate of Appreciation was issued to NSS Unit JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty. th th 5. December 08 & 09 , Participated in the World Peace day Conference at Preethi Palace hotel. Speeches delivered on topics Energy Conservation Bio gas usage, Yoga and Meditation, Hydro power and Nature. NSS Volunteers actively participated. 6. January 25th 2013 Participated in the Voters day programme conducted by Collectorate, Ooty at HADP ground. On the eve of 'National Voters' Day' Volunteers were provided with a badge with its logo and the slogan "Proud to be a voter - Ready to vote". During the programme the collector stressed on the Lowering voting age from 21 years to 18 years so as to provide the unrepresented youth of the country an opportunity to give vent to their feelings and help them become a part of the political process. NSS Special camp Activities This year NSS Unit of JSSCP Ooty had adopted Thengumorahada –Nilgiris district and conducted special camp for the year 2012-13. The programme started on February 11th 2013 and ended on 16th February 2013. 24 Male and 25 Female NSS volunteers along with one NSS Programme Officer and one supporting staff comprised the team. Volunteers actively involved in the cleaning the foot path and repairing the brick wall of Thengumorahada primary school. Volunteers enthusiastically mingled with the village peoples and performed a dance programme at the village. Visited Hallimoyar village which is also a part of Thengumorahada and plantation of tree supplied by the Forest department (north) was also part of the camp. Volunteers were taken for a small trekking in the forest area by the forest department stressing the importance of preserving the forest and wild animals. 2013-14: NSS Activities: 1) 18-04-2013 Participated in the National Fire safety week in coordination with Club Mahindra Ootacamund and Fire service department Ootacamund at Hotel Club Mahindra, Ootacamund. 50 NSS Volunteers and 100 public from in and around Ootacamund participated in the event. Live demo on fire safety, precaution and first aid were presented by fire service department. Student volunteers and public actively participated in the event. (Attached action Photo graphs) 2) 11-05-2013 Conducted Rally on Promoting Traditional Millets Cultivation 50 NSS Volunteers participated in the event. The rally started from Rose Garden and went through Charring cross and reached the college. Placards with slogans relation to traditional plants and crops were carried by the volunteers to create awareness among the public. (Attached action photographs) 3) 25-09-2013 World Pharmacist Day Rally Participated in the World Pharmacist Day Rally. NSS Volunteers actively participated in the event. The Rally started from Municipal bus stand at 10 AM and went through market, commercial road and reached Shanthi Vijay Hr. Secondary School. Street play and slogans pertaining to Pharmacy and Pharmacist were the events in the rally. 4) 14-11-2013: World diabetes day was observed jointly with Government Head Quarters Hospital Ooty. A free diabetic diagnostic camp was organized at the Collectorate, Ooty. More than 250 general public got benefited from it. Out of which 40% were diabetic and 25% were hypertensive. 5) 25-11-2013: An Osteoporosis Screening and Awareness Camp was organized by NSS Unit jointly with Rotary Club of Ooty Town at Meekeri Village on 25.11.13.The Camp was organised with support of a team of Doctors from Government Head Quarters Hospital, Ooty and NSS Volunteers of JSS College of Pharmacy Ooty. 6) NSS Special Camp: Special camp was conducted at Anaikkatty village 19-02-2014 to 25-02-2014. 50 NSS volunteers (both male and female) and four supporting staffs participated in the programme. Water tank cleaning, footpath laying, Gardening, Health awareness programme and plantation of trees were the events of the camp. th 7) 8 March: Women’s Day: Prof. Mallika Keshava Rao a social worker from Coonoor delivered speech on women’s safety and rights at the college seminar hall in which all the NSS volunteers participated in the event. Activities of Indian Pharmaceutical Association: S. No. Name of the Date and Month Outcome Program The Program includes 1. National Nutrition 1 -7 Sept, 2013 creating awareness Week - Program among the school children, release of health eating pamphlets etc. Rally Organised to 2. World Pharmacists 25 Sept ,2013 create an awareness Day 2013 about the pharmacy profession and continuing pharmacy education program for practicing pharmacists of The Nilgiris district The awareness 3. World Heart day 29 Sept , 2013 program on heart Program diseases for the benefit of the employees of Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Ooty branch This day is celebrated 4. World Mental Health 10 Oct, 2013 to create the Day awareness among the adults, children and women to take care of mental health for healthy living. 5. National Education 11, Nov, 2013 Inter-School Essay Day writing Competition Elocution competition for college students 6. World Diabetes Day 11 - 17, Nov, 2014 Screening for diabetes and awareness programs for ● Dunsandale Estate Employees ● Collectorate Employees ● BSNL Employees ● General Public at Ooty 7. World AIDS Day 30, Nov - 2, Dec, Awareness Program 2013 and distribution of Pamphlets in and around Nilgiris. th 8. World Cancer Day 4 February 2014 Awareness Program and distribution of Pamphlets in and around Nilgiris 9. World Diabetes Alert 25th March 2014 Screening for early Day stage of diabetes using a questionnaire. Capillary blood glucose measurement Counselling for potentially risk individuals 2014-15 NSS Activities th 1. September 18 : Participated in “Joining hands with Make Ooty Beautiful (MOB) group to make Ooty Beautiful programme. Cleaning the roads from Charring cross to Botanical garden and Govt arts college road in an attempt to create awareness to keep the home town clean and neat. The programme was headed by MOB (Make Ooty Beautiful) group chairman Miss Shobana Chandrashekar. Over 80 Volunteers involved in the event. th 2. September 19 : Participated in Climate change – Education & Reduction programme organized by Island trust Kotagiri in YWCA hall Ootacamund. 3. October 1st On the eve of world blood donor’s day, blood donation camp was organized jointly with IPA Nilgiris branch and Indian Red Cross society in the college campus. 50 units of blood have been donated to GHQH, Ooty. 4. October 15th Participated in the election-electoral awareness programme at Collectorate Ooty. th th 5. October 15 -17 participated in Pradhan Mandhri Jan Yojana Survey for ward 1 of Ootacamund. Bank Account for all campaign. 6. 2nd December