Volume 15 | No.8 | December 2020 The Albertian News Letter Estd. 1946 ST. ALBERT'S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) Established and Administered by Archdiocese of Verapoly Accredited with 'A' Grade by NAAC | ISO 9001:2015 certified by TUV Rheinland Banerji Road, Ernakulam, Kochi - 682 018, Kerala, India www.alberts.edu.in |[email protected] Ph. 0484-2391245 E D National Service Scheme (NSS) I n a w o r l d I T growing louder O R Christmas Celebration 2020 I by the day, the A The NSS Unit of St. Albert's College L hardest process Devika V (Autonomous), Ernakulam conducted a is filtering voice from this virtual Christmas Celebration on overflow of noise. And of all 23 December, 2020, with a Christmas Day the different threads of special speech and Christmas Carol. NSS listening we embark on, the Programme Officer Mr. Sebastian A V addressed the gathering and gave the most important and often Christmas Day message. NSS Programme Officer Ms. Sumisha E S and times the least replenished is Secretaries Yadu Krishna and Jisna Johnson were also present in the listening to the self. This meeting. phrase is cliché for all the Digital Greeting Card Making Competition wrong reasons. An incredibly As a part of the Christmas Celebration, National Service Scheme, Unit significant part of any human No: 32 in collaboration with the Albertian Centre For Culture and being's growth journey is Heritage organised a Digital Greeting Card Making Competition. The making time for oneself – the competition was exclusively for Albertian students. The contest was physical, emotional and conducted on 23 and 24 December, 2020. Ms. Sandra Grace Nelson of psychological well being of III Bsc. Mathematics bagged the prize. the self. Take time to make time for yourself. Breathe and watch the skies. We need more kindness in this world and let's begin by being kind to ourselves. 01 The Albertian News Letter Christmas Gift for Health Dhyuthi - Seven Day NSS Special Camp Workers The NSS Unit of St. Albert's College (Autonomous), The NSS Unit of St. Albert's Ernakulam conducted a Seven Day Special Camp C o l l e g e ( A u t o n o m o u s ) , 2020 named 'Dhyuthi' from 26 December, 2020 to Ernakulam celebrated Christmas 1 January, 2021. w i t h H e a l t h Wo r k e r s o n Dr . M C Dileep Kumar, Former Vice Chancellor of 25 December, 2020. Volunteers Sree Shankaracharya University of Sanskrit and Kerala Kalamandalam inaugurated Dhyuthi on 26 December, 2020. He also delivered a thought provoking prepared greeting cards and speech. The theme of the camp was 'Youth for Prevention and Mitigation of Covid-19.' Fr. Jolly John presents, and gifted them to health Odathakkal, Assistant Manager, St. Albert's workers, obeying Covid protocols. College (Autonomous), Ernakulam delivered the The programme was conducted Presidential Address. Dr. Rosalind Gonzaga, Vice under the leadership of NSS Principal, St. Albert's College (Autonomous), Programme Officers Mr. Sebastian Ernakulam and Mr. Sebastian A V, NSS Programme Officer, St. Albert's College (Autonomous), A V and Ms. Sumisha E S, along Ernakulam felicitated the gathering. with the NSS Secretaries Yadu On the same day, an Orientation was given to the Krishna and Jisna Johnson. NSS Volunteers by Dr. K Madhusudhanan, Assistant Professor and Former NSS Programme Officer, St. Albert's College (Autonomous), Ernakulam. The session was on National Service Scheme, the NSS Anthem, NSS Motto, NSS Clap and Duties of a volunteer. The class helped the volunteers to understand their Animal Care - A Social duties. NSS Programme Officers Mr. Sebastian A V and Ms. Sumisha E S organised the programme along Responsibility with the NSS Secretaries Yadu Krishna and Jisna Johnson. Activities of 27 December The National Service Scheme started with a session on Yoga and of St. Albert's College Meditation. Faseena M S, Yoga Trainer/Student, St. Albert's College (Autonomous), Ernakulam (Autonomous), Ernakulam spoke of the and HSI/ India are working importance of Yoga and held demonstrations together to create more as well. Volunteers observed the trainer and possibilities and dimensions p e r f o r m e d t h e a c t i v i t i e s . for animal welfare. With the On the same day, a webinar was held on ‘Animal Welfare as a Social Responsibility’. The resource person for the day was Ms. Sally Varma, Senior Campaigner, Farm Animal Protection Campaign, HSI/India. The decision to include Animal session was on the importance of animals and their rights. Volunteers recognised that the protection of Husbandry in students' animals is a social responsibility and each learning program, NSS will volunteer has a part to play in it. become a great platform to This was followed by 'Water Bowl Programme for inculcate love for animals in Animals and Birds' by NSS volunteers. Volunteers students. prepared videos on #nomore50 which focused on increasing the penalties for animal cruelty from The Albertian News Letter 02 03 The Albertian News Letter Christmas Gift for Health Dhyuthi - Seven Day NSS Special Camp Workers The NSS Unit of St. Albert's College (Autonomous), The NSS Unit of St. Albert's Ernakulam conducted a Seven Day Special Camp C o l l e g e ( A u t o n o m o u s ) , 2020 named 'Dhyuthi' from 26 December, 2020 to Ernakulam celebrated Christmas 1 January, 2021. w i t h H e a l t h Wo r k e r s o n Dr . M C Dileep Kumar, Former Vice Chancellor of 25 December, 2020. Volunteers Sree Shankaracharya University of Sanskrit and Kerala Kalamandalam inaugurated Dhyuthi on 26 December, 2020. He also delivered a thought provoking prepared greeting cards and speech. The theme of the camp was 'Youth for Prevention and Mitigation of Covid-19.' Fr. Jolly John presents, and gifted them to health Odathakkal, Assistant Manager, St. Albert's workers, obeying Covid protocols. College (Autonomous), Ernakulam delivered the The programme was conducted Presidential Address. Dr. Rosalind Gonzaga, Vice under the leadership of NSS Principal, St. Albert's College (Autonomous), Programme Officers Mr. Sebastian Ernakulam and Mr. Sebastian A V, NSS Programme Officer, St. Albert's College (Autonomous), A V and Ms. Sumisha E S, along Ernakulam felicitated the gathering. with the NSS Secretaries Yadu On the same day, an Orientation was given to the Krishna and Jisna Johnson. NSS Volunteers by Dr. K Madhusudhanan, Assistant Professor and Former NSS Programme Officer, St. Albert's College (Autonomous), Ernakulam. The session was on National Service Scheme, the NSS Anthem, NSS Motto, NSS Clap and Duties of a volunteer. The class helped the volunteers to understand their Animal Care - A Social duties. NSS Programme Officers Mr. Sebastian A V and Ms. Sumisha E S organised the programme along Responsibility with the NSS Secretaries Yadu Krishna and Jisna Johnson. Activities of 27 December The National Service Scheme started with a session on Yoga and of St. Albert's College Meditation. Faseena M S, Yoga Trainer/Student, St. Albert's College (Autonomous), Ernakulam (Autonomous), Ernakulam spoke of the and HSI/ India are working importance of Yoga and held demonstrations together to create more as well. Volunteers observed the trainer and possibilities and dimensions p e r f o r m e d t h e a c t i v i t i e s . for animal welfare. With the On the same day, a webinar was held on ‘Animal Welfare as a Social Responsibility’. The resource person for the day was Ms. Sally Varma, Senior Campaigner, Farm Animal Protection Campaign, HSI/India. The decision to include Animal session was on the importance of animals and their rights. Volunteers recognised that the protection of Husbandry in students' animals is a social responsibility and each learning program, NSS will volunteer has a part to play in it. become a great platform to This was followed by 'Water Bowl Programme for inculcate love for animals in Animals and Birds' by NSS volunteers. Volunteers students. prepared videos on #nomore50 which focused on increasing the penalties for animal cruelty from The Albertian News Letter 02 03 The Albertian News Letter 50 Rupees. Videos and art works related to Animal welfare and Online Campaigns st reduction of animal products were also done by volunteers. The NSS Unit No: 32 also conducted various Online Campaigns – World Aids Day on 1 December 2020, National Pollution Control Day on On 28 December, 2020, a discussion on 'Gender Equality and 2 n d December 2020, World Society' was held. The resource person for the programme was Volunteers' Day and World Soil Sheethal Shyam, Artist and Member of the State Trans Justice Day on 5th December, Armed Board, Patron of the National Organization of Violence, Vice Forces Flag Day on 7th December, President of the Sangama and Volunteer of the Disha Organization. H u m a n R i g h t s D a y a n d On the same day, NSS volunteers planted saplings. Each person International Animal Rights Day on 10 December and National planted a minimum of five Saplings in their immediate Farmers' Day on 23 December surroundings. 2020. The activities of 29 December, 2020 started with a discussion on 'Covid 19: Practical Lessons on Surviving the Pandemic.' The Resource person for the programme was Mr. Aravindan, Junior Health Inspector, PHC Pannikkottur. The interactive session focused on the precautions to be taken during the pandemic. The session focused on the history of Covid-19 and other pandemic diseases, preventive measures and general awareness. On the same day, NSS volunteers distributed cloth bags in their own localities.