FORTHCOMING E KTCT ALUMNI’s AGB V SNEHAM2018 WILL BE HELD AT QUALITY INN SABARI E CELEBRATION AT QUALITY INN SABARI T.NAGAR, CHENNAI-17 N “Convention Hall” T.Nagar, Chennai - 17 ON 31ST AUGUST 2018 on Friday, 31st August 2018 BY 2:00PM T from 10.00 am to 2.00 pm VOLUME : V ISSUE : 11 FOR AN EVER LASTING FRIENDSHIP August 1, 2018 KTCT ALUMNI’s DEAR FRIENDS Let us celebrate this friendship day Mythri with same enthusiasm and vigor WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY like before. F R I E N D S H I P D A Y & WISHING YOU A VERY HAPPY Our alumni is the best platform for FESTIVE SEASON all the KTCTIANS to come out with their best talents. Let us all Hello Friends, participate and show our solidarity I am very happy to wish you again to our association .There is a lot of planning ,time, energy and Editor for one more friendship day and Mrs. Mallika Devi K resources that goes behind this. another festive season. It is already 3 years since I have the I hope this time I can see you all in post of the President of this larger numbers to show our prestigeous association. strength. This is my 3rd year as the Come and enjoy friendship day president and we are going to together. Further details are in celebrate SNEHAM which is one page 4. among the permanent projects of See you all. Sub-Editor Mrs. Latha Balaji our association. Mallikaa Keshab Chander Address for Communication: These celebrations always leave Mallikaa Keshab Chander Hoping to meet you all Arundathi Apartments one with great memories to cherish No.15, Lakshmanan Street, Ground Floor, T. Nagar, Chennai-17 and enjoy. One should not miss this [email protected] opportunity to meet up with old website: ktctalumni.com friends and make new friends also. Contact Details for Membership Minutes, hours, days, months, Form, Advertisement & Editorial content years and decades are running like someone is chasing them. When we turn back and see what we have achieved in our lives . Love affection, betrayal, lighter moments, tough times, age ,glory ,status etc., all come and go.None of them are permanent in our life, only our friends and friendship will leave a mark in our life. 2 August 1, 2018 FRIENDSHIP THE PUREST OF HUMAN TIES Friendship -An incredibly meagre word to express kindred spirit willing to sweep along the path of the what it encompasses and what it can truly mean to wonderful journey that is Friendship. an individual. From the time this word entered into An edifying instance is found in the friendship of the vocabulary of man, it has taken on infinite Helen Keller and her teacher Anne Sullivan. They dimensions, each one depending purely on started out, as teacher and student, aged 20 and 7 personal experience. But while these dimensions years respectively; when Sullivan passed away 49 may range from the sun to the moon, they reflect years later, with Keller holding her hand, they were an emotion that everyone can honestly describe the greatest of friends- closer to one another than as an extremely dear one – that of comradeship. either of them were to anyone in their own families. The parameters required to form such a special Sullivan had rescued Keller from her despair, and type of bond between two people are hard to had cured her of an ostensible disbelief in the define – Henry Adams attempted to do so when he possibility of any individual progress. She taught stated with certainty that – “Friendship needs a her to talk, despite her deafness, created an certain parallelism of life, a community of thought, auxiliary system of communication, taught her a rivalry of aim.” What we can take away from this manners and etiquette- something that defined observation is that the conditions for friendship the way she lived the rest of her life. Near the end of include similar situations in the lives of both parties Sullivan's life, she would turn to Helen for the same involved, similar ways of thinking, and some aid she had given her as a child, since Sullivan amount of harmless competitive spirits. herself had turned blind- there was no hesitation, Keeping the above in mind, it is quite mind- of course.There were no terms and conditions in boggling to consider statistically, just how lucky this relationship, only the purest of human ties; for you may be to identify another soul in your the rest of the world, a display of the noblest of environment who fulfills these requirements. There values. reside on this planet 7 billion people currently; an World–famous author C.S. Lewis may have put it incredibly small percentage of which could best when he said, quite plainly,that “Friendship is actually share the same situation or opinions as born at that moment when one person says to you. It follows then, obviously, that all your closest another, what, you too? I thought I was the only friends did not come into your life with a one.” prerequisite supply of all the qualities you find the most appealing in them -it is most likely that those qualities only took shape after the initiation of your association with each other. The old belief in society that our image is largely shaped by our friends is thus, not a wholly baseless one. The two parties involved in forming a friendship are not naturally compatible… they develop a plethora of similar habits, feelings, convictions and even goals only through the course of their relationship. It is hence quite an unusual beauty that can be uncovered on close analysis of any one of your own friendships – that from among 699,999,999 - Mallikaa Keshab Chander people on Earth, there actually exists a singular President August 1, 2018 3 PERMANENT PROJECTS OF KTCT GIRLS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 1. Prathibha - Anniversary Celebrations : This is the best platform for one and all to show their talents and thus bringing out the best in them. 2. Change for Change : Change is collected and utilized for our projects 3. Baalika : Every year alumni adopts our school children and provides them with fees etc., 4. Ugadhi : Is celebrated at ktct girls elementary school. Children are entertained and are given sweets and complimens. 5. Childrens and Teachers Day Celebrations : Is conducted at ktct girls higher secondary school.the toppers are honoured with cash awards .gifts and prizes are distributed by conducting various competitions. 6. Sneham : Is the friendship day celebrations. Games and entertainment programs are conducted among all the alumni members. For conducting the Above projects our Alumni Association needs Funds. Funds are Raised in the form of Donations. From the amount collected alumni conducted all the permanent projects. Apart from above permanent Projects Alumni Association IABTO donated the following to our KTCT Girls Higher Secondary School. IN THE YEAR 2015-2016 : 50 CHAIRS WERE DONATED TO OUR AUDITORIUM WORTH RS.20,000 IN THE YEAR 2016-2017 : ELECTRONIC PODIUM FOR THE AUDITORIUM WAS DONATED WORTH RS.30,000 IN THE YEAR 2017-2018 : 1. SOFTWARE SERVICE PROVIDER FOR OUR KTCT CHILDREN'S SMART CLASSES WORTH Rs. 84,960 WAS DONATED. 2. REMODELING OUR OFFICE ROOM WAS TAKEN UP AT THE COST OF Rs. 58,486 3. A MOBILE BANNER STAND WORTH - Rs. 8,500 4. GO GREEN PROJECT - Rs. 1,500 TOTAL AMOUNT DONATED DURING- 2017-2018 : Rs. 1,53,446. WE ARE HAPPY TO SHARE OUR JOY IN INTIMATING YOU THE TOTAL AMOUNT CONTRIBUTED TO OUR SCHOOL BY OUR ALUMNI FROM THE YEAR 2015 TO 2018 IS RS. 2,03,446 . IN ADDITION TO ABOVE PROJECTS OUR ALUMNI HAS CONDUCTED OTHER PROJECTS TOO. THE DETAILED REPORT WAS GIVEN IN THE PREVIOUS ISSUE. I PRAY TO ALMIGHTY TO SHOWER HIS BLESSINGS ON THIS ASSOCIATION TO CONDUCT MANY MORE PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR SCHOOL CHILDREN. MALLIKAA KESHAB CHANDER 4 August 1, 2018 INVITATION KTCT GIRLS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION The President & members of the Managing committee cordially invite you with your family and friends for our SNEHAM 2018 Celebration of friendship on Friday The 31st August 2018 From 10.00 am to 2.00 pm @ QUALITY INN SABARI “Convention Hall” No-29, Thirumalai Pillai Road, T. Nagar, Chennai-17 Chief Guest : Mohiniattam Dancer And Cine Artist Mrs. USHA SURESH BALAJE Guest of honor : Cine Aritst Mrs.Mallikaa Keshab Chander Mrs. Latha Balaji Mrs. Bhanu Subramanyam President Secretary Treasurer PROGRAM LUCKY ENTRANT LUCKY DRAW-3PRIZES Additional EARLY BIRD PRIZES Attraction LUCKY JODI (COME WITH YOUR HUSBAND, PLAY AND WIN ATTRACTIVE PRIZES) STALLS AMERICAN AUCTION VARIETY GROUP GAMES Lunch VARIETY INDIVIDUAL GAMES @ QUEEN OF SHEEBHA 1 pm ENTRY RESTRICTED HOUSIE HOUSIE MANY MORE ATTRACTIVE GAMES AND PRIZES DONATION ON THE SPOT SURPRISES AND LUNCH ` 300 FOR DETAILS CONTACT Mallikaa Keshab Chander Latha Balaji Mrs.Bhanu Subramanyam 9003251010 9840234557 97106 22452 August 1, 2018 5 ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING NOTICE Our AGB WILL BE HELD AT QUALITY INN SABARI, No.29, THIRUMALAI PILLAI ROAD, PARTHASARATHY PURAM, T.NAGAR, CHENNAI - 600 017 ON 31ST AUGUST 2018 BY 2:00 pm AGENDA 9. Adoption of Auditors for have power to vote and 10. A ny m ember of the 1. Prayer 2017-18 propose at the elections. Executive Committee who is absent for 3 consecu-tive 2. Welcome Address by 10. Vote of Thanks 6. Members of at least 2 meetings without a valid the President years standing alone shall be eligible to contest for the reason shall be removed. 3. Hony. Secretar y’s ELECTIONS RULES elections to become a However if any member is Report for the year ending 1.