In a land where holi is an alien festival, it was a moment
of pride when many tables took to the colors and water to
let loose. Whether it was private parties or parties run by
hotels, the new found passion for celebrating this colorful
festival was well appreciated.
If fellowship is what binds A1, the sense of commitment
towards meaningful and effective projects is equally
strong. We have seen in the previous months that A1 was
successful in collecting and mobilizing funds to the tune
of 1.1 crore from all over India , besides the 3.5 crore of
help in kind already offered at the time of floods.
Cognizant technology solutions, who was brought into
the round table fold by CRT71, stuck to its commitment
of associating with round table once again and offered
around 85 lakhs; matching 80% of our collections
towards the rehabilitation and redevelopment of affected
schools. And I am proud to inform that within a few days
of approval of the identified projects, we could
inaugurate the first school library which was totally
devastated by the waters.. other projects are in the
pipeline and we expect to complete projects worth 2
crore in the next quarter with the help of all tables in the
area.
It is probably such large scale projects that has convinced
the national board to come down to the gods own country
for the 4th NEX early next month. An interval of 9 years
separates the last NEX that A1 hosted. We hope to
showcase the great work that's happening here and also
present the finest of experiences as far as fellowship is
concerned. As a preparatory exercise, tables of cochin
had a unique day of sports activities where 4 tables
contested in 4 sports - cricket, football, basket ball and
volleyball over a gruelling period of 8 hours. The
bonding from this event surely will see more active
participation from A1 for all area and national initiatives.
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AC Tr. Zaheer E Najeeb
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