THE ROTARACT CLUB OF LOYOLA COLLEGE

Annual Report (2006-2007)

Rotaract is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young men and women aged 18 to 30. Rotaract clubs are usually community-based or university-based and are sponsored by a local Rotary club making them true "partners in service" and key members of the Rotary family.

Through the Rotaract program, young adults not only augment their knowledge and skills, but they also address the physical and social needs of their communities while promoting international understanding and peace through a framework of friendship and service.

All Rotaract efforts begin at the local grassroots level and Rotaract clubs have access to many of the resources of Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation.

As one of the most significant and fastest-growing programs of Rotary service, with more than 8,000 Rotaract clubs in some 155 countries and geographic areas, Rotaract has become a worldwide phenomenon.

Rotaract Club of Loyola

The Rotaract Club of Loyola is a college or university based club, is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Madras and belongs to the R.I.Dist. 3230.

Prayer

Our Lord in heaven, as we stand before you today

We thank you for our lives, and for these graces we pray:

Strength to carry humanity, Determination to behold our goals,

Willingness to serve others, Bravery to be bold.

Love to be compassionate and treat all men the same,

Courage to win our battles and stay true to our club's name.

May your graces come upon us, your children as we are:

To anoint us with your virtues and fill us with your power;

So we in honest sincerity might do as we are told

For the glory of our mission so its benefactions can be manifold

Various projects under our purview:

We work on a variety of projects ranging from blood donation to conducting inter school and inter collegiate functions and competitions. The forte of the Rotaract club of Loyola has always been selfless service with an aim to reach out to the grass root level of each area we decide to dwell on.

As rotaractors, we develop our leadership skills, interpersonal communication skills and build values and moral fibre. Not only do we learn to deal with various facets of day to day life, but we also get a birds eye view of the problems faced by our community and the challenges one needs to face while dealing with them. The smallest of projects like our 'Vandalur Zoo' project has been highly commended and has received extensive media coverage.

A few of the current projects being undertaken are the ongoing blood donation, the Vandalur Zoo project , Oxfam- India project, providing for the fees of poor students as well as occasional fundraisers to help NGO's such as life. We also rush to the aid of victims of natural and man-made disasters.  

  Rotaract 2007 – 2008 – Making Dreams Come True  

“Some men see things as they are and say, "Why?" I dream of things that never were and say, "Why not?"” - George Bernard Shaw

As the youth, we the members of the Rotaract of Club of Loyola are bubbling with ideas and innovations to better not only our own lives, but the world around us. As it is not always possible to achieve goals alone, our initiative this academic year is to encourage each other to dream big and to support those dreams whenever assistance is required. In order to stress the importance of the power of a dream and the great potential it possesses in the advancement of life, we have chosen our Club's theme to be:

“Making Dreams Come True”

Board Members for the year 2007 – 2008

Dr. V. David Jeyabalan of the Department of English has taken charge as the faculty advisor of the Rotaract Club of Loyola for this year.

Name	Designation	Mobile No.
Siddarth C.	President	9884467521
Jayanth Nathan S	Secretary	9884297772
K. Kannan Prasad	Vice-President	9442665542
S. Sampath Kumar	Joint-Secretary	9443528746
A. Deepan	Treasurer	9841835943
Mario Ronald V.	Chairman of Finance	9884331255
Ankit R. Jain	Chief of Directors	9884338181
M. John Augustine	Dir. of Club Service	9940224130
Rohan G. R.	Dir. Of International Service	9884357998
J.Ismail Ibrahim Gani	Dir. Of Professional Service	9444491254
Ebin Mathew	Dir. Of Community Service	9380907035
Arul Vishnu Suthan	Dir. of Blood Service	9943959959
A. Adaikala Arul Rajanathan	Dir. of Polio Plus	9884109475
Rajsekar. R.	Dir. of Nature Crusaders	9841625324
N. Prasanna Varadan	Dir. Of Cultural Events	9994999204
Vishnu D.	Dir. Of Multidistrict Events	9444610997
Arun V.	Dir. of College Services	9884433040
M. Pria Antony Johnson	Public Relations Officer	9941444222
Tara Maria D' Souza	Editor	9840758514
X. Valan Crispin Nayakam	Sergeant at Arms	9962228640
Sumith Mathew	Spl. Projects Organisers	9884140551
Sundar	Spl. Projects Organisers	9884153445
Ravi Suresh	Spl. Projects Organisers	9841487936
R. Inder Kumar	Asst. Dir. of Intl Service	9884585185
C. Jeevan Kumar	Asst. Dir. of Comm. Service	9282414087
S. Siddharth Prasanna	Asst. Dir. of College Services	9884472549
Allen Osta	Asst. Dir. of Blood Services	9884267567
Arul Prathap	Asst. Dir. of Prof. Services	9840225117
Abdus Sathar Hanif	Coordinator	9840510120
R. Goutham Karthik	Coordinator – Nature Crusaders	9941699515
David	Coordinator – Nature Crusaders	9884747230
Vinod	Coordinator	9443098865

How to join

With an enrolment fee of Rs. 120 towards the rotaract club at the club office and get yourself registered as a rotaractor for the year 2007 - 2008.

Projects undertaken during the previous year:

Here are some of the projects that were undertaken by the club under the leadership of the then Club President, Rtr. Vishnu Ram, and the Secretary, Rtr. R. Ramraj.

Traffic Regulation Project Traffic Awareness Rally 2006 Issuance of Learners Licences World Heart Day Celebration Aids Awareness Seminar Daily Blood Donation Career Development Seminar Helmet Rally Polio Eradication Camp Nature Crusaders - Pongal Special Pongal Celebration Tuberculosis Rally Ariangar Anna Zoo Project Special Mention At this juncture, we would like to make a mention on the contribution of Rs.80,000 by the outgoing board (2006 – 2007) towards the renovation of the college Staff Common Room. Their gesture was greatly appreciated by the college management and staff.

We would also like to thank the outgoing board for all their guidance and support and for laying for us a strong foundation on which we can carry on the ventures of the club. We hope to live up to the expectations of all those who believe in us.