Make a wish day ---- ' Wish List '

Hi People!!

Here is a wish list of our little angels.
Mail us at wevolunteer.chd@gmail.com or call at 9855166855 in case you
are intrested to fulfill any of the following wishes.

S.No. Names Wish
1 Rahul needs a bat,ball,wickets
2 Prabhat wants to become a doctor
3 Sandeep wants goggles.a bag,and wants to be a doctor
4 Rimpy wants a gift
5 Sonia wants a gift
6 Kiran wants a gift
7 Sumidha wants an embroidered suit
8 Kamal wants a bat
9 Rimpy wants a wrist watch
10 Suraj wants a bat and a book
11 Heena wants a cycle,and wants to become a doctor
12 Suraj wants a cycle and wants to become a police man
13 Rahul wants a bat
14 Monika wants a bag
15 Pinky wants a wrist watch
16 Laxmi wants a cycle
17 Jyoti wants a wrist watch
18 Neeta&Babita want to become a nurse
19 Rakhi wants a cycle
20 Shivani wants a cycle
21 Anjali wants to stand first in class
22 Sagar wants a bat and a bag
23 Poonam wants a wrist watch
24 Neha wants a pair of shirt-paint
25 Karan wants a bat
26 Bharati wants a bat
27 Roshni wants to be doctor
28 Vishal wants a bat
29 Jyoti wants to become a house-wife
30 Ravina wants to be a teacher
31 Akshay wants a ball
32 Manju wants an ice-cream
33 Pinky wants ear-rings
34 Neha wants a bat
35 Aman wants a violin
36 Sapna wants a ring,and wants to become a teacher
37 Vijay wants a ball
38 Monika wants a book
39 Kajal wants a bat
40 Laxman wants a bat and a ball
41 Monica wants to become a doctor and wants a camera
42 Sandeep wants a bat
43 Sapna wants a sewing-machine
44 Sapna wants a necklace set
45 Jyoti kumari wants an alarm-clock
46 Harpreet kaur wants a necklace set
47 Vijay wants a flute&sunglasses
48 Rahul wants a cricket kit

'Make a Wish Day' at Pustak

Swiss pie and We Volunteer conducted a make a wish day on 18th october thursday at Pustak school in Sector25. The aim was simple: to bring out the wishes in those kids, which have many, yet are buried deep down within them for want of resources. And it is for this cause, of helping those which we can, this "make a Wish day" was celebrated.

Around 50 kidz along with 30 volunteers were asked to draw their dreams of what they aspire to be when they grow up on a drawing sheet,the volunteers helped them with the drawings and on the back of it mention their Diwali wishes or gifts they wanted to be fulfilled. Some of them wanted to be doctors some teachers or policemen. Their wishes were also simple like some kids want books others bag,bat,earrings and such stuff.After which was a cake party celebrating everyone's birthday on 1 day. All sang together happy birthday to all.To see the joy in the kids eyes was truly awesome.

The object was not only to cut a cake, but to provide the kids a celebration of their own in this festive season, as also bring out the true wants and desires.

Fun with Little Angels at Missionaries of Charity

By Nipun Jain

So, we had planned for some mauj n masti with the kids at Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity Home, Sector 23. Some mauj masti. Not even in our wildest imaginations did we think this some would turn into helluva !! Oh boy, what a helluva day it was! The bachalog were so enthu, so versatile, so talented, so chirpy and I am so out of words to describe what an awesome bunch these kids were!

Surprisingly, it was the kids who opened up to us first! So the didis and the bhaiyas began by giving rides to the kids on the numerous jhoolas in the playground. Not to mention that most of us couldn't resist hopping on the jhoolas ourselves! So there we were, sharing the rides with these lovely kids when one of the boys brings out his cricket bat and ball...and so an interesting game of cricket begins. The volunteers began by bowling some easy ones to kids, only to find that they these kids are no less than Sachin! No matter how hard we tried, the kids hit every delivery flying for boundary. It was a miracle we didn't break any windows! I must say that the bachalog played cricket very well, okay okay, they played better than I ever can! My only consolation being Kaval's cricket skills, which I am happy to say are worse than mine. Unlike her, I can get the ball to reach the batsman! :)

Tired by our playground adventures, we sat around this awesome guy, who could easily be the Indian Idol! He sang such a variety of songs, from Hare Ram Hare Ram to Himesh Reshamiya's songs (minus the nasal touch!). Boy, this place was full of talent.

And how could I forget that sweet little girl...jiske (in her own words) "daant tut gaye!". Gosh, she was sooo cute!! I hope kisi ne uska photo liya ho!We had such a great time that I hope We Volunteer returns to Mother Teresa's Home for another day of hullava mauj n masti. I know I will...

Puppet show in PUSTAK

By Neha Chugh
It was 7th october,,one of my last holiday,,time was coming near for college to start again,,i got up vd a wish of gud morning by kaval ,,havin a tormoil going in my mind that how will the thing end, it was for the first time that i was one of the organisers of a show,,
i landed up at pustak school at 2.30,bit confused,not knowing k what will happen,,atlast the time came..the school no no Our school,was all filled with children,who were very excited to know wts happening,,
we volunteer team came,some of our frens also turned up to see our work and cheer us..
aman,ravneet,navreet,shama,nd me wished eachother nd started the ''PUPPET SHOW''
we could hear children laughing,giggling,nd talking nd enjoying the show.they got knew the purpose of the show-
to let them know that if they are in need or in some problem they kan contact the Child helpline and call '' dus no aath-1098'' and a volunteer wud cum and will solve all there problems,vl help them by money,medical aid,or sum kinda help in education to make the future of india brightening vd d smiles on the faces of the young generation,,especially to those children who are needy,nt blessed by God vd all the needs of a child ..nd those children were happy with that,nd we all were happy seing them happy,,and by the end of the show I was contended from inside,satisfied thinking dat atleast i cud make sum faces smile:)
and achieved my aim for that day,,thanx to the other team members for their support..

By Ravneet

Heyzzz!!!!well Well,, sumthin very xciting we did on D 6th of October!!!!!!!!well a lil Hard to guesso,,,,,.... "PUPPET SHOW" yUp u heard that rite...v had Raju, Bantu, DiDi, pApa.... N yess Not to forget- 'TiLLu' D cutedoggy!!!!!!

it was a story bout a small boy in a problem..jise childline ki didi ne Solve kar diya... oh buh not to forget k VOwOnder didi was none otha than Meeeeeee!!! :))))))tillu was so funny k Dialouge bolte bolte It was too hard fo me to control laughing!! Lollzzz .. Original doggy awaazz!!we went in pustak n hour before d shw,, found a place fo d set up nfInally D great sHow began!!!!!!

taaliyaannn!!!!!! lollzzBuh wid God's grace, kidz were Happy n all :)in Afta d How n Haan
cAndies bhi v all got !!!!!!!!!!ya yaa u r rite .. bachon Ko pehle wer given!!!!!!!!oooPPsssss yaaaar aap e phul gi dassna....!!!!!! :pkidzz wer also memorized d childline no. 1098!!Hd a lootttttttttttaaaaaaa FUnnnnnnn!!!!!!will keep doin d funny mAzzeedaaar sTUFF!!!!!!!!!!!:)))))))))))))))))))))))))))
God Bless alll

By Aurodeepa Rath

Oh yaar… bus yaaran ne tah phatte hi chak ditte…. "puppet show" at 'pustak' Not jus entertaining but full-on EDUCATING Educating the children bout a helpline and how it empowers them.. Was jus a fantabulous idea… my team knows what their children need… wow wow…
The event was really inerestin.. Reminded me of those doordarshan educational/promotional documentaries… like.."ek tittali…. Anek tittaliyan…."
…"didi! Yeh anek kya hota hai…" Ha ha…. Bravo!! Kudos to Aman, Neha and Ravneet. Lemme here u say- "Dus.. Nau.. Aath"… Yes!! Next PGI (Children's ward).. Rite!

We Voluteer simply rockin… What do u know!

By Nipun Jain

It should be fun...I thought...moreover I needed a break...I said to myself, justifying my ending the drudgery of my studies and deciding to go to the Puppet Show at Pustak. And boy was I right! It turned out to be a perfect saturday afternoon, à la We Volunteer style. I don't think I have ever seen a puppet show as lively as this before! The puppeteers were very spontaneous, the bachalog very enthusiastic, and storyline totally bollywood ishtyle! Complete with a catchy soundtrack... dus no aath...dus no aath...still can't get this tune outta my head! :)

All in all, the event was a huge success. Everyone (including the volunteers!) learned something (for the benefit of those who missed it, what we learned was that the Child Helpline No. is 1098, toll free). Though we could do with some more sweets to distribute to the kids (and me, I didn't get any!). Here's hoping for more such fun events in the future!

Yuva Parliament III

By Aurodeepa Rath

This time Yuva Parliament (3rd session) … it simply rocked!!…. With a strong issue like 'eve-teasing' … all kudos to my sweet dudes n dudettes of we volunteer. No wonder the session dwelled well under the presence of APA Shergill and IPS Madhur Verma.. So no doubt it felt 'empowered'…
There are 2 major concerns that attracted my attention

1] people don know bout what all kinda social harassment is punishable by law.. (considerin eve-tesin as one of them).. They don know when their right of livin free n independent starts getting violated due to uncivilized creatures (unfortunately) walking along with them… [guys… v can work on it.. Pehel!]
2] and secondly… for guys.. "Sajjanon, Live n Let Live".. We gotta create a good environment that is conducive of healthy living.. Where's that sense of equality amongst the two genders of the society. [ki karen… kutten(in punjabi) kanjaran nu..] but the idea of deglamourizin the culprits thru posters… can work out big time.
……….. Let's get out of this attitude of first 'shrug' and then 'sulk'..
Ok… back to my darling team… muah muah n community hugs!! Well done! Great job… n KEEP IT UP... :)

By Neha Chugh

Manwa mein mere aandhi hai udi aur stabadh khadi hun main,,saanson mein bbandh apni he saans nishabad khadi hun main!duniya se jeeti jeeti ,,khud se haari basdwasth khadi hun main..aaina main aur aks main,madmast khadi hun main,meri laaj bhi main-chunar bhi main,,chunar pe daag bhi main...................


krish contributed these lines,,i heard them 4m his cell and found them awsum,telling the reality of the women,,being in 21st century still she has to suffer a lot,her self respect does not matters where as the self respect of a man is of utmost importance for him..a woman is teased whr ever she goes,,no matters wtever she wears,,she is no whr secure..always seen as a object for amusement by men,,is this the life of a women..
i ask u this QUESTION-Is this the life of a woman?
yuva parliament III ,,chose this issue 'Eve Teasing'
and man it rocked..we were successful in atleat making people aware
about the laws related to it,the true status of woman in the society..she also has a dignity,self respect,and not an object to entertain others,nt a peice to be teased at,,
the team of We Volunteer was successful,and now is workin 4ward to start the project like dat of Blank Noise,,presentations for school children,,self help classes for girls,,to tell them to how to tackle the road side ROMIOS,,nd commentators..

CHEERS!!! to the team of We Volunteer..especially our President..and thank you to all the alumni members for their Wishes..
keep up the good work

Thanx to- krish 'fish'

Roshini At A ScHooL For BLind Kidz

Today was a perfct day for me ...it had to b coz the strt was so
awwwwwwwwwwwesomeeeeeee :) I was all alne in BLIND SCHOOL ....ws alne coz
excitement mein i landed ther bfre time ;) I was really early i guess coz i
hd to wakeup the grlz in grlz hostel...i becme their didi jus in 5 minsss.
..v wtched tv 2gether...Voice of India shw ....sme fan following man!!! n
woopz hogayaaa thy had examz frm monday grlzzz here wer very disciplied had
to study so coludn't join us in hall.

Chalo i head 2 the hall n here Manish,Aman,Neha,Andi wer alrdy interactin wth the
boyz.V had a special Chotu Guest'NONU' Neha's brther...he was reaaally nonu.
Sab ka intro liya ...humsab ne bhi apna intro diya ...n all of a sudden v all
turned into didi's n bhaiya's which was a total joy 2 be ...especially me
bein the youngest in family ...hardly get u hear Didi, n frm sch angelzz was
toh a complete joyy :D :D

Kya Karien kya karien ....karna hai kuch kaam...toh shuru karo antaksharii
...yup yup wohi kiyaaa ...v strted wth antaksharii ...whch went on to boys
singin their fvrte sngzz ...punjabi was in demand .....n choclates khayiii
...gappe bhi marii ...evry volunteer alwyz findz a fvrte kid to chat wth
...yahaan bhi wohi hua ...evry1 was busy chattin ....me 2 me 2 maaroed
gaappaz wth Dinesh n Amanvirrrrrrrrrrr :) .....he realy pronounced it wth mre
stresss on vir ...n yes by the end of the event i knew it ...he was a
vir.Remember ths nme u gonna hear mre abt him ...N Dinesh was a cute shy boi
:) who also sang 4 all of us ...BOI'S hve their examz later...n thy all
prepared for it ...amazin confidence yaaar!!!

Get Exctedd ...v cmin to the Best Part ....Kricket ..yo!!! I lke it wth a 'K'
yaar :p Two teams New zEALAND V/S Australia ......India ne kal hi naak katvaaii thi
...so no1 wanted 2 b India ...awwwwwww maybe nxt tme :)Ankita & Navneee ..thy
really wanted an Indian Team naaa...

Did The thght cross ur mind these kids r Blind ...n v all wer playin Cricket
here ....i Tld u v had sme stars here ...infact all wer Starsss :) It was
amazin to c thm maaro shotzz ....yes the ball had sme particles in it which made a special noise ..jisse thy managed their sachin type shot ...yeah here cmez Amanvirrr ...he was r
liltle sachin ...wht shotzz man ...amazinn ....volunteers toh bas audience
ban ke reh gaye ..thy wer playin so gudd ......Andi & Manish wer the rival
captainzz ...Krish was r commentator :) Whch team won...ths wld b revealed in
r nxt blog ...:) so dn miss it ...haha match ended well ....v shared tofees
amngst the kidsss n volunteeerzzz ...n it was buh byeee time :( can i get saddd
???

So ths was my sunday fUNNNNNNNNDDDDDDDDAAYYYYYYYYYYYY :) now me zombieee itz
lke 2.45 am ...n i need sme sleepp ...so gudniteyyyyyyyyyyy

KaVaLJeET

zOMbIe :)

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It ws a GREAt eFfort guys!!!!!!!!!!!!
i hv nvr been a part of such kinda thng earlier...........wen kaval msg me abt dis dat day i thot i wud definitely go thr bt 2day wen i got up in d mrng i ws feelin lyk to go nowhr..........as i got a sunday aftr a longgggggggg longgggggggg tym n lyk always i ws confused......."JAON KI NA JAON" n atlast i dcided to go..........
n wen i went thr it ws realy gud...........one chotta sa bacha ws singin a realy gud pbi song.............n krish fish ( 2day we got a new name 4 krish....hahaha) ws lyk d pesrn hu'l sing a song wud get a chocolate...........bt d bst singer awrad goes to "PREM" ..............he sung realy wel..................al othrs were also amazin......... n tbi krish said ki nw deepika wud sing..........arrey m to nt evn a bathroom singer..............bachon ko bhagna to ni tha na!!!!!!!!!! so muje chocolate nhi mili.............vry bad na.......:) bt last me i got 2 toffees.........hahaha
n d best thng ws cricket..........ina njoy to india pakistan k match me ni kia hoga maine jitna wahan kia..............bacha log were really gud............spcly wo sachin tendulkar n dat guy jo kisi ko b battin ni de rha tha............dey played a gud ckt ...........i think 1st team mange to score arnd 40..........muje b battin chaiye thi bt kisi ne len i ni di...........

hey wahan pe waise to sbi bacha log mere frn the bt i made 1 spcl frn.........dats vikrant.........thoda chup chup tha bt wen i talked to him na he ws realy nice..........usne muje ek acha sa pbi song b sunaya..........n he told me abt his frns n family..........it ws a grt xperience talkin to dem n spendin sm quality tym wid dem........frns ke sath v daily share our lifes bt wid dem is totaly different n really gud............
nw at d end of d day m thinkin it ws a viable decision dat i tuk............maine to khub njoy kia n khub tannin b krvai itni dhoop me.................n i lovedddddddddddddd it ppl............

dEEPikA sHaRmA :)

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me and navnee were as usual late for da event...da moment we went inside we were a bit puzzled....didn't know how to interact with those kids...this ws the first time we got a chance to be with the blind ... bt after a while it became quite easy nd fun too..... i talked to a kid named ANUJ SHARMA... he ws good to talk to.. a huge fan of SACHIN TENDULKAR he even knew hw much did he score in the last one day...this guy from himachal pradesh was full of spirit...the best part was that the kids out there were independent enough... they did their stuff on their own without anybody's help... but unfortunately i missed the CRICKET MATCH... i really wanted to b a part of it... neways.. it was a nice and an innovative idea 2 hangout with the BLIND...for me it was a new n intresting experience....waiting for more such events to come..!!!
Ankita Jain :)

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It was such a wonderfulexperience!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!unforgettable......now when i think about it..,it seems so tough to put it into fewwords....i can write a complete book about it now.They are so verycooordinated.....they are no less then someone,infact they are the "SPECIALPEOPLE" and we need to value them.They are full of zeal and energy,alwaysready to mingle with new people.,we met them as strangers but now theyare a part of our friend circle already.I am looking forward to seethem again!!!!!!!!!!

Sonal Kapoor :)

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Rakhi celebrations with our LITTLE ANGELS

by Ravneet





I arise in d morning torn between a desire to improve the world, and a desire to enjoy the world, well this makes it hard to plan aday....lolzzrakhi isnt just all about tying a thread and getting the money!surelymore than that.!but this was not the perception that these kids had........ Ask themabout the day, the answer starts from tying the thread to having rupees 20/- or more..A thought then came, to why not celebrate rakhi with these kids..


On monday, 27th of august, we went to pustak.. a small school in sec 25 opened by an NGO.. The event started off with a little story kinda intro about the whole affair of rakhi.. We saw many enlightened faces.. :-)


As far as the competetions we had 2.. Card making and rakhi making..Well looking at the prizes kids were oh so motivated..!! A lot of zealcould be seen surely through the consequences..!Prizes made all happy in the end followed by a little treat....A happy rakhi we had....!! :-) :-) :-)To waken interest and kindle enhusiasm is a sure way to teach easilyand successfully...!! :-) :-)

“Rakhi Celebrations”

Organizing Team : Ravneet, Neha and Aman

Volunteers Present: Ravneet, Neha, Aman,Navnee, Ankita

YUVA PARLIAMENT 2nd Session-The Youth wants to BAN TOBACCO

Hey guys ,after a successful first session , we had an awesome 2nd session of “YUVA PARLIAMENT" on 28july, 2007. Majority of people were from the age group of 18 to 25. There was a discussion on cause and effect of Tobacco.This time , YP was supported by BURNING BRAIN SOCIETY and CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION.The session stated with a movie clippings on the use of tobacco in the films and media. The actors in the movies deliberately flash the cartons and cigarette cases to display the brand logos and names. Surprisingly, most of them claim to be “Socially Responsible Citizens”. This was followed by presentations, discussions and debates on various issues relating to tobacco abuse, facts and misconceptions.A lot of prominent personalities of the likes of Toursium director Vivek attray, who was a guest of honour , G.S Channi a theatre personality and V.N singh ,director of museum, also participated in session
It was a planned and organized parliament which knew everything ie we started the interaction with discussion then cause and effect, and with solution(action plan on the issue).Sushma and Rekha, two school girls from Morni – a village in Haryana about 35 km from our Chandigarh, attended the session to give a rural perspective over the issue. We all got to know that the awareness about the danger and lethal consequences of tobacco was growing in urban areas; people in rural areas remain ignorant of the possible outcome.Youngsters also discussed why tobacco should remain a legal product for consumption.SOME SHOCKING FACTS, WHICH THE YOUTH PARLIAMENT GOT TO KNOW:Indian govt indirectly gives subsidy to biddi,( yes , biddi …which is mainly sold in the villages and also by lower income group in cities)The total revenue generated (only revenue ,not net profit of companies ) is 5000 crore but the health infrastructure and spending to combat the diseases from the tobacco ,costs the Indian government more than 5000 croreThere was also debate that when net loss occurred from tobacco industry goes into govt revenue/ expenditure account, then why for just a handful of people as compared to the masses, the governments keeps this item as a legal product.Do they know that every year 10 lakh people die due to the harmful effects of taking tobacco?

YP concluded with creative action plans, where all groups decided to take initiatives with their skills to make people aware about detrimental effect of tobacco.The initiative of action plan taken by groups shall be made public during the next session of youth parliament in September.

YUVA PARLIAMENT

Second Session

28th July, 2007 (Saturday)

10 AM to 1 PM

Art Gallery Museum, Sector 10, Chandigarh

Entries Open!!

Apply at yuvaparliament@gmail.com

Yuva Parliament - First ever time in Chandigarh !

Continuing on the objective of ‘Changing Mindets’ & ‘Initiating Volunteerism’ amongst the Youth of today, We Volunteer has initiated a concept named Yuva Parliament for the first time in the city.

Yuva Parliament, is a platform for the youth of Chandigarh to come together and

Connect - Discuss - Formulate

action plans on how the youth can impact the society.The first session was held on 29th June, 2007 at Punjab Kala Bhawan.

The idea behind Yuva Parliament is to bring together the youth from sundry domains and provide them with a common forum where they can share their views and opinions on the most imperative issues in Chandigarh and also formulate methodologies to work collectively to alleviate the problems.
The basic idea lies in letting the particpants decide how they can impact the society in their own ways, using their own areas of interest or profession.
So, to create a CHANGE you need not wear a khadi-kurta, carry a jhola & set off to the slums. Society can be impacted in a lot many other ways & that’s what We Volunteer is working on, to redefine what people call “Social Work” !

For the first session, the major umbrella domains were,

> Performing and Visual arts
> Creative arts
> Media
> Sciences
> Activism
> Miscellaneous

85 participants from the above domains were present at the first session. Youth Icons, like Dr. Gaurav Chabbra (spearheading an NGO called Hum Log in Chandigarh and also winner at the WHO short film awards, for his film titled “MudCake”, Mr Gaurav Gaur, a leading social activist in Chandigarh were present at the session.
The session had an NGO Resource Panel chaired by the heads of various progressive NGOs in Chandigarh. The chair comprised of Col. Bedi (YTTS), Mr. Bhullar(Educare), Mrs Harleen Kohli(CEVA), Mr Ajit Tomar(a leading RTI activist from Burning Brains Society).

The first session started with an open house discussion on the impending issues that are affecting the society today.Issues related to Depression problems in youth, Slum Education, HIV/AIDS, child beggars, and environment formed the crux of the debate.

The second stage of the session comprised of the youth being divided amongst teams based on their areas of interest, that were Performing & Creative Arts, Activism, Helath & Sciences & Media. The teams chose their own issues , brainstormed on them, discussed & then formulated Action Plans to find solutions to these issues.
It was really an interesting view to see the youth being so actively involved in the discussion & formulation, being eager to contrubute their share.
The last stage was the presentation of the Action Plans formulated by all teams, one by one, to the dignitaries present there as well as the parliament. The parliament was open to suggest any modifications for the plans or to offer any help with the resources the teams would be needing during the execution of the plans. The projects were critically analyzed by the dignitaries. The dignitaries proposed to provide support and resources for the projects of the youth.

The parliament session was declared closed after a small presentation on Volunteerism 2.0, which is all about redefining how people take the term Social Work.

Not a complete instantaneous impact, but “a Perfect Start” is what we could call it. The work for next session has already begun. Its going to get BIGGER & BETTER each time.

“CHANGE INITIATED”

Kya aap jaante hain ki Fun Republic naam ke Shopping Mall mein ek McDonald’s hai aur usmein ek bahut swaadisht Chicken McGrill naam ka burger milta hai….sirf 20 rupees…..??????

----- Oye Khottte iss wich keri navi gal hai….saari janta nu pata hai..te saareyaan ne khaya hai….

Ahaan!!....do you think so…well then talk to the kids who accompanied us to Fun Republic on Saturday Evening…..these little children beg right in front of the Mall..but hardly knew what went inside….untill today….

We Volunteer organized a day out for these little kids to let them know what “fun” really means. What is there apart from dust laden feet, gadding about in the scorching sun, sleeping empty stomach in the nights, bully fights on the roads, rudeness of the cops and a feeling of being “unwanted” in the world…

The event incharge Navnee and her team - Ankita, Auro, Prabhjot, did a splendid job while organizing and implementing the event.

New Clothes and Footwear where provided to the kids at the start of the event. The kids were instructed to take a bath and then come for the event. And the kids, very religiously, followed the instructions. The kids very neatly dressed in the new set of clothes….Wow!!...now that’s kool..

Combing their hair, buttoning their shirts, clipping their slipping pants from their skinny waist, the team did all they could do to make them look like some photo shoot models:0)

The excitement on their faces, the eyes teeming with enthusiasm and gaiety…..and that’s what is a million dollar scene….some where busy combing their hair while looking in the rear view mirrors of the parked cars…..who knows….may be some damsel would drool over them in the mall:)

So all set….with some minor instructions on the ways to behave and other tit bits….each kid was assigned to one volunteer….and then get set goo……here WE gooooo!!!

Crossing the security check…..and with their first ever step into the MALL….I could see the kids agape with astonishment and wonder……………Does such world exist???

Well yes…it does kiddy!!!

We roamed around inside the MALL…jumping into the lift at every floor and then making round trips on it….aaah!!...that made me remember my childhood days…how we badgered the lift wala bandaa!!

Showing the glitzy glamour of the world..the expensive shops…the games parlour…

Yeh!!..the kids enjoyed the games parlour the most….but obvious…driving Moto GT bikes, smashing cars with Preet helping them drive without licence and shooting the ducks…..where auro was busy playing her own gimics…..clicking snaps(her own) and then stupidly smiling to strike a pose…:)

Snaps snaps and then more snaps….jaise baaara hi aaa gayi ho…I would have some job to put them on the blog…

Ahh!!...now comes my favourite part….McDonald’s…..

The kids were served…Chicken McGrill ...I know they must have enjoyed the Burger..

It was fun, ebullience, frolic and loads of laughter everywhere to be seen and felt…

The vibes were just amazing….

So the burgers were thoooosofied pretty fast….aaah!...i forgot to mention something…

THE POOR VOLUNTEERS WERE JUST WATCHING THE FACES WHILE THE KIDS ENJOYED THE MEAL:0) BECHAAAREEE….EHEEHHEHEHEHE!!

Then the kids played some games, sang a few songs and mimicked some of the volunteers…..that was funny…hehehee!!....i’m loving it :)

Meanwhile….some softies came for the kids only….again the volunteers bechaare….kaam ke bhojh ke mare….thishshshhsh…kuch nahin milegaa…

The volunteers interacted with the kids…..talked to them..their likes and their dreams…and that’s what makes the day to remember…a day to celebrate ..a day to enjoy and bring smiles on the faces of these little angels…..that’s what is

“RED DAY”

Organizing Team : Navnee, Ankita, Auro, Prabhjot

Volunteers Present: Navnee, Ankita, Auro, Prabhjot, Preet, Ankush, Kaval, Capt. Padmesh, Hasmeet, Vikas, Raman, Ishleen, Simran

Special thanks to Hasmeet for coming all the way from Ludhiana to show up at the event…and also heartiest thanks to Orkut, Airtel, Hutch…..Balle Balle!!

We Volunteer………………..We Initiate…Do You?????

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@ Auro

Fun Fun Fun...Masti came in for a live concert yesterday. Reached FR as clueless as i always am. But soon the smiles on the faces of the kids from one corner of the face to the other explained it all....

It was their day....Surprisingly this outing was much more than normally hanging around with frenzz..

Adventure and Sharaarat on full swing...Best was our experiences in the lift, when people were kinda amused at us....Ha Ha Ha Ha HE he hehehe!!!!1 hu hu hu hu...bahut mazaa ayaa:)

Phir se Phir Phir...aur chahiyeeee!!!!

We Volunteer!!

@ Hasmeet

Great effort volunteers! I have never been part of any such kind of effort. It was a great experince. A little attempt is better than 10,000 words and those cute smiles on faces of kids have said all about success of event.

"Nic-Pic"........ek Chotti si picnic

A SCORCHING Saturday morning… the Chandigarh Earth sizzling at 45 Degrees. But all this sun furry could that really hamper the chirpy and lively atmosphere at Pustak, a special school for underprivileged children.

So it was Picnic... Oops! ‘Nic-Pic’ time for all of us. Reminds me of my childhood when picnic meant just fun and food. But times have definitely changed. Strangely Children this time initially wanted to study. Yet nobody could have escaped the fun. This was the first event that the "New Team" of We Volunteer had arranged all by themselves, of course with some outside help from the senior volunteers.

A decent number of volunteers turned up for the blast but, those who were there were quite involved within the event. Our idea of dissolving the distance between the underprivileged section and the empowered youth is definitely working... May be not in terms of quantity... but in terms of quality we are not lacking. Moreover from children's side... they’ve grown more confident, mixing and expressive... only to make themselves a healthy part of our lives.

The day started with Ankush trying (hard) to put the kids into a classroom kind of format. But I guess the kids were more successfully making him dance to there tune. They were nowhere lagging in flaunting their knowledge. So after this noisy round of interaction, there was a game. Passing the parcel over music and anyone caught with the parcel without the music had to perform. This was the moment of stunning performances. Lakshmi sang as well as danced on ‘bhoomro bhoomro..’. Neha (who was there along with her toddler sister) recited a poem ‘upar pankha chalta hai..’ and here, her sis actually preferred sleeping below the fan while nobody below that roof had the power to disturb her. Those kids who are not regular to the school also participated in the event. This shows that such events are effectively attracting as well as inspiring the kids towards education.

While Akash was busy trying to attract the camera onto himself, Muskaan made sure that she modeled a cute smile everytime she eventually came across it.
And all this while, a tiny pink entity (toddler) out of them remained the star attraction, who quite tactfully managed to remain under the spotlight by hook n crook (sometimes jolly n sometimes crying loud).
Our computer wizard Manish also was seen caught up between kids and the laptop. I am sure the kids would now onwards know what not to do to a lappy.
At the end, it was ‘Chijji’ time. ‘Chijji’ - the cute name they’ve given to whatever we give them(candies n pencils). Preet and Karan has sneaked to the market in between to arrange for some goodies and refreshment for the kids.

And then, now was when we had to say ba-bye to them and the day, which in our memories will continue to inspire us towards more... more of volunteerism and innovation. And of coarse… towards WE VOLUNTEER.

Volunteers present at the event were
Karan,Aurodeepa,Prabhjot,Kaval,Preet,Ankush,Mukul,Bikram,Rohit,Manish,
Sudheesh,Navnee,Amanpreet, Charan

*Sincere thanks to Anoop who needed only a scrap just a day before to join us at the event.
Hope to see more Chandigarhians initiating.


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@kaval

me was late 4 the event.....rushin in 43 degree temp n sun right over ma head on ma kinetic ....60 ki speed pe coz i had told karan i wld b in Pustak by 10.40 .....me rched 10.50 decent enough :) so i enter the computer room n all lil angels were settled and doin smethin ....sme music was on n all wer sittin in circle .....tuk ma brain cells sme time 2 discover ...thy wer playin passing the parcel :)
N ther wer mny volunteers 2 ...sme in we Volunteer shrt, ya coming bck to passing the parcel...a small boy was asked to act like sunny deol ...apna punjab daa puttr...n he goes ahead n says 'Maar dalunga' in fultu sunny deol style ....so it went on sme bachaas did dance ..sme sang ...and so on...
nxt was movie session ....timonn n pumbaa ...movie tht 2 in english :D ..thora flop idea hogayaa ....considerin the volume of laptop verses laptop of kids.....who wanted 2 c smethin in hindi ......nice time ke liye itzz hindi guyssss....
lekin thrz alwayzz smethin guddd evn frm a flop idea ......v jus turned on the sngzz on r lappy ....yippie auro n ankush teachin them dance steps .....n thy chotu chotu bachkuss .....hilaaving their kamariyaa hehe :p it was guddie ...n thn i jus discvered thr wer sme girlzz smilin behind the cupboards whr computer class was goin on ..... ...those wer teenagerzz n shy 2 cme n dance so wer jus njoyin the musick in their computr class....n i reclld i actually knw 1 or 2 of thm ...so off i go n ctch up wth sharmila n all ......thy shwed me picss of their last weeknd outing ....2 mansa devi .....and tht remindz me hamaarii outing kahaan hai ........we want outing we volunteer outingg :( nahi toh hum bhuk hadtaal pe bhet jaayenge cordinator sahaabbb, yeah so cmin bck ....was kool thy wer askin me abt cloth bagss and i din hve a gud answer to give them .....as of now...so jus tld them itz on hold abhi .
by this time Preet, Karan r sensitive guy...recently turned into rajesh khanna :p ...n bikram came wth guddies .....since party was over n kidzz wanted 2 rush home ,,,vaise bachkuz ka patience level is better then us .....thy wer sittin so lng ....yeah thr r exceptions ...joh khap daal re the ...lekin masti bhi toh honi chaiye ...."so line mein lagoo" was repeated by Preet no line no guddie ....naa.so..guddies like pencils,biscuitzz n toffess wer given 2 r lillte pyaru angelss ....n guess wht mein bhi line mein tha n managed 2 get a toffee frm Preet :) em i kid or em i kid :p
so zhaala zhaala event zhaala .....al done all fun ......i laaaved(loved) it :)

awwww ......mein aur meri kinetic...n kadakti dhupp ......n ma journey bckk hme .....wth those smilin faces still cmin up ma mindd
:D :D

@ Bikram's

the event today was a good effort.
however small details should be taken care of wen organizing an evnt
On the whole a good effort


We Volunteer.................We Initiate..do you???????

Sugar Cubes: The 13 ad libs

Ambi#1

Confused right now…what to write??…..but the experience this week was great.

Ambi#2

Think about Kasauli seriously!!! (in pink)

Ambi#3

Something needs to be done about the funding

Ambi#4

I am concerned about the progress of the sector 35 project with the kids there.
PS : plan a We Volunteer outing

Ambi#5

Poor & rich, we don’t know. ‘We Volunteer” is ours that we know
Baki Kabhi aur (in Hindi)

Ambi#6

That’s a great planning!!
Before you move ahead, get it registered so that people out there can’t challenge credibility

Ambi#7

It’s gono get BIG!!!!!............
I know for sure!!!
Keep volunteerism…keep initiating

Ambi#8

All the best to new members. Hope they work for We Volunteer as their own organization. Raise it to great heights and have great fun along the way too.

Ambi#9

GuyZZ, atleat this time we have to stress to all that we presented and make sure that the spirits remain uplifted….!!!

Ambi#10

Sugar Cubes!!

Meetha hona zaroori hai kya??

Thinking of formulating something that ensures entry of worthy members into the organization????

Ambi#11

Keep up the Good Work & Your Spirits HIGH

Ambi#12

Concerned about the next generation, who will be taking charge once the existing ones leave.

Ambi#13

O!! Ji koi Fight nahin hai…….it takes time to put things in order. It’s very easy to crib…but I would just restrain and look ahead