Hello everyone,
A warm Welcome to the members of “Karmayog Worli”.
The details of our first meeting and the future course of action is listed below.
Minutes of the 1st meeting held on Fri, Aug 17, 2007
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Venue: Anita Kanagat, 501 Palmbeach, Pochkhanwala Road, Worli, Mumbai
Next meeting : Mon Sept 3,2007 @ 7PM at the same venue as above
Points addressed
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1. Suggestions to start a free neighbourhood newspaper -“Worli Whispers” – Name suggested by Ravi
Need the following:
– Corporate Sponsors – neighbourhood banks
– Journalists – Lead – Shagufta from Poonam Apts- Ravi to contact
– Editor
– Press Contact – Ravi/Jagdeesh to arrange
– Content creators
– Newspaper categories
– Achievers
– Acheivements
– Articles – environment related, Global warming etc
– Awareness articles
– Before/After pictures of Projects undertaken by us
– Quiz – Prizes
– Humour
– Events – Music/Dance nights(fund raising), Sports competitions
2. Get few more members for the next meeting on Monday Sept 3,2007 @ 7 PM at the same venue
3. To get a representative from Karmayog for the next meeting to give us a definite direction
– Anita to coordinate
Possible Areas of Voluntary Activity
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1. Spread awareness about organ donation
2. No Plastic zones
3. Canvas bags for veggie vendors
4. Planting of trees/saplings
5. Garbage outside buildings on Pochkhanwala rd and others
6. Water Conservation – awareness and new technology
7. Electricity Conservation awareness
– Use Energy saving bulbs/tubes
– Maintain A/C temperature at 24 deg C or above
8. Domestic help registration
9. Reduce Honking
– No Honking zones – Enforce – Fine defaulters
– Special hours – no honking
– Awareness of noise pollution
10. Beautify Worli
11. Helpline numbers – Doctors, Hospitals, Nursing homes, Fire brigade, Police, Towing services
I have created a simple excel sheet with details of members.
For each member, we will also have an Active/Inactive flag, Date of Joining and Remarks attribute.
This will help us for future categorization during reporting and filtering members for our marketing campaigns via email.
I will be responsible to maintain this excel sheet.
We thank Anita for taking the initiative to arrange the first meeting and volunteer her residence for the second meeting.
Our next meeting will be on Monday Sept 3,2007 at 6:45 PM at 501 Palmbeach.
Please get a few more people who are open to volunteer their services for their neighbourhood.
We need to confirm the attendees with Anita before we meet again.
Regards,
Jagdeesh Jaisinghani
Karmayog Worli