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YFS-Bangalore distributes over 1000 school kits in first two weeks
Thursday, June 26th, 2008 | admin | No comment |

'Youth for Seva' continued its school kit distribution drive for the second week, distributing school kits to underprivileged children at various public schools in Bangalore. School kits were distributed at Devarachikkanahalli Govt. School, Government Schools around Veerabhadra Nagar and Shivanahalli. basavangudi school

YFS Pune chapter concludes school kits distribution: Report
Thursday, June 26th, 2008 | admin | No comment |

Over 3000 school kits were distributed to the needy students in Pune and in rural areas across Maharashtra within a span of 3 weeks. Complete report with pictures can be downloaded from this page. Companies participated: 16 BMC, Cybage, Eaton, Incotech, Infosys, KPIT Cummins, Kale Consultants, NIC, SAS, Sasken, Sungard, Sutra, Symantec, TechMahindra, US Jade [...]

Additions to YFS advisory board
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 | admin | 1 comment |

YFS advisory board We are privileged to be guided by some of the most prominent people in the community. We have recently added few new members and today YFS advisory board comprises: Dr.Doraiswamy          Chairman, PES group of colleges Prof.Vaidyanathan HOD, Finance Control Dept., IIM, Bangalore  Prof.M.K.Shridhar Reader, Canara Bank School of Management studies Smt.Nagamani and [...]

Yugadi celebrated in Basavanagudi government school
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 | admin | No comment |

Report by Sowmya We the volunteers at Basavanagudi government school decided to celebrate Ugadi with the kids who live here. Foreseeing that the volunteers would be busy on the day of the festival, we decided to celebrate it a day in advance. The children were very enthusiastic about celebrating the festival with us.

YFS volunteers celebrate Yugadi with AET orphanage
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 | admin | No comment |

Report by Vidisha Roy YFS – Koramangala celebrated Ugadi on April 7th at the AET orphanage in Viveknagar. The atmosphere was cheerful, with the kids’ bright smiles lighting up the place.  It was a simple affair with 14 kids and 5 volunteers (Satyajeet Shukla,Dheeraj Nagrani, Abhishekh Sheoran, Sanjay Kaler and Vidisha Roy) .  

TCS employees conduct summer camp at "Narendra Nele"
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 | admin | No comment |

Vacation times are magical and there is a special reason why children at "Narendra Nele" eagerly look forward to summer holidays every year. Over 20 TCS employees organized an exciting summer camp for children this summer. Activities included games, arts and crafts, outing and stories. Activities galore nonetheless, the children most enjoyed the warmth and [...]

Target Arranges Picnic to Lumbini park for girls from Nivedita Nele
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 | admin | No comment |

Report by Shalini Natraj Spending time with the kids from Nele was the most awaited event for the entire team at Target. The day started off with us picking up the kids from their homes and taking them on a joy ride before reaching our office on the Ring Road. The Target team got the [...]

YFS presentation at B.M.S. College of Engineering
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 | admin | No comment |

With the aim of sensitizing the college students towards community service, a presentation about YFS at B.M.S College of Engineering on 19th and 20th of May was arranged.The volunteers conducted the presentation in 3 class rooms. At the end the students were asked to fill the registration form for YFS if they so wished. We [...]

Target International takes children to the planetarium:
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 | admin | No comment |

  Target International sponsored a trip to the planetarium for the children of various slums. YFS facilitated the program with the association of Keshava Seva Samithi. A few volunteers from YFS and KSS brought children from Rammurthy Nagar. The children were enthusiastic about visiting the planetarium. A video presentation about our solar system particularly caught [...]

Updates on school kit drive in Pune
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 | admin | No comment |

Inspired by the success of Youth for Seva in Bangalore, our friends in Pune have started a chapter of YFS with “School kit drive’ as their first program. The maiden School Kit Sponsorship Drive in Pune initiated by YFS, saw an overwhelming response and Pune team have raised over Rs.6 lakhs in one month. We [...]