AID TAMU GBM

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AID TAMU GBM

• April 28 2007

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What is this presentation about?

• Events last year
• Projects Funded so far
• Balance Sheet
• The new team
• How can you help

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1. Arvind Kejriwal Visit

• Excellent talk on RTI and its impact
• The GOOD
• Participation from FOIN
• Audience of around 50 ppl for the talk
• Meeting arranged for AID volunteers with Arvind
  Kejriwal was very productive
• The BAD
• Attendance could have been much more
• Funding could have been planned better
• Video recording not done

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2. SWAAD a taste of India

• Indian food festival with Indian Marriage as
  theme
• Mehendi and Handicrafts stall
• Tickets
• Prices raised from 10/12 to 12/15
• 750 Tickets Sold

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2. SWAAD A taste of India

• Sponsorship 1300,
• 500 from Citibank
• 500 from MCS
• 330 from Student activities
• Total Money raised - 9253.61

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2. SWAAD - The good

• Number of tickets, price of tickets raised
• No CSH spent on Swaad. Most decisions made by
  coords
• Early call for coords resulted in a good turnout
• Most work done after 5.00, Volunteer turnout
  incredible
• Several volunteers already assigned for serving
  making that easier than last time
• Split into two sections making queues smaller
• Brought our own knifes and peelers

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2. SWAAD The bad

• Problems in MSC kitchen availability
• A lot of food was served cold
• Required vegetables were not stocked (Finally
  bought from HEB which was expensive)
• Initial ticket sale very poor. Resulted in
  decrease in number of tickets sold
• Inventory calculations pretty bad
• Lot of food wasted.
• Poor attendance for volunteers party ?

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3. Foot Ball Games

• 2 Hawking stand in the football games
• Volunteered for 9 games this year
• All games on weekends / holidays but still
  volunteer turnout not as good as expected
• Poor attendance to volunteer party
• Total money raised - 2984.80

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4. Anand Mela AID GBM

• Required very little effort and money to organize
  
• Could have publicized earlier
• Could have converted it into a fundraising event
  by charging an entrance fee ?

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1. NELE

• Shelter for Orphans, Street children and Poor
  kids based in Bangalore
• Right now they have 100 children
• We funded 2270 that would take care of all
  expenses for 10 kids for a year

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2. RTI Janpath / MAGP

• Already run an RTI helpline which had around
  10000 calls last year
• Funded 2900 for Projector and Laptop unit that
  will be used with a mobile van to spread RTI
  awareness and submit RTI applications

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3. Malaria Control Program

• Based in Purulia district Bengal Jharkhand state
  border area
• Approved 4250 that includes
• Construction costs of a lab where blood tests for
  malaria can be performed
• Microscope
• 6 months salary for community helpers and a lab
  technician
• Fuel costs of a health van
• Awareness campaign

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Balance Sheet
Donations 500.00
Swaad 9253.61
Foot ball games 2984.80
Money Raised 12738.41
Balance Sep 1 2006 8204.49
Total 20942.90
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Balance Sheet
Money Available 20942.90
AID Common Pool -4000.00
Malaria Control Program -4250.00
NELE -2270.00
RTI Janpath -2900.00
Balance 7522.90
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Growth from last year

• Last year we raised 11,491.59
• Included 1500 donation from IA
• 1000 International student organization grant
  specific to that year
• This year 12738.41 without these special grants

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New Team

• Sai Krishna Yadlapalli President
• Khyati Ruparelia - Vice-President / Swaad
  Coordinator
• Stephen Mathew James - Vice-President / Games
  Coordinator
• Akbar Kamal - Treasurer
• Sunil Patil- Projects Coordinator
• Swami Sethuraman - Secretary 1
• Tejinder Pal Singh - Secretary 2
• Manoranjan Majji Web Manager

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How can you help ?

• Become an active AID volunteer
• Help us in organizing fund raising events
• Help us with projects review
• Make our efforts easier by,
• Participating in the Penny drive
• Buying Swaad tickets / other fundraising tickets
  early
• Help by donating handicrafts
• Help with decoration related materials
• Volunteer for at least one football game