The Rotaract Club of CRCE has been affiliated with the Rotary Club of Bombay Bandra, which has recognized the efforts that the Rotaract Club of Fr. CRCE has put in order to make a difference to the society. The Rotaract Club of Fr. agnel College (Bandra West) is affiliated to an NGO called Bigger Than Life. Bigger Than Life (BTL) is an NGO who reaches out to the underprivileged children and their families who stay in the slums of Bandstand. Following are list of events in odd and even semester with its details.
Venue: Bigger Than Life NGO, Santacruz
Date:: 28th July, 2018
DESCRIPTION: Project Green Hands was undertaken by the Rotaract Club of Fr. CRCE and supported by the Rotary Club of Bombay Bandra. This tree plantation drive was conducted at NGO Bigger Than Life, Santacruz. The children of the NGO actively participated in this drive and they were briefed about the importance of tree plantation.
The Rotaract Club of Fr. CRCE conducted Three Projects with the NGO Bigger Than Life. The name of the projects were:-
DESCRIPTION: Project Awaaz was conducted in the month of August at the Santacruz branch of the NGO Bigger Than Life. Following thingy were covered in this project
-Non Violence
-Gender Equality
-Self Defense
-Good touch bad touch
DESCRIPTION: The You Project was conducted in the month of September with the kids of the NGO. This project was our attempt to make the kids self sufficient and inculcate good values in them. This project covered:-
-Basics to first aid
-Self appreciation
-Facts
-Values and morals
DESCRIPTION: We are the world was the final project for the year and was conducted in the month of January. This particular project was focused to enhance the creativity and observation power of the children. We are the world covered:-
-Take flight with kite
-Sea's the day
-DIY: paper bag
-Plants and endangered species
The Club organized two events during the first fest of the year, Synergy:-
Venue:Boys Common Room (609).
Date::7th September 2018
Time::12:30 pm to 2:30pm.
DESCRIPTION: Footpool is a combination of football and pool. The game is to be played individually wherein every player is given a time limit of 90 seconds.The game consists of 6 balls arranged in the formation of 3-2-1, allotted with the points 20,50 & 100 each. The player has to pot the balls in the pockets with a striker ball.
Venue: Bandra (West)
Date: 7th September, 2018
Time: 3 pm onwards
DESCRIPTION: Amazing race was an event organised during Synergy. It was a treasure hunt across Bandra (West). At every location, participants had to perform the given tasks, being successful in which led them to the next clue.
Venue: Samvaad (9th floor)
Date: 3rd October 2018
Time: 5pm to 8pm
DESCRIPTION: We are the world was the final project for the year and was conducted in the month of January. This particular project was focused to enhance the creativity and observation power of the children. We are the world covered:-
PERFORMERS: The very talented Ayushee Ghoshal, Maulik Dabholkar and Harshit Anurag with their beautiful poetry, The famous youtuber the tabla guy with his foot tapping music and Nishant Suri with his hillarious standup.
Venue: The Welfare of Stray Dogs, Lower Parel
Date: 9th February, 2019
Time: 10am-1pm
DESCRIPTION: Paws for a Cause was Rotaract’s Initiative for creating awareness about animal welfare, while also having a chill session- playing with dogs. 3 batches of 10 were made, and the batches were headed by two Club members. Each batch had a session of 1 hour each. The volunteers were given tasks like feeding, bathing, brushing the fur, and walking the dogs. The supervisors at the organisation were giving helpful tips and information about animal care.
Venue: Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering
Date: : 3rd March, 2019
Timings for each distance:
15km:6:15am
10km:6:30am
5km:6:45am
1km:7:00am
DESCRIPTION: There were three warm up sessions after an interval of every 15 mins which were followed by the commencement of the the respective run. The charity run covered the routes of Bandstand, Carter Road, Hill Road. The run concluded in our college followed by breakfast and Medal and certificate distribution.
Cash prices for winners:
15km:
1st place:
Men: Rs 3000
Women: Rs 3000
2nd place:
Men: Rs 2000
Women: Rs 2000
3rd place:
Men: Rs 1500
Women: Rs 1500
10km:
1st place:
Men: Rs 2000
Women: Rs 2000
2nd place:
Men: Rs 1500
Women: Rs 1500
3rd place:
Men: Rs 1000
Women: Rs 1000
Venue: Samvaad Hall, 9th Floor, Fr. CRCE
Date: 26th March, 2019
Time: 5:30PM onwards
DESCRIPTION: Come Together is the annual Rotaract closing ceremony. It is organised to celebrate Rotaract, and felicitate all the volunteers for their contributions throughout the year, and also to create awareness and uplift the Bigger Than Life NGO. This year, the Club gave away special awards for active participation and notable contributions. Performances during the event included: Band, Beatboxing, and Stand-Up- by the college students, and also a dance by the BTL NGO children. Towards the end of the event, certificates of appreciation were given to the volunteers, calling every individual on stage. The purpose of encouraging participation and taking initiative was achieved by this event.