Sunday, July 19, 2015

ECG - Orientation Session - 2015

Environment Care Group (ECG) team had a Orientation session on July 19. The session happened with the following agenda:
  1. The event started with following Video Clippings:
    1. Speech of President Barack Obama in UN's Climate Summit 2014.
    2. Speech of Actor and Peace Messenger Leonardo DiCarpio in UN's Climate Summit 2014.
    3. Documentary on Jadav Payeng, the Forest man of India.
  2. Inspiring speech by our Dynamic volunteer Gowtham on `Why we should care for Nature?`
  3. Briefing on all the activities in Team ECG.
  4. Arun Prasad gave an overview of achievements of the team in last 1 year.
  5. Break.
  6. Video on M. Yoganathan, Tree Bank of South India.
  7. Detailed briefing of sapling followup process.
  8. Discussion on Field Visit and Tree Album ideas with Action Plan.
  9. Zone leads Registration.
  10. Feedback / Suggestions.
  11. National Anthem.


Thanks to the following green warriors for attending the session and taking up `Zone lead` roles as follows:

  1. Pavithra - Adyar
  2. Surya - Valasaravakkam
  3. Arun - Teynampet
  4. Gowtham - Tondiarpet
  5. Saiyasodharan - Alandur
  6. Sanjai Kutty - Pallavaram Municipality
  7. Jaffer - Ambattur
  8. Bharathi - Valasaravakkam
  9. Swetha - Adyar
  10. Kirubhakaran - Thiru Vi Ka Nagar
  11. Sowmiya - Anna Nagar
  12. Dinesh - Alandur
  13. Akshayaa - Kodambakkam
  14. Yeshvant
  15. Rajendran Selvamani
  16. Prithviraj
Zonal leads for following zones still open:
  1. Tiruvotriyur.
  2. Manali.
  3. Madhavaram.
  4. Royapuram.
  5. Perungudi.
  6. Sholinganallur.
"We are the first generation to feel the Climate change and we are the last generation to do something about it."
 - President Barack Obama, UN Climate Summit 2014.

Links:

  1. Chennai Zonal Map - http://chennaicorporation.gov.in/images/MAP_ZONE_WARD.jpg