AID TAMU GBM

April 28 2007

What is this presentation about?

• Events last year

• Projects Funded so far

• Balance Sheet

• The new team

• How can you help

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

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

2. SWAAD – A taste of India

• Sponsorship 1300$, • 500 from Citibank • 500 from MCS • 330 from Student activities

• Total Money raised - 9253.61

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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