ILLUMINATE - Edition 7

ABOUT THIS ISSUE

Illuminate the title for the newsletter sequence of the MES Rotaract Club for the year 2022-23 aims at presenting to its audience the activities and growth of the club as the year progresses.

Illuminate also has a specific aim at enlightening the audience about the endangered species of animals in its different editions, this edition of the newsletter circles around the Monarch Butterfly, an endangered animal.

The seventh edition of Illuminate is a compilation of the projects completed by the club in the month of Janaury and creative content by our Rotaractors, in the conclusion of the newsletter.

These factors combined in creative ways and presented to keep our audience informed about our performance. Happy reading.

IN DANGER OF DISAPPEARING

Ft. MONARCH BUTTERFLY Ft. MONARCH BUTTERFLY Ft. MONARCH BUTTERFLY

Monarch butterflies embark on a marvellous migratory phenomenon. They travel between 1,200 and 2,800 miles or more from the northeast United States, and southeast Canada to the mountain forests in central Mexico, where they find the right climate conditions to hibernate from the beginning of November to mid-March.

Monarch butterflies are native to North, Central, and South America as well as Australia, some Pacific Islands, India, and Western Europe. The monarch butterfly is known by scientists as Danaus plexippus, which in Greek literally means "sleepy transformation " The name evokes the species' ability to hibernate and metamorphize. Adult monarch butterflies possess two pairs of brilliant orange-red wings, featuring black veins and white spots along the edges Males, who possess distinguishing black dots along the veins of their wings, are slightly bigger than females. Each adult butterfly lives only about four to five weeks.

Monarchs’ colorful pattern makes them easy to identify and that's the idea. The distinctive colors warn predators that they’re foul-tasting and poisonous. The poison comes from their diet. Milkweed itself is toxic, but monarchs have evolved not only to tolerate it, but to use it to their advantage by storing the toxins in their bodies and making themselves poisonous to predators, such as birds.

Habitat destruction over decades in areas where they spend the winter has taken a massive toll.The disappearance of milkweed is a major reason for their population decline. In their summer habitats, pesticides used in farming have killed monarchs as well as milkweed, the plant they eat and lay their eggs in. Climate change, too, is an increasing threat as dramatic weather events such as hurricanes and drought become more common along the butterflies’ southern migration routes.

Public awareness campaigns encourage people to plant milkweed in their yards and cities. Monarch sanctuaries protect the butterflies’ winter habitats and attract tourists, who help provide funding to support their efforts. Some, however, are at risk from human devel t d fli t

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT, MES ROTARACT CLUB

RTR. SIDDHARTH CHHABRA

MES ROTARACT CLUB

Dear MES Rotaract Club Members,

I hope this message finds you all in good health and spirits. As we complete the first half of our term, it gives me immense pleasure to announce that we have successfully completed six months of serving our community through various projects and initiatives.

During this period, we have achieved several milestones, which would not have been possible without your unwavering support and dedication As a club, we have worked tirelessly to create a positive impact on society and the lives of those around us. It is heartening to see our efforts bearing fruit, and we look forward to continuing our work in the upcoming months as well

As we move forward, I encourage all of us to remain committed to our goals and continue our pursuit of service above self. Together, we can achieve great things, and I am confident that our club will continue to play a pivotal role in shaping the community around us

Once again, thank you for your dedication and hard work, and let's continue to make a positive difference in the world

Sincerely,

Siddharth Chhabra.

President, MES Rotaract Club

MESSAGE FROM THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM, MES RAC

Greetings from the Professional Development team

Professional development is all about building new skills and gaining experience It contributes to the growth of your career. This can relate to the work you are already doing or the role you want to move into next. We are here to support you as you embark on this growth journey

Our professional development programmes increase our members' awareness of local business opportunities and the working world We highlight the contribution made by our club to the local economy and demonstrate how service-learning abilities can be put to use in the workplace

The Professional Development Committee makes it all worthwhile by giving members the chance to advance personally and professionally Rotaractors can serve while forming enduring relationships with other Rotaractors. This committee plans and leads training workshops and seminars that equip club members with a range of skills with the goal of developing their leadership abilities

Since the beginning, we have been quite pleased with the response we have gotten, and we hope you will continue to show the same level of enthusiasm

Warm regards, Professional Development Team

RTR VIJAY K R BH MES ROTARAC

RTR SHARA MES ROTARAC

Rotaract Club of Falcon Youth organised an email writing seminar on 15th January to educate the participants about all the basic elements of an e-mail and the correct way to draft one. The speaker for the session was Rtr. Namrata Sain, an HR Generalist. An in-depth explanation about the procedure to draft an official email, beginning from the salutation until the signature was given. As the quality of e-mails play a pivotal role in the corporate world, this session helped in strengthening the fundamentals of the attendees. Our club collaborated for this project.

LEARN WITH FALCONS

KALI NALI

Rotaract Club of Swarna Bengaluru organised the third episode of Kali Nali 3.0 on 1st January, 2023. The guest speakers for this session were the ZRRs of Zone Leopard, Rtr. Sahana Mohan and Rtr. Anirudh Kulkarni. The guests spoke about their experience in Rotaract and how it enriched their personality and career. The session also included some fun games and rapid fire questions to the guests.

Rotaract Club of Koramangala organised a webinar on "Emotional Intelligence for Conflict Resolution," on 22nd January with Dr. Smita Kavatekar as the speaker. Dr. Smita stressed upon the significance of controlling your emotions in order to ensure better relationships with those around you. In-depth knowledge was shared about this topic, it spanned across defining emotions to the complex and sensitive process of controlling said emotions for conflict resolution. In order to resolve conflicts and maintain healthy relationships, Dr. Smita placed a lot of emphasis on knowing yourself and expanding your horizons. Everyone found the session to be highly enlightening and eye-opening because it dealt with a little-discussed yet vital issue.

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTION

NAYA SAAL

Rotaract Club of DSPSR on the occasion of New Year, organised an event to gift the needy with chocolates, stationery, warm clothing and a meal. This donation drive was held from 3rd to 4th January. The joy of giving was celebrated by the club members who donated chocolates to kids and a meal to the underprivileged. Our Club collaborated for this event and had a noble start to the year

The District Rotaract Representative Elect, R.I.Dist. 3192, Rtr. Kiran S created a platform called 'Parichaya' on 18th January where the clubs get an opportunity to

interact with him and make plans for the upcoming year. He also laid out a few of his ideas that will enable a smoother transition of the upcoming team. The members as well as the Board of directors were a part of this interactive session.

PARICHAYA

The sole purpose of this session was to acquaint the clubs about the new changes regarding Elevate Rotaract. The DRRE filled the members with renewed enthusiasm and expectations about a vibrant and eventful Rota Year 2023-24. On the whole, it gave the members as well as the

Board of Directors, an extensive exposure about the administration aspects and an insight into the functioning of the District.

KREEDOTSAVA 2.0

Rotaract Club of Bangalore organised a fundraiser event called Kreedotsava 2.0 on 22nd January which consisted of 6+ sporting events, namely, Throwball, Football, Cricket, Track events, Kabaddi and Tug of war. Our Club participated in this day-long event. Our club participated in Throwball, Kabaddi, Football and Relay. The skilled players won laurels for the Club. The football team secured first place and stood second in the Relay. The Kabaddi team gave tough competition till the semi-finals and missed the finals by a close margin. The funds raised in this event will be used for a novel cause.

RI Dist 3190 organized a 3 day camp from 27th to 29th January to Triquetra resort, Kannamangala. It was a fun event which consisted of multiple adventurous activities like zip- line, night trekking, kayaking, and swimming. Along with this, the Rotacamp organizers had arranged multiple team building games like human foosball, Kho-Kho, innovative running games, etc. Numerous Rotaractors from different clubs attended this camp and left with bundles of great memories and newfound friends too. The last camp of RI Dist 3190 was a grand success due to the efforts of the organizing team as well as the enthusiastic participants.

ROTA CAMP 2023

Menstrual Health and Hygiene being a very basic necessity in our society, the Club conducted an awareness session about the same at Yeshwanthpur Government School on 30th January. The team presented an interactive talk session about menstruation, sanitary products, social taboos as well as the basic hygiene practices that needs to be followed by everyone. The sole purpose of this session was to spread knowledge about upkeeping good health among the young generation and contribute our bit in normalizing menstruation in the society. Girls from 5th to 9th standard attended the session, their inquisitiveness helped us in serving our purpose more efficiently.

MENSTRUAL HEALTH AND HYGIENE AWARENESS

A TALE HAPPE

In the tropical area of Northeast, Brazil. There was a small plant in a vast ground, which turned out to become a great tree, one and only mango tree for a huge place like in Brazil. The transformation of the small plant into a huge mango tree was truly astonishing, the plant was strong enough to withstand the heavy rain, stormy winds, and blazing sunlight. Even after the summons of Nature, the plant developed a tendency to stand still which helped the plant to grow into a huge tree. Once the tree reached its full growth potential it started to give rise to alluring mangos where one could salivate just by having a look at the mangos. On a fine sunny day, a young lad who gets to know about the existing tree finds an opportunity to know the taste of the appealing mango which was laying right in front of his foot. The boy reaches out to pick up the mango and has a bite without any second thought about whether it was clean or not. To his realization, he found that he never had a delicious mango like this one before. After having the mango he thinks about suggesting to his friends too, to take a look at this mango tree and enjoy the wonderful taste of it. The recommendation of the youth influenced not only his friends but also a certain group of people in that region. Who made a fuss around the sense of wonder and taste of the mango, which created curiosity in people to taste the mango no matter what?

A TALE HAPPE

At any cost and it also led the people to grab the mangos and dwell in the treasure of glory. By no time the mango tree stood empty only with the leaves left on the branches and it seemed so monotonous in appearance having no more people around to enjoy the treasure of the tree.

By happenstance, a young lass passing by catches a glimpse of that tree whereby something inside the girl's mind- a thought which drags her into that tree, and she starts to water the tree with the water she got in her water bottle and the day passes by. The girl keeps on watering the tree frequently whenever she passes by that tree.

Again to a fine season, the tree gains back its charm and starts to bring out the appealing mangos back to the view. Unfortunately, the people again came back to take the pleasure in the pleasing mangos and the tree was back to desolated form once again. Now the young lass who watered the tree when it was in monotonous look just sat back and saw the whole play of people destroying the charisma of the beautiful mango tree. Once again she does her work of watering the tree and the play goes on and on…

BY KARAN 1ST BA

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