Aurum '10

The district Rotaract RYLA - Aurum '10 came to a close today. It was a fantastic event, completed successfully. We thank all people who helped us do the same. !

A detailed report will follow !

Aurum '10 - District RYLA is here !

To all you Rotaractors who are eagerly awaiting news about this year’s RYLA, this post is just the right fodder. Yes, it’s confirmed. This year’s RYLA – Aurum ’10 being hosted jointly by the Rotaract Club of Loyola College ( Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Madras ) and the Rotaract Club of Loyola Community ( Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Chennai Sun City ) has been scheduled for September 24th, 25th, 26th at Crenieo Resorts, Muttukadu. The event is for 3 days and two nights and will be bigger and better than any other RYLA the district has seen before. Highlights of Aurum ’10 – Only the Second Time that a RYLA is being held for 3days and 2 nights in our District. The introduction of concept of Rain Dance. State of the Art Seminar halls for the Interactive Sessions. Sessions covering a wide range of topics handled by eminent speakers who are pioneers in their fields. Special Movie screening. DJ Night and Culturals. We have put in a lot of planning to make Aurum ’10 a mega blockbuster. We are pretty sure that it will exceed expectations. Hoping to see you there! Agenda Day 1 Time Event 09.30 A.M. Assembling Time 10.30 A.M. Take Off from Base 12.00 Noon Reaching the Venue 12.15 P.M. to 12.30 P.M. Welcome Drink 12.30 P.M. to 12.45 P.M. Setting Down 12.45 P.M. to 01.45 P.M. Lunch 02.00 P.M. to 03.30 P.M. Inauguration 03.30 P.M. to 04.30 P.M. Ice-Breaking Session 04.30 P.M. to 05.00 P.M. RYLA overview 05.00 P.M. to 05.30 P.M. Hi Tea 05.30 P.M. to 07.00 P.M. Session I - Team Building 07.00 P.M. to 08.30 P.M. Dinner 08.30 P.M. to 09.00 P.M. Culturals Practice 09.00 P.M. to 11.00 P.M. Movie – Goal I 11.00 P.M. Bed Time Day 2 Time Event 06.00 A.M. to 07.00 A.M. Bed Tea 07.00 A.M. to 07.45 A.M. Yoga 07.45 A.M. to 08.45 A.M. Getting Ready 08.45 A.M. to 10.00 A.M. Breakfast 10.00 A.M. to 11.00 A.M. Session II - Rtn. DG. Olivannan G. 11.00 A.M. to 11.30 A.M. Hi Tea 11.30 A.M. to 01.00 P.M. Session III (4 Speakers) 01.00 P.M. to 02.30 P.M. Lunch 02.30 P.M. to 04.00 P.M. Session IV (4 Speakers) 04.00 P.M. to 05.15 P.M. Session V – Management Games 05.15 P.M. to 07.30 P.M. Culturals Junk Art Adaptune Quiz Adzap 07.30 P.M. to 08.30 P.M. Dinner 09.00 P.M.- D.J. Night Bed Time Day 3 Time Event 07.00 A.M. Wake Up 07.00 A.M. to 07.45 A.M. Yoga 07.45 A.M. to 08.15 A.M. Getting Ready 08.15 A.M. to 09.30 A.M. Breakfast 09.30 A.M. to 10.45 A.M. Session VI – Lead the Change 10.45 A.M. to 11.15 A.M. Hi Tea 11.00 A.M. to 12.30 P.M. Session VII – Backfeed 12.30 P.M. to 02.00 P.M. Lunch 02.00 P.M. to 04.00 P.M. Valedictory 04.00 P.M. to 04.30 P.M Send Off Drink 04.30 P.M. Take Off from Camp

Operation Treasure Hunt

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Operation Treasure Hunt

On the 12^th of September 2010, The Rotaract Club of Loyola College organized its first major club service project of the year, the Operation Treasure Hunt ’10 – a fun filled event in our college campus. About 50 Rotaractors participated in teams of three members each and had a splendid time. The hunt was a nice opportunity for them to make new friends and socialize on a big scale.

The event was flagged off by Rtn. Nandita Krishnan, President Elect, Rotary Club of Madras at 9.30 am. The event concluded by around 12 pm and the prizes were distributed by Rtn. Mahendra Ahluwalia at the valedictory ceremony at 12.30pm. At this juncture, we’d like to whole heartedly thank all the Rotarians and Rotaractors for their help and support in making this project a grand success.

Loyola World Alumni Congress

On the 28^th of August 2010, Loyola College organized its first ever Alumni Meet christened “Rejoice – The Homecoming” – Loyola World Alumni Congress. It was a extravagant event attended by many celebrities from various walks of life like Politics, Fine Arts, Media, Journalism, Business, etc,. The Rotaract Club of Loyola College helped the organisers in the smooth progress of the event by volunteering to be a part of the Packaging and Reception Committees.

AWESOME - 2010

On the 29^th of August 2010, we had the District Assembly “AWESOME”. Rtr. Ramkumar Raju (in no way related to the famed Ramalinga Raju of Satyam) was the Assembly Chairman and Rtr. Balaji Rajaram was the Assembly Secretary. The venue for the event was the Image Auditorium in R.A.Puram.

Reaching the place itself was a big ordeal on the day with the Chennai Marathon taking place on the same morning. But, you can’t demoralize Rotaractors easily and so there were participants coming in in large numbers early in the morning itself. And, we were among the first to reach the venue. The group consisted of 14 Board Members and 6 Green Rotaractors, all of whom were eager to know what was in store for them that day.

The Inauguration started at 9.30am. Rtn. DG Olivannan was the Chief Guest and Rtn. PDG J.B. Kamdar was the Guest of Honor. The Directory of the District was released on this occasion. Also, it was announced that the Rotaract Clubs of Loyola College and Loyola Community would be hosting RYLA 2010. Rtr. Gokul Raj from our club was installed as the Secretary, RYLA 2010.

The banner for RYLA comprising of the logo and name was also released. This RYLA is to be called “Aurum ’10 – discover the gold in you”. It was a double delight on that day for us, as our President, Rtr. Yasin Bijapuri was elected as the Conference Secretary. Incidentally, this is the first time that the Secretary for the Conference has been selected from a college-based Rotaract Club.

The Inauguration was followed by the Key Note session handled by T.K. Vadivel Pillai, a renown magician who enthralled the audiences with his split second changes and also made them understand the message he intended to get across. His session was adored by one and all. This was followed by class room sessions for each of the Board Members as per their designation while there was a separate session for the green Rotaractors. This session was extremely useful for each and every one of us because it gave us an insight into what we ought to do other the next year or so.

This was followed by a sumptuous lunch and an entertainment session where there were performers from John Britto and Co too. The Rotaractors enjoyed the event totally. It was added pride to our club that the following members were a part of AWESOME ’10 in more ways than one -

ü Rtr. Sachin, our International Service Director, was the Master of Ceremony for the Inauguration

ü Rtrs. Inbaraj, our Vice President and Beni, Director for Pulse Polio and Blood Donation were part of the venue management committee.

ü Rtr. Deepak was in charge of coordinating the Club Service Session.

Overall, AWESOME ’10 turned out to be an awesome event indeed!