1. e are all born citizens of India,
but, India needs more than
just citizens. A year in CMCA
is a unique opportunity for
you to become more than just citizens of our
country. This year has been special and you
have had a peek into the world of active
citizenship – a chance to be an active citizen –
a change-maker and a nation-builder!
India today is a nation of contradictions. Mary
Kom, a woman from a small Indian village is a
boxing champion and super-achiever; and a
young Indian girl is beaten up and molested in
a bus in the capital of our country. Fast food is
hitting every small town in India while half our
children are malnourished! You have seen
these contradictions in the very beginning of
your year in CMCA – in the ‘India Shining or
India Pining’ discussions…
Can we as a nation prosper when such deep
divides – across gender, income, caste,
community, religion and injustices exist? Can
we be a developed nation when people still
think violence is acceptable in some
circumstances or that girls must be more
careful than boys?
A college degree and a great job is not enough
to enjoy a good quality of life! Your well-being
depends on more than just that! Your well-
being is linked to fellow–citizens and their
well-being, the environment and its well-being!
The challenge is what can WE do?
Begin NOW! Start with yourself and your parents! IF you can influence one mind,
change one bad practice and speak out just once… it’s a journey begun. The
journey on the road to active citizenship begins with small steps which we must
take each day.
• Are you CONCERNED enough to ACT?
• Can you COOPERATE and ensure that you respect rules and laws, be involved
in how your city works and make your government work for you?
• COEXISTENCE is the very soul of democracy! When you celebrate the many
differences and ways of life, democracy is stronger and people can live in
peace and feel safe.
• CONFRONT injustice – if not in big ways, certainly in small ways! Keep trying
and believe that change is possible and begins with you and your family.
If you feel the need for change, believe that change is possible, act to
bring about change
and influence others
to change. Fulfill your
responsibilities as an
active citizen! You
GAIN, your COUNTRY
gains!
A special year for
CMCA Hosur –
completing a
successful journey of
5 years and thanks to
TITAN Industries
Limited – our pillar of
support!
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Managing Director,
Titan Industries Limited.
It is indeed most heartening and satisfying to hear of CMCA Hosur having completed 5 years. All of us
at Titan, compliment this well-conceived and extremely well run institution for the unique projects
carried out by their civic club members. Titan’s own effort of contributing to society by behaving like
good citizens in the environs of its manufacturing units has been enhanced by CMCA, for which we are
most thankful.
But most of all, our appreciation goes to the young citizens’ army that CMCA has built up in civic
clubs in the schools. Their commitment to the cause of CMCA and putting the community and
country ahead of their own aims and aspirations is exemplary and worthy of being emulated by
many more youngsters.
I wish CMCA and its band of volunteers and children all the very best for several more years of
progress and success.
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2. Students Interacting at the all women’s police station
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usy streets of Hosur.
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? Mr. Praveen P. Nair,
Sub-Collector, Hosur.
Curious eyes and ears at the police station
A Field Trip
round 460 civic club
members from 9
schools had a chance to
visit the police station
closest to their schools to learn about
its functioning as well as to clarify
doubts and questions that were in their
minds for a long time. For a majority of
the children, it was their first visit to a
police station.
The officers educated the children
about the laws that are present to
protect them. They also
demonstrated the use of walkie-
talkies and weapons. From serious to
naughty to informative, children put
forth all their questions to the police
officials to have them all answered
patiently.
Most of the civic club
members said that
the experience with
the police officials
was unforgettable
and their opinion of
the Police as rough,
arrogant and
unapproachable had
changed. Children
agreed that they have
got rid of their fear of
the police and have
understood that they
are friendly and easy
to approach.
Mr. Saravanan, Inspector, HUDCO Police Station
Mr. Santhosh, Sub-Inspector, SIPCOT Police Station
shared that he was delighted to interact with the
children and wished many such trips would be
organized in the future. He was also amazed with
the level of the children’s curiosity and their
questions.
said that it was the first time in his life, that he got a
chance to interact with such a large number of
children. He added, it made him feel nervous and
excited.
“I understood that police officers are good and
friendly” said V. Shriram, Ramakrishna School.
Abhinaya, St. Joseph’s School, echoed the sentiment
“I never thought that the police would be so friendly
and approachable”
Happy Posing - Government Boys School children at the
entrance of the town police station
Today’s students are tomorrow’s citizens and
being so, if they become the change makers at this
age, India’s future is well secured. I appreciate the
efforts taken by CMCA and Titan Industries
Limited for organising an awareness rally on
‘Eco-Friendly Diwali’, for the first time in
Hosur. Though the rally is a tiny step
taken by children, it has the potential
to influence the society at large.
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City level awareness rally on
Eco-Friendly Diwali
‘Ec-friendly Diwali’ rally
lagged off by Mr. Praveen P Nair, Sub-Collector, Hosur,
Krishnagiri District, around 400 CMCA club members from
8 schools in Hosur stepped out on the streets shouting
slogans and holding placards to spread awareness amongst the public
on the need to celebrate an “Eco-friendly Diwali”. Through their rally, the
children emphasized that ‘Diwali is a festival of lights and not a
festival of noise or pollution’.
Shouting slogans – ‘Say No to Crackers’, ‘Stop Polluting’, ‘Save
the Environment’, ‘Go Green this Diwali’ the rally attracted the
attention and appreciation of the public.
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4. A present tion o ‘Eco Diwali
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club members
Club Launches
ach year of CMCA starts with the formal launch of
its civic clubs in school assemblies. The new batch
of civic club members are inducted into the CMCA
family by taking the CMCA oath and accepting a CMCA badge.
The children put up street plays, skits, assembly talks on topics
like civic sense awareness, right to education, importance of
voting, etc. Club launches are a significant moment in the life of
a civic club member.
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Civi clu em r of S . John Bos o Sc ool
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ta ing C CA oa h d r ng he club launch
Unfolding the club's name by the
chief guest - Sishya School
Save Water
civic club members of Maharishi Vidya Mandir conducted the ‘Save Water’
campaign to make their own school mates, teachers and other staff
members realise the need for conserving water and using it judiciously. An
assembly talk, skit and a rally on ‘Save Water’
were conducted within the school campus by the civic club
members.
Skit performed by members of Government
Boys School during the civic club launch
Oath taken by children of The Ashok
Leyland School on the occasion of
‘World Democracy Day’.
Eco-Diwali
Children signing the pledge
chart at Cambridge
Matriculation School
Civic club members with the
signature campaign board
FestiFesti
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Eco-Ganesha Campaign
CMCA Campaigns
& Events
round 100 civic club members from St. Joseph’s
Matriculation School and Cambridge Matriculation
School conducted the ‘Eco-Ganesha’ campaign to
spread awareness on the importance of celebrating
Ganesh Chaturthi the green way. Signature pledges, assembly
talk and class to class campaigns were conducted to educate the
whole school about the hazards of
using POP (Plaster of Paris) idols and
the benefits of using clay Ganesha
idols.
ur junior citizens realised that there is no joy in
celebrating Diwali by bursting crackers because it
harms the
environment.
Assembly talks,
pledge
ld o ac ’
‘Wor Dem cr y Day -
A e t by h
ss mbly alk t e
civ b me er
ic clu mb s
World
Democracy Day
Civic club members holding charts during
the assembly on the theme ‘Save Water’.
embers
Joseph’s Matriculation School
and The Ashok Leyland
School, delivered an
assembly talk on the occasion of
‘World Democracy Day’ on
September 15th.
of civic clubs of St.
SpreSpre
RipplesThroughout the year our civic club members
are actively involved in spreading ripples of
awareness among their family, friends,
school and communities through a
5. Campaign
Class to class campaign - St. John Bosco School
Class to class
campaign - civic
club members of
Ramakrishna
School
Eco-Bhogi Campaignvalsvals
Thanksgiving Day
ONCERN is one of the crucial elements that form the
framework of CMCA. To show their concern and respect for the
hard work of the school support staff, 200 civic club members
of 3 schools organised the ‘Thanksgiving Day’ to thank and honour them.
Aunties, drivers, conductors, attenders were given ‘Thank You’ cards and
presented with beautiful poems written by the club members. It was a
touching moment for most of the support staff who have been on the dais
for the first time, according to them, and given an opportunity to address a
large gathering.
ivic club members of Cambridge School ran a unique campaign to get
their school mates familiar with the phone numbers of various
government agencies. Charts listing the numerous helplines, were
displayed across notice boards and in each classroom. The children also
urged their fellow school mates and teachers to store the numbers and as active
citizens “make government work for them”.
ULG Campaign:
Know your government
he ‘Traffic Police Day’
celebrated by CMCA seeks to
recognise and thank the untiring
efforts of the Traffic Police to maintain
order amid the chaotic traffic,
compounded by the appalling road sense
of road users and at the same time to
ensure public safety.
Few of our member schools invited the traffic
constables to their schools and civic club
members felicitated them by giving them a ‘Thank
You’ card. In their address the police appealed the
young guns to follow traffic rules and drive only
after they obtain a valid license.
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staff - Ramakrishna School
Civic club members providing gloves to
the support staff –The Ashok Leyland School
Thanking the
support staff
- Cambridge
School
A oad safety
delivered by the traffic Inspector
- St John Bosco School
message on r
campaign, class to class talks and a documentary movie
screening, were the various channels used by civic club
members to spread awareness about celebrating an eco-
friendly Diwali.
Assembly talk - importance of cerebrating
Bhogi in an eco-friendly way
here is a misconception about Bhogi festival. On this day,
some people burn tubes, plastics and other toxic
materials causing air pollution, rather than sticking to the
tradition of burning something very small to signify the burning of old
thoughts in order to herald the new year. Civic club members of
St. Josephs Matriculation Higher Secondary School organised a
campaign to create awareness on ‘Eco-Friendly Bhogi Festival’
celebration and to spread
the message that the
festival is not about
burning things, but rather
about burning our
negative thoughts and
refreshing ourselves
with positive and
progressive thoughts.
eadingeading
of Changeplethora of campaigns. A campaign is a series of
organized activities which are intended to create
AWARENESS & ENCOURAGE change in attitudes,
behaviour and practices.
Awareness rally on
‘Save Water’
within the
school campus.
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St Joseph's chool
Traffic Police Day
6. “I called up the Hosur
Municipal Corporation to
clear up the garbage in my
street and also asked him
to provide us with a dustbin.”
– Akshay,
Sishya School
“I saw people throwing
vegetable peels and other w stea
on the playground in my area.
I decided that something had to be
done. I displayed posters near the
play ground with messages
o ‘A ti-Littering’ and the hazard
n n
s
of throwing was e in a open plot.”
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“There was garbage
dumped in my area.
I took a photo of it and went
with my mother to meet the
area councillor and spoke to him
about the problem. He has
promised to take action.”
– Suraksha Suji,
Sishya School
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w s rt d c mp gn o
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distributed jute bag to everyon
in our area.”
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Ashok ey and School
“Generally, garbage
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disposed from all th houses in
on
our col y si burnt in a dustbin. A month
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and not burnt. Than s to CMCA!
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being dumped near my house.
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out the name an umber of our aread n
counci lor I followed her advice andl .
complained to him bout the garbagea
problem. e took action and cleared it.H
Now y area is clean. Thanks to CMCA!”m
Garbage was often
– N. Arshiya,
Cambridge Matric l tionu a
School
cA“After joining CMCA, I have
consciously changed. I have become
more concerned towards society. I spoke
to a couple of my neighbourhood ladies and to
my parents about CMCA and shared my learnings
with them. They were impressed and expressed their
desire to join me in this campaign. To start off with,
we all decided to clean our colony. While we were
cleaning, a young boy, Dilip, saw us and joined us
saying he also wanted to help. We collected the
bio-degradable products and put them into a pit to turn
them into compost for tress. Then my mother and
neighbours handed all the non-biodegradable waste
over to the waste collector. We continue doing it
and maintain cleanliness in our colony.”
– M. Shalini,
Cambridge Matriculation School
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Limited. CMCA Hosur was launched
and today, owing to the passion
employees, the programme has sp
496 civic club members and 14 co
strongereveryyear.
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The Titan School's civic club launch
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‘Zeal’ - annual day
Happy to be on the dais
- a municipal sweeper
addressing the
gathering
A cap to wear with pride for doing such a
great deed - ‘Municipal Sweepers Day’
2008-09
Titan is committed to making a significant contribution to the communities in which it operates
through various CSR initiatives. One such initiative is the building of partnership with CMCA to
educate and engage young children to take up an active role in promoting Active Citizenship. Many
Titan employees have been actively involved in various roles as civic tutors and support
volunteers for various CMCA events, over the past five years. The active involvement of
civic club members in creating the ripple effect in the city demonstrates that the vision
of CMCA is well within our reach!
? R. Venugopal,
CMCA Coordinator,
Titan Industries Limited.
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CMCA oath taken during the launch of
St. Joseph’s Matriculation School
Thanking the Municipal Sweepers
Tree Planting campaign -
Cambridge school
Solid waste management
neighborhood campaign by civic club
members of Cambridge Matriculation School
An awareness rally thanking
the municipal sweepers
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Promoting civic
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The Titan School
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10. e
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Volunte rs family get-to- a h r
O r ivi tu ors visiti g Hosu s dumpyard
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Club launch of Government
Boys School
Civ lub members f G vernment Boys S ho l
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Anti-litter campaign conducted by
St. John Bosco School civic club members
CMCA session at TVS Academy
Teacher coordinators meet
Honoring the traffice police -
The Titan School
Thanking the support staff
Mr. Sundeep Nanduri, chief guest,
sub-collector of Hosur visits the CMCA stall -
annual day event - ‘Zeal’
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Celebrating Years
of partnership with Titan
Lighting the
lamp - ‘Zeal’
Raffle ticket winners
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11. Principals
Speak
am very happy with the activities
conducted by CMCA. The
program not only gives the children a
hands-on experience, but the CMCA
curriculum helps them gain a better
understanding of civic issues and the
need for Active Citizenship.
Ms. Uma Srinivasan,
Principal, The Ashok Leyland School
VS Academy sincerely thanks
CMCA for the activities
conducted in our school. The sessions
on Active Citizenship have had their
impact on students and we see them
being articulate about their rights and
responsibilities individually and
collectively. This heightened
awareness, I am sure will manifest in
not only celebrating diversity and
safeguarding equality but would go a
long way in helping them make
informed decisions and take collective
action in transforming themselves and
others. We see the 4 C’s concern for
others and the environment,
cooperating with others in addressing
problems, the courage to confront
when things go adrift and striving to
co-exist with harmony.
Srividya Mouli,
Principal, TVS Academy
appreciate the work done by
CMCA. The students were busily
engaged in various activities and
campaigns. I wish the CMCA team all
the best for their future endeavours.
Sister Josephine Annal Amilie,
Principal, St. Joseph’s Matriculation
Higher Secondary School
udos to the CMCA
organization and its
Volunteers for their noble service to
students and teachers of my school.
Personally, I could feel and recognize
change in the mindset of our CMCA
students in their day to day activities.
Thanks a lot for creating a platform
for my students to develop their civic
sense. Good job. Let your service
continue for many more years to
come.
Mr. Narayana DS,
Headmaster, Government Boys Higher
Secondary School,
Rayakottai Road
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Kudos to the CMCA team members!
For the past 3 years, I have been associated with CMCA as a teacher
coordinator. Apart from the regular class sessions, the activities
introduced by them are varied and interesting, like ‘Eco-Friendly Ganesha
Campaign’, field trip to the Police station or Diwali rally. The children have
been able to overcome their inhibitions and interact freely with the sub-
inspector and also have been enabled to speak confidently during
assembly and resolve issues in their neighbourhood.
I thank CMCA for giving me this opportunity to put forth my views and
wish them good luck!
Ms. Latha Saravanan,
Teacher co-ordinator,
St. Joseph’s Matriculation Higher Secondary School.
I am proud to be a teacher coordinator of the CMCA club in our school.
This movement is like a leading light in igniting civic awareness amongst
our school children. The program has helped them to extend gratitude
towards the people who serve them in the society. It has also provided a
platform for the students to showcase their hidden talents and make
them grow as active citizens.
I personally thank our school management for providing me an
opportunity to be the teacher coordinator for CMCA
Nagaraja.V,
Teacher Co-ordinator,
Maharishi Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School
It has been four years now and I have been learning along with the
children. The most unforgettable experience in CMCA for me is the
“Thanksgiving Day” organized to thank the staff who keep our school
clean. They felt emotional and also proud to be honored in the school
assembly. After being part of CMCA, I have changed a lot – I have started
using jute bags, segregating waste and I am conscious about saving
water and energy. My journey with CMCA has been exciting and
interesting. I hope this journey will continue with all the fresh batches of
students to come.
G. Jayalakshumi,
Teacher Co-ordinator,
Maharishi Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School
Teacher CoordinatorsOur
Teacher coordinators in each school have played a key role in the
success of CMCA over the years with their enormous support and
dedication.
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Citizenship Message
BE AN ACTIVE CITIZEN!
Our RIGHT to Heritage comes
with RESPONSIBILITIES!
Heritage Monuments and
Public Buildings are our
National Wealth.
Do not carve or
scribble on them!
Our Pillars of Support
14. Dengue & Solid Waste
Management Awareness
Programme
ith the looming public health crisis due to uncleared garbage and the
alarming rise of dengue cases and deaths in the city, CMCA, in partnership
with Titan Industries Limited and Swabhimana Trust, launched a city level
‘Dengue and Solid Waste Management Awareness’ campaign in CMCA member
schools and neighbourhoods across Bangalore.
CMCA Other City HighlightsCMCA Other City Highlights
Bangalore: Private
n their CMCA class, the children of Government Higher Primary School,
Chikkabasavanapura, Bangalore had learnt how imperative it is that they
stand up for ‘Right to Education’, not just for themselves but for others
too. They noticed two of their friends Chandrashekar and Karthik were skipping
school because they were working as child labourers loading and unloading
material on trucks. 40 children carrying a CMCA banner went up to the truck
loading area and told the truck drivers that hiring child labour was a punishable
offence and that if they didn’t release the children, a police complaint would be
lodged. The children went a step further and met Karthik’s parents, requesting
them to send him to school and not to work in the future!
Standing up for others’
Right to Education
ilapidated school buildings, a corrupt doctor charging fees for free
medical treatment, infrequent availability of the doctor, no library, no
proper drinking water facility, broken school compound, incomplete
building for the mid-day meal kitchen, no gate in the school, no proper
road connecting two of the villages, no playground in the school, lack of sufficient
computers and no computer teacher...
300 rural school children between the ages of 12 – 16 years from six schools
and four villages participated in a very powerful ‘Makkala (Children) Grama Sabha’ held at the Melur Government High School on the
28th of November. The ‘Makkala Grama Sabha’ was organised by Children’s Movement for Civic Awareness and Namma Muthuru. This
gram sabha is a crucial government-mandated platform at the village level, for children to directly participate in governance by voicing
their concerns to officials from the grama panchayat on several issues that concern them.
Bangalore: Rural
A child questioning an official at the Makkala
Gramasabhe
Makkala (Children’s)
Grama Sabha
Bangalore: Government
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Neighbourhood
Clean-up
MCA Mumbai joined hands with the Brihanmumbai Municipal
Corporation (BMC) and the Inner Wheel Club to clean up one
of the dirtiest roads in Mumbai. Congress MP, Priya Dutt was
delighted to see the BMC officials working in close partnership with the
school children as they went along, cleaning the area. The children then
went house to house, spreading awareness on the importance of a clean
neighbourhood. BMC also placed garbage bins
outside each by-lane in the area.
Mumbai
round 250 civic club members from 5 schools along with
volunteers of CMCA, Rotarians of Rotary Clubs and teachers
participated in the Ganesha Jatha (rally) conducted
by CMCA Mysore. The children stepped onto the
busy streets of Mysore holding placards and
shouting slogans emphasising the need to
celebrate ‘Eco-Ganesha’ festival. The civic club
members pledged to install clay Ganesha idols in
their homes.
The jatha with a student dressed
as Lord Ganesha
Mysore
hange begins with me” – is not just taught
in CMCA classes, but rooted in the young
minds. CMCA Nagpur, organised the Eco-
Ganesha Idol Making Competition to showcase the
talents of the children and also to sensitize people
about the importance of ‘Eco-Ganesha celebration’.
Eco –Ganesha
Idol making competition
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Wi ners wi h thei i ols
MCA Hubli - Dharwad started its academic activities for the year
2012-13 in 68 schools with 70 civic clubs in the twin cities. Club
inaugurations, ‘Say No to Plastic’, ‘National Flag’, ‘Anti-litter
Campaigns’,’ World Democracy Day’, ‘Celebrating Eco-Ganesha’
festival, etc., were part of the various awareness campaigns conducted in the
first term of the year. Civic club members requested their friends and family to
install clay idols and reduce crackers during the festival. 5 schools installed clay
idols and celebrated in eco-friendly manner. The highlight of the campaign was
that children from 50 civic clubs visited public pandals in their area and
requested the members to install clay Ganesha idols. Kudos to them!!
Go –Green
Hubli – Dharwad
Launch programme
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Children creating their masterpieces
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Fun Corner
Funwith words
Find the words, horizontally,
vertically or sideways in the jumble
below:
O S S T P N X P
X N A L A M O X
Z R N E P O R M
P A D A E R G A
A G B C R L A C
M S G H A E N C
E P L A S T I C
Y N A T C M C A
Z O S E T Y N N
O N S O I L X S
Plastic; Sand; Glass; CMCA; Cans;
Organic; Rags; Paper; Soil.
Brain
Teasers
Unscramble the words and put into the
right bins: wet, dry and toxic waste.
Eg: ytabter Ans: Battery: Toxic.
Words:
1. pelap
2. geg ehlsl
3. dliose egnabd
Thank You
for your support
Titan Industries Limited
R. Jhunjhunwala
Foundation
Godrej appliances -
Division of Godrej &
Boyce Mfg Co Ltd
Ms. Jayapriya and
Mr.Sivaraman,
JPSR Express
Newspaper,
Hosur.
as a Volunteer
Join us
CMCA and You- Join us
as a volunteer
Do you share our dream
of creating a country of
empowered citizens?
Are you a thinker and a
doer? Then CMCA is
just the place for you.
Give us one hour of your
time, once a week, as a
volunteer to CMCA…
make a difference.
4. yrd veesla
5. iklm epctak
6. ygersni
WET DRY TOXIC
Making News
Dear civic club member,
The academic year 2012–13 rolled out in June with fun
filled activities, thought provoking discussions and
campaigns, an interesting and exciting field trip. We are sure
this year has been a completely different learning
experience with CMCA.
In your CMCA classes, you have learnt about the rights and
responsibilities we all have which ensure that we continue to
develop and grow as a country of strong, civic-minded,
independent citizens. Active Citizenship is not just for
someone else – it is for each one of us. It is about how we
engage with each other and create together a set of shared
values for a better society.
You, being a part of CMCA , have now become a skilled
agent of change – creating ripples of awareness. We
appreciate very much your involvement throughout the year
in CMCA activities both in and outside the classroom.
Continue being active citizens for life! Do be in touch with us
as our proud alumni! All the best for your future.
Best wishes,
Team CMCA Hosur.
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