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Health Camp

Dec19

 

On 17th December 2017, Dum Dum Past Pupils Unit organised a ‘’Free Health Check- up camp’’ at ACS Dum Dum under the aegis of LIONS CLUB of Howrah.

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Eye check- up, Dental check -up, Blood Pressure, Blood sugar & ECG were done for the patients. The Council sponsored the expense of ECG for each patient. Spectacles to be distributed to the patients would be sponsored by LIONS CLUB. The LIONS CLUB distributed tooth paste & tooth brush to each patient. It was also decided that the Council would take the responsibility of getting the cataract surgery done for the concerned patients. A total of 130 patients attended the aforementioned Health Camp.

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The members of the Past Pupils Association made flexes in English, Hindi and Bengali, visited many families and distributed leaflets to make publicity for the Health Camp. Moreover, the members hired an auto with microphone to announce the same in and around Dum Dum Cantonment.

 

Reported by Chumki  Sengupta

President of Dum Dum Local Unit and Joint Secretary of Kolkata Federation​

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Children’s Day celebrated by the Past Pupils Association of Dum Dum

Nov15

On 14th November 2017, the Past Pupils Association of Dum Dum decided to celebrate Children’s Day with the evening school children, Sunday oratory children & parallel school children. The Local Unit President welcomed the event with a short synopsis on the importance of Children’s Day.

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The Past Pupils voluntarily sponsored  cakes, stationery, Cadbury and frooti. The children were bubbling with joy and happiness. It was a great moment  indeed for the Past Pupils to share a beautiful time with Sr. Teresa A. the Vice Provincial, Sr. Esther the Delegate, Sr. Anjana Luciana Rai, Sr. Restitula Kharpran & the dear children of evening school, Sunday oratory & parallel school. Some Past Pupils sang and danced for the children.

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The event came to an end after the Past Pupils presented hand- made ‘Thank you cards’ to Vice Provincial Sr. Teresa A. & Sr. Esther the Delegate for their immense cooperation to make Annual General Meet of 29th Oct’17 a grand success.

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Chumki

Federation Secretary

 

Past Pupils Association of Dum Dum unit Annual General Meet

Nov14

On 29th October 17, the Past Pupils Association of Dum Dum unit organized their Annual General Meet at ACS DumDum.

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The day began with Tea and Registration at 9:30 am. The inauguration ceremony began with the Prayer Service conducted by Sr Esther the Delegate of Local Unit with a beautiful power point presentation. It was followed by Lighting the Lamp by Sr Superior Teresa A, the Vice Provincial of Kolkata Province, Sr Esther the Dum Dum Unit Delegate & the school Principal, Mrs.Samita Biswas the President of PPA of Kolkata Province, Dr Sanjukta Dasgupta Rtd Dean of CU(Faculty of Arts CU) Past Pupil from 1st batch & the Unit President Mrs. Chumki Sengupta. The august gathering was blessed with the presence of Sr Superior Makil, Mrs Leelama (Rtd teacher) & 325 Past Pupils.

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The Local Unit President Mrs.Chumki Sengupta addressed the audience with Welcome speech which was followed by the school anthem spontaneously being sung by every Past Pupil, a sheer moment of nostalgia for all the Past Pupils present. Welcome dance presented by Aratrika Das of ISC,17’ batch was followed by evening school dance performance. Vice Provincial Sr.Teresa, gave an inspiring speech with a motivational Power Point presentation. A brief Power Point Presentation about the Council Activities was presented by Council Secretary Mrs.Sangamitra Bhattacharya. Sr Superior Makil, Sr Lily, Retired teachers, Past Presidents of the Unit- Dr Namita Chakraborty, Mrs.Samita Biswas,Mrs.Srabani Dasgupta, Mrs.Rita Das, Mrs.Kuhu Nag Chaudhuri, Mrs.Sharmila Das & Mrs Numrata Dutta were felicitated.

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The group dance and group song performance by both senior and junior past pupils together helped to bridge the gap between the past pupils more easily.

Panel Discussion

The Council also arranged for Panel Discussion based on the topic, “Women education as a tool to empower the society”. Eminent PPL speakers of Dum Dum Unit  like Dr Santa Dutta,Dr Nishi Pulogurtha,Dr Saswati Chowdhury all currently professors & Mrs Sunanda Jaiswal Principal of Barasat Indira Gandhi Senior Secondary High School were among the esteemed speakers. The entire Panel discussion was coordinated by Dr Sanjukta Dasgupta (the Rtd Dean of CU, Faculty of Arts).In the end felicitation was given to all of them.

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The crowd was mesmerized by the voice of Anneshwa Das from ISC, 2016 batch. The Council also conducted fashion show for all the batches. There were sixty participants 30 each from senior and junior groups. Best Auxilian, Best Demeanour, Best Dressed were awarded to both senior PPLS & junior PPLS respectively. Sreemoyee from ISC,2015,  a finalist from SA,RE,GA,MA,PA gave a scintillating performance with her band. The programme came to an end with vote of thanks by Council Secretary Mrs. Sangmitra Bhattacharya and a sumptuous lunch served to all.

 

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WE, LOVE, HELP ONE ANOTHER & REMAIN UNITED.

Secretary Kolkata Federation

Mrs.Chumki

 

The Past Pupils Federation Council Election

Nov12

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The Past Pupils Federation Council Election was held on 5th November 2017  in Auxilium, Barasat.  Members were present from Auxilium Bandel, Auxilium Barasat and Auxilium Dum Dum. Provincial Sister Rose Ezarath, Sr. Elizabeth Joseph  the Federation Delegate, Sr. Geraldine Barratt in charge of Past Pupils, Sr. Stella Devis the Animator of ACS Barasat, Local delegates of Barasat  Sr. Clara Saminathan and Sr. Abraham Esther Rani from ACS Dum Dum were present on this occasion.

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The programme began with a prayer moments and lighting of the lamp followed by the enlightening talk of Sister Provincial.  The federation delegate focused on the importance of the good governing body as in the case of any organization for the effective and smooth running of the Association. Sr. Geraldine read out the duties and responsibilities of the office bearers. Then the session moved towards the election of the new Federation body.  The members unanimously elected Mrs. Kamal Jahan Hussain as the president of the Federation.

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Mrs. Rituparna Ganguly as the vice president , Pamela Chakraborty as the secretary and Chumki Sengupta as the Joint secretary and Mrs. Srijita Rodrikics as the Treasurer. The six council members were elected from the three Units. The newly-elected President, in her speech motivated the members to intensify their efforts in doing good to the society and strengthening the  network among the members.  The Federation delegate thanked the provincial for her valuable presence and thanked the outgoing president and her council. The programme ended with photo session and refreshments.

 

Past Pupils Enrolment Programme – ISC Batch 2016-17

Dec11

“Hands in the world and roots in the heart”- This is the motto followed by the students who leave Auxilium convent School. This motto becomes more effective when every year the outgoing batch of class XII register their names to the office of the Past Pupil Association and it was no exception when the ISC batch of 2016-17 of ACS, Barasat got themselves enrolled on Friday,9th Dec, to continue the charism of Don Bosco in the greater world.

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The Procedure of enrolment began with an emotional journey of recapitulation of the students. They were asked to recall their long odussey from the age of three to enlighten years and also to ponder on their association with their Alma Mater! Followed by solemn prayer service conducted by the students in the presence of the local delegate of Barasat, Principal, Sr. Clara Saminathan, Vice Principal, Sr. Mary John and other office bearer teachers. Sr. Principal Left no stone unturned to make the pious occasion more significant to the students by explaining the history and objective behind to form the world confederation Past Pupil of FMA. Next, the distribution of the Identity cards to the students by the Local Delegate marked their recognition as a member in the world confederation of Past Pupil Association. The programme concluded with a candid photo session which revealed a loving remembrance of all that they learnt in school.

Reported by

Anindita Choudhury

(President of the Local unit of PPA)

 

FMA Past Pupils Federation meet

May8

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Past Pupils Federation meet was held at Dum Dum on 1st May 2016. 22 members were present in all including the local delegates of the 2 communities of Barasat and Dum Dum. Sr. Elizabeth Joseph welcomed the group. The main agenda for the day was to plan out the program for the 27th November 2016 for the forthcoming Annual Past pupil’s meet.

We had the joy and privilege of the presence of Provincial Sr. Rose Ezarath, for the first time this year. She encouraged and boosted the members to venture out to serve the young and see what more can be done  to reach out to the needs of the world. She enlightened us on the words of Mother General to the Past Pupils to understand  the origin and rise of the Association at Valdocco by Fr. Philip Rinaldi and Sr. Catherine Arighi . ‘Being a past pupil is a gift, a stamp never to be erased. ‘Being a past pupil is an epiphany of the salesian charism in the world in the Mornese style.’ The day ended on a joyous note with this happy reunion of the past pupils federation to share a common goal and vision in a true family spirit.

Reaching out …  bringing smiles on the faces …

Oct14

P.PupilsThe Past pupils of Dum Dum Unit came together on 11th October 2015 to reach out to the 80 Senior citizens and 20 ladies.The event started with an opening speech by Chumki Sengupta, President of the Past Pupils association, Dum Dum Unit. She then invited Superior Sr.Teresa A. to address the congregation. Superior congratulated the past pupils for their generous contribution and their attempt to bring smiles on the faces of a few members of the society.

Thereafter Superior and Principal Sr. Esther handed over the outfit to few of the senior citizens. Later on each past pupil took turn to distribute clothing to all those who had gathered for the occasion.

It was indeed a great moment of pride for the past pupils in being able to do their bit towards bringing in a bit of cheer in the lives of a few simple womenfolk, men and children.

Past Pupils of Dum Dum reach out to others

Jul27

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On 26 July 2016, Past Pupils Council Members of Local Unit, Dum Dum organized sports for the Bridge School children of Auxilium, Barasat. The children welcomed the Members with a song followed by dance. It was a splendid sight to see how the toddlers aged between 3 – 6 years are well trained under the guidance of Sr. Bridgit Chettri and few ladies of the locality who help in the teaching.

The Members conducted sports for the kids and prizes were distributed to the winners. Musical chairs were conducted for the mothers. They were also awarded prizes. The Members distributed snacks, chocolates and fruit juice to the children and their mothers. The Unit Members were happy to have Sr. Rose Simon in their midst. The programme came to an end with the Prize distribution.

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Secretary
Chumki Sengupta

Past Pupils of Dum Dum Unit reach out ……..

Jul13

Visit-Green Park-Mother T.

                           VISIT TO GREEN PARK

The Past pupils of Dum Dum Unit along with Sr. Esther, the Delegate of the local unit, headed first to visit Green Park, the home for the mentally challenged for women. They were welcomed by the superior of the house. Some inmates sang to greet their new visitors. It was an emotional moment to see some inmates in a state of oblivion without any knowledge of their surroundings. We should be grateful to God, who has blessed us with the wonderful gift i.e the brain with which we can correspond correctly with one another. The members distributed snacks, cakes and soft drinks to all the 320 inmates of the house. It was good to see how the Missionaries of Charity carry forward their goals to serve the poorest of the poor and the unwanted people of the society.

                                                                                          VISIT TO ST ANN’S HOME FOR THE AGED

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Our next destination was the visit to St Ann’s Home. Sr Superior welcomed the Past Pupils. The Past Pupils individually met each inmates and distributed snacks, biscuits, rice and potatoes in a substantial amount. It was sad to hear the tragic story of why they were left in the old age home. I thought for a moment, is it because of this that most parents bring their children up – to spend life all alone in a far off home only to count the days of their earthly end? Well I leave the question unanswered!

Chumki Sengupta

Past Pupils Association Secretary

Kolkata Province