Youth Red Cross (YRC)
OVERVIEW:
The international Red Cross movement is the well-known and worldwide humanitarian organization, present in almost all the countries.The motto of Youth Red Cross (YRC) is "to serve". The Youth Red Cross is the most important constituent of its mother organization, Indian Red Cross Society. It is a group movement organized at the initial stages for students between 18 and 25 years of age within the colleges. Under the guidance of Programme Officer, the students are trained and encouraged to manage various programmes.
The fundamental principles of Red Cross movement are :
- Humanity
- Impartiality
- Neutrality
- Independence
- Voluntary service
- Unity
- Universality
- Red Cross society function with the one and only aim of serving people under distress without any consideration of caste, religion, language and nationality.
Youth Red Cross has the following three principles :
- Protection of health and life
- Service to the sick and suffering
- Promotion of national and international friendship to develop the mental and moral capacities of the youth.
Activities :
- Promotion of health and hygiene.
- Service to the needy people
- Relief work during emergencies like flood, fire and other natural calamities.
- National integration
- World friendliness.
YRC PROGRAMME OFFICERS
1. Smt.S.Shankari
2. Smt.M.Rajalakshmi
| Period | Programme | Nature of Programme | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19-09-2018 to 19-09-2018 | HELMET AWARENESS | PAMPLETS DISTRIBUTION AT SIVALAPPERI | 20 VOLUNTEERS |
| 18-09-2018 to 18-09-2018 | SWACHHTA PAKWADA | CLEANING & TREE PLANTATION | 52 VOLUNTEERS |
| 04-09-2018 to 04-09-2018 | BLOOD DONATION / IDENTIFICATION CAMP | DR.E.A.ESTHER, MEDICAL OFFICER,BLOOD BANK, TIRUNELVELI | 21 STUDENTS DONATED BLOOD, 511 STUDENTS IDENTIFIED THEIR BLOOD |
| 14-08-2018 to 14-08-2018 | RALLY AND DOOR TO DOOR COMPAIGN | RALLY | 37 YRC VOLUNTEERS |
| 21-07-2018 to 21-07-2018 | AROUND CAMPUS CLEANING | CLEANING | 56 YRC VOLUNTEERS |
| 19-07-2018 to 19-07-2018 | INCAMPUS CLEANING | CLEANING | 56 YRC VOLUNTEERS |
| 21-06-2018 to 21-06-2018 | HUMAN CHAIN PROGRAMME | DEPARTMENT OF TRANSFUSION MEDICINE, TIRUNELVELI MEDICAL COLLEGE, TIRUNELVELI | 57 YRC VOLUNTEERS |
| 04-02-2018 to 04-02-2018 | WALL PAINTING COMPETITION | GOVT. SIDDHA MEDICAL COLLEGE,PALAYAMKOTTAI | 15 NSS AND YRC VOLUNTEERS |
| 20-12-2017 to 20-12-2017 | BLOOD DONATION / IDENTIFICATION CAMP | DR.POOMANI, GOVT. PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE, REDDIYARPATTI | 13 STUDENTS DONATED BLOOD, 582 STUDENTS IDENTIFIED THEIR BLOOD GROUP |
| 15-09-2017 to 15-09-2017 | CANCER SCREENING TEST | DR. PREMA & DR. ABIRAMI,NELLAI CANCER CARE CENTRE | 20 TEACHING AND NON-TEACHING FACULTY MEMBERS |
| 15-09-2017 to 15-09-2017 | LEGAL AWARENESS PROGRAMME | SMT. SEETHA, ADVOCATE, TIRUNELVELI | 350 STUDENTS |
| 14-09-2017 to 14-09-2017 | CANCER AWARENESS PROGRAMME | DR.ABIRAMI, NELLAI CANCER CARE CENTRE | FINAL YEAR UG STUDENTS |
| 04-02-2017 to 04-02-2017 | AWARENESS OF CANCER | NELLAI CANCER CARE CENTRE, PALAYAMKOTTAI | NSS STUDENTS |
| 14-09-2016 to 14-09-2016 | BLOOD DONATION / IDENTIFICATION | DOCTORS FROM GOVT. PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE, PALAYAMKOTTAI | 36 BLOOD DONORS DONATED THEIR BLOOD,591 STUDENTS IDENTIFIED THEIR BLOOD |
| 27-07-2016 to 27-07-2016 | AWARENESS PROGRAMME ON HEPATITIS | DR.T.K.SOUNDARA RAJAN,GOVT. SIDDHA MEDICAL COLLEGE,PALAYAMKOTTAI | 450 STUDENTS |