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
21-06-2019 to 21-06-2019	International Yoga Day	Yoga	UG& PG Students
23-02-2019 to 23-02-2019	Patriotic Blood Donation Camp	Patriotic Blood Donation Camp	56 Students Participated and 14 Students donated their blood.
19-09-2018 to 19-09-2018	Helmet Awareness Programme	Helmet Awareness Programme	36 UG Students
18-09-2018 to 18-09-2018	Swatch Bharat- Clean Indi a Movement	Swatch Bharat- Clean Indi a Movement	36 UG Students
04-08-2018 to 04-08-2018	Blood Identification & Donation Camp	Blood Identification & Donation Camp	511- Blood Identified 21-Blood Donated
19-07-2018 to 22-07-2018	In Campus Cleaning Programme	In Campus Cleaning Programme	56 UG Students
21-06-2018 to 21-06-2018	Human Chain Programme	Human Chain Programme	57 UG Students
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