INAUGURAL FUNCTION
INAUGURAL FUNCTION (30.07.2016):
The
National Service Scheme of Kongu Engineering College organized the inaugural
function for the academic year 2016-2017 in Sri Ramanujan seminar hall, IT Park
on 30.07.2016(Saturday).The program was started around 4.00 pm. The inaugural
function was preceded by Thiru .V.K.Muthusamy, Correspondent,
Prof.S.Kuppuswami, Principal, NSS Programme Officers Dr.A.Manimaran,Mr.S.Praveen
Kumar and Dr.R.Devi Priya
The function was started with the
prayer song by our NSS volunteer Selvi.R.Selva Rani. The NSS activities of the
academic year 2015-2016 were listed out through multimedia. Then the lightening
of ceremonial lamp was done by Thiru .U.L.Dhanavelmurugan, Chief Guest.The welcome address was given by Selvi.K.Jeevitha,
NSS volunteer. Then the year plan for the academic year 2016-2017 was given by
Dr.R.Devi Priya, NSS Programme Officer.
The
precedential address was delivered by Thiru. V.K.Muthusamy, correspondent. He addressed the gathering and congratulated
the NSS programme officer and also asked the volunteers to focus on activities
related to upgradation of the society. He shared many of his experience
regarding the social activitiesand motivated the students to do more social
activities and also encouraged the students. He requests the students to keep
the surroundings clean, to donate the blood and said that donating the blood mould
our body and mind. He motivated the NSS volunteers to involve in all the
activities related to service, which does not means the academics. Finally he
blessed all and asked them to do many service with dedication and asked them to
give the best.
Prof.S.Kuppuswami,
Principal started his special speech. He addressed all the dignitaries on and
of the dais. He told that the NSS team is too active and doing many events. He
said that the prevalence of service minded people was increasing nowadays, so
that the NSS team can develop better works related to society. He also insisted
the NSS volunteers to save the energy and water which is going to be trouble in
future.Around
4.40 p.m Mr.U.L.Dhanavelamurugan, Secretary of Vivekananda Blood donor Club,
Erode, Chief Guest Started his speech by blessing the Country.He welcomed
everyone and told that is a memorable day in his life because Dr.A.P.J.Abdulkalam’s
funeral was done a year back on this day and also he was admitted in the
hospital for the treatment of Blood Cancer. So he thanked our institution for
welcoming him as the chief guest and gives a speech regarding the Social
Services. He asked us the reason for joining National Service Scheme and asked
to explain about it. He talked about his school life and felt proud to work for
villagers.
He
told that National Service Scheme is the main reason to start the Vivekananda
Blood Donation Club. He first started by collecting O-ve blood initially and
the turned to collect all blood groups which emerge into the Blood Donation
Club. The Club was started as the Youth Club along with his friends.He offered
25000 units of blood during emergencyand also donated 375 pairs of eyes.
He
quoted that, “Every socially concerned people will be a NSS Volunteer in their
social life”. He helped many people during the time of Tsunami in Nagapattinam
for the removal of dead bodies and also provided medical help for the people
with the help of Mr.Radhakrishnan, Collector of Nagapattinam during that time.
He added the point, we should not feel for the past but look towards the
future.He
received many awards like “Outstanding New Line award”, “President’s
Discrimination award” and “Maximum Eye Donation award”. He told that team work
is the reason for all these awards and quoted that Swami Vivekananda’s line
“Arise Awake and stop not till the goal is reached”. He said that we should use
the chance to help others and thanked for the opportunity provided to him and
ended by saying NSS Volunteers should be proud of NSS.
Thiru. V.K.Muthusamy, correspondent
was welcomed to give Momento to the Mr.U.L.Dhanavelamurugan, Chief Guest as the
token of love.Finally
the function came to an end by 5.00 pm with the vote of thanks by Selvan.S.Kavin
Prakash. He thanked everyone on and off the dais. Then refreshments were
provided to all the students.