THE WHITE REVOLUTION
The White Revolution, a drive under Community Service, is the mega flagship project of RCMMS. A project close to everyone’s hearts, the white revolution has been an initiative of our club for the past eight years.
On every Mahashivratri, Devotees gather in large numbers around Balrajeshwar Mandir: A famous temple in Mulund, to worship Lord Shiva by pouring Milk on the “Shivling”. We, under ‘the white revolution’ urge the devotees to not pour milk on the shivling, or only pour some milk and donate the rest to the people in dire need. The Milk thus collected undergoes various processes where it is then made fit for consumption. The beneficiaries of this project are families living on the streets, animals especially cats and dogs.
However, Due to Covid and it's restrictions we had to modify the working of The White Revolution and focused majorly on the Awareness Aspect.
We had well known celebrity artists such as Jaya Bhattacharya ma'am, Naitik Nagda Sir, Master Yagya Bhasin, Pranali Bhalerao Ma'am, Krunal Pandit Sir and Mayuresh Wadkar Sir give a noteworthy contribution as well.
Releasing facts related to the milk that goes unutilized and how one can benefit from that milk along with releasing a short awareness video of the efforts undertaken by RCMMS through the years via social media was done as well, circulating it in societies and myriad public groups.
NAAZ
NAAZ, an initiative under Community service, is undertaken to support the LGBTQ+ Community and to become good allies.
Under NAAZ, we gather to experience the journey of the LGBTQ+ Community narrated by none other than them. The first edition of NAAZ: “this time they talk we listen” was held at the auditorium of Kelkar College. Change starts at home and so we started at our own home. Family members of the Rotaract members of RCMMS were addressed during the first edition where awareness was raised, speaker sessions were held by the Members of the LGBTQ+ Community, and band performances & open mics, dance performances and stand-up comedy took place.
However, Due to the onset of the pandemic, the second & the third editions of NAAZ had to be conducted online. Under the second & the third editions, a myriad of activities like poster making, face painting, quizzes, pride parades, coming out stories, poetry & live sessions were organized to lend our support to the community. Our initiative is also backed by various celebrities like
YOUR STAGE
“Your stage”, an editorial initiative, is undertaken with the purpose of providing a platform to showcase the talent. From rappers and singers to poets & dancers, if you’ve got a talent, the stage is all yours! To give people a stage to perform, to help them get better at their craft while also helping them gain confidence to perform in front of a huge audience are some of the reasons for organizing your stage.
Generally, your stage is conducted at cafes wherein audience & participants gather in huge numbers. From band to food to crazy fun, your stage has It all. This year, your stage was an online event but despite there we saw participation of people from various backgrounds- storytellers & poets, singers and also stand-up comedians.
DABBAWALA
Dabbawala is a Community Service initiative working towards the purpose of distributing nutritious and fulfilling food to the people who will benefit from it. The members of the club gathered at one place while observing all the Covid - 19 regulations and prepared a healthy meal. The food was then distributed amongst construction workers, people living on the streets and the people of villages living in extreme conditions. The entire process of this initiative was done while observing the Covid - 19 guidelines.
PARIVARTAN
Parivartan is a village development initiative under which toys, stationery, painting kits and games were distributed among the children under child development. Similarly, a sanitation drive was done along with the distribution of dustbins was undertaken for hygiene care. Clothes and bodywear were distributed for every age group. Moreover, the members would often spend and celebrate festivals like Diwali and Christmas with the villagers which included the distribution of chocolates and such goodies.
FRIENDS OF RCMMS
Friends of RCMMS is a project held on International Friendship Day under which we thanked police officers, bus drivers, rickshaw drivers and firefighters. We tied them friendship bands and gave them letters of appreciation to showcase our gesture towards these heroes for the amazing work they do day in and day out for the common people.
HUMAN LIBRARY
In Human Library, we invite humans from all walks of life who have led a struggled life and now are an inspiration to many to come and share their stories with us. We aimed to inspire and motivate our audience by listening to the stories shared. The stories shared by all our storytellers were incredibly motivating.
RYPEN- CHIAROSCURO
RYPEN was aimed at showcasing young artists in the fields of painting, dance, music and varied art forms and various renowned artists guiding them. The project had participation from teachers and students upto grade 12 from the length and breadth of India and also abroad. This project was done with our Rotary and Nahar International School.