Food Court and Shramdaan

The Idea

The food court was held to draw attention to the fact that Samruddhi was active again. A great affinity do we Indians have for good food. Hence, it was decided that holding a food court would be a very good idea.

And a good idea it was. The turnout happened to be amazing and there were a lot of enthusiastic hands present for Shramdaan the next day.

The Conduct

The food court was publicised by putting up posters and by making announcements at other events that were held in Goodwill.

The conduct of the food court was managed by volunteers who were sorted into 3 teams, whose responsibilities are listed.

1. Artistic team

• Preparing the menu card
• Preparing item cards for individual stalls
• Coupon making (5, 10, 15 x100)
• Putting up posters
• Clean up, recycling of their stuff

2. Counter and Water team

• 3 people to man the cash counter
• 2 people at the water counter
• 1 person to manage the washing counter
• Sweeping the floor before the event

3. Disposal Team

• Man the disposal counter at all times and instruct people on how to dispose
• Take used plates to the washing counter
• Wash used plates
• Replace washed plates

Our Eco-Friendly measures

• Usage of disposable plates
• Usage of reusable steel glasses
• Minimising paper waste generation
• Recycling of unsolied paper waste generated

The food court was, as mentioned earlier,  a grand success. The only shortfall was that of insufficient food. Most of the stalls were sold out well before the designated time. We should consider increasing the quantity to 200 plates per stall. Shramdaan was revived the next day and has been going strong ever since.

Revival

On the 25th of December, 2010, a few old timers of the four-year old Samruddhi met with a bunch of fresh faces in order fly its once high flag once again.

The organisation had its roots in Goodwill Apartments, Chandra Layout, Bangalore. The youth of this apartment complex along with their friends from the surrounding areas formed Samruddhi on the Republic Day of 2006. A special mention of Shobha Sunderasan, a resident of Yamuna apartment is deserved for inspiring this movement and encouraging its foundation.

Samruddhi was originally conceived to empower the youth of Goodwill Apartments and the surrounding areas by means of giving them a stage to express their talents. It did so by commemorating Independence Day, Republic Day and by the organisation of an annual fest, Umang. In addition to this, the members of Samruddhi met up on a weekly basis to carry out community service. This was termed Shramdaan. It aimed at character building and personality development through team work, in addition to enhancing its participants' civic awareness.

Four years into its inception, Samruddhi was all but gone, thanks to the exodus of many key members who were instrumental in keeping it alive. The meeting on the 25th of December was aimed at reviving this organisation.

This revival was planned to be carried out with the resumption of Shramdaan along with the conduct of a food court on the 9th of January, 2011 followed by a few presentations on Republic Day.