Dear Prasanthi, Good to know that you have planned a very good trip for TMAD Anniversary. I think the dates to visit is not mentioned in the mail can you pls inform me so that I will make myself to participate with you all and glad to visit Timbaktu Collective of Chennekothepalli, Ananthapur.
with best wishes... On 2/12/10, Prasanthi Uppalapati <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Friends, > > Greetings!! > > As I requested all of you, please spare your time to participate in TMAD > anniversary. This is once in a year effort. > > Let me explain the reasons on why we request all members to participate and > why all Chapters have to meet: > > 1. First and foremost, we are imbibing a culture of a family in our group. > We are not working with our group as it is like any collective social work. > No. We are considering our TMAD as a family. In all these five years, we are > very successful in cultivating this notion. We need to nurture and inculcate > as a practise. > > 2. Most of our members know the names of members of other Chapters. But we > do not get an opportunity to meet all in person. When we meet our group > members of all Chapters in this way, it will help develop the notion of a > family and generates f'ship. We feel like one big family and even if we move > to Chennai, Blr or Pune or Delhi, we do not feel like we are at a new place. > Our members are already there. > > 3. To learn from each other > It is a good opportunity to know members of other Chapters and also how > they are running the Chapter, the kind of activities that they are taking > up, the kind of obstacles they face, problems they are trying to overcome > etc., It is a good opportunity to know others and to learn from them. > > 4. It is like a Family Outing > We invite our members to come with their family members to introduce TMAD > family. My parents will be present if they are free and Arun's parents will > come, Dr. Sundar comes with his family etc., It is a good opportunity for > all of us to know each other very well and from next time onwards we will > get much support from our family members also as they get to know all > members of TMAD family. > > 5. A Trip for Edutainment > > This is a trip for education and entertainment. We are very choosy in > selecting a place by visiting which we can learn a lot... not just in one > way but multiple ways. > > 6. Do not consider money for this one trip > Please do not think this as a waste of money. It serves many a purpose and > it is only once in a year that we meet this way. > > Request you all to cooperate and attend once. If you do not like for any > reason, then express and share how best we can develop this culture. But at > least once, please all of you participate. We have every reason to celebrate > as we got Tax Exemption and all Chapters are in the revival phase. > > Do you know of any other group which celebrates anniversary in this manner? > Do you know of any group wherein there would be visits to places of > importance? > > Please understand and consider the motto behind this trip and make it a big > success by participating. Each and everyone of you are important and your > presence is crucial. > > Visit: http://www.timbaktu.org/index.html, for more details. > > I am looking for confirmation from all of you so that we can start booking > tickets and also inform the Board of Timbaktu about our visit. > > Friends, > > Will be anxiously waiting for a positive reply from you all. Do you know if > all of us attend our strength would not be less than 100!! > > Thank you. > > with regards, > PRASANTHI. > http://groups.google.com/group/birdsofsamefeathers > ---- > When you want something, the whole universe conspires in helping you to > achieve it. > > > > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAKSHMI.P.M Member in : Project- RAYS, TMAD, UN Solution Exchange - Gender Community http://www.project-rays.com http://www.tomakeadifference.net http://www.solutionexchange-un.net.in/en/index.php
