40th Annual General Body Meeting

THE 40th ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING OF SEVA KENDRA CALCUTTA

The 40th Annual General Body Meeting of Seva Kendra Calcutta was held on the 18th of July, 2013. We had around 100 participants for this meeting both from the staff of Seva Kendra and our partners who are always willing to help us whenever we need them. The programme for the day was divided into 4 parts.

Morning Interaction Session - 10:30 am to 1:30 pm

We started our morning session at 10.30 am with some tea and light snacks. After our little refreshment we began our programme with a short welcome speech by Mr. Tapan Andrews followed by a prayer song by Ms. Iadashisha Lyngkhoi. Our Director Rev. Dr. Franklin Menezes then welcomed everyone with a few inspiring words and then asked each of the units of Seva Kendra to introduce themselves and brief us on the work their unit does, after the introductions our Director explained to us why he had each unit talk and the benefits of knowing everything that happens in Seva Kendra as a whole and not just our particular units. We then had a short break.

After the break we all came back for a short interactive session on Process Mapping led by Mr. Bablu Sarkar. In this session the concept of Process Mapping was explained and illustrated, the procedure, its impact and benefits, and how it can be used to help us become more effective and efficient was made known to us. It was a very informative session and many of us kept talking about it even during our lunch break which followed soon after the session was over.

Evening Interaction Session - 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm

The Interaction began at 5:30 pm with a welcome note by the hosts of the evening Ms. Mohua Rozario along with Mr. Antonio Gomes. We then started off with a beautiful song sung by Mrs. Charlotte Simpson-Veigas while our honorary guests lit the lamp. After the lighting of the lamp we had a prayer dance which spiritually uplifted all of us by the student of Community College along with Ms. Mohua Rozario. After that we had a welcome speech by Mr. Tapan Andrews one of the senior most staff members of Seva Kendra Calcutta to welcome one and all. Soon after that Mr. Bablu Sarkar another senior staff member of Seva Kendra Calcutta provided us with a presentation on the various activities conducted by Seva Kendra. Rev. Dr. Franklin Menezes the director of Seva Kendra Calcutta added some extra glamour to this presentation with his unmatched charisma. After that we had Mr. Chinmay Mahanti and the staff of Seva Kendra present us with a very beautiful Bengali song which focused on unity and indiscrimination among each other, this goes to show that as the staff of Seva Kendra we are always united and work together in harmony setting an example to the rest of our society. Then we had the releasing of Seva Kendra’s Annual Report, which was presented by Mrs. Harriet Ganpat to His Grace, Thomas D’Souza, Archbishop of Kolkata, His Grace then inspired us with his words and thanked all the staff of Seva Kendra for their wholehearted contribution in strengthening this institution. The interaction ended with the vote of thanks by Fr. Rudolph D'Souza