Joy of Giving Week : 1st November

On 1st November some of our less privileged friends were invited to the school and we saw in their glowing eyes constant awe and gratitude. Interactors  of Apeejay NOIDA  handed over the donations collected during the Joy of Giving Week, and experienced firsthand that true joy can only be felt by being selfless and adding a little more to someone else's life.
To us the donations might not have been much - maybe a sweater that won't fit anymore - but to them, it was their savior from cold blustery nights, thus illuminating their Diwali. The little things that had not left modicum of value in our lives, made a gigantic difference to theirs. The students realized that in our luxuries we forget about other people's problems because we are so cocooned in our own lives. And this act of selflessness was an eye-opener for all.
After all, how much does it take to bring a smile to someone else's face? Just a little bit of our time and the willingness to help.
Preetha Datta and Rashmi Nijhawan
Reporters : Interact Club (2013-14)

Interact Club Installation Ceremony 2013-14

The Interact Club Installation ceremony was held on 29th August 2013. The ceremony began with the invoking the blessing of god and a motivational speech by Manjiri ma'am, who informed us that with the fast growing world we are forgetting our value system, our roots and therefore that is when the need of an Interact Club comes in. the Interact Club with a motto of 'Service before Self' encourages everyone to do more and more and bring about a real change.

And because our school deeply nurtures the talent of music, we also had 'JugalBandi' a tabla performance by a group of students.

Then Tanika tarani, the outgoing President of the Interact club gave a speech, sharing her delightful experience as being a part of the Interact Club and how tremendously they had contributed towards the society. 

Also the chief guests- senior Rotarians, Mr.Rahul Bhargav and Suresh Gupta illuminated our minds and suggested us to facilitate organ donation awareness. 

Followed by this was the badge ceremony where Principal Sir, Mr.Rahul Bhargav and Mr.Suresh Gupta handed over the respective responsibilities to the members of the Interact Club.  

Then, a moving play highlighting the plight of the Girl Child was enacted by the students of Apeejay NOIDA. Their theatrical performances took our breath away. 

Lastly Bhavya Suneja, incoming President of Interact Club gave a speech promising to fulfill all her duties and to uphold the name of Interact Club. 

Preetha Datta and Rashmi Nijhawan
Reporters : Interact Club(2013-14)

The Joy Of Giving.

Apeejay School, NOIDA in the first week of October organized “Joy of giving”. In this week students from all classes donated their clothes, books, toys etc. to the needful sections of the society. Through this, they realized that all the things that they consider trivial and take for granted, bring great joy to all those children who are underprivileged. Through this joy of giving activity students by the simple act of giving found that when others are in need, and you can help them out, it gives you inner peace and contentment.
The Interactors  believe that it is important to teach everyone to make a contribution to someone’s life.
Therefore, they will be organizing such activities even more as there is no joy greater than the joy of giving.
So, if you have things that you don’t need, then you must give them to those who don’t have them. After all, how much does it take to make someone happy? Just a bit of your time and a munificent nature. And you will be truly blessed!

Rashmi Nijhawan & Preetha Datta
Reporters
Interact Club

The Interact Club members of Apeejay School, NOIDA went on a noble mission to add joy to the lives of mentally and physically challenged children of Mata Bhagwanti Chadha Niketan School. It was indeed a great experience as it was the occasion of Rakhsha Bandhan and all special students tied rakhis and received beautiful handmade gifts.

The school has a very committed faculty and the teachers are very solicitous and compassionate as to the special needs of the special students. The visit to this school taught us that we take things for granted and with our luxuries, we forget the gifts of life God has bestowed upon us.  The children of Mata Bhagwanti Chadha Niketan School made a deep impact into our hearts and minds because even with their disabilities, they portray immense talent. We Interactors also played games like badminton with them, danced and heard their melodious voices.

Parting with these new friends was hard, but our hearts saluted the enthusiasm of these children and we were elated that we could bring smiles to all those faces.

-Rashmi Nijhawan

 Reporter

Interact Club

Rakhi Celebrations 2013-14

On 19th August 2013, the members of Interact Club visited Mata Bhagwanti Chadha Niketan on the occasion of Rakhi. The entire trip, from the moment we stepped in to the moment we boarded the bus to back was enlightening and will be imprinted on our minds for the rest of our lives.

Upon visiting their workshops, we were overawed and baffled at the amazing handicrafts that the students had made over there. But more than the works of art, it was the way their eyes lit up upon seeing us enter that we'll remember. Their workmanship was far beyond what any of us ever comprehend. Every hand that was tied a Rakhi to was insistent in giving us a gift in return. No matter how much we persisted, they pressed them down in our hands, pleading politely as always. We got the same joyous reception in every class we entered. Every special child seemed reluctant to let go of our hands and kept on chattering to us about their everyday lives. We also played badminton with students - and lost fair and square! Then we met the feisty Chahat. who insisted on leading all of us through a singalong of a few of of her favorite songs. Pallavi too enthralled us with her voice and dance steps. They were all a joy to watch. Their delight at everyday things such as maybe saying their names properly or remembering the lyrics to their favorite songs made us appreciate the smaller gifts of life.

We had walked in as ordinary, everyday teenagers who did not give two hoots about what went on around them. We stepped out as sensible, compassionate and more grateful for what we generally took for granted in our lives. God gives us everything, sometimes we just need to pause and appreciate it.
Preetha Datta,
Reporter : Interact Club 2013-14

Interact club students at the school for special children

REPORT OF THE INTERACT CLUB OF APEEJAY SCHOOL, NOIDA 2012-2013

REPORT OF THE INTERACT CLUB OF APEEJAY SCHOOL, NOIDA 2012-2013

“Consciously or unconsciously, every one of us does render some service or another. If we cultivate the habit of doing this service deliberately, our desire for service will steadily grow stronger, and it will make not only for our own happiness, but that of the world at large.” Mahatma Gandhi

The session started with the Installation of the new team of office bearers of the club. The new team of the Interact club of Apeejay School, NOIDA was formally installed on 23^rd of August 2012. The President of Rotary Club Midtown, Mr. Atul Dua, Chairperson Mr. Rahul Bhargava and Co Chairperson Ms Ritika Mittal graced the occasion with their presence.

The outgoing President Nitya Agarwal and the incoming President Tanika Tarani gave a report on the past and the present activities of the club. The club members depicted the status of a girl child in Indian society through a dance and video presentation.Mr. Rahul Bhargava congratulated the new team of the Interact club and motivated the students. He also shared the theme Jal Hai to Kal hai with the students and asked them to think of innovative and cost effective ways to conserve water.

On 1st August 7, 2012 the members of the Interact Club of our school visited Mata Bhagwati Chadha Niketan to celebrate the occasion of Raksha Bandhan with the especially abled children. The inmates of the Niketan were absolutely and utterly overjoyed and ecstatic to celebrate this festival with our students. Mani Karan, a small six year old inmate of the Niketan was especially excited seeing so many people tying rakhis around his wrist .All of us appreciated the zest for life which we saw in the eyes of the inmates.

In the month of August the members of the Interact Club attended AWARE’- Interact Symposium at Modern School, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi. The symposium highlighted the issue of ‘Assuring Women A Risk-free Environment’ – AWARE. Many eminent personalities spoke on the subject and helped in sensitizing our students towards this burning issue.

This year our Interactors promoted the message of Peace Through Service by designing postcards to illustrate how Interact club contributes to peace and understanding. Nitya Agarwal submitted an article on the given topic of promoting peace through service.

Some students participated in this competition through designing post cards to showcase their creativity.

A training session for the Interact club members was organized at the District Interact Leadership Assembly at Apeejay Sheikh Sarai, New Delhi on 6th September, which was attended by Mrs. Santosh Desai and students-Navya Jain, Osheen Tickoo and Tanya Gole of Class X at Apeejay School, Sheikh Sarai on 6th September. Chief Guest, Dr. Kiran Bedi graced the occasion.

The Interact club of the school observed the "Joy Of Giving" week from 1st October 2012 to 6th October 2012. In this project the students were encouraged and motivated to donate items such as old clothes, utensils, stationary etc. The collected items were given to an NGO named "GOONJ". The aim of this initiative was to make the students realize the importance of giving and sharing. The students learned the true meaning of sharing as they donated numerous items and felt elated. They also realized that our possessions of numerous luxuries and facilities are in excess of our needs. The club members pledged to observe the Joy Of Giving And Sharing all throughout their lives.

The Interact Club members took up the issue of spreading the message of a CRACKER FREE DIWALI among the school students. This initiative was highly successful. The students took a Pledge and participated in the Signature Campaign to support the cause of a CRACKER FREE DIWALI. The Interactors gave a talk in the morning assembly every day of the week preceding Diwali. They also collected diyas and candles for the community celebration of Diwali in the school premises

A very important work of the Interact Club is to generate funds for just causes and this year the club members generated Rs 7000/- for the Society for Communal Harmony .

The most successful Endeavour of the club this year has been the conduct of a Blood Donation Camp on 22nd of December 2012. The camp was held under the aegis of the Rotary Blood Bank. The student volunteers motivated the visiting parents to donate blood and help in the overcoming an acute shortage of blood in Delhi and NCR. More than 130 parents were registered for the Donation.

It has been a regular tradition for the Interact Club members to make flags for the celebration of all National festivals- Independence Day and Republic Day in the school. This year also the Interactors kept this tradition alive and made hundreds of flags for teachers and all school students and pinned them on their lapels.

Conclusion

Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”