BOYS’ DIVISION NEWS (A bimonthly news bulletin of YMCA BOYS DIVISION, Tirupattur)
JULY-AUGUST 2012 (For Private Circulation only)
Vol. I No. 1
THE NEWS BULLETIN
The need for a news bulletin from the Boys’ Division
was strongly felt and with a view to fulfill this, BOYS
DIVISION NEWS is started from the issue of JULY-
AUGUST 2012. (continued page 2)
INSTALLATION OF NEW PROJECT
COMMITTEE ON THE 11TH
JULY 2012
The new Committee of Management was installed on
the 11th
of July 2012 at a small function in the prayer
hall of the YMCA Boys’ Division.
The Chief Guest speaks.
The function started with the opening prayer by
Pastor Alfred of New Life Fellowship, Tirupattur (Continued on page 2)
Mr. Gerard J Madhuram, Regional Chairman
administering the oath of office
KAMARAJ BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATIONS
The birth anniversary of Perunthalaivar Kamaraj was
celebrated in the YMCA Brown Memorial Matriculation
Higher Secondary School on 14th
July 2012. The Chief
Guest was Rotarian Mr. K.C. Ezhilarasan, Secretary of
the PERUNTHALAIVAR KAMARAJ MEMORIAL
TRUST. The occasion was also important as the four
student Houses viz. Cheran, Cholan, Pandian and
Pallavan were inaugurated by the Chief Guest.
The Chief Guest with the House Leader
The Chief Guest, in his key note address, elaborated
the services rendered by our former Chief Minister
Kamaraj, in the field of Education and he also called
upon the student community to utilize the facilities
introduced by him for the education of the poor and the
marginalised. Our school children entertained the
gathering by their cultural programmes.
Rolling Shield to the meritorious House
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THE NEWS BULLETIN (continued from page 1 col 1)
In the 1960s the then Executive Secretary of the
Boys’ Division, Mr. Frank C Brown was circulating a
small news bulletin with a printed header and filled with
the news with the help of a duplicator.
The Boys’ Division of YMCA can certainly boast of
the selfless services of many secretaries and lay leaders
in the past. We hope this news bulletin will help our staff
and well-wishers to get informed and to reorient with the
changed environment.
A view of the Boys’ Division Building
INSTALLATION OF NEW PROJECT
COMMITTEE ON THE 11TH
JULY 2012 (continued from page 1 col 1)
Project Chairman Mr. David Livingstone welcomed the
guests and the participants. Mr Gerard J Madhuram,
Regional Chairman of the Southern Region of YMCAs
was the Chief Guest.
The Regional Chairman administered the oath of office
to the members of the newly constituted committee. Rev.
Yellappan Jesudoss prayed for the blessings of Almighty
on the new committee. The Regional Secretary Mr.
Danial Ravikumar felicitated the new committee. The
Chief Guest released the first copy of a booklet
containing the names, phone numbers and the email-Ids
of the committee members, staff and the teachers. The
first copy was received by Mr. Ashok Kumar, vice-
chairman of the Management Committee.
Vote of thanks was delivered by the Executive
Secretary Mr. V. Yesudhas. Earlier our school girls
performed a beautiful welcome dance. The meeting
came to an end with the closing prayer and benediction
by Rev. Jayapal of the Evangelical Church of India.
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
2012-2015 Mr. D V David Livingstone Chairman
Mr. T Ashok Kumar Vice-Chairman
Dr. R Samuel Chandrasekaran Treasurer
Members:
Mr. J Devadas
Mr. M Jayapaul
Mr. Rajesh R Visvasam
Mr. Dr. R Sathyamurthy
Mr. Dr. Sheila Benjamin
Mr. D Vincent
Ex-Officio:
Mr. Rolland Williams National President
Mr. John Varughese National General Secretary
Mr. V. Yesudhas Executive Secretary
Our School
YMCA India AT A GLANCE ymcaindia.org
No. of YMCAs 1000 still growing
No. of Regions 9
No. of Projects 11
No. of Members 3 lacs
No. of Professional Secretaries 128
No. of Departments 12
School children at play
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YMCA Tirupattur-Yelagiri Project
Functional Units:
1. Boys Division - for Social, sports and religious activities
2. Sadhu Sundhar Singh Boys’ Hostel - hostel for students of our school and other
schools and Colleges in Tirupattur – Present
strength 69
3. Working Women/Girl Students’ Hostel - Hostel for 60 persons at affordable rates –
Present strength – Students 29 and Working
Women 33
4. Brown Memorial Matriculation Higher
Secondary School - School with classes from KG to XII std.
- Tamil sections in class XI and XII std.
5. Camp Centre, Yelagiri - Place for camping activities for schools, colleges
and churches – dormitory accommodation for
150 – meeting hall for 100
6. Youth Hostel, Yelagiri - Affordable accommodation for families and
youth groups – 32 two-bed furnished rooms –
meeting hall for 150
- Logistics for persons engaged in Adventure
Sports - paragliding, rock climbing, river
crossing etc.
YELAGIRI NEWS
www.ymcayelagiri.org mail: [email protected]
The Camp Centre is frequently used by corporates and
churches. In July we had special camps of the following:
1. RMKV group employees from Chennai
2. Regional Conference, Methodist Churches
Paragliding will be conducted by the YASA -Yelagiri
Adventure Sports Association during September 2012. For
information please visit www.yasa.co.in
Proposed to construct a Golden Jubilee Block – which will
house the office, store room, dormitory accommodation for
70 and a mini meeting hall.
We call upon the members of the Project Management
Committee, staff and well-wishers to patronize our Camp
Centre and the Youth Hostel at Yelagiri through your friends
and relatives. Please inform Schools/Colleges/Churches about
the facilities available with us.
OF THIS AND THAT
Regional Executive Committee Meeting of the
Southern Region of YMCAs was held at Kanyakumari
on 28th
July 2012. It was hosted by YMCA
Marthandum-Kanyakumari Project under the
chairmanship of Adv. D. Sunil Prakash.
Congratulations to
1. Our school for the following achievements at the
ZONAL level:
Super Senior Boys: Volley Ball - Winners
Kabadi - Winners
Senior Girls: Shuttle Badminton
Singles - Winners
Doubles - Winners
2. Mr. P. J. Vincent, our former Chairman on his
nomination to the National Executive for the
triennium 2012-2015
3. Mr. V. Yesudhas, Secretary on his promotion as
Executive Secretary of the Tirupattur-Yelagiri
Project.
4. Mr. Anandaraj Edward, on his promotion as
Executive Secretary of the Nagapattinam Project.
5. Mrs. B.V.Vijayalakshmi, senior teacher on her
promotion as vice-principal of our school. (Please send details of achievements by you or by your
family members for publication in this section)
ALUMNI – YMCA BOYS’ DIVISION
An Alumni Association of the Boys’ Division is planned.
Please identify our old hostellers, activists, students and
help us to create a data base. Contact the Executive
Secretary for details
UP COMING EVENTS
1. Independence Day celebrations on 15th
August at
9.00 a.m.
2. Annual Sports Day on 17th
Aug. 2012 at 9.00 a.m.
3. National Council – Planning Forum meet at
YMCA Salem from 27th
to 30th
September
4. Week of Prayer – Inter School/Church
competitions - November 2012
5. School Silver Jubilee Celebrations – first week of
December 2012
Youth Hostel, Yelagiri Hills
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Choreograph by students
SCHOOL NEWS
www.ymcaschool.org.in
The School reopened on 3rd
June 2012. Our academic
results for the year 2011-2012 were
X Std : 92%
XII Std : 75%
Present strength of the school is 578 students with 28
teaching and non-teaching staff.
Our Requirements:
1. Dedicated Laboratory for Natural Sciences
2. Additional Class Rooms from 2013-14
3. Play materials for KG classes
4. Audio Visual set for Physical Sciences Lab.
5. School Bus
Mrs. Vasumathy Gilbert, President, Parent Teachers Association
giving the Class Leader Badge
A dance performance by our students
Chief Guest Mr. K.C. Ezhilarasan, on Kamaraj Birthday giving
away prizes
LOGO MANIA
The triangle symbol of the YMCA is unique since its
inception in 1844. However, over the years, many creative
designs have come to stay. One such is given below. More
to come in the forthcoming issues.
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Editor and Publisher: Mr. V. Yesudhas, Executive Secretary, YMCA Boys’ Division, No.3 YMCA Road, Sama Nagar, Tirupattur, Vellore District.
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