Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (ANK)
With inputs from Media Release
Mangaluru, Sep 4: Students and alumni of St Aloysius PU College, on September 2 and 3, held a two-day charity programme Citizen Alliance to Uphold Service and Exchange at City Centre and the Forum Fizza Mall.
The concluding ceremony was held on Sunday September 3 at Forum Fizza Mall.
On Saturday, September 2, students set up stalls at City Centre mall, offering a variety of products including handmade items by Aloysians ranging from bookmarks and paintings to cupcakes and brownies. The proceeds will go to aid NGO’s and ashrams.
A fabulous performance was given by the students of degree college who were once a part of SAPUC. A special performance was presented by Illusion dance crew.
A photo booth where people could take pictures by amazing photographers with fancy trendy tropes. There was also a treasure hunt and pizza eating competition in partnership with Pizza Hut.
The evening proceeded with live band performances by marvelous bands from the PU College, and ‘Sounds Fishy’ a band from the degree college. The night ended with a flash mob, jointly performed by the PU and degree students.
MLA Mohiudeen Bava, Youth Congress president Mithun Rai, Dance India Dance season 4 fame Disha Madan, Coastalwood actress Sonal Monterio was also part of the concluding ceremony.
The principal of SAPUC Fr Melwin Mendonza said, "St Aloysius PU College wishes to make a difference in the lives of less privileged by spending quality time with the orphans and destitutes. CAUSE and outreach programmes have created a compassionate heart among our students. We strongly believe that the students who graduate from the portals of this great institution will build a stronger and prosperous India."
Programme was compered by Eshwar Shetty and Althaf MA.
The Cause for CAUSE
The Jesuits who founded the educational institutions more than a century ago had very clear cut ideals and objectives. They intended to mould young men and women into fine individuals who would be competent, compassionate, conscientious and committed. It is with this objective that the novel venture CAUSE – Citizen Alliance to Uphold Service and Exchange, thought of by St Aloysius Pre-University college three years ago was conceptualized.
Many students belong to the affluent section of the society. They are unaware of how grinding poverty can be, how lonely the aged can be, how even a few hundred rupees can make a difference for many who are financially backward and downtrodden. CAUSE, an outreach programme, is intended to show concern and care for the needy, downtrodden, less privileged, aged and the marginalized and helpless section of the modern society. The initiative is to instill humanitarian values in the students, on tandem with the adage ‘Catch them young'.
This particular venture, whereby students raise funds from the public who voluntarily donate to the noble cause, was proof to Aloysians believing in making a difference in a noble way. This being the fourth year of the noble enterprise, students rose to the occasion with many creative ideas and touching performances to raise funds for needy. This was also a channel for willing people to pool in their mite, a venture that touched thousands of willing donors who graciously and ungrudgingly donated to the cause.
CAUSE, over the years, has been the saving grace for numerous shelters like Ave Maria-Palliative care ward in Vamanjoor, Jeevadan - rehabilitation centre for HIV and AIDS in Vamanjoor, Snehasadan-care and support centre for HIV and AIDS in Vamanjoor, Preetisadan- orphanage for girls in Kateel, Samvedanaa-home for children in Pumpwell, Sevaashrama- orphanage for destitute women in Derlakatte, Bhagini Samaj- orphanage for children in Marnemikatte, Khairiya Shelter- an orphanage for Muslim girls and Bala Samrakshana Kendra- Home for orphan children in Derlakatte. The CAUSE team also visited the TB Hospital in Pilikula, Sion Ashram in Belthangady and Infant Mary Home in Jeppu.
This year, CAUSE selected Snehalaya, Dar-Ush-Shafqah, and will be helping in the construction of a house for an underprevileged alumnus, along with the introduction of CAUSE scholarship, supporting education for the underprivileged.