Leadership Development Camp for Executive Committee Members

 EC members attended a Leadership Development Camp on 27^th Sep. 2015, at Jeevan Dashan, Fatehgunj, Vadodara.

The EC camp started with Welcome by Hon. Secretary Shamsuddin and introduction of new EC members and Mentors. This was followed by FS Vision, Mission and Role of EC by Dr Vanisha Nambiar. Then, Bharat Mehta took over for a session on Team building, Leadership and Organizational skills.

After ‘Chai pe charcha’, Dr. Ankur Saxena took up Membership drive & Integration of FS activities with placement students. This was followed by Managing communication by Dipankar Das.

Ami Patel  & Meena Patel made the things ‘very humane’ when they shared live experiences on Sensitivity and community mobilization for the differently abled. After Lunch, in was turn of some basics in Accounts, Finance & Statutory Authorities and Execution methodology, by Anuj Agrawal.

Then the future leaders  (i.e. EC members) – presented their Proposed Annual plan of activities, to be coordinated by Mentors.

Mission of Friends Society

To provide, without any discrimination on basis of economic status, caste, religion, creed or community, a platform and opportunity to youth in general, and university students in particular, to carry out activities that are of service to community, so as to bring about overall development of the youth.

To provide a vibrant common platform for the students of all the Universities/colleges in and around Vadodara, to spend their leisure time in a constructive way, so that their potentialities are enhanced and personality is enriched.

To bring the youth closer to the less privileged (physically, mentally, socially, emotionally, economically, educationally challenged, etc.) sections of the community – youth members of FS provide voluntary services that are of benefit to the less privileged.

To provide exposure and experience to the youth through their involvement and participation in the execution of service projects in the area of health, education and rehabilitation in Baroda and surrounding areas.

To provide exposure and experience to the youth in management of social service programs and organizations. 

To undertake and accept specific projects within the objects & available capacity/infrastructure of Friends Society,  suggested by the donors who unconditionally donate the amount for such projects and Board of Trustees agrees to accept such donation at its discretion.

To involve and integrate the body corporates for implementing the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and provide specific schemes, plans and programs which can be taken up under CSR.  

As a Non-Government Organization (NGO), to participate/assist for implementation of government sponsored scheme, to the extent it can be coordinated within the objects and available infrastructure and resources of Friends Society.

To undertake such other activities as are incidental and/or conducive to the fulfilment of the above objectives.       

Management of Friends Society

The management of Friends Society is carried out by:

   Board of Trustees (BOT)    – at strategic level and      
  Executive Committee (EC) – for day to day operations.    

   For all statutory compliances the responsibility  lies with Board of Trustees only.  

Friends Society Board of Trustees

Dr. Sagun Desai

Mr. Jaikishan Gianchandani

Mrs. Gowri Babu Rajendran

Mrs. Rizwana Jamshed

Mr Anuj Agrawal

Mrs Ami Patel

Mr Bharat Mehta

Prof. Shubhada Kanani

Dr Vanisha Nambiar

Friends Society Executive Committe for 2015-16

POSITION	FULL NAME
SECRETARY	SHAMSUDIN KHOJA
JOINT SECRETARY	MAHIMA SINGH
TREASURER	AANKSHA SHAH
INCHARGE -  PROGRAMME FOR UNIVERSITY YOUTH	SUYASH SINGODIA TRUPTI RAYCHURA
I/C BLOOD DONATION CAMPS	VRUSHALY SHINGLOT
I/C SUNDAY SCHOOL	MANI KUMAR
I/C SUNDAY CLUB	SHAILESH SHAH
I/C YOUTH CLUB/ NIRMANN	SARTHAK BHALLA PAYAL PATEL
I/C PROGRAMME FOR  FUTURE LEADERS/SHAURYA	JANAVI PATEL GEETIKA NAMBIAR
I/C CHEER UP	ANJU ROY
I/C LIBRARY
I/C PUBLICITY	JIGAR SINGH VIDHI CUDASAMA
I/C PLACEMENT	Mrs. DUBEY

SOME FACTS ABOUT BLOOD DONATION - IN GUJARATI

SOME FACTS ABOUT BLOOD DONATION

· In a healthy male there is approximately 4.5 to 5 liters of blood i.e.76 ml/kg body weight and in
healthy female about 4 to 4.5 liters of blood i.e. 66 ml/kg body weight.

· Only 350 ml of blood is drawn, i.e. 6-8 ml/kg body weight which is less than 10% of the total
Blood volume.

· This volume is replaced within 48 hours in our body, while RBC’s are replenished in 21 days.

Who can donate Blood?

Any healthy person with weight above 45 kg., hemoglobin level above 12.5 gm/dl and age between 18 to 60 years (for India) can donate blood.

The person should NOT have had:

· Fever in last one week
· Malaria in last 3 months
· Taken medicines in last 2 days
· Current infection
· Jaundice in last 1 year
· High blood pressure, High BP controlled with drugs. Acceptable if BP normal
· Heart attack/ other heart problem
· Major surgery in 6 months and minor surgery, 3 months after recovery acceptable
· Transfusion in last 3 months (for males) and 4 months (for females)
· TB and leprosy
· AIDS, HBS and HCV positive
· Ongoing menstrual period
· High Risk Behavior
· Cancer
· Chronic kidney and liver disease

Why BLOOD DONATION?

· Blood transfusion is many times a life saving measure, especially in accident cases with blood
loss.
· Human beings are the only source of blood.
· Do remember, any one may require blood any time, including ourselves as well as our dear ones.
· Blood donation reduces the chances of Ischemic Heart Diseases (beginning of heart problem) as
frequent donation reduces the accumulated and unwanted iron load from the body.

Any side effects of BLOOD DONATION?

· No, not really. Do ask regular blood donor about it.
· In fact, there are many people who have donated blood more than 100 times in their life.

How frequently can I donate Blood?

· Males every 3 months
· Females every 4 months

What should I eat after donation?

· Drink some liquid like tea, coffee, cold drink, juice etc. to replenish fluid and eat some biscuits /
snacks. Tea / Coffee and biscuits are available at the Blood Bank/donation site.

Why should I become a regular blood donor?

· There is a scarcity of blood round the year.
· The only source of blood is human being.
· In view of this, there is a risk of paid and professional donor donating blood as replacement/family
donors.
· Thereby, increasing the risk of transmission of diseases like AIDS, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C,
Syphilis, Malaria and many other diseases in the society
· Therefore, it is the social responsibility of the person to come forward and voluntarily donate
blood.
· Hence, a donor who donates blood regularly every 3 months (for male) and 4 months (for female)
and tests negative for the above disease, would become a source of safe blood.

Can I get diseases like AIDS or Hepatitis or any other diseases by Blood Donation?

· This is impossible, because only sterile disposables are used to collect your blood. These
disposables are used only one time, and then discarded.
· This totally eliminates any chances of catching any diseases from donating blood.

What is the process of Blood Donation?

· You will complete a donor registration form.
· You will receive a mini physical check up including checking of Hb (Hemoglobin) by CuSO4
method.
· You will proceed to the donor bed where your arm will be cleaned with antiseptic.
· The donation process, will take around 8 to 10 minutes.
· A pressure bandage is applied to the donation site which should be kept in place for 3-4 hours.
Following your donation, you will receive Tea / Coffee and biscuits. You will also get a certificate and
a Blood group card which you should preserve.
Your gift of life may help as many as three to four people. You can donate blood every 90 days/120
days. And in the end you will have a sense of satisfaction that you are able to help someone by just
donating few ml of blood.

What does a Blood Bank do to my donation?

· The blood collected from donor is stored in a blood storage cabinet at 2-6 degree centigrade in
CPDA for 35 days and with SAGM bags for 42 days.(CPDA and SAGM are Blood bag system in
which blood is stored)
· Every unit of blood collected is tested for AIDS, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Syphilis and Malaria.
· The blood which tests positive for any of the above mentioned diseases is not used and discarded.
· The blood collected from donor, which is negative for the above test, is stored in a blood storage
cabinet at 2-6 degree centigrade in CPDA for 35 days, with SAGM bags for 42 days.
· The blood is provided FREE OF COST to the poor patient admitted in S.S.G/Government
Hospital after compatibility testing.
· The blood is issued to patient admitted in private hospital at a charge of Rs. 250 per unit, for
thalassemia and hemophilia patient at Rs. 125 per unit.
· We are separating whole blood into its components like RCC (Red Cell Concentrate), PC (Platelet
Concentrate), FFP (Fresh Frozen Plasma), and CP (Cryo-Precipitate). This optimizes the
utilization of blood and a single unit of blood can meet the requirement of three to four patients.

FRIENDS SOCIETY– Promoting & Organizing Voluntary Blood Donation camps since 1970
in University campus & Industries / Offices / Community in association
with Blood Bank, S.S.G. Hospital & Nagrik Raktdan Samiti

Petit Library
Opp. Kalyan Café, Fatehgunj Main Road,
Vadodara 390 002, Tel. 2791629

Our volunteers (university students) shall be glad to conduct awareness and educational drive at
your premises through Personal interactions, Posters, Powerpoint Slide show and Video clipping
on Voluntary blood donation.