Meeting 20 Sep 2008 : Koramangala

All, Attendees : Sandeep C, Deepa Mohan, Shekhar M, Deepak R, Neil D, Anush S, Urmila P, PS Raghavan [LIFE], Levine L [LIFE], Sridhar P, Anitha M. Venue : Grape Garden, 6th Block Kormangala Time : 5pm
1. Discussion began with an introduction by Sandeep on the activities of CnG and accomplishments so far. He also covered the challenges ahead

2. KNG group rep Shekhar and Deepak informed that a good source of information on DC at Kankapur is through Janaagraha. Deepak, Urmila and Sridhar to provide Jangrahaa contacts to Roopa. Get DC contact details and propose similar project as done at Nandi, declare CWS as Plastic Free, Followed by a clean up ...

3. Keep Nandi Green (KNG) will bring up the discussion of declaring other picnic spots plastic free - in the Advocates association. and attempt approaches to the Cheif Justice through the Advocates association. Hoping for a positive response to the suggestion and hope this will avail a meeting for the voluntary groups with the Advocates Association.

4. The proposal submitted by Sandeep submitted at Forest Dept can be used as the basis for a formal discussion with the powers that be.

5. Conduct a roadshow for KK Plastics, met with approval. Roopa followed through by calling up Mr Rasool Khan. Meeting to be setup for Satuday with Mr Khan to take this forward.

Meeting 19 Jul 2008 : Indiranagar

On Saturday, 190708, we met at our usual swank spa resort venue, ie,the Indira Nagar park, with nice little thimblefuls of hot chai laidon!
Those present were:
1.Anitha Majji <anitha.majji@gmail.com>

2.Anush Shetty <mail@anushshetty.com>

3.Deepa Mohan <mohandeepa@gmail.com>

4.Pradeep Singh <pradeep.singh.81@gmail.com>

5. Rakesh Chandra, <rakesh24@gmail.com>

6. Vijay Yenne <vijaykumar.yenne@gmail.com>

7. Roopa Sankaran roopasankaran@gmail.com

The action points that were covered were:
1. Can HP and Wipro be taken for a cleanup together? Roopa to checkif this will gel well with both corporates.
2. Roopa told us about the California angel investor, who might be willing to invest in our activities; she will follow up on this. And regarding current sponsors, we need to have a discussion.
3. When should the date of the next cleanup be....August 2 or 9? Since the meeting, I also find that I am not free on the 2nd. Roopa is not free on either date. Also, since the Nandi Hills cleanup is happening on Aug 2, I thought we might do the C and G one on the 9th?

4. My friend Subash Sankhla says that he can give about 20 carboys tobe used as dustbins, but they will need to be transported fromNelamangala to Sangam and Muthathi (Roopa suggested splitting thecarboys between both places, but I suggest that it would be better totake all of them to one place, and putting other bins later in theother place, that will minimize the transportation cost right now.)Subash's number is 99809 22321. He is willing to organize transport,but we will have to pay for it. However, if we can organize thetransport ourselves, he is OK with that, too. If Subash is to organizethe transport, he wants to know the destination where the carboys areto be delivered.
We also have to see how to secure these carboys so that they will notget stolen. We saw the design of the dustbins in the park, which arebolted into the ground and which pivot on a horizontal axis for easycleaning....but apparently these have been stolen, too!

5. We discussed, once again, the knotty problem of incentive/pay forshopkeepers in Sangama. We want to do this so that they police thearea and bring down the trash amount. We do not want the situationAdarsh had earlier warned us about, where the shopkeepers look on themoney as a regular income for collecting trash.

6. We have to follow up on the Nandi Hills group, ATree, and WinningAspirations, all of whom have contacted us with various cleanup initiatives.

7. Regarding the signboard that Sun was supposed to have paid for,Anita says that the budgeting is over, and we seem to have missed thedeadline. However, Roopa said she will check with Sun Micro as to whether the accounting has ended, or whether they can pay for it.

8.This brings us to the problem of keeping to deadlines such assubmitting proposals like this before the companies close theiraccounts. If we maintain a calendar, we can submit proposals well intime, and ensure that earmarked funds do not go unutilized.

Anush volunteered, if given the data about such deadlines, tomaintain calendar of funding, and the dates by whichproposals/estimates have to be submitted. (Eg, if accounts at Sunclose on 1st July 2008, we should have the estimate/paperwork ready by15th of June.)

9. Regarding the school initiative,Sandeep is to check on this atKanakapura and we have to check if Mohan is in town.

10. We need to know whether we could get some of the gunny sacks back,or whether Rakesh has to buy fresh ones.

11. Need more corporate sponsors who will fund these activities.
Trust I have covered every point..if not, do add to this!