ChennaiFoodBank
Free rice donars to orphanages, old homes, etc by members of the NGO
ADDRESS:
No: 12 , Saravana street , T.Nagar.
CONTACT NUMBER : 24312096
Nokia India
Drop your old Mobile phone accessories in the recycle bin.
It can be recycled to make benches and utensils.
Locate the nearest Nokia mobile center by smsing ‘Green’ to 5555.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Ekam
They are basically working for the health care of underprivileged children .
They admit poor children in private hospitals with whom they have networked and reimburse the subsidies given by them. They bring in support for the hospitalization (secondary & tertiary care) of the children admitted in pvt. hospitals and renting ventilators , lab support & medicines for the children of Government Hospitals on a long term basis so that a lot of poor children in the Govt. hospitals can be saved.
Paripoorna Bala Suraksha (PBS) is a Comprehensive Pediatric Health Coverage for very poor children in Chennai, Thiruvallur and Kancheepuram.
Ekam foundation
Address:
New No. 16; Old No. 19
Jayalakshmipuram 1st Street ,Nungambakkam
Chennai, Tamilnadu
India
600 034
E-mail: mail2ekam@gmail.com
Telephone: 044 65515921
www.ekamoneness.org
They admit poor children in private hospitals with whom they have networked and reimburse the subsidies given by them. They bring in support for the hospitalization (secondary & tertiary care) of the children admitted in pvt. hospitals and renting ventilators , lab support & medicines for the children of Government Hospitals on a long term basis so that a lot of poor children in the Govt. hospitals can be saved.
Paripoorna Bala Suraksha (PBS) is a Comprehensive Pediatric Health Coverage for very poor children in Chennai, Thiruvallur and Kancheepuram.
Ekam foundation
Address:
New No. 16; Old No. 19
Jayalakshmipuram 1st Street ,Nungambakkam
Chennai, Tamilnadu
India
600 034
E-mail: mail2ekam@gmail.com
Telephone: 044 65515921
www.ekamoneness.org
Consumer Advice and Rights
CAG are an Internet based support forum, concerned with all aspects of Consumer Rights, although the area of greatest concern at the moment is the question of unlawfully applied penalty bank charges.
They provide free advice, support, encouragement and materials to anybody who wants to assert their rights in respect of any consumer abuse by large and faceless corporations. They attempt to empower ordinary people and to reawaken the slumbering culture of Consumerism.
CAG offers free advice on consumer complaints to its members .
To contact : 24914358 / 24460387
email to :helpdesk@cag.org.in
Or log on to : http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/content.php
They provide free advice, support, encouragement and materials to anybody who wants to assert their rights in respect of any consumer abuse by large and faceless corporations. They attempt to empower ordinary people and to reawaken the slumbering culture of Consumerism.
CAG offers free advice on consumer complaints to its members .
To contact : 24914358 / 24460387
email to :helpdesk@cag.org.in
Or log on to : http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/content.php
Wildlife on the Web
There is a treasure trove of information available online on wildlife , nature and photography.
INW is a non commercial website that is a free online resource for nature lovers of all skill levels from beginners , to professionals.
The focus is on India.
On registering, users are given an email and a password. This allows them to log on and post pictures. Wildlife enthusiasts, photographers, office goers and students log on and share their experiences regularly. Users can showcase their images in the ‘Image Gallery Section'. There is also a ‘Discussion Forum'.There is plenty of assistance to visit places throughout India, especially wildlife national parks and sanctuaries,” says Jayaprakash Ramanujam who has been into wildlife photography for over six years.
Websites such as www.toehold.com organize wildlife tours regularly. Most important, the website also rents out expensive cameras and lenses for those who can't afford to buy them, he adds.The latest news and information about wildlife and technical expertise on photography are the added perks.
Information on camera equipment and lenses are available too at the click of the mouse. A website on creative photography run by members of INW talks about how to approach a photograph creatively. And, there is more.
Know more at:
www.indianaturewatch.com
http://www.toehold.in
http://www.creativenaturephotography.net
INW is a non commercial website that is a free online resource for nature lovers of all skill levels from beginners , to professionals.
The focus is on India.
On registering, users are given an email and a password. This allows them to log on and post pictures. Wildlife enthusiasts, photographers, office goers and students log on and share their experiences regularly. Users can showcase their images in the ‘Image Gallery Section'. There is also a ‘Discussion Forum'.There is plenty of assistance to visit places throughout India, especially wildlife national parks and sanctuaries,” says Jayaprakash Ramanujam who has been into wildlife photography for over six years.
Websites such as www.toehold.com organize wildlife tours regularly. Most important, the website also rents out expensive cameras and lenses for those who can't afford to buy them, he adds.The latest news and information about wildlife and technical expertise on photography are the added perks.
Information on camera equipment and lenses are available too at the click of the mouse. A website on creative photography run by members of INW talks about how to approach a photograph creatively. And, there is more.
Know more at:
www.indianaturewatch.com
http://www.toehold.in
http://www.creativenaturephotography.net
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Blood Donation
Friends2support vision is a NGO which paves way by bringing blood donors and those in need to a common platform.
Facts about blood needs
1.Every year our nation requires about 4 Crore units of blood, out of which only a meager 40 Lakh units of blood are available.
2.The gift of blood is the gift of life. There is no substitute for human blood.
3.Every two seconds someone needs blood.
4.More than 38,000 blood donations are needed every day.
5.A total of 30 million blood components are transfused each year.
6.The average red blood cell transfusion is approximately 3 pints.
7.The blood type most often requested by hospitals is Type O.
8.Sickle cell patients can require frequent blood transfusions throughout their lives.
9.More than 1 million new people are diagnosed with cancer each year. Many of them will need blood, sometimes daily, during their chemotherapy treatment.
10.A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 units of blood
Facts about the blood supply
* Blood cannot be manufactured – it can only come from generous donors.
* Type O-negative blood (red cells) can be transfused to patients of all blood types. It is always in great demand and often in short supply.
* Type AB-positive plasma can be transfused to patients of all other blood types. AB plasma is also usually in short supply.
Facts about the blood donation process
1.Donating blood is a safe process. A sterile needle is used only once for each donor and then discarded.
2.Blood donation is a simple four-step process: registration, medical history and mini-physical, donation and refreshments.
3.Every blood donor is given a mini-physical, checking the donor's temperature, blood pressure, pulse and hemoglobin to ensure it is safe for the donor to give blood.
4.The actual blood donation typically takes less than 10-12 minutes. The entire process, from the time you arrive to the time you leave, takes about an hour and 15 min.
5.The average adult has about 10 units of blood in his body. Roughly 1 unit is given during a donation.
6.A healthy donor may donate red blood cells every 56 days, or double red cells every 112 days.
7.A healthy donor may donate platelets as few as 7 days apart, but a maximum of 24 times a year.
8.All donated blood is tested for HIV, hepatitis B and C, syphilis and other infectious diseases before it can be transfused to patients.
9.Facts about blood and its components
10.Blood makes up about 7 percent of your body's weight.
11.There are four types of transfusable products that can be derived from blood: red cells, platelets, plasma and cryoprecipitate. Typically, two or three of these are produced from a unit of donated whole blood – hence each donation can help save up to three lives.
12.Donors can give either whole blood or specific blood components only. The process of donating specific blood components – red cells, plasma or platelets – is called apheresis.
13.One transfusion dose of platelets can be obtained through one apheresis donation of platelets or by combining the platelets derived from five whole blood donations.
14.Donated platelets must be used within five days of collection.
15.Healthy bone marrow makes a constant supply of red cells, plasma and platelets. The body will replenish the elements given during a blood donation – some in a matter of hours and others in a matter of weeks.
There are four main blood types: A, B, AB and O.
In 1901, Karl Landsteiner, an Austrian physician, discovers the first three human blood groups. On his birthday i.e June 14th "World Blood Donors Day" celebrates. On October 1st ‘National Blood Donation Day’ celebrates in India.
WHAT TYPE ARE YOU?
FREQUENCY OF BLOOD TYPES
O+ 1 person in 3 O- 1 person in 15
A+ 1 person in 3 A- 1 person in 16
B+ 1 person in 12 B- 1 person in 67
AB+ 1 person in 29 AB- 1 person in 167
EXAMPLES OF BLOOD USE
1. Automobile Accident 50 units of blood
2. Heart Surgery 6 units of blood / 6 units of platelets
3. Organ Transplant 40 units of blood / 30 units of platelets
4. 20 bags of cryoprecipitate 25 units of fresh frozen plasma
5. Bone Marrow Transplant 120 units of platelets/ 20 units of blood
6. Burn Victims 20 units of platelets
Facts about blood needs
1.Every year our nation requires about 4 Crore units of blood, out of which only a meager 40 Lakh units of blood are available.
2.The gift of blood is the gift of life. There is no substitute for human blood.
3.Every two seconds someone needs blood.
4.More than 38,000 blood donations are needed every day.
5.A total of 30 million blood components are transfused each year.
6.The average red blood cell transfusion is approximately 3 pints.
7.The blood type most often requested by hospitals is Type O.
8.Sickle cell patients can require frequent blood transfusions throughout their lives.
9.More than 1 million new people are diagnosed with cancer each year. Many of them will need blood, sometimes daily, during their chemotherapy treatment.
10.A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 units of blood
Facts about the blood supply
* Blood cannot be manufactured – it can only come from generous donors.
* Type O-negative blood (red cells) can be transfused to patients of all blood types. It is always in great demand and often in short supply.
* Type AB-positive plasma can be transfused to patients of all other blood types. AB plasma is also usually in short supply.
Facts about the blood donation process
1.Donating blood is a safe process. A sterile needle is used only once for each donor and then discarded.
2.Blood donation is a simple four-step process: registration, medical history and mini-physical, donation and refreshments.
3.Every blood donor is given a mini-physical, checking the donor's temperature, blood pressure, pulse and hemoglobin to ensure it is safe for the donor to give blood.
4.The actual blood donation typically takes less than 10-12 minutes. The entire process, from the time you arrive to the time you leave, takes about an hour and 15 min.
5.The average adult has about 10 units of blood in his body. Roughly 1 unit is given during a donation.
6.A healthy donor may donate red blood cells every 56 days, or double red cells every 112 days.
7.A healthy donor may donate platelets as few as 7 days apart, but a maximum of 24 times a year.
8.All donated blood is tested for HIV, hepatitis B and C, syphilis and other infectious diseases before it can be transfused to patients.
9.Facts about blood and its components
10.Blood makes up about 7 percent of your body's weight.
11.There are four types of transfusable products that can be derived from blood: red cells, platelets, plasma and cryoprecipitate. Typically, two or three of these are produced from a unit of donated whole blood – hence each donation can help save up to three lives.
12.Donors can give either whole blood or specific blood components only. The process of donating specific blood components – red cells, plasma or platelets – is called apheresis.
13.One transfusion dose of platelets can be obtained through one apheresis donation of platelets or by combining the platelets derived from five whole blood donations.
14.Donated platelets must be used within five days of collection.
15.Healthy bone marrow makes a constant supply of red cells, plasma and platelets. The body will replenish the elements given during a blood donation – some in a matter of hours and others in a matter of weeks.
There are four main blood types: A, B, AB and O.
In 1901, Karl Landsteiner, an Austrian physician, discovers the first three human blood groups. On his birthday i.e June 14th "World Blood Donors Day" celebrates. On October 1st ‘National Blood Donation Day’ celebrates in India.
WHAT TYPE ARE YOU?
FREQUENCY OF BLOOD TYPES
O+ 1 person in 3 O- 1 person in 15
A+ 1 person in 3 A- 1 person in 16
B+ 1 person in 12 B- 1 person in 67
AB+ 1 person in 29 AB- 1 person in 167
EXAMPLES OF BLOOD USE
1. Automobile Accident 50 units of blood
2. Heart Surgery 6 units of blood / 6 units of platelets
3. Organ Transplant 40 units of blood / 30 units of platelets
4. 20 bags of cryoprecipitate 25 units of fresh frozen plasma
5. Bone Marrow Transplant 120 units of platelets/ 20 units of blood
6. Burn Victims 20 units of platelets
Saturday, May 7, 2011
FREE SAPLINGS IN CHENNAI BY TREE BANK OF INDIA
TREE BANK OF INDIA
The Tree Bank of India, offers free saplings to anyone who cares to ask, looks for tree lovers in districts who heads the Green Ribbon Club. The bank trains teams in the essentials of ‘tree service’, including collecting seedlings, growing plants in them, transferring and protecting them with tree guards. They have gone to Nepal, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan to create such teams.If we get them tickets they come and do the service for free.
When someone expresses a desire to green up an area, TFF volunteers make a visit and inspect it for a few things like availability of water and a commitment to care for the planted trees. When convinced they go ahead and plant the saplings.
Rules and Regulations for Free supply of Saplings:
1.Saplings will not be supplied if MES wires with high tension is above the sapling planting area.
2.Saplings will not be supplied if telephone wires , metro pipes, EB cables and storage pipe lines are below the sapling planting area.
3.A letter is required mentioning the above criteria’s clearly.
4.Tree bank volunteers will survey the site for planting the Saplings.
5.A Sapling planting layout is required.
6.Permission letter from the panchayat or the corporation is required.
7.Letter from the committee or the association of the respective site promising that the planted Saplings will be maintainted the best level is required.
8. Tree Guards is must at the time of planting the saplings.
9. 2x2 Ft Hole is required to plant the saplings which will be done by the bearer of the saplings.
10. Free saplings will be provided only for the Govt. Land such as Schools, Park, Play Ground, Libraries, Hospitals etc..
11. The Nursery bags should be replaced to the Tree bank.
12. Transportation will be charged on the bearer.
13. Only Avenue trees are available.
14. Trees available only for members of the tree bank website.
FOR FURTHER DETAILS CONTACT:
Mullaivannam
No 13 , Perumal Koil Street
Virugambakkam
Chennai- 92.
No :9789892080 / 9382184310 /9790808889
WWW.http://treebankofindia.webs.com/
The Tree Bank of India, offers free saplings to anyone who cares to ask, looks for tree lovers in districts who heads the Green Ribbon Club. The bank trains teams in the essentials of ‘tree service’, including collecting seedlings, growing plants in them, transferring and protecting them with tree guards. They have gone to Nepal, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan to create such teams.If we get them tickets they come and do the service for free.
When someone expresses a desire to green up an area, TFF volunteers make a visit and inspect it for a few things like availability of water and a commitment to care for the planted trees. When convinced they go ahead and plant the saplings.
Rules and Regulations for Free supply of Saplings:
1.Saplings will not be supplied if MES wires with high tension is above the sapling planting area.
2.Saplings will not be supplied if telephone wires , metro pipes, EB cables and storage pipe lines are below the sapling planting area.
3.A letter is required mentioning the above criteria’s clearly.
4.Tree bank volunteers will survey the site for planting the Saplings.
5.A Sapling planting layout is required.
6.Permission letter from the panchayat or the corporation is required.
7.Letter from the committee or the association of the respective site promising that the planted Saplings will be maintainted the best level is required.
8. Tree Guards is must at the time of planting the saplings.
9. 2x2 Ft Hole is required to plant the saplings which will be done by the bearer of the saplings.
10. Free saplings will be provided only for the Govt. Land such as Schools, Park, Play Ground, Libraries, Hospitals etc..
11. The Nursery bags should be replaced to the Tree bank.
12. Transportation will be charged on the bearer.
13. Only Avenue trees are available.
14. Trees available only for members of the tree bank website.
FOR FURTHER DETAILS CONTACT:
Mullaivannam
No 13 , Perumal Koil Street
Virugambakkam
Chennai- 92.
No :9789892080 / 9382184310 /9790808889
WWW.http://treebankofindia.webs.com/
Friday, May 6, 2011
Trees For Free in Bangalore
Trees For Free (TFF) — the organisation has done inimitable work to restore Bangalore's reputation for fostering trees. People who want to plant trees inside their compound, on their roads and nearby schools etc., and who have no monitory support or do not have the know-how of planting can now contact their organisation and they plant it free for them.
Similarly, Corporates and green groups who want to plant, who can afford the expenses but do not know how and where to plant, can go to them. They will not only show them the place to plant -where it will be looked after, they will keep the place and the saplings ready for planting .The corporate company's representatives can come to the site of planting and plant it themselves. In case they are unable to, they can still sponsor the saplings and their volunteers will plant it for them.
To Approach them
Contact,
Rajanet Yegneshwarar Charitable Trust
No:11 ,20L Cross , Sri rama Temple Road ,
Eijipura Viveknagar Post
Bangalore - 560047
Call : 9845449703
Email : rajanetyeg@gmail.com
Similarly, Corporates and green groups who want to plant, who can afford the expenses but do not know how and where to plant, can go to them. They will not only show them the place to plant -where it will be looked after, they will keep the place and the saplings ready for planting .The corporate company's representatives can come to the site of planting and plant it themselves. In case they are unable to, they can still sponsor the saplings and their volunteers will plant it for them.
To Approach them
Contact,
Rajanet Yegneshwarar Charitable Trust
No:11 ,20L Cross , Sri rama Temple Road ,
Eijipura Viveknagar Post
Bangalore - 560047
Call : 9845449703
Email : rajanetyeg@gmail.com
Recycling old tyres for a green cause
A tree guard made from worn-out bicycle tyres provides protection to saplings on the Velachery by-pass road.
B. Jaya Pandian, owner of a bicycle shop in Velachery, found a useful way to recycle worn out tyres. He has made tree guards using the tyres to protect saplings.
"As a cycle shop owner, I realised that the tyres could be put to better use once they were rejected. So, with the help of a few of my friends, I designed a tree guard using them," he said. He realised that the tyre tree guard provides better protection to saplings than the guards made of iron that were usually put up.
Mr. Pandian says that the tyre tree guard dissuades even people from touching the saplings. In many places even saplings provided with an iron tree guard get stolen and are exposed to vandalism. The tyre guards also allow adequate sunlight and shade. Mr. Pandian and his group of friends have set up the guards around 100 saplings, all of which are doing well. He has planted most of the saplings in Velachery, Saidapet and Peravallur, he says.
A tree guard is made using 18 old tyres tied to three casuarina polls. Mr. Pandian says that he had no problem collecting the used and old tyres. All he had to do was spend Rs.90 on buying the casuarinas poles. He said he collected most of the tyres from bicycle shops owned by his friends. Tree lovers and environmentalists can think of similar recycling ideas, which will help put non bio-degradable materials such as tyres to better use.
Recycle Everything
The Chennai Freecycle(R) group is open to all who want to "recycle" that special something rather than throw it away. Whether it's a chair, a fax machine, piano or an old door, feel free to post it. Or maybe you're looking to acquire something yourself! Nonprofit groups are also welcome to participate too!
One main rule: everything posted must be free. This group is part of The Freecycle Network, a nonprofit organization and a movement of people interested in keeping good stuff out of landfills. Check out freecycle.org for other cities and info on the movement!
E-mail http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Freecycle_Chennai-owner@yahoogroups.com for questions or improvement ideas!
And have fun and jump right in!
One main rule: everything posted must be free. This group is part of The Freecycle Network, a nonprofit organization and a movement of people interested in keeping good stuff out of landfills. Check out freecycle.org for other cities and info on the movement!
E-mail http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Freecycle_Chennai-owner@yahoogroups.com for questions or improvement ideas!
And have fun and jump right in!
Thursday, May 5, 2011
WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR YOUR OUTDATED GIZMOS
Wondering what to do with outdated gizmos?
Don't throw them away and add to the growing problem of e-waste. They could be exchanged for cash, recycled or simply given away to those who might find them useful.
Take a look of the following websites:
1.Deco-art
2.Buymytronics.com
3.Flipswap.com
4.YouRenew.com
5.cellforcash.com
6.TechForwardeztradein.com
7.pdaRecycler.com
8.recycle.com,
9.econewonline.com
10.mygreenelectronics.org.
E-bay and craigslist sell your e-treasures for a fee.
Old PCs have multiple re-use opportunities.
1.For that feel-good factor, send it to an orphanage, old-age home or a rural school. Give it to the maid's kid.
2.If you're in the experimental mode, instal Linux (any new software) for a test run.
3.Get a clean, safe, free diary by loading personal files into the old computer.
4. Buy an external TV tuner for the monitor and fix it in the kitchen.
5.If your old computer has storage space, make it a Windows Home Server.
6.Use it for back-up storage.
7.Or take it apart (joy!) and save some of the parts.
8.Make it a teaching aid. Which part is the motherboard?
9.Gift it to a family member for playing solitaire.
Don't throw them away and add to the growing problem of e-waste. They could be exchanged for cash, recycled or simply given away to those who might find them useful.
Take a look of the following websites:
1.Deco-art
2.Buymytronics.com
3.Flipswap.com
4.YouRenew.com
5.cellforcash.com
6.TechForwardeztradein.com
7.pdaRecycler.com
8.recycle.com,
9.econewonline.com
10.mygreenelectronics.org.
E-bay and craigslist sell your e-treasures for a fee.
Old PCs have multiple re-use opportunities.
1.For that feel-good factor, send it to an orphanage, old-age home or a rural school. Give it to the maid's kid.
2.If you're in the experimental mode, instal Linux (any new software) for a test run.
3.Get a clean, safe, free diary by loading personal files into the old computer.
4. Buy an external TV tuner for the monitor and fix it in the kitchen.
5.If your old computer has storage space, make it a Windows Home Server.
6.Use it for back-up storage.
7.Or take it apart (joy!) and save some of the parts.
8.Make it a teaching aid. Which part is the motherboard?
9.Gift it to a family member for playing solitaire.
Recycling Your Used Electronics
Gazelle is a reCommerce service that helps you sell and recycle your used electronics. Whether you want to sell a cell phone, laptop, or any other of the more than 250,000 products.Once received, your used cell phones and other used electronics are inspected to make sure their condition matches their evaluation. Then they send your payment. The process takes about a week once they receive your box.
What Does Gazelle Do With My Used Electronics?
At Gazelle, electronics recycling begins with reuse. They extend the lives of used electronics by selling them through retail and wholesale outlets. Items without value are responsibly recycled.
For more nformation visit - http://www.gazelle.com/
What Does Gazelle Do With My Used Electronics?
At Gazelle, electronics recycling begins with reuse. They extend the lives of used electronics by selling them through retail and wholesale outlets. Items without value are responsibly recycled.
For more nformation visit - http://www.gazelle.com/
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN CHENNAI
Madras Naturalists Society (MNS)
Its main aims are to study environmental problems in and around Chennai; to impart environmental education through seminars and discussions; to imbibe a love for nature through camps and slide shows; to organise visits to sanctuaries in Tamilnadu
Publications:
Quarterly journal the Blackbuck, report on a pollution survey of Chennai beaches;checklist of birds in and around Chennai; monthly bulletin on the society’s activities.
Address:
8, Janaki Avenue
Abhirampuram
Chennai - 600 018
Its main aims are to study environmental problems in and around Chennai; to impart environmental education through seminars and discussions; to imbibe a love for nature through camps and slide shows; to organise visits to sanctuaries in Tamilnadu
Publications:
Quarterly journal the Blackbuck, report on a pollution survey of Chennai beaches;checklist of birds in and around Chennai; monthly bulletin on the society’s activities.
Address:
8, Janaki Avenue
Abhirampuram
Chennai - 600 018
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