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Vishwas 2009 The inter-NGO contest organized by Rotaract Bangalore Kalyan saw our children walk away with the first prize in group dance for the third year in succession. The contest was tough since the children were given the song only 48 hours before the final day and were asked to choreograph it themselves. We also won the group song prize. In the entertainment category our children's rendition of Jai Ho was greatly appreciated. Environment program Divya Nahender spoke to the children about the advantages of segregating garbage. The idea was to spread the message of segregating wet waste, paper and plastic so that the latter materials could be recycled. 60 children from ACT were selected to canvass door to door in the neighbourhood. The children, in an effort to lead by example, and motivate the neighbours, collected plastic and paper wastes from the neighbourhood. We now have a collection centre at the RC where people from the neighbourhood drop off their paper and plastic waste which is subsequently sent to ITC for recycling. ACT children ensure they bring the wastes for recycling from their homes as well. Volunteers from Goldman Sachs helped the children with their environment project. They personally went to every house in the neighbourhood and spread the message of segregating waste and recycling. The day ended with a sumptuous lunch organized by Goldman Sachs. Visit to Infosys Campus, Mysore It was a dream come true, when Infosys invited 39 senior girls for a visit to their Mysore campus in December for 3 days. The girls were fascinated by the Infosys campus and enjoyed the greenery and unobtrusive buildings. They indulged in the never ending buffet counters. The girls exclaimed that many of their homes were actually smaller than the attached bathrooms and said that they felt like princesses with a room of their own. We visited the Mysore Zoo, Chamundi Hills, St.Philomena's Church, Shivanasamudram Falls, Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Bulmurri Falls, Srirangapatna and Sangam.