Report on the Special Publicity Drive by MMRT 95
Madras Metro Round Table 95 forged an association with Exnora International. This association helps both MMRT95 and Exnora to leverage each others reach for social service, publicity and other related matters. On 3rd August 2008, Exnora International has inaugurated its ‘88888 Lights Out’ campaign on Global Warming. The purpose of this campaign is to create awareness how everyday human activities can pollute the environment, the land, the air and the water. It also looks to impart a sense of individual responsibility amongst the people towards their surroundings. The campaign urges everyone to switch off the lights at 8:00 PM on August 8th, 2008, for 8 minutes. Hence ‘88888 Lights Out’. The 8888 Lights Out campaign was inaugurated by Mr.M.B.Nirmal, founder chairman of Exnora International, at Spencers Plaza, Chennai, in the presence of Actress Devyani, office bearers of Exnora International, IT Exnora members and members of Madras Metro Round Table 95 – Chairman Tr. Punit Sampat, Publicity Convenor Tr. Ram and coordinator Exnora Round Table Tr. Amit Saiya. The press and media were also present during the inauguration. Mr. Nirmal explained to the crowd of 2000 people the need to arrest global warming by switching off lights on 8th August 2008 at 8:00 PM for 8 minutes. The IT Exnora office bearers collected 2000 petitions on site in support of the campaign. MMRT 95 supports this cause and has organized publicity posters of the same to be displayed at prominent public friendly locations in Chennai, Kolkatta and Pondicherry. This is part of the huge publicity campaign taken by MMRT 95 for this year. It should be noted that for the month of July, MMT 95 took Road Safety as the theme and released posters on the same.
The first publicity poster on ‘8888 Lights Out’ campaign was released by Mr.M.B.Nirmal during the inauguration function.
Madras Metro Round Table 95 also undertook the responsibility of spreading the message of the day through videos, presentations and mails to all 220 tables and 2350 tablers in India in the coming days leading to 88888. Chairman T. Punit promised on behalf of MMRT 95 to support this Global Warming campaign. Tr. Amit Saiya spoke of furthering the cause of Global Warming.
MMRT 95 wishes to circulate the posters and support the cause of Global Warming through RTI and seeks the support and co-operation of its fellow tablers across the country by logging on to the website and sign the online petition at www.petitiononline.com/exnora08/petition.html. MMRT 95 requests the tablers to use the title "Tr." while signing the online petition. MMRT 95 extends its sincere thanks to all the tablers for supporting this cause.
MMRT 95 and Exnora has also arrived at an understanding to utilize the network of these organizations to further promote and publicize the cause of "Freedom Through Education" through the various wings of Exnora International.
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