S&P Capital IQ Hyderabad Community Service Projects: EVG – 016 - Construction of Compound wall at M.P.U.P. School, Muchintala, Krishna District on 7th Dec, 2015

EVG – 016 - Construction of Compound wall at M.P.U.P. School, Muchintala, Krishna District on 7^th Dec, 2015

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Update about the service project conducted by employees of S&P Capital IQ, www.spcapitaliq.com, Hyderabad - (Business unit of McGraw Hill Financial www.mhfi.com )

About Community Impact Program: McGraw-Hill Financial (www.mhfi.com ), the company which strongly believes in the motto, 'Giving back is essential'. MHFI encourages its employees to work for service projects in which 3+ employees would be working together for solving public problems in their community to build better lives and stronger communities. MHFI grants $1000 per project and employees spend their personal time on the project. This year S&P Capital IQ, Hyderabad (part of MHFI group) employees applied for projects from various areas of the Nation to serve the society under Employee Volunteer Grant (EVG).

Project Location: M.P.U.P. School, Muchintala Village, Penuganchiprolu Mandal, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India, PIN - 521190.

About the Project: M.P.U.P. School is situated at a distance of 230 KMs from Capital IQ, Hyderabad office. Mr. Srinivasa Rao (Head Master) approached us to support the M.P.U.P. School. The school is located near to paddy Cultivating Farm lands. The School has 152 students, they requested for facilitating compound wall to the school, to protect students from various insects, snakes and chemicals sprayed in farm lands. Our support provides safety to them.

Non Profit Partner: Aadarana

Project Leader: Venkata Krishna Borra

Activity: Provided guidance to the students, Constructed Compound wall, Painting Blackboard, Planting trees, Conducted quiz & games and distributed prizes

Date & Time: 7^th Dec, 2015 from 9:30am to 4:30pm

Number of Volunteers: 5

Stakeholders: 5

Chavala Rama Rao, Sarpanch, Gonela Siva, vice MPP, M. Narayana Rao, Ex sarpanch, P. Narasimharao, Ex Sarpanch, P. Venkateswara Rao, Ex Sarpanch

Highlights:

1. MHFI provided Rs.60,000 for procuring materials and expenses for the project

2. Volunteers Conducting Career guidance to the students

3. Educating the children's about the value of Parents and teachers.

4. Painting Blackboards

5. Cleaning of school premises with the help of students

6. Plantation in the School Premises

7. Conducted Games and Distributed prizes.

Impact:

The school is now secured with the compound wall. And now all the students have confident on their career & able to know importance of study and environment. Students and village people can have a habit of plantation of saplings.

Names of Volunteers: Venkata Krishna Borra, Lingaiah Guti, Pavan Kumar Gudivada, Madhusudhana Parvatha Reddy & Subrahmanyam Vissamsetti

FEEDBACK OF THE VOLUNTEERS:

Venkata Krishna Borra (Project Leader): It is a great opportunity to every employee to serve the society. I would like to personally thank to our Organization and CIM Committee for designing of Employee Volunteer Grant Program. My Heart full Thanks to S&P Capital IQ for giving me this opportunity to serve a School Located in my Village. I have seen the happiness of School Staff, Village natives, School Children, Family and friends as the leading corporate company came forward to provide Compound Wall to the School. My heart full “Thanks” to the volunteers for spending their valuable time in making this project a great success. With their energy and enthusiastic support I did this.

Lingaiah Guti: I am very much glad to be a part of the EVG project. School children and Staff were very happy about Compound wall facility. I also enjoyed in participating in planation, Blackboard painting, Conducting Games to children and giving suggestions for their future goals.

Pavan Kumar Gudivada: First of all I would like to thank my project leader Venkata Krishna Borra and S&P Capital IQ for giving me the wonderful opportunity to be a part of such a nice and wonderful project. I smelled the smiles of the Students, Staff and Village natives. They felt very happy as our organization provided compound wall which provides safety to the students from air sprayed chemicals in the Agricultural lands. The students are really energetic. They entertained us with their mind blowing talent. They felt very happy with the guidance given by our volunteers. And they promised that they also participate in the social service programs in the future. I really appreciate the hospitality provided by Venkata Krishna Borra. The village natives also felt very happy to meet us. Thank to all the volunteers for making this project a historical.

Madhusudhana Parvatha Reddy: I felt very happy to participate in this kind of activities and I have seen that people are very happy for getting this kind of services from our company. It is great honor to be part of this program.

Subrahmanyam Vissamsetti: I am very much glad to be a part of this project. Children, village people and Staff were very happy about Compound wall facility. I also enjoyed in participating in planation, Conducting Games to children and giving suggestions for their future goals. I am thankful to my MHFI for giving such a wonderful opportunity.

FEEDBACK OF THE BENEFICIARIES:

Mr. G Srinivasa Rao (Head Master): I wish to inform you that we are very much thankful for rendering services as MHFI, S&P Capital IQ Employees. We are very happy on providing Compound Wall which is more Needful to Protect Children from Snakes, insects and protecting school properties from thefts. This is the first Corporate Company provided this much of Best Quality service which I have never seen in my Experience. Our students and staff felt very happy at your services and conveyed their thanks to your Organization.

Mr. B Subbarao (Senior SGT): We are very happy and conveying thanks to your company. Our Students are very happy to learn Career guidance Charts Explanation, we have confident on our children’s career. They are now able to know importance of study. Your company Volunteers conducted session on environment and participated in Plantation of trees. Our students are happy for Conducted activities and your valuable gifts in terms of Compound wall, Career Guidance, books.

G Gopichand (8^th Class Student): Now I am feeling safe that our school is secured with a compound wall which protects from various insects and Air sprayed chemicals. My sincere thanks to S&P capital IQ, especially Venkata Krishna Borra. He inspired us to lead our lives better and encouraged us to actively participate in social service activities.

G.Gangadhar Rao (7^th Class Student): I am thankful to MHFI, S&P Capital IQ and participated volunteers. They not only painted the Blackboards, but also paved the way to build colorful life.

M Narayana Rao (Ex Sarpanch) : We are very much thankful to MHFI and S&P Capital IQ for Providing Financial support to Construct Compound wall facility for Our Village Scholl. It is very essential, because School is located in Paddy lands if any farmer uses chemicals or Fertilizers, it directly effecting School children. I and My village people are very happy that your volunteers visited our village and motivated children to build good Career.

P Narasimharao (Ex Sarpanch): A Leading Corporate company reaches to our village as a financial supporter is not so easy thing, but great to see S&P Capital IQ in my village. We are very much thankful to S&P Capital IQ and EVG Volunteers for providing Compound wall and conducted other activities to motivate the students as well as staff. Your Volunteers have suggested us about environment Importance and protection. This is the first Corporate Company which I have never seen in my village for this kind of activities.

Letter from the school