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Annual Report 2007-2008
Taj Krishna, Hyderabad in support with Red Cross Society organized a Blood Donation Camp for Thalesemic Patients who
required blood to be transfused regularly. The same was provided to the needy free of cost.
Taj Connemara, Chennai Volunteers help at the Manimangalam Medical Care and the hotel also provides the basic medicines to
the villagers every month.
ENCOURAGING PARAMPARIK KARIGARS:
Jai Mahal Palace, Jaipur supported Paramparik Karigars (textile block printers of Bagaru) by providing space to display and sell
their items. Extended their sales outreach through visibility and publicity. Also aid was provided to the artisans in making the
product and design development.
Taj, Varanasi supports silk weavers with humanitarian & economic support to continue weaving traditional benarasi silks with
modern designs.
Taj Krishna, Hyderabad has been supporting the artisans of Srikalahasthi by continuously marketing their products by buying
them from the artists and presenting as gifts to the long stayers and vvip guests at the hotel. The Artisans have also been given
a place for display of their items.
SUPPORTING THE DISADVANTAGED
Taj Exotica, Goa tied up with Daddy’s Home a school for Mentally Challenged children giving children the generation of income
engaging them in various activities in the hotel. eg. engaging them in carol singing for guests, purchasing greeting cards made by
these children, promoting the products and displaying the products in the hotel.
Taj, Coonoor employed a handicapped person and gave him a tailoring job in the Housekeeping department for his upliftment in
the society.
Taj President, Mumbai imparted Food Production skills to 5 handicapped students and employed them in the production department
at a monthly salary of Rs. 6000/-.
Taj Garden Retreat, Varkala has trained 2 boys who are physically impaired and has employed them in the Kitchen stewarding,
enabling them to run their family independently.
Lake Palace, Udaipur selected a few physically challenged candidates from two different organizations and imparted vocational
training in trade like backer and Maintenance work.
In addition to the various initiatives undertaken and listed above, our hotels participated in a number of events. Significant
amongst them being World Environment Day, Children’s Day, World Tobacco Day and New Year’s Day were celebrated across the
Leisure SBUs. Chief activities focused upon during these events were Beach Cleaning Drives on World Environment Day, Special
Lunch with Games and Activities organized for the Children from nearby orphanages on Children’s Day and New Years Day and
Tobacco Awareness Campaigns on World Tobacco Day. The Beach Cleaning drive was initiated with a focus on training the
employees and local members about the importance of the environment, reducing and recycling all types of wastes while the
Tobacco Awareness Drive was initiated with a focus on generating awareness among people on the ill-effects of tobacco usage on
health and on the environment.
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