Blood Donation Drive and Donation Challenge

During the days of September 25th to 27th  the Department of Mechanical Engineering hosted its prestigious events like the Royal Blood Cell with its message "be a donor, be royal" and the i-RUN with its message "Protect Women, fight against rape" @ AJCE Campus.

 During AZURE dedicated teams of Staff and Students coordinated the RBC and i-RUN despite the odds and showcased unity towards a common goal.

The Royal Blood Cell had its functions inaugurated by Fr. Dr. Jose Kannampuzha on the 26th morning. The RBC has been active for the past 3 years helping people who are in need of blood donors for medical reasons. Under the RBC numerous blood drives along with awareness classes has been conducted. This time the  drive issued a challenge for other colleges as well as celebrities to donate their blood for this noble cause.
i-RUN, the much acclaimed open marathon which was conducted separately for men and women received appreciation like never before. Like the previous year, this year too, the event raised its voice to the public regarding proactively for a social cause.The theme for the current  year’s i-RUN  was to ‘PROTECT WOMEN, FIGHT AGAINST RAPE’. Last year’s theme was ‘ORGAN DONATION’.

i-RUN 2014 was a one-day event. The men’s event showcased  an 8 km run from Kanjirapally to the end point at the college and women’s event was a little short run for  4 km  stretching from 26^TH  Mile to the end point at the college. The events were flagged of by Dr. N.Jayaraj, Kanjirappally MLA in front of Kanjirappally Cathedral  at around 3:15 pm and women’s event by 3:45 pm.

 The prizes and cash components were distributed by Cine director Jude Anthany Joseph (Ohm Shanti Oshana fame) at around 5.30 pm in the Azure main stage for the following participants.Despite the torrential downpour, the participants both external and internal managed to deliver their best and complete the marathon for the cause.