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      The Department of Marine Catering and Hotel Management organized an Administrative Training program on “Service Etiquettes and Grooming” for non-teaching staff of our college on 20.5.2022. Twenty Non teaching staff members have actively participated in the program. Mr. C.Suresh Kumar, HoD, Department of MC&HM, explained to the non teaching staff members about the importance of grooming and service etiquette which is a combination of character, style and discipline. It is to project an image of organization’s culture and ethics to our esteemed customers who are our guests. It also enhances the personality of an employee, character of an organization and value of the company. This program was completed successfully to the greatest satisfaction of the staff besides making it a memorable experience for all the participants.

   The Department of Marine Catering and Hotel Management organized (SLCS- Samaaj Seva) an outreach Program on “Reducing Food waste and recycling of Food- Rally” on 18.5.22 to create awareness among the rural community at Teppakulam. Five faculty members and 24 students from the first year MC&HM actively participated in this program. The students carried placards and raised slogans to bring awareness on food conservation and curbing its wastage. The students interacted with the people on how to stop food wastage and malnutrition issues. Our campaign was successful in spreading awareness on avoiding food waste and recycling  the food.

The Department Marine Catering and Hotel Management organized, (SLCS- Samaaj Seva), an outreach Activity on “Share the Meal” -Donate Food at Teppakulam, Madurai on 18.5.22. 24 students from I year have taken part in the program. They prepared and distributed variety rice (around 50 packets of food) to the deserted people in the area.

Through this outreach program, we were able to sensitize our students to gain social values, widen their responsibility and receive a wide spectrum of knowledge in societal issues and problems by making them to work with community. Students were immensely satisfied after witnessing the smile on the faces of the homeless people on receiving the food packets.

World Earth day is celebrated every year on April 22^nd to protect the planet earth from the pollution and deforestation. The Department of Marine Catering and Hotel Management and Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) of our college jointly organized a Seminar on “Steps to Make Our Earth More Sustainable” on 17.5.2022.   We have invited Mr.M.Elango., Asst. Conservator of Forest, Madurai as a resource person. 64 students of various departments actively participated in the programme. The resource person created  awareness among the students regarding action on climate change, renewable energy, natural resources management, environmental protection, etc. A healthy planet is not an option — it is a necessity. Besides it was a memorable experience for all the participants.

          The Department of Marine Catering and Hotel Management organized, (SLCS-Samaaj Seva), an outreach activity on “An awareness program on the Impact of Traditional Food Culture and donating food to the Rural Women” at Mallankinaru, Virdhunagar Dist. on 17.5.22. Three Marine catering and Hotel Management department faculty members and 15 students visited the Place. Mr.K.Perumal Kannan, Asst.Professor delivered a speech in which he said that Food is the linchpin of society and it creates a connection between our belief, ethnicity, individual cultures and our cultural heritage.  On a larger scale most people realize that food is not just a part of the culture it can reflect our cultural values and also explains that traditional food is definitely tastier than other healthy food. Many of the traditional foods have fewer calories and helpful for weight control and it has less saturated fat, therefore, it is much better for the heart. Many essential oils and vitamins are present only in the traditional food. The food packets prepared by our students were distributed to 70 rural women in the village. At the end of the Program the rural community have appreciated the efforts made by the students and the coordinator.