The Happy StreetBy

Dr. Rekha Shetty

Collection Bag

Painting Competition

A Broken drain pipe & discarded mica

The Compost Drum• The drum is used to

recycle kitchen waste & is very easy and convenient to use with excellent results in the form of organic compost for your garden.

• Do not throw away this rich wealth . Compost it , keep the garbage off the streets, get a beautiful garden with natural compost for free.

The Four Pillars of Happy Communities

• Economic Growth and Development

• Preserving and promoting cultural heritage

• Encouraging sustainable use of environment.

• Establishing good governance.

Focus on

Form a Happy Street Committee of Five Introducing Composting boxes Improving Pavements and recycling Collecting waste paper

Fund Raising

• Each house will generate waste of Rs.200/-per month. Conservatively about Rs.2000/- per year, a street with 50 houses can create a fund of Rs.1,00,000/-. This can be used to help students from the street. If we adopt a hundred streets. This project has a potential to raise Rs.1,00,00,000/-.

Towards a waste free world…

• Waste can look beautiful too & also be very useful!

• You don't have to be an artist. Just painting waste in vibrant colours will do wonders !

Shobha Manickam

Art on a Concrete Slab & Formica

Colourful Thermocol Butterflies

WC, Formica & Glass Art

Glass Art

Spreading the message

Parts of a WC & Netlon Dragonfly

An arty sink & vinyl boards

WC again

WC & the terrace door

Glass painting

Butterflies from vinyl boards

Art

A WC, Glass & Formica

A cock from discarded vinyl board

Glass Paintings - Jungle theme

A ‘Wild’ Tile

The Seven Radiant Actions For Happiness

• The First Radiant Action For Physical Wellness

• The Second Radiant Action For Emotional Wellness

• The Third Radiant Action For Personal Wellness

• The Fourth Radiant Action For Family Bonding

• The Fifth Radiant Action For Nurturing The Workplace

• The Sixth Radiant Action of Social Bonding

• The Seventh Radiant Action For Dharmic Living

Annual Suggested Plan of Activities

• July - Form a Happy Street Committee of 5, including the Rotarian and discuss the activities suggested and arrive at time bound conclusions.

• August– A coffee morning for ladies and Paper man

• September – Introducing Composting boxes, Starting Vegetable gardens and pyramid gardens

• October – Painting Competition for children, Navaratri celebrations. Honouring grandparents, Home get together for group of 5 families

• November – Diwali Celebrations

• December – Christmas and New year celebrations

• January – Kolam Competition, Tree planting and skits by kids.

• Febraury – Water conservation plans – 52 weeks to save water – e-campaign

• March – A program with civic bodies – Corporation, Police, Electricity Board.

• April – Program for improving livelihood

• May – Simple cooking for summer

Letter to Neighbours

Dear Neighbours,

As we stand on the brink of the New Year, we want to thank all of you for including us in your lives. We came here just married and friendless. Today we wait for our baby to be born in the lap of an extended family of which all of you form a part.

We thank the aunties who taught us the lazy man’s way to good food. We thank the elders who held our hands during the roller coaster experience of being newlyweds. We thank those of you who gave us seeds and cuttings to adorn our balcony gardens. Thank you for returning our dog Tiger home, numerous times when he tried to explore the street. Thank you for making this street beautiful and garbage free. We are grateful that our baby will live on a safe and happy street!

- Ammu

From the book “The Happy Street”

By Dr. Rekha Shetty

Let’s spread the message of a garbage-free, eco friendly environment and leave a better world for our next generation.