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1. Sent Whatsapp and face book on 25/5/2016
Following email received from Jeetendra Pardeshi, Superintend of Gardens, Greater Mumbai
Municipal Corporation in response to the BEST TREE CONTEST proposed to be conducted by the
GEM and Infant Jesus High School, Jogeshwari.
Hope BMC Garden Dept may be ready to help anyone who approaches them in connection with
projects like this. The contact emails are already there in the email. For BEST TREE CONTEST
PPT visit www.infantjesusjogeshwari.in
Fr Felix
Email from:
JEETENDRA V PARDESHI <sg.gardens@mcgm.gov.in>
Respected Father
I have received your PPT on BEST TREE CONTEST. Garden Department will surely contribute
towards such initiatives for betterment of the society. I have forwarded your mail to our Dy.SG Zone
3 for any further assistance from our side.(dysg3@gmail.com, Office No-28376512)
Thanking You
Supdt.Of Gardens
Municipal Corporation Of Grater Mumbai
First prize – Rs 3,000/-
Second prize Rs 2,000/
Third prize Rs 1,000/-
10 consolation prizes of Rs 500/- each
 Contest is open to all Jogeshwari-East residents
 For entry form @ Rs 20/- contact Infant Jesus school office
or Church office.
 Duly filled entries to be returned before June 30, 2106.
For further rules visit Infant Jesus church/school website
www.infantjesusjogeshwari.in
READ PPT – BEST TREE CONTEST

3. BEST TREE CONTEST 2016
Rules:
1. This contest is open to all the Infant Jesus High School students and other
Jogeshwari-East residents.
2. You can participate in this contest as individual participant or as a group (see entry
form)
3. The entry form with rules is available in the Infant Jesus High school office or church office at Rs 20/-
only.
4. You can submit up to 5 entries, that is, you can plant up to 5 saplings for this contest. For each contest
separate entry form must be submitted.
5. The last date to submit your duly filled entry form is June 30, 2016.
6. The participants will geta free sapling by July 15 for you to plant at the decided spot on the ground (NOT
in the drum, pot, terrace etc)
7. In the month coming February 2017, the panel of judges will visitto judge your plant. Criterion for judging
will be – the look of the tree, freshness, health, height, thickness, base of the plant etc.
8. The prizes will be: Firstprize – Rs 3,000/-; Second – Rs 2,000/-; Third – Rs 1,000/-. 10 consolation prizes
of Rs 500/- each. (subjectto change depending on the response to the contest). Besides cash prizes,the
winners will receive the GEM certificate of merrit and all the participants will receive GEM appreciation
certificate for their participation
9. The winners will be awarded the cash prizes and GEM certificates during the ENVIRONMENT RALLY
scheduled to be held on March 5, 2017.
10. The participants will be keptinformed online on WhatsApp on the progress ofthe contest. Please write
your WhatsApp mobile no. in the entry form.
For further details of BEST TREE CONTEST, visit Infant Jesus website – www.infantjesusjogeshwari.in and
read the PowerPoint Presentation (PPT) - BEST TREE CONTEST.
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ENTRY FORM – BEST TREE CONTEST 2016 ENTRY NO.
(note: To be submitted in the Infant Jesus school office or Infant Jesus church office before June 30,
2016)
1] Your Name: (individual/or group leader)
2] Std and Division (if infant Jesus student)
3] Individual or group participation (tick)
 As an individual
 Housing society
 group ofNeighbours
 Eco Kids group
 any other group____________________________
4] Write below the landmark where the sapling will
be planted (brief address)
5] Your Whatsapp mobile No. (ifindividual participant)
6] If group participation, you may give the Whatsapp
nos of your participnts (up to 8)
Whatsapp No. ofthe leader ofthe group
1] __________________________________________
Other memberrs in the group:
2] _________________________________________
3] _____________________________________
Contd mobile nos ofyour group
4] _______ ______________________________
5] _______________________________________
6] _______________________________________
7] _______________________________________
8] _______________________________________
I have read and understood the rules ofthe BEST TREE CONTEST and will abide by them.
Name inividual participant/group leader _____________________________________ date: ________________

4. PUT ON THE CHURCH NOTICE BOARD. For school students see following pages
SEE ALSO PPT FOR WEBSITE
Green wave
Increase I green cover
Jogeshwari experiment
BEST TREE CONTEST
Organised by GEM
In collaborration with
TURNING TIDE AND INFANT JESUS HIGH SCHOOL
What is the purpose of this contest?
The purpose of this contest is to encourage residents to plant trees and increase the greenery in and
around Jogeshwari.
Who can participate in this contest?
Any Jogeshwari resident/residents are eligible to participate in this contest.
Where to plant the tree?
Before deciding to participate in this contest, you have to look our for a space to plant a tree. It could in
front of your house, in your neighbourhood, in the housing society compound etc.
Is it a group contest or individual contest?
It can be participated by individuals, a group of neighbours or a housing society.
How to apply for this contest?
Those who would like to participate in this contest have to give your contest form which is available in the
INFANT JESUS SCHOOL OFFICE for Rs 20/- only. You have to fill the complete details and return the
duly filled form before June 30.
If we have space to plant more than 1 sapling, can we give more entries?
Sure. You can give up to maximum 5 entries, which means you can plant up to 5 saplings. This means,
you have to buy 5 entry forms and return them duly filled.
Who will give the tree sapling and when?
Happy to announce that the TURNING TIDES NGO has come forward to sponsor sapling for all the
participants free of cost. Those who submit their entry for the contest will receive their sapling before July
15.
After planting the sapling what should we do?
To make sure that you are participating in this contest, it is a good idea to send a photograph of the
sapling in the GEM WhatsApp group (details about whatsapp group will be informed after you subit your
entry).
When will the judges visit to judge our tree?
After planting the sapling you or your group memebrs (if it is a group entry) will take good care of the tree,
and see tha it grows well. After about 6/7 months, say in next Feb. the judges will visit to judge your tree.
You will be kept informed about this visit. This means you have about 6/7 months to nurture the tree and
see that it grows well.
What is the criteria for judging the tree?
As you know, there cannot be a perfect judging. However, judges will try their best to give a fair
judgment. The criterion for judging includes the health of the tree, height, thickness, its look, base of the
tree etc.

5. Can we use any chemical fertilizer for the speedy growth of the tree?
No you cannot use chemical fertilizers. But you are surely encouraged to use the compostmade from the
kitchen wet waste. This compost is eco-friendly. Besides you prevent wet waste going to the dumping
ground. Double benefit! However, using too much compost also may harm the tree.
What about watering?
As you will receive the sapling during the rainsy season, you do not have to worry about watering. On the
contrary, you have to see that, there is no water logging for long at the base of the tree since the root
may damage. You may have to water the plant ony after the rainy season is over, once in 2/3 days.
What happens after the contest is over?
You still need to take care atleast for 1 or 2 years. Once the tree becomes strong by srpeadin its root, it
will take care of itself.
How this contest will benefit general public?
Imagine, if 100 or 200 trees come up all over Jogeshwari due to this contest, what a difference it will
make? These trees will cool the climate, produce oxygen,, clean the air, prevent soil erotion, provide
shelter for birds, provide shade to children to play or sit under the shade and so on.
Can you tell us what are the purpose of giving prizes for the winners in this contest?
As said earlier, the purpose of this contest is to increase the greenery in and around Jogeshwari. As an
encouragment for more and more people to take part in this contest, cash prizes will be given as a
motivation.
What are the prizes?
Since protecting environment is a noble cause, Infant Jesus High School has come forward to allot some
fund for prizes. The prizes will be:
First prize Rs 3,000/-
Second prize Rs 2,000/-
Thrid prize – Rs 1000/-
Besides, there will be 10 consoltion prizes of Rs 500/-.
Any conditions apply for the prizes?
These prizes are declared hoping to get a good response. But the organisers are free to change the
amount of prize money, or the number of prizes, depending on the response to the contest.
If prize goes to the group contest, what happens to the prize money?
It is left to the group, how to use or share the money.
When will we get the prize? Do you also give the certificate?
Yes, prize money and GEM certificate will be awarded to the winners during the ANNUAL
ENVIRONMENT RALLY which is scheduled for first Sunday of March next year.
Can you tell something about ANNUAL ENVIRONMENT RALLY
This rally is organised by the SCC wise KIDS ECO CLUBS of our parish. During this rally the ECO KIDS
along with other members walk in procession to the Infant Jesus church from different parts of
Jogeshwari creating awareness on environmental issues. The highpoint of this rally is the stage
programme for which important dignitaries will attend. This year (2016) Bishop Bosco Penha was the
Chief Guest.
(for SCC KIDS ECO CLUBS visit www.infantjesusjogeshwari.in)
Finally a simple question – why do we have to take care of environment inclduing planting trees?
For your simple question, I give a simple answer given by Pope Francis
Thank you.
Entry forms for the BEST TREE CONTEST will be available from June 15 at the Infnant Jesus High
School office or infant Jesus church office.
For any qurries or suggestions etc email to:
gemenewsletter@gmail.com, ijcparish@gmail.com
or WhatsApp Mob: 9819688630

6. Brief rules:
Participants will plant a tree saplings in August 2016. This sapling will be judged in March 2017.
BEST GROWN TREES will get the cash prizes.
RULES
1. This contest is open to all students/parents of Infant Jesus High School (and residents of
Jogeshwari-East).
2. You can participate in this contest as individuals, as a group or a housing society.
3. Participants will decide a space for planting a tree and book a sapling in advance.
4. On a particilar day, the saplings will be disttributed to all the participants. You will plant the
sapling and take care of it.
5. Each participant will get a tree donated by the TURNING TIDE Ngo before July end. sapling
which you have to plant at your personal property, in the compound of a housing society or any
other vacant land