In today’s age where the ill effects of social network are more highlighted, from the American elections to the local ones, everything seems to have been influenced, rightly or not, by social network, it is rare for something to remind us what it is actually capable of. MOM - Moms of Mangalore, a social group of over 20 thousand women from the region, have just done that.

 This group which started over a year ago, has brought the mothers of the region, across religions and social backgrounds, together on one platform to make a change in the lives of people in the region. Over the last two months, the inspiring mothers of this group, in association with the PG Dept of Social Work, St. Aloysious College - Mangalore, have been extensively involved in a collection drive to provide support to the less fortunate. In the process, they were able to help over 175 children and adults from the lesser privileged areas around Mangalore, Sirsi and Shimoga with clothes and toys.

 The communities included in the collection drive were from various parts of Mangalore and Shimoga -

-Loyola Vikas Kendra, Mundgod, Sirsi
-Prashanth Nivas
-Snehasadan Centre
-Ashok Nagar Community
-Kasaba Bengre Community
-Ullal Community
-Needy Children of few of the Anganwadis
-Government School Children of Bengre School
-Nightingale Happy Home for the Aged, Shimoga
-Samvedana Centre, Pumpwell

This is just one of such many initiatives that the group has started. From their social get together to honour mothers, to efforts in social causes like Chennai relief fund, collection drive for the kids with special needs, collection drive for the less fortunate to name a few, this group in just over a year's time, has highlighted what the mothers in particular, of the region are capable of.

MOM is a non profit, non religious and non political group. As a part of the group's initiative, they have a panel of doctors who are selflessly responding to queries from the members. Children psychologists, counsellors, nutritionists, health support groups, advocates, lactation specialist, contests, mass child immunization reminders, parenting tips, women health tips published by our doctors, Mompreneur Mondays (forum for Mothers to display their entrepreneurial skills via posts on their businesses) are some other initiatives of the group.

While we might have just been included into the Smart city initiative by the Govt of India, through such acts, time and again we show, that the tag is well deserved and growing as more mangaloreans keep doing things which makes our People proud and stand out.
Mothers are encouraged to join this group and make full use of the resources at their disposal.