Dear All,
Today some friends who are volunteers in free software activities in blr along with others from bgvs went on a street collection.
There were about 16 of them . All young folks from different software and non software related jobs in blr.
They went around collecting money and raising awareness on the situation in bihar.
Today they collected about 9000 Rs. Now all these 16 volunteers are charged up and want to work more.
They are willing to collect in apartment complexes and are willing to spare their weekends for the same.
If any of you are living in apartment complexes and get approval for collection then do let us know. these youngsters will contact you and engage in a collection next weekend.
i personally know some of these folks and the money will be put to good use.
okay , whats the reason for inspiration : two little girls who were seen selling flowers on brigade road - contributed Rs.10 each and took receipts.
though online donations and orgn centered efforts can raise more money..there is a sense of dedication and more awareness .. when people work on foot..the old fashioned way ;)
-S
Hi Senthil,
Thanks for the most inspiring report.
jaykumar
On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 10:00 PM, Senthil Sundaram (sensunda) < sensunda@cisco.com> wrote:
Dear All,
Today some friends who are volunteers in free software activities in blr along with others from bgvs went on a street collection.
There were about 16 of them . All young folks from different software and non software related jobs in blr.
They went around collecting money and raising awareness on the situation in bihar.
Today they collected about 9000 Rs. Now all these 16 volunteers are charged up and want to work more.
They are willing to collect in apartment complexes and are willing to spare their weekends for the same.
If any of you are living in apartment complexes and get approval for collection then do let us know. these youngsters will contact you and engage in a collection next weekend.
i personally know some of these folks and the money will be put to good use.
okay , whats the reason for inspiration : two little girls who were seen selling flowers on brigade road - contributed Rs.10 each and took receipts.
though online donations and orgn centered efforts can raise more money..there is a sense of dedication and more awareness .. when people work on foot..the old fashioned way ;)
-S
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2008/9/20 Senthil Sundaram (sensunda) sensunda@cisco.com
<snip> though online donations and orgn centered efforts can raise more money..there is a sense of dedication and more awareness .. when people work on foot..the old fashioned way ;)
Yup. I agree with this from my own experiences.
I was able to join up with the team only quite late in the evening due to the event at Christ's. We need to have more such activities regularly.
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