BC India celebrated #Daan Utsav #

#DaanUtsav (earlier called the Joy of Giving Week) is India’s ‘festival of giving’. Launched in 2009, the festival is celebrated every year – commencing on Gandhi Jayanti (Birthday date of Mahatma Gandhi. He is Father of Nation (India)) – from October 2 to 8. From car  drivers to CEOs, school children to celebrities, homemakers to opinion leaders and media personnel, millions of people from all walks of life come together during this week to give their time, money, resources, or skills back to society.

They do this by creating or participating in events of their choice. A giving event could be as simple as a family taking out their domestic helper’s children for an ice-cream party, or as large as a ‘Gift Compassion’.  The latter is an event that has over 10,000 schoolchildren every year across India making and exchanging gifts with their peers from different socio-economic backgrounds. 

This year, BC India celebrated Daan Utsav by contributing

On 3^rd October: BC India Member (Nidhi Parekh, Former BCIO HO Member 2012) visited the Bal Ashram, Raipur. This Ashram has 100 school going boys who are poor and live there. We donated Cricket sports material (Gloves, Leg pads, Bats, Balls).BC India also donated “Kids Indoor Outdoor Soccer Goal, Ball, Pump, Net Kit Set Game.”  They can Set up a mini soccer field at Ashram with the donated Soccer Goal Set.

On 7^th October: We donated Engineering, Research Methodology Reference Books and Magazine. They had a requirement in the library, requested BRIDGE CLUB India Members to donate it.