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Latest News |
| 27th
Sep 2010 / Times of India / Mumbai Edition |
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4 lakh college students in city join Joy Fest
Mumbai: A recent survey, carried out by a youth group
in over 100 colleges across the country, has shown that
while 88% of students are keen to do something for society,
nearly 96% of them don’t know how to contribute
and help.
But now, the Joy of Giving Week, which was kick started
earlier this month by the vice-chancellor of the University
of Mumbai, has given youngsters specific direction as
to how they can channel their volunteering spirit.
We are going to have several charity events organized
by various NGOs across cities under Joy Fest from September
26 to October 2 in order to encourage a sense of oneness
and service among the youth and to overcome the rich poor
class divide, said the CEO of youth group JAM (Just another
Magazine), Yatin Bansal. As part of Joy Fest, said Bansal,
several colleges will invite underprivileged and disabled
students to their institutions to interact and bond with
them and share their dreams and ambitions.
The participating institutes include Mumbai colleges like
Mithibai, Narsee Monjee, HR, Jaihind, Government Law College,
along with Delhi’s St Stephens and various IITs
(Indian Institutes of Technology) in India. Around 1 million
students from 190 colleges across the country, including
4 lakhs students from 90 city colleges and Rotaract clubs,
are participating in Joy Fest, Bansal added.
Some celebrities who will be participating in Joy Fest
are Veejay Mini Mathur, actors Arshad Warsi, Maria Goretti,
Raghu Ram and Russhita Singh and peace activist Tushar
Gandhi.
For more info, log onto: www.joyfest.in
FEST DIARY
NGO Mela | At Mithibai College on Sept 29 from 11 am to
2 pm
Kiran A Ray of Hope | At Mithibai College, on Sept 29
from 12 pm to 3 pm
Charity run by NMIMS on Sept 26 from 6.30 am to 8 am.
The 4.5-km run from Taj Lands end to Bandstand
Fulfilling the wishes of the girls at Adivasi Kanya Chatralay
and spending quality time with them: Organizer Rotaract
club of Bombay Heights
Charity sale with 28 NGOsc | Government Law College
Dont Dump, Donate. A computer donation drive organized
by the Rotaract Club of Mumbai at Shivaji Park
A musical evening at an old age home organized by the
Rotaract Club of Ambernath
Spending quality time with AIDS patients and giving them
daily use items organized by the Pathfinders
Fun n Fair with NGO kids organized by Rotaract Club of
Bombay West
Thanksgiving (Shukriya) to all the auto rickshaw drivers
and BEST conductors organized by Rotaract Club of SIES
Nerul
Clay modeling event with underprivileged kids organized
by the Rotaract Club of Jai Hind College.
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