Joy of Giving Week...

[Gaurav Sahai]

Dear All,

Goonj, an NGO based out of Delhi, in association with two other NGOs, is planning a nationwide Joy of Giving Week around Gandhi Jayanti (Sep 27 - Oct 3). Through this nationwide event, Goonj hopes to collect 200-300 truckloads of resources that will then be distributed to over 20,00,000 families in hundreds of villages across the country. While Goonj currently does not have operations in Chandigarh, they are very keen to have the City participate in the event, and hopefully through the event, also establish a base here for ongoing operations. Please see email from Goonj below for more details.

About Goonj

Goonj has taken a simple idea - collection of old clothes, books and other household items from urban centres, and their redistribution to more needy parts of the country. Their greatness lies not in the idea, but in their vision, the sensitivity with which they work, and the sheer scale of their work. Started over a decade ago with just 67 clothes, they now collect, sort and distribute over 20,000 kg of material every month in over 20 states. Anshu, its founder, was recently recognized as an Ashoka Fellow, and Goonj was recently awarded the 'Indian NGO of the Year' award for its governance and practices. Read more about Goonj at www.goonj.info

This is a call to all those who would like to help make this event in Chandigarh a success, and possibly, help carry on its operations in the city post the event as well.

The event will entail collection drives, sorting of material, working with regional NGOs for redistribution, generating awareness about the event and mobilising youth by visiting schools and colleges, and interacting with the media, among other activities.

We will be having an initial meeting this Friday, from which we hope to come out with a core team of 4-5 volunteers, and possibly, a reserve pool of volunteers who can pitch-in as needed. If you can think of anyone else who could be a good resource person to help make this event a success, please feel free to invite them to the meeting.

Venue: Coveda, 'New Public School' / 'Eurokids' Complex, Sector 18, Chandigarh

Date: Friday, Aug 7th

Time: 6 - 7:30pm

Map Location: http://tinyurl.com/3aoo64

Directions: From Madhya Marg, take a left at Panchayat Bhawan to enter Sector 18 (from opposite Sindhi Sweets, Sector 8). Drive to the T junction at the end of the road where the New Public School is located.

Park outside the school premises and enter through the small door on the extreme right of the compound near a signboard that says "Eurokids". Walk straight from this gate, to the very end to where Coveda is located.

Questions / Inquiries: Call Gaurav @ 93175-60607

Look forward to seeing you there.

Warm regards,

Gaurav Sahai

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: ruchika goonj <ruchik...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 1:07 PM
Subject: Joy of Giving Week...
To: rajnit...@gmail.com, gsa...@gmail.com, vandan...@gmail.com, rsni...@adi-international.org
Cc: anshu goonj <anshug...@gmail.com>

Dear Friends,

 

Thanks for your encouragement and enthusiasm on our work, which is on diversifying the urban India’s clothes & waste as development resources in villages/interiors of India (more on www.goonj.info). 

 

I’m connecting you all on the same mail so that all of you can plan, activate Chandigarh & map out the resources from all corners of the city.. J

 

As shared, we are bringing in 25 cities the Joy of Giving Week (27 th Sep- 3rd Oct) focusing on "Giving" act around Gandhi Jayanti.  The target is to collect 200-300 trucks of material resources benefiting 20,00,000 people in hundreds of villages. Pls refer- GOONJ awareness and collection campaign in 25 cities

 

GOONJ is embarking on a mammoth awareness campaign and material collection drive across 25 cities all over India, during this week. We are really excited by the sheer impact this unprecedented collection will have on the most far-flung areas of the country.

 

List of cities

Central	North	South	East	West
Bhopal	Delhi	Chennai	Kolkatta	Mumbai
	Jaipur	Bangalore	Guwahati	Ahemdabad
	Chandigarh	Hyderabad	Bhubneshwar	Pune
	Dehradun	Coimbatore	Jamshedpur	Surat
	Lucknow	Mysore		Sholapur
		Tirpur		Amravati
		Pondicherry		Nagpur

 

The idea is to position this as an activity where everyone thinks that-

‘Something interesting is happening in my city and I have to become a part of it.. It’s my chance to contribute.. to share..’

  

We seek your immediate support to make this ‘GIVING WEEK’ vibrant across these 25 cities;  (more requirements in presentation too)-

Ø      Space- for the collection of material for 15 days – one month.

Ø      Volunteers- a core team of 5-10 volunteers..

Ø      Transportation - of the material inter-city & intra-city

Ø      Monetary support- being a nation wide campaign the estimated budget is around Rs1 crore

Ø      Fooding, Boarding & Lodging facilities- for the GOONJ team and volunteers

Ø      One side used sheets in bulk to be used to make leaflets, posters during this campaign

Ø      Packing Material- Big size for packing of this gigantic quantity

 

Feel free to call on 9810897376 or write to me on 9810897376.

 

 

With best regards,

 

Ruchika

 

 P.S: Press Launch- 'The Joy of Giving Week' in Mumbai

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Ruchika Gandhi
Coordinator
GOONJ..
Tel:- 011-26972351, 9810897376
Add- J-93, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi-76
Website:- www.goonj.info