An initiative worth pitching in, for Mumbaikars

I received this as a forward and having contributed to Goonj earlier, for the Bihar floods, I think this is an initiative every citizen could chip in and help with in an easy manner

Dear Friends,

I'm writing to you on the behalf of GOONJ.. (www.goonj.info), a voluntary organization working nationwide, channelising vast resources lying in excess in the cities to the far flung villages of India.

Winner of the 'Indian NGO of the Year' Award, GOONJ.. is dispatching over 40000 kgs of material in 21 states of India with a network of over 150 grassroots implementation partners like Ashoka Fellows, Panchayats, NGO's, Social Activists and the Indian Army.

Once again, we are holding DHL 'Deliver Help Drive', where DHL will pick-up the material from your place and deliver it to GOONJ.. processing center. The drive is for Mumbai, Navi-Mumbai & Thane, and will take place from Sept 3rd to Sept 13th 2009. For scheduling a pick-up, you can call 022-6741 2737 or send email on idonate@dhl.com

You can contribute: Old/new school uniform, shoes, stationery, notebooks, geometry boxes, school bags, lunch boxes, water bottles, raincoats, old storybooks and toys for our initiative SCHOOL to SCHOOL (S2S) and also general clothes (all sizes), woollens, bed sheets, utensils, footwear, newspapers/ magazines & monetary contributions (for a detailed list log on to http://www.goonj.info/whatcanbe.php).

Do motivate your friends & colleagues to come forward & contribute for this noble cause.

Please refer the link of POSTER to spread the word across in your offices, colleges, schools & residential societies. For any further information/ assistance, kindly contact the undersigned.

About GOONJ: Initiated in 1998, GOONJ.. is now a strong force of over 300 volunteers & over 150 implementation partners in 21 states. GOONJ.. has won the prestigious Changemakers' Innovation Award twice for its initiatives 'SCHOOL to SCHOOL' and its disaster relief work 'Rahat'. "Not just a piece of cloth'' is our campaign to find solutions for the most neglected need of sanitary napkin for village women by providing a clean piece of cloth. It has won the World Bank's Development MarketPlace Award in 2007.



With best regards,

Rohit.

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Rohit Singh
Coordinator - GOONJ.., Mumbai.
Email - rohitgoonj1@gmail.com
Add. - Shop # 4, M/s Well Wishes,
East India Tannery Compound,
Sethwadi, Dharavi, Mumbai - 17.
Tel.- 9322381600 or 9833237678.

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