Mahatma Gandhi went from city to city, village to village collecting funds for the Charkha Sangh. During one of his tours he addressed a meeting in Orissa. After his speech a poor old woman got up. She was bent with age, her hair was grey and her clothes were in tatters. The volunteers tried to stop her, but she fought her way to the place where Gandhiji was sitting. “I must see him," she insisted and going up to Gandhiji touched his feet. Then from the folds of her sari she brought out a copper coin and placed it at his feet. Gandhiji picked up the copper coin and put it away carefully. The Charkha Sangh funds were under the charge of Jamnalal Bajaj. He asked Gandhiji for the coin but Gandhiji refused. “I keep cheques worth thousands of rupees for the Charkha Sangh,"
Jamnalal Bajaj said laughingly “yet you won’t trust me with a copper coin." “This copper coin is worth much more than those thousands," Gandhiji said. “If a man has several lakhs and he gives away a thousand or two, it doesn’t mean much. But this coin was perhaps all that the poor woman possessed. She gave me all she had. That was very generous of her. What a great sacrifice she made. That is why I value this copper coin more than a crore of rupees.
The Joy of Giving Week is the beginning of a national movement. The first of its kind for India, and for every single Indian.
It is a platform for all across the country to celebrate the joy of giving. Whether you are a paan wala in Lucknow, a traffic cop in Mumbai, an idli seller in Madurai, a millionaire in Delhi, a multinational company in Bengaluru, a saree shop owner in Kolkata, a teenager in a school or a college goer in Vadodara….
This is your opportunity to reach out to someone less privileged – by donating money,
volunteering time, providing your skills and even just saying a kind word to someone
who may not have expected it from you.
All you need to be part of the Joy of Giving Week is to do one simple conscious act of giving. So join the movement, now!
As India continues to struggle with its paradoxes of growth with inequity, of having the most billionaires in the world and the largest impoverished population, the Joy of Giving Week is an opportunity to redeem ourselves. To paraphrase management guru Peter Drucker's words, when we look in the mirror in the morning, we should be looking at a citizen who takes responsibility, a person who as a neighbour cares.
The Joy of Giving Week is a new national movement that aims to engage every single
Indian in giving back to society in a way that she or he chooses-money, time, skills or resources. So far, 35,000 schools, hundreds of colleges, several state governments, corporates, celebrities and sportspersons have signed up, and the fellowship is growing every day.
We make a living by what we get,
But we make a life by what we give.
- Winston Churchill.
In summary, I am convinced that each of us must deeply engage with social issues. This
engagement will happen meaningfully if we give our attention and thought to specific
issues, in addition to giving money. We must have the resolve to engage with these
issues for a long time, and only then will we be able to make the difference that we
desire.
Azim Prmji
Experience the sheer bliss of "giving" at OMASHRAM
There are 35 elderly, helpless & abondoned souls at Omashram Old Age Home in
Bangalore.
Give a bit of your time for them. they feel lonely and isolated. Come and spend a little of
your time and chat with them. You will help break their feeling of isolation and
loneliness. If your finances permit give them small gifts and get their blessings.
Come and discover the many ways that you can help amliorate their suffering.
The three units of Omashram Old Age Home are located in Vijaya Bank Colony,
Bilekahalli, (Behind IIM), Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore 560 076.
Address:
Omashram Trust,
#850, 5th A Cross, 11th Main’Vijaya Bank Colony, Bilekahalli,Bannerghatta
Road,Bangalore 560 076 Karnataka, INDIA. Phone: 080-26581682, 080-64530629
Web site
BLOGS:
http:geetaoldagecare.sulekha.com
You could even make donation as a direct credit into the the institution's bank
accounts:
TAX EXEMPTION
All donations are exempt under Section 80 G of the Income Tax Act.
Omashram Trust has also been registered with the Central Government under the
Foreign Contdribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 for the acceptance of foreign contributions.
DIRECT CREDITS MAY PLEASE BE MADE INTO THE FOLLOWING BANK
ACCOUNTS:
Omashram Trust Sb A/c No. 2433101025253 Code No. CNRB0002433Canara Bank,
BTM Layout Branch, Bangalore 560076for Indian contributions.
Omashram Trust Sb A/c No. 2433101006399 Code No, CNRB0002433Canara Bank, B
Mohan Pai,
Founder, Omashram Trust
September 26, 2009
Bangalore
http://www.omashram./
http://omashram.sulekha.com/
http://mohanpai.sulekha.com/
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