Our small pledge

I was hearing on the TV today which said "Keep marriage functions simple, avoid too much spendings and too many dishes instead invest that money for good cause".We have four crore orphans in India, think about them,do something about them.I am not saying donot celebrate but keep a check on your spendings. Think of people financially weaker than you.Its not only the Government alone which is responsible for the widening gap between rich and poor but also we  are.

My friends, lets take a pledge that we will never be spendthrift during functions like marriages, son/daughter birth celebrations or any other celebrations of that sort and the part of the savings will be invested in some social cause of your interest.

Healthy tip for heallllthy guys  : Do not eat snacks in between meals, eat fibourous foods, eat salad before meals and never skip breakfast.
There is an old saying "Donot survive to eat but eat to survive".

Angels of Stanchart working at Burjwadi, Maharashtra

Burjwadi, on foothills of  Mathern, about 90km from Mumbai is a clouster of seven helmets with a population of 1200. Apart from the fact that it is 2500 feet above sea level, Burjwadi  is like most other villages in India : poor. But thanks to a drive spearheaded by the NGO Sri Satya Sai Seva Organisation , and supported by Standard Chartered Bank and HDFC Bank, among others, life is improving for its people. The global market team(87 executives) of StanChart donated a days salary and raised Rs 10 lakh. The bank chipped in another Rs 10 lakh. This corpus was enough to built a community centre containing a school, primary health care centre , a library and a vocationl training centre.The team will donate used computers, while one of the senior executive is sponsoring a library.The team members visit the village fornightly to review the progress.

Construction is scheduled to be completed by May of this year, post which the team will focus on equippping the school and and developing the curriculum.The sales team, which work with 1000 large corporates across India , will shortly involve clients in this noble cause." Soon, our sales presentations will close with a brief mention of thsi initiative", said one of the staff.
Slowly but surely these Stanchart staffers are helping the people of this little village unshackles themselves from poverty.

Lets see friends, when we start something like that to reduce the  gap between rich and poor.
It has to begin soon for our own benefit.