Jamshedpur, Oct 2 (The Telegraph): Steel city schools have been at the forefront of this year’s Joy of Giving Week initiated by XLRI, which started on September 26 and is slated to conclude tomorrow. This year, 30 schools took part in the rite of giving — a sharp rise from last year — undertaking various activities such as helping the underprivileged, initiating eco-friendly schemes and teaching the illiterate. “We are really happy that so many schools participated in the Week,” said XLRI senior faculty Madhukar Shukla.
Even tots of pre-primary school Baug-E-Jamsheed made collages with messages for students of CHIC (Centre for Hearing-Impaired Children).
While DBMS students of Classes IV-VII collected school stationery and toys, those of Classes V-VI took the gifts for 125 underprivileged children of Lilliput School Domuhani at Sonari. “Our students were excited to be a part of this activity. We plan to continue, as it is nice to see underprivileged children smile,” said DBMS principal Rajani Shekhar
In a unique recycling initiative, students of Kerala Public School, Burmamines, collected leftover cloth pieces from tailors to cover books. Kerala Public School, NML, also recycled solid waste from school premises. Its Mango counterpart focused on a Clean Mango, Green Mango project, with students requesting shopkeepers to avoid plastic.
