02. Jamshedpur JoyFest 2010 campaign to start today

Jamshedpur (Sept 6, 2010, The Pioneer): The Jamshedpur JoyFest 2010 as a part of the nation-wide event, Joy of Giving Week, will be celebrated on grand scale this year. The JGW event is scheduled from September 26 till Oct 2.

The campaign will be unveiled on Monday at the Golmuri Club. Surekha Nerurkar Himani Pande, DC, East Singhbhum, Fr E Abraham, SJ, Director, XLRI Clinton Vaz, environmentalist and Anshu Gupta, Director/Founder, GOONJ will participate in the function.

Prof Madhukar Shukla, chairperson, external linkages, XLRI said this year it has been decided to design and launch a training program on “basic accounting” for the Self-Help Groups through collaborating with local NGOs, such as Kalamandir and to participate – and give time and skills — in the education program run by the Rotary Club.

Officials informed that plan this time is to involve the schools children more actively through Design for Change program, which is a nation-wide event, give in terms of one’s time and professional skills to counsel the school students for vocational guidance.

The school music bands will be organised to create a musical evening to raise funds for charities and NGOs. The reach of the XLRI alumni network will be used to create larger awareness of the JGW, and involve them in the planned events, through use of social media.

It was also noted that last year, the key initiative of Jamshedpur JoyFest was Vastra Samman, through which 4 ½ trucks of wearable clothes were collected and distributed to the needy in the rural areas through the NGOs.