Rotary Book
Donation
Drive
P
hoenix Marketcity, one of the premium malls in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, had book enthusiasts come together for a one-of-a-kind social cause. ‘Karpi’, a Tamil word that means to ‘teach’ in English, was a week-long book donation campaign, organized by the Rotary Club of Ambattur in association with the Vels Group of Institutions. The drive was to make people aware of helping the needy and underprivileged children. People were asked to freely donate textbooks for needy students. The culmination of this notable drive was held at the central atrium of Phoenix Marketcity, where Chennaites from far and wide came over the weekend to drop off books in large numbers and be a part of this noteworthy cause. The campaign was recognized by the India Book of Records (IBR) as the ‘Largest Book Donation Drive’, where more than one lakh books were successfully collected. The books that were collected over the week were then categorized and handed over to underprivileged children of government schools and colleges, to further emphasize the importance of education for one and all. As part of the felicitation program by the India Book of Records, dignitaries from the Rotary Club; Sanjana David Varma, Project Secretary – Karpi; Rotarian Flight Lieutenant Ramesh, President, Rotary Club of Ambattur; Dr Preetha Ganesh, Vice President, Vels Group of Institutions; Rotarian Vinod Saraogi, District Governor Nominee; and Rotarian Dr David Samson, Project Chairman – Karpi campaign, were also present at the venue.
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India Book of Records | December 2023
