Daan Utsav 2020

DAAN UTSAV

 “A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.” -Amelia Earhart. To commemorate UN World Food Day (October 16) and World Poverty Eradication Day (October 17) Sophia High School organizes its annual food donation drive. This year keeping the Covid restrictions in mind the annual food collection was done with a difference.Parents were requested to send their voluntary food donations of rice, wheat flour, dals [lentils] jaggery, onions and potatoes for the crisis-affected in our society, using online delivery platforms like Big Basket, Amazon etc. or use the other option of paying into the Sophia Interact Account.The collection dates were 26th September to 1st October.

We witnessed the largesse of the Sophia student-parent &benefactors community who responded to the appeal in an overwhelmingand  abundant way. This has facilitated the distribution of food to various underprivileged centres, pourakarmikas and daily wagers way beyond the vision of Sophia Interact Club  across Bangalore during this pandemic through the month of October. Items were delivered and received at the main gate and sorted by few staff members and the convent sisters and packaged for delivery to recipients.

A few of them arrived at the campus following all required precautions to receive the food donations while the delivery was made at their doorstep to those who couldn’t arrange for any means of transport. The blessings of God was evident via the blessings of the beneficiaries as the entire operation was conducted smoothly without any hiccups. Huge credit should also be granted to the meticulous planning of the school heads.

The following are the  DAAN UTSAV 2020 beneficiaries across and Beyond Bangalore

1. Angel’s Orphanage, Shivajinagar
2. Morning Star – Destitute home for boys, Yelahanka
3. Karnataka Blind School, Seshadripura
4. Friend in Need – Home for aged, Colonel Hill Road
5. Home for the Aged – Little Sisters of the Poor, Hosur Road
6. Migrant Construction Workers, SHS
7. Love In Action- Orphanage, Banaswadi
8. MakkalaJeevodaya – Holy Cross, Madivala
9. His Paradise for the Deserted, Kamanahalli
10. Wildlife Range Forest Watchers, Anekal
11. Sri AkkamahadeviSevaSamaja Orphanage, Kumarapark West
12. VallabhNiketan Ashram, Old Age home, Kumarapark East
13. Liza’s Home -Home for mentally and physically disabled women and children, Doddagubbi
14. Snehadaan and Sneha care Home for kids living with HIV, Sarjapur Road
15. Missionaries of Charity, Mother Teresa Home, Yelahanka
16. Somanahalli Village. The monetary donations are being used to buy toiletries for the under privileged in our Health & Hygiene project in the month of December.A montage video was shared with the parents to show the beneficiaries as pictures speaklouder than words.

click on the link below to see your contributions to Sophia DaanUtsavhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1yswkFUGtBcidF47WDScv84iKdscOqbbT/view?usp=sharing

Sophia Interact Club made known its deep gratitude and  appreciation for this kind act of the parents which made someone ,somewhere smile through a circular to them by Sr. Alpana SND, Patron, Sophia Interact Club.