Spend time with the disadvantaged this joy of giving week

SPEND TIME WITH THE
DISADVANTAGED THIS JOY OF
GIVING WEEK
OCTOBER 12, 2017
THE AKSHYA PATRA FOUNDATION

The country is celebrating Joy of Giving Week till October 8 and as a part of this, The Akshaya Patra
Foundation, is giving its donors an opportunity to contribute towards making the children happy by
spending some time with them.
There are any number of activities you could organise for those who need nothing more than time
with someone. This is experienced all the more by many of the aged. They do have money, but may
feel lonely. For such people, you could regularly organise some get-togethers, such as in a park.
This could be turned into a fundraising activity as well. You could charge a small fee for organising the
get-togethers. The proceeds of this could be used to donate for a cause. Though not too big in scale,
this Joy of Giving Idea is a fairly good that can be implemented.
Be a part and parcel of the Daan Utsav, and it will be a chance for you so that you can see for yourself
that the results, though not measurable by numbers, the number of lives it touches is astounding.
Some of the activities you could consider for ensuring you share your largesse with those in need may
include:
1. Spending time with children from economically-challenged backgrounds, ensuring
that you organise activities such as sports and games for them during the week at
the schools where they study. This will not only be stimulating to their minds, but
also ensure they enjoy whatever they are doing. Imagine the joy you shall feel!
2. Take out time and visit an orphanage. Share your knowledge with the children. This
might help them understand their academic lessons easily. Shram daan or donating
some work or efforts is the best you can do for them. The results of that would be
long-lasting. It is the best gift you can give during Daan Utsav.
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3. This week is a time when you can share a few ideas, and then feel the Joy of
Giving. See how best your ‘largesse’ can give the maximum benefit to the
beneficiaries.
4. While you go for your evening walks, why don’t you try sharing the joy of evening
walks with someone who may be older and is inactive for want of company,
5. During the Daan Utsav, you could also offer to do some work at Akshaya Patra, an
NGO in India or even make a monetary contribution which would benefit the school
children to a great extent.
But, no matter what you do for the benefit of the needy, you are sure to enjoy the pleasure and a
sense of joy from the fact that you are able to make someone happy by sharing your resources. So,
why wait? Pitch in to share what you have. Help those who need your help to come up in life.
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