joy of giving | Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

How will you celebrate the joy of giving this year?

September 26, 2016 Archana Srinivasan

It is in giving that we receive the most, say the wise. As Bengaluru joins the country in celebrating DaanUtsav 2016, here’s a list of opportunities for you to experience that joy!

Over 84,000 hungry stomachs fed, thanks to the Feed Your Neighbour campaign

October 21, 2015 Ganga Madappa

Eight days back, a motley crew of good samaritans started distributing food to the hungry and homeless in Bengaluru. Come tomorrow, they are likely to have fed more than a lakh hungry stomachs.

Five meals at a time, here’s how you can feed someone in need

October 7, 2015 Ganga Madappa

If every home in Bengaluru cooked an additional meal, would it ensure that the hungry don’t go to bed on an empty stomach? Here’s a community initiative that’s looking to do just that.

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Sleep out under the stars for the homeless

September 18, 2015 Devi Roopshekar

Would you consider sleeping out of your home? Participate in Under The Stars to experience the realities of the homeless, and help NGOs working to provide them shelter.

Experimenting with kids to make them understand charity

October 16, 2013 N C Pratima

Instead of dumping used items in the name of ‘donating,’ a mother decides to make her kids sell them and donate the amount to charity. What did the kids learn? Read on.

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These women weave warmth into lives of strangers

April 1, 2013 Lalana Zaveri

An email from an NGO changed the routine of the five women who went on to prepare quilts for the homeless, by collecting unusable cloth from various vendors.

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Bangalore gears up to a week of joyful giving

September 30, 2012 A Gracias

The Joy of Giving Week this year will see various volunteering and fundraising events across Bangalore. The innovative initiatives include fundraisers with music from the band Thermal and a Quarter following by dinner prepared five star chefs! Have you decided on what you will do?

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A toast to giving at Pallavi’s concert

October 3, 2011 Yogaraj S Mudalgi

Listening to the renditions of Kannada poets in return for donating the money for a cause was a double bonanza during the joy of giving week.

Fun for a cause

September 20, 2009 Vaishali Khandekar

With charity bazaar and cultural events, Sneha Sante promises to be a colorful and fun event for young and old.