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| Youth: A Noble Gesture Towards The Goal Of 20-20 |
Press Release
02/08/2007
Raagini Jawa, a senior at Presentation of Mary Academy, Methuen, MA, a Valedictorian of her class, President of National honor Society and a music lover and performer, took up the challenge of contributing towards the goal of 20-20 by year 2020 for India’s population.
With the support of her mother Dr. Amal Jawa, and under the aegis of the Sankara Eye foundation of San Jose, CA, Raagini created a fundraiser by selling self designed, theme T-shirts directed to different age groups at the India Republic Day celebration organized by the IAGB. She named her project vision as “Amar Jyoti Par Vijay†(Everlasting vision). This project is in memory of her late father, Dr. Vijay K Kalra, a renowned Ophthalmologist from India.
The attractive T-shirts captured attention of the large crowd attending the program. People appreciated the gesture and encouraged her effort by purchasing her T-shirts.
The proceeds from the sale of her T-shirts will be donated to the Sankara Eye Foundation in order to fund for free eye camps and cataract surgeries for the underprivileged, visually challenged population of India. Even though this is her first step towards a noble cause, Raagini and Amal plan to organize similar fundraisers in the future. With the support of the Indian Community in New England, the goal of achieving 20-20 by 2020 will become a reality.
Sankara Eye Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating curable blindness in India. Founded in 1998, SEF is a grass root community effort that has grown rapidly and is run almost entirely by volunteers. SEF collects funds for ongoing programs and construction of hospitals in India. All donations are tax deductible in US. As a result of their effort, the number of free eye surgeries performed in India has grown exponentially. Further details about the foundation can be learned from www.giftofvision.org.
Raagini invites one and all to join this mission. The T-shirt catalogue and website is under construction and should be available in the near future. Any comments and suggestions are welcome at Project-vision@hotmail.com.
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