subject: Thank you BOSCH for ensuring their Meal [print this page] Thank you BOSCH for ensuring their Meal Thank you BOSCH for ensuring their Meal
BOSCH the world's largest supplier of automobile components has been supporting the cause of The Akshaya Patra Foundation as a part of their corporate social responsibilities all these days. Lately Mr. Prabhakar, Ms. Usha & Dr. Raghavan, part of CSR initiative opinioned to design an employee engagement program where the employees would volunteer to adopt a school for the feeding program. The objective was to encourage the employees to personally involve and take the initiative to support the cause they believe in.
Soon after the message reached the employees, a highly enthusiastic team of 5 people led by Mr. Prabhakar registered themselves as champions and took up the responsibility of creating a buzz about Akshaya Patra among their fellow colleagues. In next few days 22 more employees joined the program and came in to volunteer for Akshaya Patra. Within a very short span of 2 weeks the number escalated to 180. Each volunteer is multiplying to the power of 10 everyday making the program stronger with each passing sunlight hours. The volunteers drove the program within the company and started collecting cheques from employees who wanted to donate towards the cause. The initiative taken by the staff of BOSCH Automotive inspired BOSCH Software employees to participate in the program and volunteer for The Akshaya Patra Foundation.
This great initiative was marked by a program in Munichannappa Government Primary School at Adugodi organized by volunteers from BOSCH. Mr. Bhattacharya, Senior Vice President BOSCH, addressed the children saying that he wants them to be equally competitive as students in any other elite schools and make a remarkable career in future. Mr. Shridhar Venkat, Executive Director of the Akshaya Patra Foundation present there also spoke to the children asking them to dream big. He added that the nutritious food served by Akshaya Patra will always help them to chase their dream with strength and conviction and make them come true.
The program ended with Mr. Bhattacharya handing over the cheques collected by BOSCH employees (Volunteers) to Mr. Shridhar Venkat.
The employees of BOSCH have set an example for professionals in different corporate who wants to contribute towards the cause they believe in but fails to materialize it because of their hectic schedule.
For More Information about Akshaya Patra Foundation please visit: http://www.blog.akshayapatra.org/node/93
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