The school has raised over Rs 1.34 lakh for those affected by the flood and have sent 36 cartons of foodgrains and clothes
As massive floods lashed several districts of Bihar in August, Mazgaon’s St Mary’s (ICSE) High School collected funds, food and clothing for the victims of the natural disaster. The school has raised over Rs 1.34 lakh for those affected by the flood and have sent 36 cartons of foodgrains and clothes, which were recently distributed among the people in Bihar by representatives of the school.
“One of our teachers approached us and said that something needs to be done to help the flood victims. The people there have incurred massive losses, as their homes and belongings have been washed away. We appealed to all the parents to donate voluntarily for the cause and were successful in raising a good amount of money and essential items for them,” said Father Francis Swamy, the school’s principal.
The clothing is enough for a thousand people, and the food grains collected can feed over 200 people, school officials said.
“After a single appeal, a large number of students and parents brought relief material. We wanted to ensure that the collected material reaches the people in time and hence decided to go to various flood-affected villages to distribute it,” said Austine Vas, a teacher who volunteered with the relief effort in the district of Sitamarhi in the last week of September.
The school now plans to keep the spirit of social responsibility alive by helping the villagers of drought-affected regions in Maharashtra as well.
Considering that it has generated a fair sum of money for the victims, the school hopes its efforts would help the state too.
HELP AT HAND
- St Mary’s (ICSE) High School has raised over Rs 1.34 lakh for those affected by the floods in Bihar
- It has sent 36 cartons of foodgrains and clothes, which helped about a thousand victims
- The relief material was personally distributed by some representatives of the school
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