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Monday, February 22, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Mumbai Darshan for Cancer Patients (100 Children)
Umang Foundation a Mumbai based NGO actively works for the welfare of children in the city and has organized many activities for the welfare of children.
This time on Sunday, February 21, 2010, Umang Foundation organized a Mumbai Darshan Trip for approx 100 children suffering from cancer; these children are from under privileged families who are undergoing treatment at Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel.
With the hospital co-operation Umang successfully pulled off the this task of taking approx 100 cancer patients on a joy ride.
Joy ride was managed with 3 buses waiting outside the hospital premise and each bus got full with laughter of 30- 35 children and 15-20 volunteers. It was nothing less than a picnic for the children.
As per the pre-scheduled plan, all 3 buses moved towards Nehru Science Center, where lunch was served to all the children then science centre to look into. Children saw everything and learnt about basic science in interactive sessions with Team Umang, as Team Umang revised our long forgotten science lessons in school. The marvels of science pulled them as was evident in their eager faces, brightened eyes as was evident in their smiles.
Every member of Team Umang had their own 4-5 children to look after. Outside the Nehru Science Center, all gathered for a memorable photo session which no one could have missed for anything. Life gives one moment just once and this was one such moment, real beautiful smiles and cheese moment of children and Team Umang. After spending around 3 hrs at Nehru Science Centre, the children settled in bus for rest, cool breeze and small refreshment of juice and popcorn which kept their energy levels up, as they were driven to next stop.
The next destination being Taraporevala Aquarium, the children accompanied by volunteers were taken in Aquarium, As they walked seeing the huge mammoth skeleton of shark awed and thrilled both and moved onto different exotic marine lives, taking in the shapes and forms of these different fishes, few of them which really held kids attention was sea horse, sea snake, turtles, neon fish etc.
At the aquarium, they found Mickey Mouse, Scooby Doo and Tweety eagerly waiting to entertain them. The only sound which could be heard for some time was squeals of laughter, excitement and Kodak "Say Cheeeese" moments with the dancing comic characters. The kids, who now were fully charged climbed up buses with these mascots accompanying them, laughing… singing… playing Antakshri…
After having wonderful time at Aquarium, children reached the wonder monument- Gateway of India. Fully secured in the Human-Chain of Team Umang around them… eating refreshments, chocolates and biscuits…as the sun was going down the horizon, cool breeze, dance of mascots and fun, accompanied with them.
Team Umang, who kept secured these children so that nobody gets lost. By this time every child was tired but still raring to go, all headed to Girgaum Chowpaty, they were greeted by cool breeze of sea, the tingling sensation of sand under their feet and a beautiful sunset landscape.
All children and their care takers were settled in a secure Human Chain of Team Umang on sand, eating burgers and seeing the beauty of sea at dusk. Their contended faces was the reward of the Team Umang for that beautiful day.
A befitting end to the day was a drive around Queen’s Necklace, as the lights of Mumbai glimmered and shimmered… shining like fireflies at night.
It was indeed a magical quiet moment for both…as the silent prayers flew from members of Team Umang to give more in life to these kids who had such innocent faces, young age and so much to look forward.
The spirit of these kids, the zest, the enthusiasm, the smiles were contagious as Members of Team Umang found friends in them.
As the tour was coming to an end, another surprise was in store for them, gifts wrapped in shimmering gift wraps added curiosity and another broad grin to their faces as they eagerly thanked...thanks was actually the thing we in Team Umang should have given them for giving us their day, showing us how privileged we are to be healthy and normal.
One could just see the dream in their eyes and no tiredness or fatigue even as the day and tour ended and they were being dropped back to hospital. Some of their hugs will never be forgotten by Members of Team Umang.
Surprisingly, even seeing the hospital there was not even slightest change in expression of contentment. There was no compliant in their eyes for why god gave them this disease.
The take away(s) for Members of Team Umang were many but the one that will remain etched in all our minds is that as we make small-small petty issue complaints in life we should always remember the saying "I cried for shoes, until I saw somebody without legs".
Mr. Deshmukh, Tour Coordinator from Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel was personally thanking each and every Umang member present in the event. He said “In our society, Cancer patients were always treated as untouchables and majority of the people don’t prefer interacting with them, but Team Umang proved that nothing can hamper love, care and true feelings of a person and any illness can be cured by a pure heart”.
Ashish Goyal, Founder, Umang Foundation said “there’s always more to life and these kind of events give us a moment to thank god that we all are healthy and on the same hand we should not forget to spread happiness, love and affection by all means among others”. He also promised to organize similar events on a regular basis to motivate and encourage the children.
This was Umang Foundation’s 138th activity.
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Team Umang :
1. Chetan Karkhanis
2. Roli Sharma
3. Sweta Singh
4. Amrapali Mathwale
5. Himanshu Gupta
6. Gaurav Gujare
7. Pooja Goyal
8. RS Goyal
9. Amit tyagi
10. Dhruvi Doshi
11. Ansuman Mahopatra
12. Fouzan Shaikh
13. Sonu Singh
14. Nikhil Sawant
15. Rahul Gupta
16. Alpa Khatri
17. Sharad Tripathi
18. Garima Goyal
19. Jimmy Sanhgvi
20. Deena Sawlani
21. Gourav Sunaria
22. Raj P
23. Usha Jagtap
24. Roopam Ghosh
25. Hemraj Thakre
26. Anushree Dey
27. Harshada Potnis
28. Pravia Prakash
29. Priya Mudda
30. Jinesh Shah
31. Roopashri Shetty
32. Shraddha Salunkhe
33. Lokesh Sharma
34. Deepa Daske
35. Gulal
36. Anita Gudekar
37. Vaishali Bhatt
38. Komal
39. Khushagra
40. Ashish Goyal
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Photographs of the Day:
http://picasaweb.google.co.in/umang.pics/MumbaiDarshanForCancerPatients100Children?feat=directlink
Umang Champion : Pooja Goyal, Amrapali Mathwale, Garima Goyal and Ashish Goyal
Editorial by : Garima Goyal, Anushree Dey and Roli Sharma
Photographs by : Chetan Karkhanis, Pooja Goyal, Amrapali Mathwale, Gaurav Gujare, Kushagra Chitranshi
This time on Sunday, February 21, 2010, Umang Foundation organized a Mumbai Darshan Trip for approx 100 children suffering from cancer; these children are from under privileged families who are undergoing treatment at Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel.
With the hospital co-operation Umang successfully pulled off the this task of taking approx 100 cancer patients on a joy ride.
Joy ride was managed with 3 buses waiting outside the hospital premise and each bus got full with laughter of 30- 35 children and 15-20 volunteers. It was nothing less than a picnic for the children.
As per the pre-scheduled plan, all 3 buses moved towards Nehru Science Center, where lunch was served to all the children then science centre to look into. Children saw everything and learnt about basic science in interactive sessions with Team Umang, as Team Umang revised our long forgotten science lessons in school. The marvels of science pulled them as was evident in their eager faces, brightened eyes as was evident in their smiles.
Every member of Team Umang had their own 4-5 children to look after. Outside the Nehru Science Center, all gathered for a memorable photo session which no one could have missed for anything. Life gives one moment just once and this was one such moment, real beautiful smiles and cheese moment of children and Team Umang. After spending around 3 hrs at Nehru Science Centre, the children settled in bus for rest, cool breeze and small refreshment of juice and popcorn which kept their energy levels up, as they were driven to next stop.
The next destination being Taraporevala Aquarium, the children accompanied by volunteers were taken in Aquarium, As they walked seeing the huge mammoth skeleton of shark awed and thrilled both and moved onto different exotic marine lives, taking in the shapes and forms of these different fishes, few of them which really held kids attention was sea horse, sea snake, turtles, neon fish etc.
At the aquarium, they found Mickey Mouse, Scooby Doo and Tweety eagerly waiting to entertain them. The only sound which could be heard for some time was squeals of laughter, excitement and Kodak "Say Cheeeese" moments with the dancing comic characters. The kids, who now were fully charged climbed up buses with these mascots accompanying them, laughing… singing… playing Antakshri…
After having wonderful time at Aquarium, children reached the wonder monument- Gateway of India. Fully secured in the Human-Chain of Team Umang around them… eating refreshments, chocolates and biscuits…as the sun was going down the horizon, cool breeze, dance of mascots and fun, accompanied with them.
Team Umang, who kept secured these children so that nobody gets lost. By this time every child was tired but still raring to go, all headed to Girgaum Chowpaty, they were greeted by cool breeze of sea, the tingling sensation of sand under their feet and a beautiful sunset landscape.
All children and their care takers were settled in a secure Human Chain of Team Umang on sand, eating burgers and seeing the beauty of sea at dusk. Their contended faces was the reward of the Team Umang for that beautiful day.
A befitting end to the day was a drive around Queen’s Necklace, as the lights of Mumbai glimmered and shimmered… shining like fireflies at night.
It was indeed a magical quiet moment for both…as the silent prayers flew from members of Team Umang to give more in life to these kids who had such innocent faces, young age and so much to look forward.
The spirit of these kids, the zest, the enthusiasm, the smiles were contagious as Members of Team Umang found friends in them.
As the tour was coming to an end, another surprise was in store for them, gifts wrapped in shimmering gift wraps added curiosity and another broad grin to their faces as they eagerly thanked...thanks was actually the thing we in Team Umang should have given them for giving us their day, showing us how privileged we are to be healthy and normal.
One could just see the dream in their eyes and no tiredness or fatigue even as the day and tour ended and they were being dropped back to hospital. Some of their hugs will never be forgotten by Members of Team Umang.
Surprisingly, even seeing the hospital there was not even slightest change in expression of contentment. There was no compliant in their eyes for why god gave them this disease.
The take away(s) for Members of Team Umang were many but the one that will remain etched in all our minds is that as we make small-small petty issue complaints in life we should always remember the saying "I cried for shoes, until I saw somebody without legs".
Mr. Deshmukh, Tour Coordinator from Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel was personally thanking each and every Umang member present in the event. He said “In our society, Cancer patients were always treated as untouchables and majority of the people don’t prefer interacting with them, but Team Umang proved that nothing can hamper love, care and true feelings of a person and any illness can be cured by a pure heart”.
Ashish Goyal, Founder, Umang Foundation said “there’s always more to life and these kind of events give us a moment to thank god that we all are healthy and on the same hand we should not forget to spread happiness, love and affection by all means among others”. He also promised to organize similar events on a regular basis to motivate and encourage the children.
This was Umang Foundation’s 138th activity.
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Team Umang :
1. Chetan Karkhanis
2. Roli Sharma
3. Sweta Singh
4. Amrapali Mathwale
5. Himanshu Gupta
6. Gaurav Gujare
7. Pooja Goyal
8. RS Goyal
9. Amit tyagi
10. Dhruvi Doshi
11. Ansuman Mahopatra
12. Fouzan Shaikh
13. Sonu Singh
14. Nikhil Sawant
15. Rahul Gupta
16. Alpa Khatri
17. Sharad Tripathi
18. Garima Goyal
19. Jimmy Sanhgvi
20. Deena Sawlani
21. Gourav Sunaria
22. Raj P
23. Usha Jagtap
24. Roopam Ghosh
25. Hemraj Thakre
26. Anushree Dey
27. Harshada Potnis
28. Pravia Prakash
29. Priya Mudda
30. Jinesh Shah
31. Roopashri Shetty
32. Shraddha Salunkhe
33. Lokesh Sharma
34. Deepa Daske
35. Gulal
36. Anita Gudekar
37. Vaishali Bhatt
38. Komal
39. Khushagra
40. Ashish Goyal
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Photographs of the Day:
http://picasaweb.google.co.in/umang.pics/MumbaiDarshanForCancerPatients100Children?feat=directlink
Umang Champion : Pooja Goyal, Amrapali Mathwale, Garima Goyal and Ashish Goyal
Editorial by : Garima Goyal, Anushree Dey and Roli Sharma
Photographs by : Chetan Karkhanis, Pooja Goyal, Amrapali Mathwale, Gaurav Gujare, Kushagra Chitranshi
Monday, February 15, 2010
Mumbai Darshan for Cancer Patients
Mumbai Darshan Trip for Cancer Patients - Route
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Day's Schedule
1. Starting from Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel at 11:30 AM
2. Reaching Nehru Science Center at 12:10 PM
3. Leaving Nehru Science Center at 3:30 PM
4. Reaching Taraporawala Aquarium at 4:00 PM
5. Leaving Taraporawala Aquarium at 5:00 PM
6. Reaching Gateway of India at 5:45 PM
7. Leaving Gateway of India at 6:45 PM
8. Reaching Nariman Point / Girgaum Chowpaty at 6:30 PM
9. Leaving Nariman Point / Girgaum Chowpaty at 8:00 PM
Mumbai Darshan with a difference :
This Sunday (February 21 2010) Umang Foundation and it’s team would be organizing a Mumbai Darshan trip for 150 cancer suffering children from Tata memorial hospital. Three buses are arranged to accommodate the children and Umang volunteers for the trip.
Journey would begin from Tata memorial hospital at 11:30am. Major points would be covered in this trip. We are expecting children to be happy as they are getting a chance to visit most known tourist destinations of Mumbai.
Destinations planned out for the day includes:
1) Nehru Science Centre
2) Taraporawala Aquarium
3) Gateway Of India
4) Nariman Point
5) Queen’s Necklace
Some snacks would be served to the kids during the bus journey from Aquarium to Gateway of India. Kids and the Umang team are expected to spend around 1 hour at Gateway of India. Next snack break would be during their journey towards Marine Drive.
This being the first mobile event of Umang Foundation, all volunteers are well informed and trained to handle this enent. Managing 150 children, provide utmost security and care would be a challenge for Team Umang. More than 50 volunteers are expected to join this special event.
Special beforehand precautions would be taken regarding the health and well-being of each and every child in the bus. Volunteers present in the bus would be giving personal attention to each kid, to avoid any last-minute chaos. To keep a track of the kids, badges/identification ribbons would be provided for the kids, which would make the management of kids a bit simpler. Umang volunteers would also be having a ribbon tied in their arms for identification at public places.
Hope this event becomes a huge success and this can only be achieved by your support and co-operation. So, do join us in bringing a smile on these kid’s faces.
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Day's Schedule
1. Starting from Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel at 11:30 AM
2. Reaching Nehru Science Center at 12:10 PM
3. Leaving Nehru Science Center at 3:30 PM
4. Reaching Taraporawala Aquarium at 4:00 PM
5. Leaving Taraporawala Aquarium at 5:00 PM
6. Reaching Gateway of India at 5:45 PM
7. Leaving Gateway of India at 6:45 PM
8. Reaching Nariman Point / Girgaum Chowpaty at 6:30 PM
9. Leaving Nariman Point / Girgaum Chowpaty at 8:00 PM
Mumbai Darshan with a difference :
This Sunday (February 21 2010) Umang Foundation and it’s team would be organizing a Mumbai Darshan trip for 150 cancer suffering children from Tata memorial hospital. Three buses are arranged to accommodate the children and Umang volunteers for the trip.
Journey would begin from Tata memorial hospital at 11:30am. Major points would be covered in this trip. We are expecting children to be happy as they are getting a chance to visit most known tourist destinations of Mumbai.
Destinations planned out for the day includes:
1) Nehru Science Centre
2) Taraporawala Aquarium
3) Gateway Of India
4) Nariman Point
5) Queen’s Necklace
Some snacks would be served to the kids during the bus journey from Aquarium to Gateway of India. Kids and the Umang team are expected to spend around 1 hour at Gateway of India. Next snack break would be during their journey towards Marine Drive.
This being the first mobile event of Umang Foundation, all volunteers are well informed and trained to handle this enent. Managing 150 children, provide utmost security and care would be a challenge for Team Umang. More than 50 volunteers are expected to join this special event.
Special beforehand precautions would be taken regarding the health and well-being of each and every child in the bus. Volunteers present in the bus would be giving personal attention to each kid, to avoid any last-minute chaos. To keep a track of the kids, badges/identification ribbons would be provided for the kids, which would make the management of kids a bit simpler. Umang volunteers would also be having a ribbon tied in their arms for identification at public places.
Hope this event becomes a huge success and this can only be achieved by your support and co-operation. So, do join us in bringing a smile on these kid’s faces.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
NGOs all for unique fest
Courtesy : DNA [Destination Thane Mulund]
Date : February 13, 2010
Link : http://epaper.dnaindia.com/epapermain.aspx?queryed=7&eddate=2%2f13%2f2010
On one hand when the entire city will be spending the day with their loved ones, on the occasion of Valentine's Day, some non-government organisations plan to share their love and affection with the underprivileged sections of society in a different way.
DNA spoke to few NGOs from the city who will be celebrating Valentine's Day in a special way.
Umang Foundation, an NGO consisting of professionals from various sectors has organised a trip to Karjat during which they will be spending their day with the tribals. "We will be there to distribute clothes to at least 400 tribals from Bhivpuri area, which will be a part of our V-Day celebrations," said Ashish Goyal, founder.
Meanwhile, Reiki Parivar Adhyatmik Vikas Kendra Charitable Trust, in a bid to save several lives will be conducting a blood donation drive near Ghantalidevi Mandir in Thane from 10am to 2pm. Meanwhile to educate the masses about reiki, an alternative healing method, there will be a seminar on basic Reiki course from 3pm to 7pm. "By organising social activities and bringing people together we are celebrating this day and also passing the message of unity," informed Abhijit Alka Anil, committee member of the trust. deepa_s@dnaindia.net
Link : http://epaper.dnaindia.com/epapermain.aspx?queryed=7&eddate=2%2f13%2f2010
On one hand when the entire city will be spending the day with their loved ones, on the occasion of Valentine's Day, some non-government organisations plan to share their love and affection with the underprivileged sections of society in a different way.
DNA spoke to few NGOs from the city who will be celebrating Valentine's Day in a special way.
Umang Foundation, an NGO consisting of professionals from various sectors has organised a trip to Karjat during which they will be spending their day with the tribals. "We will be there to distribute clothes to at least 400 tribals from Bhivpuri area, which will be a part of our V-Day celebrations," said Ashish Goyal, founder.
Meanwhile, Reiki Parivar Adhyatmik Vikas Kendra Charitable Trust, in a bid to save several lives will be conducting a blood donation drive near Ghantalidevi Mandir in Thane from 10am to 2pm. Meanwhile to educate the masses about reiki, an alternative healing method, there will be a seminar on basic Reiki course from 3pm to 7pm. "By organising social activities and bringing people together we are celebrating this day and also passing the message of unity," informed Abhijit Alka Anil, committee member of the trust. deepa_s@dnaindia.net
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Deprived, but not entirely forgotten
Courtesy : DNA [Destination - Dombivali - Kalyan]
Date : February 6, 2010
Link: http://www.3dsyndication.com/showarticle.aspx?nid=DNMUM162049
Date : February 6, 2010
Link: http://www.3dsyndication.com/showarticle.aspx?nid=DNMUM162049
Umang Foundation, a NGO from Mulund organised Republic Day celebrations for the deprived children from Kalyan. The celebrations took place at Thane's St John Baptist Special School. More than 100 children, comprising orphans, children of single parents, slum and streetchildren were part of the celebrations.
Activities included dance competitions, magic show, drawing competition, fancy dress competition, interactive games and quiz for children. "Our organisation has been working for the welfare of children. Children are the future of our society and we try to give them our best through various activities," said Ashish Goyal, founder, Umang Foundation.
"These children are mainly children nurtured by single-parents, orphans or streetchildren who don't get facilities and are deprived of their childhood," he added. Umang Foundation comprises professionals from IT and banking. This was the 136th activity organised by the organisation in the past one-and-a-half years.
Activities included dance competitions, magic show, drawing competition, fancy dress competition, interactive games and quiz for children. "Our organisation has been working for the welfare of children. Children are the future of our society and we try to give them our best through various activities," said Ashish Goyal, founder, Umang Foundation.
"These children are mainly children nurtured by single-parents, orphans or streetchildren who don't get facilities and are deprived of their childhood," he added. Umang Foundation comprises professionals from IT and banking. This was the 136th activity organised by the organisation in the past one-and-a-half years.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Republic Day Celebration
Courtesy : Hindustan Times [HT LIVES - Thane Mulund]
Date : Saturday January 31, 2010
Link : http://m.pressmart.com/Home.aspx?event=HTMumbai&dt=30012010&page=582_004&mdl=
Date : Saturday January 31, 2010
Link : http://m.pressmart.com/Home.aspx?event=HTMumbai&dt=30012010&page=582_004&mdl=
This year the Republic Day in Thane and Mulund was saw various organisations hosting several events involving children.
The children of Shruti Park near Dokali Naka, Thane (W), had a field day planting about 500 saplings in their society premises.
"More than 50 school going students of Shruti Park planted 550 saplings of Golden Duranta, a flowering plant along with few other flowering species.
The members of the society donated the saplings. We have a ground in our society and thus all these saplings were planted there," said Shankar Talwar, a resident.
In another event, Umang Foundation, an organization of young professionals, had organised a special Republic Day treat for more than 200 orphaned children and single parents in Thane. The event was held in the St. John Baptist Special School in Thane (W).
Elsewhere, AIUCL, a group of professionals who come together for social causes in Mulund and Bhandup, distributed 2,000 greeting cards saying "Say `NO' to Suicide and `YES' to Life".
The children of Shruti Park near Dokali Naka, Thane (W), had a field day planting about 500 saplings in their society premises.
"More than 50 school going students of Shruti Park planted 550 saplings of Golden Duranta, a flowering plant along with few other flowering species.
The members of the society donated the saplings. We have a ground in our society and thus all these saplings were planted there," said Shankar Talwar, a resident.
In another event, Umang Foundation, an organization of young professionals, had organised a special Republic Day treat for more than 200 orphaned children and single parents in Thane. The event was held in the St. John Baptist Special School in Thane (W).
Elsewhere, AIUCL, a group of professionals who come together for social causes in Mulund and Bhandup, distributed 2,000 greeting cards saying "Say `NO' to Suicide and `YES' to Life".
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
A Special Day for Special Kids
Courtesy : DNA [Destination Thane Mulund]
Date : January 26, 2010
Link :
Date : January 26, 2010
Link :
A special days for special kids
Mulund-based NGO Umang Foundation to make R-Day memorable for 250 deprived kids
DNA Correspondent
More than 250 children from different orphanages will be part of Republic Day celebrations organised by Umang Foundation, a Mulund-based organisation.
The celebrations will take place today (January 26) at St John Baptist Special School in Thane.
Magic shows, dance competition, games, interactive quiz, drawing competition and fancy dress competition will be part of the celebrations. “Our organisation has been working for the welfare of children.
Children are the future of our society and we try to give them our best through various activities,” said Ashish Goyal, founder, Umang Foundation.
The performance of the children will be judged by television actors and choreographers. “These kids are mainly single parent children, orphans or street kids who are deprived of basic facilities,” he added.
The children belong to organisations like Aasara, Wagle Nagar Special Children Class, Kalwa Khadi Special Children School, Gopal Samaj and Special Children School. Umang Foundation comprises professionals from IT and banking sectors. This is the 136th such programme it is organising.
Mulund-based NGO Umang Foundation to make R-Day memorable for 250 deprived kids
DNA Correspondent
More than 250 children from different orphanages will be part of Republic Day celebrations organised by Umang Foundation, a Mulund-based organisation.
The celebrations will take place today (January 26) at St John Baptist Special School in Thane.
Magic shows, dance competition, games, interactive quiz, drawing competition and fancy dress competition will be part of the celebrations. “Our organisation has been working for the welfare of children.
Children are the future of our society and we try to give them our best through various activities,” said Ashish Goyal, founder, Umang Foundation.
The performance of the children will be judged by television actors and choreographers. “These kids are mainly single parent children, orphans or street kids who are deprived of basic facilities,” he added.
The children belong to organisations like Aasara, Wagle Nagar Special Children Class, Kalwa Khadi Special Children School, Gopal Samaj and Special Children School. Umang Foundation comprises professionals from IT and banking sectors. This is the 136th such programme it is organising.
Republic Day celebrations 2010
Creating Umang among Young India
26Th Jan 2010: Public Holidays are generally considered as a break from hectic work schedule and a mode of relaxation but for Umang Foundation’s team, this was the day for celebration not only among themselves but among 200 street / orphan / single parent children.
Around 30 team members of Umang Foundation gathered at St. John Baptist Special School in Thane (W) to mark the celebration of Republic Day. Though the event was planned by the team 4 weeks before, last minute preparations had started at 7.30 am in the morning.
The school’s terrace was artistically decorated with tri-color balloons by a group of professionals. All the members of the team were seen in traditional ethnic wear with Indian flags attached to their dresses. Just after all pre-event arrangements were completed, kids from various places started coming in for the much awaited event. At around 11.15 am, the terrace was completely occupied with 200 innocent kids and their teachers. Father Joe de Gama, Incharge – Aasara along with Aasara team was also present to motivate the children and Team Umang.
At 11:30 am, event was kick started by Sharad Tripathi with National Anthem by everyone which was followed by Magic Show by Magician Sooraj, his magical tricks really amazed the kids and other audience present in the hall. Some of the lucky kids even got a chance to be a part of Magician’s tricks at the stage which made other kids all the more excited about the Magic show.
Dance competition added an extra edge to the event. Participants were ready with their songs and costumes. These kids had rehearsed their performance beforehand and as expected they did rock the stage with their fantabulous moves.
Judges for this competition were
(1) Mr. Raj P (Lead Choreographer, Dance Villa),
(2) Ms. Vandana Mittal (TV Actress)
(3) Ms Jimmy Sanghvi.
All 3 judges are experts in the field of dancing and choreography but still they thought children’s performances were mind-blowing. “Judging the Solo and Group performances was a real tough task as everyone was better than others” said Raj.
Keeping in mind children’s taste for food, Pav Bhaji and Gulabjamun was served to the children in Lunch. All the children enjoyed the tasty dishes and were seen contented and satisfied after eating it. Lunch brought an extra energy and zeal among these children and on the spot entries for Dance competition increased drastically. Mr. Manmohan Tiwari, one of Umang member and a fame of popular TV show (Rakhi ka Swayamvar), then added the fun and entertainment of the event with his dancing and comparing skills.
Drawing and Painting competition was next on the cards. Drawing sheets, Compass boxes with Pencil, Ruler, Sharpener, Eraser and Crayons were provided by the Team Umang to each and every child. Then, children were divided into 3 age groups :
(1) Below 8 years,
(2) 8-12 years
(3) 12 years and above,
depending on their age groups, different topics were given to the children for drawing.
Mrs. Mini Suboth, expert in Fine Arts was invited for judging these talented children. She was stunned by the imagination of the children. These children are very impressive as many of them (in below 8 years category) completed their sketch along with color filling within 5-7 minutes with complete perfection, said Mini Suboth.
Till all the judges made up their minds about the winners, evening snacks of Samosa, Slice cake and chocolates were distributed among all the children. Children were seen busy enjoying the delicious snacks with their friends and waited to know about the winners.
After snacks, on the spot prizes were given to the kids for the winners of Quiz Competition. Gaurav Gujare, Umang Quiz Master, had prepared the quiz questions to make the session interactive, but the overwhelming response he got from the kids was truly amazing. There were hardly any questions left, which the smart children didn’t answer said Gaurav.
Fancy Dress competition was next on cards for the Special Celebration and the participants were prepared to strike their performances for this competition too.
(1) Mr Raj P (Lead Choreographer),
(2) Ms Vandana Mittal (TV Actress)
(3) Ms Jyotsana Chandola (TV Actress)
were there to judge the children for fancy dress competition. Prize Distribution followed thereafter to felicitate the winners in all competitions.
Dance competition winners were given a coupon for Shamak Davar’s Classes along with other prizes.
“This is truly amazing experience of life, I am celebrating Republic Day with some different experience which will be memorable for rest of my life” said Sharad Tripathi (Known TV Screenplay and script writer for more than 30 shows)
Father Joe de Gama from Aasara said “We are highly grateful to Umang Foundation and its pro-active team for organizing this event on such a large scale and not cancelling this long-awaited event due to motorman’s strike which was later called off”.
“Our idea of organizing this event is to entertain children, mark the importance of Republic Day and identify talented children and give them training under experts who will guide them further to sharpen the skills” said Ashish Goyal, Founder Umang Foundation.
It’s been rightly said by somebody, “Where there is a will, there is a way”. Team Umang had purity and true spirit of organizing this event in their hearts, and hence this was their 136th successful event for the Umang Foundation.
Kudos to Team Umang!!
Team Umang who were present:
1. Gaurav Gujare
2. Amrapali Mathwale
3. Santosh Iyer
4. Sweta Singh
5. Neha Damania
6. Archana Ambhavne
7. Nikhil Sawant
8. Sonu Singh
9. Prashant Bhoir
10. Sharad Tripathi
11. Manmohan Tiwari
12. Jimmy Sanghvi
13. Garima Goyal
14. Ashish Goyal
15. Pooja Goyal
16. Himanshu Gupta
17. Swapna Nair
18. Rama Naidu
19. Abhilasha Kale
20. Rahul Gupta
21. Swati Jagtap
22. Roli Sharma
23. Gourav K Sunaria
24. Fouzan Shaikh
25. Ganesh Bomble
26. Praveen Ochani
Photographs of the Day
http://picasaweb.google.com/umang.pics/RepublicDay2010#
Editorial : Roli Sharma
Umang Champion : Gaurav Gujare, Sweta Singh, Ashish Goyal, Pooja Goyal & Amrapali Mathwale
26Th Jan 2010: Public Holidays are generally considered as a break from hectic work schedule and a mode of relaxation but for Umang Foundation’s team, this was the day for celebration not only among themselves but among 200 street / orphan / single parent children.
Around 30 team members of Umang Foundation gathered at St. John Baptist Special School in Thane (W) to mark the celebration of Republic Day. Though the event was planned by the team 4 weeks before, last minute preparations had started at 7.30 am in the morning.
The school’s terrace was artistically decorated with tri-color balloons by a group of professionals. All the members of the team were seen in traditional ethnic wear with Indian flags attached to their dresses. Just after all pre-event arrangements were completed, kids from various places started coming in for the much awaited event. At around 11.15 am, the terrace was completely occupied with 200 innocent kids and their teachers. Father Joe de Gama, Incharge – Aasara along with Aasara team was also present to motivate the children and Team Umang.
At 11:30 am, event was kick started by Sharad Tripathi with National Anthem by everyone which was followed by Magic Show by Magician Sooraj, his magical tricks really amazed the kids and other audience present in the hall. Some of the lucky kids even got a chance to be a part of Magician’s tricks at the stage which made other kids all the more excited about the Magic show.
Dance competition added an extra edge to the event. Participants were ready with their songs and costumes. These kids had rehearsed their performance beforehand and as expected they did rock the stage with their fantabulous moves.
Judges for this competition were
(1) Mr. Raj P (Lead Choreographer, Dance Villa),
(2) Ms. Vandana Mittal (TV Actress)
(3) Ms Jimmy Sanghvi.
All 3 judges are experts in the field of dancing and choreography but still they thought children’s performances were mind-blowing. “Judging the Solo and Group performances was a real tough task as everyone was better than others” said Raj.
Keeping in mind children’s taste for food, Pav Bhaji and Gulabjamun was served to the children in Lunch. All the children enjoyed the tasty dishes and were seen contented and satisfied after eating it. Lunch brought an extra energy and zeal among these children and on the spot entries for Dance competition increased drastically. Mr. Manmohan Tiwari, one of Umang member and a fame of popular TV show (Rakhi ka Swayamvar), then added the fun and entertainment of the event with his dancing and comparing skills.
Drawing and Painting competition was next on the cards. Drawing sheets, Compass boxes with Pencil, Ruler, Sharpener, Eraser and Crayons were provided by the Team Umang to each and every child. Then, children were divided into 3 age groups :
(1) Below 8 years,
(2) 8-12 years
(3) 12 years and above,
depending on their age groups, different topics were given to the children for drawing.
Mrs. Mini Suboth, expert in Fine Arts was invited for judging these talented children. She was stunned by the imagination of the children. These children are very impressive as many of them (in below 8 years category) completed their sketch along with color filling within 5-7 minutes with complete perfection, said Mini Suboth.
Till all the judges made up their minds about the winners, evening snacks of Samosa, Slice cake and chocolates were distributed among all the children. Children were seen busy enjoying the delicious snacks with their friends and waited to know about the winners.
After snacks, on the spot prizes were given to the kids for the winners of Quiz Competition. Gaurav Gujare, Umang Quiz Master, had prepared the quiz questions to make the session interactive, but the overwhelming response he got from the kids was truly amazing. There were hardly any questions left, which the smart children didn’t answer said Gaurav.
Fancy Dress competition was next on cards for the Special Celebration and the participants were prepared to strike their performances for this competition too.
(1) Mr Raj P (Lead Choreographer),
(2) Ms Vandana Mittal (TV Actress)
(3) Ms Jyotsana Chandola (TV Actress)
were there to judge the children for fancy dress competition. Prize Distribution followed thereafter to felicitate the winners in all competitions.
Dance competition winners were given a coupon for Shamak Davar’s Classes along with other prizes.
“This is truly amazing experience of life, I am celebrating Republic Day with some different experience which will be memorable for rest of my life” said Sharad Tripathi (Known TV Screenplay and script writer for more than 30 shows)
Father Joe de Gama from Aasara said “We are highly grateful to Umang Foundation and its pro-active team for organizing this event on such a large scale and not cancelling this long-awaited event due to motorman’s strike which was later called off”.
“Our idea of organizing this event is to entertain children, mark the importance of Republic Day and identify talented children and give them training under experts who will guide them further to sharpen the skills” said Ashish Goyal, Founder Umang Foundation.
It’s been rightly said by somebody, “Where there is a will, there is a way”. Team Umang had purity and true spirit of organizing this event in their hearts, and hence this was their 136th successful event for the Umang Foundation.
Kudos to Team Umang!!
Team Umang who were present:
1. Gaurav Gujare
2. Amrapali Mathwale
3. Santosh Iyer
4. Sweta Singh
5. Neha Damania
6. Archana Ambhavne
7. Nikhil Sawant
8. Sonu Singh
9. Prashant Bhoir
10. Sharad Tripathi
11. Manmohan Tiwari
12. Jimmy Sanghvi
13. Garima Goyal
14. Ashish Goyal
15. Pooja Goyal
16. Himanshu Gupta
17. Swapna Nair
18. Rama Naidu
19. Abhilasha Kale
20. Rahul Gupta
21. Swati Jagtap
22. Roli Sharma
23. Gourav K Sunaria
24. Fouzan Shaikh
25. Ganesh Bomble
26. Praveen Ochani
Photographs of the Day
http://picasaweb.google.com/umang.pics/RepublicDay2010#
Editorial : Roli Sharma
Umang Champion : Gaurav Gujare, Sweta Singh, Ashish Goyal, Pooja Goyal & Amrapali Mathwale
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Bringing smile with a noble thought
Clothes Distribution Drive in Village Near Karjat
This week Team Umang gathered in to the ancestral village Jammruk near Kadav of Karjat district for their 8th cloth distribution drive. Team Umang have gathered at Bhivpuri station (before Karjat) at 9 am in the morning, from there journey begins to Jammruk village. Team Umang reached there at 11 am.
A huge crowd gathered on the site of the camp made us feel pleased about the step Umang Foundation has taken, but at the same time it was heart wrenching to see the poverty so clearly etched in their faces. Despite their eagerness, they were very well behaved again to our very pleasant surprise. One pair of cloths has been distributed to everyone gathered in the camp.
The whole event was managed very well and the distribution took place in a very orderly manner with some children putting on the clothes the very instant they received them! And to think that the reason for their beaming faces was lying forgotten all the while in junk cupboards most likely to be thrown away in a bin! This event underlined for us the importance of small endeavors we undertake and the profound effect they have.
At this juncture we would like to express a heartfelt thanks to all members who sacrificed their weekend and chose to work under the burning sun for the same. It gave us immense pleasure to see that the smiles which this simple gesture put on the faces of the workers were a reward high enough for all those involved in the camp.
Umang Foundation is also planning similar drives every month to provide stuffs to less fortunate villagers.
Team Umang :-
1. Rahul Pawar
2. Raghu Iyer
3. Kiran
4. Amrapali Mathwale
5. Shilpa Jaithaliya
6. Anup Palod
7. Renuka Bhavake
8. Kirti Masurkar
9. Prashant
10. Shirish Kadam
11. Manish Nair
Editorial by: Anup Palod
Photographs by: Anup Palod & Shilpa Jaithaliya
This week Team Umang gathered in to the ancestral village Jammruk near Kadav of Karjat district for their 8th cloth distribution drive. Team Umang have gathered at Bhivpuri station (before Karjat) at 9 am in the morning, from there journey begins to Jammruk village. Team Umang reached there at 11 am.
A huge crowd gathered on the site of the camp made us feel pleased about the step Umang Foundation has taken, but at the same time it was heart wrenching to see the poverty so clearly etched in their faces. Despite their eagerness, they were very well behaved again to our very pleasant surprise. One pair of cloths has been distributed to everyone gathered in the camp.
The whole event was managed very well and the distribution took place in a very orderly manner with some children putting on the clothes the very instant they received them! And to think that the reason for their beaming faces was lying forgotten all the while in junk cupboards most likely to be thrown away in a bin! This event underlined for us the importance of small endeavors we undertake and the profound effect they have.
At this juncture we would like to express a heartfelt thanks to all members who sacrificed their weekend and chose to work under the burning sun for the same. It gave us immense pleasure to see that the smiles which this simple gesture put on the faces of the workers were a reward high enough for all those involved in the camp.
Umang Foundation is also planning similar drives every month to provide stuffs to less fortunate villagers.
Team Umang :-
1. Rahul Pawar
2. Raghu Iyer
3. Kiran
4. Amrapali Mathwale
5. Shilpa Jaithaliya
6. Anup Palod
7. Renuka Bhavake
8. Kirti Masurkar
9. Prashant
10. Shirish Kadam
11. Manish Nair
Editorial by: Anup Palod
Photographs by: Anup Palod & Shilpa Jaithaliya
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