Respected Devotees,
Please accept our most humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Guru and Gauranga.
As a part of the “Heal the World” Project, Bhaktivedanta Hospital Youth Foundation is planning to organize a Newspaper Collection Drive, in order to discourage the use of Plastic bags and promote the use of newspaper bags which is both ecofriendly and also economical. Plastic bags are a great threat to the environment in various ways, also known to be the main cause of the 26/7 deluge which paralysed Mumbai few years back. Plastic bags not only choke the drains but also are also dangerous for cows who inadvertently consume the plastic bags. In order to make people aware of the dangers of using plastic bags and also to give a eco friendly substitute in using paper bags we have planning to organize this drive.
The newspaper collected from three collection centres at Bhaktivedanta hospital, Gopal’s Garden High School and Radha gopinath temple, will be sent to the Govardhan Eco village at Wada, which will be converted into newspaper bags and then brought back to the city and distributed in the city at reasonable rates. This gives a very good source of income for the local villagers. So by donating your newspaper you are not only protecting the environment but also doing a great service to the poor people who have no other source of income.
We need people to become volunteers for this project. The volunteers will be registered on Sunday and a proper training will be given as to how they can help this cause. We mainly want to encourage youth volunteers to help in this project. We are also planning attractive prizes for the volunteers who perform well.
Thanking you, and expecting wholehearted support
ys,
BHYF
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