Making a difference in someone’s life..

September 25, 2009 – 6:33 am

As an organization, our endeavor always remain to involve us and our staff members in activities wherein we can proudly say, we made a difference in someone’s life. Do not measure how big or small your contribution is. Important is at least you have started thinking in the right direction..

Ms. Supreet, a Chandigarh Adventure Treks & Sports (CATS) member and supporter of many social activities shared something which we want to share with the masses through our blog. Read on in her own words…

“There is an NGO in our City Beautiful, Chandigarh (India) called Theatre Age, which was formed in 1992 by Dept of Indian Theatre graduate from Panjab University, Zulfiqar Khan. Theatre age focuses on the upliftment of slum children. Till date, approximately 51 rag pickers, boot-polishers and labourers are in the process of discovering themselves and carving their niche in the world. Theatre Age rehabilitates the children from the above identified categories and introduces them to school education and offer a new perspective through theatre and dance workshops. Recently 15 children associated with Theatre Age have passed 8th and 9th grade examination with flying colours. Not toppers, but winners for sure.

A boot-polisher, VeerPal learnt new skills at Theatre Age and has now joined a reputed television channel as a trained make-up artist.
Vicky Raja transformed himself from a street urchin to Border Security Force soldier.
Sahil joined Theatre Age at the age of 4 as a rag-picker and now at the age of 13, he had passed 8th grade exams with flying colours.

Funds for their evening school run in sec.24 are generated via collection and sale of old newspapers or ‘raddi’ as is generally called. Theatre Age will arrange to collect your ‘raddi’ from your home, office, department at a time.day convenient to you. All you have to do is make up your mind that instead of putting your old newspapers in the gargabe bin or selling it for a few bucks to the ‘kabaari’, you will rather let the old newspapers spell a new world of education for an underprivileged child.

Would you like to be the reason for someone’s path to dignified financial and vocational independence?

Can we offer a ray of hope to a tender soul, a hope to look towards a better future?

All it will take is one phone call from you, when you want your old newspapers/raddi to be collected, absolutely free of charge.

Contact Person- Mr. Kanwar

Contact Number- 9877442675″

Reference Link for pictures:http://catseduCATe.blogspot.com/