Percept Limited along with Toybank
CORPORATE
Percept Art in association with
Toybank
celebrate the Joy of Giving
On
the occasion of the Joy of Giving Week, Percept art, a unique initiative of Percept
Limited along with Toybank, a non-profit organization that has been set up with
the aim of providing toys to children, organized a fund raiser through the
synchronization of art, music and creativity.
The opening night was a beautiful blend of music
and snacks. It was a
curated art exhibition with over 100 established and young artists from all
over India. This event also marked a 10 year celebration for Toybank which will
be accompanied by live band performances and creative workshops for
children.
Shweta Chari, the founder CEO of Toybank also made
a brief presentation to the audience. She further commented, “No child on this
planet should be deprived his childhood. It gives me immense happiness to see
these beautiful children smile and I shall continue to make a significant
change in their lives”
Percept Art aims at raising around 10 lacs from
all these events and a portion of funds raised from this event will be donated
to Toybank, which intends to use these funds to open 1 dozen rural Impact
centres across Rural Maharashtra by the end of this year.
The opening night will be followed by live
acoustic musical performances on the 4th October by Ravi Iyer and
Vasuda Sharma, a treat for all the music lovers.
On the 11th October, Atul Kasbekar and
Purab Kohli will grace the event to accolade the photography contest which will
be followed by musical performances by Suchitra Pillai and Luke Kenny.
Having reached out to over 65,000 kids so far,
Toybank is working their way to impact the lives of 1,00,000 kids in their 10th
year.
About Toybank
Toybank is a non-profit organization that believes in giving
children back their childhood through the medium of play.
Toybank began small and gathered momentum over the years with
the help and support of friends and volunteers from all across Mumbai and soon
India.
Toybank is currently present in 6
cities in India: Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad and Goa. We have
also started a chapter in Bhutan, where we have partnered with the Government
of Bhutan to set up Toy Libraries.
Toybank has reached out to children over 65,000 children across
India in the last 9 years.
We have set up 70 impact centres across Maharashtra alone where children learn
through play methods. We are a 'proactive' organisation. We work to 'prevent'
children from succumbing to immoral habits. Our work has impacted the
attendance levels of children going to Govt. schools & there is a 55% rise
in their academic performances.
Toybank is registered as a Trust under the Bombay Public Trust
Act and is also registered under 80 G for tax exemption
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Date
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Event
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Time
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September 27, 2013
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Preview night of ‘Joy of Giving’ - The Art Fund Raiser
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7pm onwards
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October 04, 2013
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Musical performances by Ravi Iyer and Vasuda Sharma
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7pm onwards
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October 11, 2013
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Prize winners for the
‘Click for a Cause’ photography contest will be awarded by ace photographer- Atul
Kasbekar & Actor/Director- Purab Kohli
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6pm onwards
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October 11, 2013
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Musical performances by Luke Kenny & Suchitra Pillai
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7pm onwards
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