Times of India: Vadodara: Friday, October 24, 2014.
A truck
travelling across the country to collect warm clothes for the flood victims of
Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) will arrive in the city on Saturday. 'Winter on
Wheels' (WOW) is a collaboration of J&K RTI group, J&K flood helpline,
Project Heal Kashmir and various organizations for raising clothes and funds
for the flood affected.
Akram Feroze,
a young social activist, and Poornima Sukumar, an artist, are spearheading the
4,000km voyage from Hyderabad to Srinagar. "As part of the journey, I am
also creating awareness on the need for communities to come together in times
of natural calamities," said Feroze.
The truck
flagged off from Hyderabad on Tuesday will travel to Nagpur, Bhopal, Indore,
Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Delhi and seven other cities. A city-based group
of volunteers have already raised a large quantity of clothes to be donated to
WOW.
The team
comprising brother-sister duo of Saumil and Sweta Joshi along with a few
volunteers managed to create effective awareness about their collection drive
through a dedicated page on a social networking site.
"People
have showed great interest in the cause and have come forward to help in spite
of the ongoing Diwali festivities. We have managed to collect more than 700 kg
of clothes in less than a week," said Saumil.
"We
wanted the collection to reach the needy and this opportunity came on
time," said Jitu Khimnani, who donated over 300 kg of clothes. The team
will also be having an interactive session with the locals in the city.
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