{"id":12689,"date":"2017-12-10T15:20:26","date_gmt":"2017-12-10T15:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/punjabnews24.com\/?p=12689"},"modified":"2017-12-10T15:20:26","modified_gmt":"2017-12-10T15:20:26","slug":"midnight-blanket-distribution-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blastingskyhawk.com\/english\/midnight-blanket-distribution-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Midnight Blanket Distribution Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SILENT WARMTH by an NGO  ( Midnight Blanket Distribution Drive )<br \/>\nChandigarh:<br \/>\nThe youthful Santas\u2019 covered the frozen roads of tricity with the warmth of love &#038; compassion during a silent blanket distribution drive \u2013 Punya 2017 \u2013 organised by tricity based NGO. The members of the NGO on 10th December in a fleet of cars; went around the tricity at midnight &#038; covered the shelter less with warmth without having wake them up. The silent rally started at 3am &#038; ended by 7am.<br \/>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/punjabnews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_4398-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blastingskyhawk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_4398-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blastingskyhawk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_4398-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blastingskyhawk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_4398-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nFor the event, a special route map was pre-designed taking into consideration the spots of construction sites, market corridors, etc. In a pre dated survey done before the event in a midnight visit,<\/p>\n<p>\u200b5\u200b50+ shelter-less were found sleeping on sacks, covered with negligible warmth. It is quite evident how the vendors, rickshaw-pullers find the market corridors warmer than any other open space to sleep. Considering the combined effort the team could make, the event was decided as its annual move by the NGO.<br \/>\nVarious social media handles were put to best utilization to encourage the general masses to do their bit.<\/p>\n<p>Founder of NGO expressed that there has been an appreciable team effort where the collections speak great results!<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Punya\u2019 is another step about bridging the gap &#038; raising the community bonding. Respective stock centers at Chandigarh, Doraha, Mohali, Panchkula and Zirakpur were set up to invite collections for old or new blankets, quilts, khesees &#038; shawls from the general public. \u200b\u200b<\/p>\n<p>Rs.\u200b43901\u200b\/- were raised for the event from which the \u200b255 \u200bfresh blankets were bought for distribution at a bulk price; while \u200b307 \u200bold and new blankets were received in kind.\u200b Hence a total of 562 blankets were distributed.\u200b<br \/>\nPunya 2017 was the 91st event of the NGO. Corporates too; including Escalon Mohali participated wholeheartedly in the event.,\u201d shared the Public Relation Executive; Ms.Sana Sachdeva.<\/p>\n<p>Team Member, Priyanka Jindal shared her joy that it was quite a way to celebrate Christmas differently! <\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SILENT WARMTH by an NGO ( Midnight Blanket Distribution Drive ) Chandigarh: The youthful Santas\u2019 covered the frozen roads of tricity with the warmth of love &#038; compassion during a silent blanket distribution drive \u2013 Punya 2017 \u2013 organised by tricity based NGO. 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