On Saturday, the 17th June 2017, Blind Persons’ Association ( BPA) distributed Educational materials such as school bags, lunch boxes, water bottles, pencils, notebooks, sharpeners, erasers, scales etc. to the sighted children (of blind parents), studying from Nursery to Standard four. The parents are hailing from economically weaker section of the society. The function was organized at 3.00 p.m. at the office premises of Blind Persons’ Association, Cottongreen. Mumbai. The office bearers Mr Suhas Karnik, President , Mr C A Patu, Vice President and Mr Ashok Kamble, Hon. Treasurer were present at the function. The school bags, containing above educational materials were given away by the hands of the above office bearers. This project was benefitted for 65 sighted students of 52 blind parents.
Mr Karnik, welcomed the members attended the function. He said that as usual this year also BPA distributes the educational materials to the needy students of blind parents, to encourage the education of small children. Mr Patu also wished the students for best of luck, health and asked them to continue study very well and the Association is ready to help them according to our financial capacity. Mr Karnik, also informed the persons that this time also Basant Agro Chem Ltd sponsored the Bags, Water Bottles, Compass Boxes etc. and Shri Hitesh Mehta of H M Classes sponsored the Note Books. Basant Agro Chem Ltd. is sponsoring the bags etc. for the past two years and Mr Mehta has been sponsoring the Note Books for more than a decade. He expressed his sincere thanks on behalf of the blind persons and the management of B P A, for their valuable assistance. The function got over at around 4.30 p.m.