· Rope in the sister company, Acres Club and the neighboring Fern Hotel to provide packets of cooked meals for the needy
· Work collectively with the local corporator, Smt. Asha Marathe, to distribute close to 1000 meal packets per day in Chembur, and Ghatkopar area
April 17, 2020, Mumbai: In the calamitous situation caused by the global COVID pandemic, The Green Acres Academy, an ICSE school located in Chembur, along with its students and parents, have launched a unique effort to help the daily wage workers, underprivileged and the homeless, impacted by the lockdown due to COVID 19 pandemic. As a joint initiative with the sister establishments, the Acres club and the neighboring Fern Hotel, the Green Acres Academy students their parents, the staff from The Firm and The Acres Club have created a platform where cooked meal packets can be safely be distributed. This noble gesture has been supported by the local Corporator, Smt. Asha Marathe. What started with 250 meal packets per day has now increased to 1000 packets per day, and looks to be further increased to 5000 over the next few weeks thanks to the overwhelming support and response from all the involved stakeholders. The initiative also acts as an announcement to others looking to contribute towards this noble cause and help the less fortunate at this difficult time.
Additionally, the platform built by the school also allows the neighboring residents to donate, either with cooked food or monetary donations, towards the cause, making it a truly local community initiative.
Speaking at this gesture from the Green Acres Academy, Rohan Parikh, Director, The Green Acres Academy said: “We have always looked to imbibe the right attitude and learnings to our students, to ensure they grow up to be compassionate, intelligent and responsible citizens of tomorrow. During these trying times, it was natural for us to rise to the occasion as a community, and our students did just that! And the compassion and sensitivity caught on like wild fire, first involving our staff and the parents and then the entire local community pitching it! We are honored to be able to do our bit for the needy in these times of uncertainty and are grateful to everyone who has joined in this initiative. A special thanks also to Smt. Asha Marathe, our local corporator, who was instrumental in her support for this platform.”
Currently, the school’s student and parent body are cooking small batches of 10-15 meals in their own kitchens and these are then collected, keeping in mind all social distancing protocols, by a team of volunteers, who then distribute the same to the needy. A WhatsApp platform coordinated by team members, who are working from home, ensures the entire supply chain runs smoothly.
Details for monetary donations and collection of food:
· Link for monetary donations :https://bit.ly/TBTGAA
· Food collection: Vedant Charatkar +918169663852
For further information, please contact
Abhigale Barretto
Email : abhigale.barretto@sceniccomm.
Mobile: 9049231856
About The Green Acres Academy :
Founded in 2013 by The Acres Foundation, The Green Acres Academy aims to fill the gaps in their educational systems in a very pragmatic way - by keeping the parts that work, and adding a diverse range of extra-curriculars for holistic education, new teaching techniques that leverage proven ideas on how children learn, as well as new ideas on how to structure schools so they function like high-performing organizations.
Opening its first campus in Chembur, Mumbai, The Green Acres Academy has grown to two more campuses – Mulund, Mumbai and Wagholi, Pune. The school’s campuses in Mumbai have won numerous awards like “Top Emerging School” award in 2015, placed 4th in the Time School Survey of 2019, and Best Architecture by Asia Fest in 2015 for its Chembur school building.
The Green Acres Academy brings together the best of Indian and International education to nurture well-rounded, free-thinking, capable individuals who are rooted in humanistic values of caring for their fellow man.
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