Bhavan Vidyalaya Chandigarh supports IDF

Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 27-B, Chandigarh has been a great supporter of Indian Development Foundation for several years now. The interact club is very active in this school and they take part in various social responsibility programmes. Principal of the School Mrs. Vineet Arora and Vice-Principal Mrs. Inderpreet Kaur are committed to social causes.

The school team under the able leadership of Mrs.Amarpreet Kaur as the Interact Club Co-ordinator have rendered an excellent support to IDF humanitarian programmes. Interact Club President Apoorva (class 9) and Vice President Karanvir (class 9) motivated the students to participate in social programmes. The schoolteam within a short period of just 3 weeks have voluntarily mobilised a handsome amount for Indian Development Foundation.

Apoorva and Karanvir spoke on behalf of the club and other students of Bhavan Vidyalaya and expressed their happiness for getting a golden opportunity serving the society at large even at a young age. We wish to become young social ambassadors of IDF and continue our support for years to come. At the august gathering of all the students on 6th Feb. 2009, the Interact Club Members presented the donation amount to Dr. Narayan B. Iyer, national co-ordinator of IDF.

Addressing the assembly, Dr. Narayan Iyer expressed his sincere thanks to the Bhavanites for supporting leprosy/ TB programmes. He said, the students are the young soldiers who create salient revolution in social transformation. The students support several causes and unseen people in different parts of India. The solid contribution and student participation in leprosy elimination programmes need to be written in the letters of gold, Dr. Iyer said.

Indian Development Foundation (formerly Indian Leprosy Foundation) is a leading national NGO committed to health, education and rural development. IDF spearheads in health awareness programmes in schools and colleges across India.