MANGALURU: Embarking on a singular undertaking to offer an infrastructural boost to the varsity that laid a strong basis to their life, alumni of the Netla Higher Primary Government School at Kalladka in Bantwal have launched a fundraising marketing campaign.
The ‘Rs 10 marketing campaign’, as it's recognized, intends to pool in money starting as little as Rs 10 from the general public around the state, with which they intend to shop for a piece of land and construct their faculty anew. The existing construction, where 65 kids are currently taught, is 55-years-old and is in a dilapidated state.
While the federal government releases budget handiest to undertake repair paintings and upkeep, the land where the varsity stands is non-public assets and its heir has demanded a worth for his assets. Realising the federal government budget could be nowhere as regards to the desired quantity, the former students made up our minds to throw their hats within the ring.
The thought to raise budget used to be mooted through the former students during a bunch chat on WhatsApp. Jayaram Navada, a former scholar of the varsity and currently employed as a pre-production artiste at an animation company right here, stated he pitched the idea a couple of days in the past within the WhatsApp workforce titled ‘Namma Netla Shaale’ (our Netla faculty), which incorporates older likeminded students from the varsity.
“We made up our minds to name it Rs10 marketing campaign as we predict the quantity shouldn’t be a burden on anybody. In truth, we have received sure responses with other folks contributing no less than Rs 50 – Rs 100 on their own want,” Jayaram advised TOI.
Within days after zeroing in on the undertaking, a bunch of students, some of whom are artistes, visited the Chitra Santhe in Bengaluru remaining month and raised budget. Buoyed through the response there, they teamed up as soon as again at the 23rd Karnataka Sahitya Sammelana held in Mangaluru a couple of days in the past.
“We intend to demolish the prevailing construction and construct a brand new faculty on the similar assets. We have negotiated with its proprietor handy over the property to the varsity for a nominal value. However, the whole value of the challenge is huge. We are sure that we will be able to pull this off,” Jayaram stated.
The ‘Rs 10 marketing campaign’, as it's recognized, intends to pool in money starting as little as Rs 10 from the general public around the state, with which they intend to shop for a piece of land and construct their faculty anew. The existing construction, where 65 kids are currently taught, is 55-years-old and is in a dilapidated state.
While the federal government releases budget handiest to undertake repair paintings and upkeep, the land where the varsity stands is non-public assets and its heir has demanded a worth for his assets. Realising the federal government budget could be nowhere as regards to the desired quantity, the former students made up our minds to throw their hats within the ring.
The thought to raise budget used to be mooted through the former students during a bunch chat on WhatsApp. Jayaram Navada, a former scholar of the varsity and currently employed as a pre-production artiste at an animation company right here, stated he pitched the idea a couple of days in the past within the WhatsApp workforce titled ‘Namma Netla Shaale’ (our Netla faculty), which incorporates older likeminded students from the varsity.
“We made up our minds to name it Rs10 marketing campaign as we predict the quantity shouldn’t be a burden on anybody. In truth, we have received sure responses with other folks contributing no less than Rs 50 – Rs 100 on their own want,” Jayaram advised TOI.
Within days after zeroing in on the undertaking, a bunch of students, some of whom are artistes, visited the Chitra Santhe in Bengaluru remaining month and raised budget. Buoyed through the response there, they teamed up as soon as again at the 23rd Karnataka Sahitya Sammelana held in Mangaluru a couple of days in the past.
“We intend to demolish the prevailing construction and construct a brand new faculty on the similar assets. We have negotiated with its proprietor handy over the property to the varsity for a nominal value. However, the whole value of the challenge is huge. We are sure that we will be able to pull this off,” Jayaram stated.
Alumni start Rs 10 campaign to rebuild school in Mangaluru
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