14th July, 2006 WNS Days of Caring
35 Volunteers Help Plant 500 Saplings!!

“ For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious
than if it were
made of gold and silver. ”
- Martin Luther


“ It feels good to
sweat it out and
give back to Nature. ”
- Sowmya Shivaram


“ Made me aware of the environment concerns. ”
- Preeti Hegde


“ Sapling planting was an energizing experience. ”
- Pinky Poojari

 
Save trees... Trees save

This was the motto with which enthusiastic volunteers from WNS gathered together early on the morning of 14 th July eager to engage in the sapling planting drive organized by WNS with the help of United Way of Mumbai.

United Way of Mumbai partnered with Hariyali, a Thane-based NGO that as a part of its activities engages in sapling planting activities on a regular basis.

About 35 volunteers from WNS traveled from Vikhroli to the abandoned filtration plant at Pogaon, Thane.


Planting a sapling… planting hope…

Mr. Punam Singavi of Hariyali explained to the WNS volunteers the need and importance of tree planting. For trees provide us with the basic necessities of food and air and by planting trees we are doing our duty to the environment.

Mr. Singavi then briefed the volunteers about the process of sapling planting the basic do's and don'ts and the care to be taken while planting a delicate sapling.

At Pogaon is an abandoned filtration plant which belongs to the Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Palika. They have allowed Hariyali to carry out sapling planting activities here.

Along this tract of land the WNS volunteers with the guidance of Hariyali activists, Mr. Bondale, Mr. Khare and Mr. Sunil Chaudhary planted a total of about 500 saplings.

The activity ended in the afternoon with all the volunteers thoroughly thrilled to be engaged in such a fruitful activity.
  

“ Trees are the earth's endless effort to speak to the listening heaven. "
- Rabindranath Tagore

Thank  You !!
WNS

 
"I am only one but still I am one. I cannot do everything,
but still I can do something; I will not refuse to do something I can do".
 

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