The first success

“WE DiD iT”

All the hard work and dedication put in by the “Alternate Source of Income Team” finally materialized by making bucks from waste clothe.

How???

Well as I mentioned in the previous posts, We Volunteers have utilized the waste clothe and made hand bags out of it. The bags made their maiden display today at “Urban Roots” in sector 10, Archie’s Gallery in sector 17 & 35, in Chandigarh at a price tag of Rs 49 and Rs 99 for the two different sized bags. And the most amazing part is that within the span of two hours, 3 bags were already sold.....CHANDIGARHITES - please do check them out....at the above mentioned stores and help the little angels with your purchases.

As soon as the SMS about the sale of bags flickered on the screen - Kaval, Keerti and Kanupriya, yashodhara, all went into frenzy. And why not!!...that was a job well done..A step initiated which could be a source of income to the kids begging around us. Great going guys!!!

I and karan had gone to meet the kids at sector 36, where we had fixed a tryst with them. But unfortunately, they ditched us :) ..they were nowhere to be found…and that’s bad because they will miss the tomorrow's workshop at Rose Garden.
Anyways, we decided to take a shot at sector 17 to look for some other kids for the project. Kicking the engine into a start we roared to 17. And there we saw Kaval standing at Neelam, all exhausted coz of the hectic and proud work done, and also smsing, waiting for the rest of the team to assemble. Joining her at the waiting line :).

Meanwhile, a girl of around 10-12 years came to us to beg…So here starts the first practical of the day for Beggar Rescue Team. Incidentally, her name was Neelam and we all were standing at the Neelam Theatre only..so we were somehow skeptic if she was telling her real name….but in the end..that actually was her real name.
She told us that she had landed in Chandigarh from Bihar with her family just a month or so back with her family. Parents are still looking for a job and she has two siblings. She comes all the way from Mani Majra to sector 17. She had a bruised foot. The wound was covered with a paper (just like we help ourselves with a band-aid)..Kanupriya and Yashodhara bought some anti-septic cream and some band-aids for the kid…All thanks to Kanupriya, she helped the girl cleanse her wound and applied a couple of band-aids to cover the bruise. The paper which the girl had initially stuck on the wound was pretty hard to get off….as it at gelled with the wound
While Kanu was helping out the girl with the first-aid, I heard a voice calling for me..

"Bhai saab zara idhar anaa…"
I looked up and saw the man who had been watching us for quite sometime.
I went near him and he simply shook my hand and said thank you….
“Tusi bahut acha kaam kar rahe ho, madam aur aapko THANK YOU”
ME—Jee yeh to hamara farz hai (I know it’s a banal answer…but I could not gather any other words)…

So back to Kanu…she the band-aid was applied very neatly and the sight seemed a little better.. We asked the girl to apply the anti-septic cream regularly at home…As we were about to leave, the girl with beholden appearence, very sheepishly said “Shukriya deedi ..bhaiya”
WE - “arre koi baat nahin”

She also promised to join us at the Workshop tomorrow. Let’s hope that she turns up.

Me, Kanu and Keerti took a walk around again to look for some more kids. Seemed strange but as we tried to approach them, most of them ran away: )

A few more conversations with some more kids, but not much success.

Meanwhile, Karan, Yashodhara, Kaval, Karun met some more beggars at their end and told them about the tomorrows' event at Rose Garden. There seemed a positive reply from some.

It seems easy wooing kids, but trust me…legs ki waat lag jati hai..
At the end of the business day, We sold our BRAND …Yipppieeeee!!!! And also asked a few kids to join us at the tomorrow’s workshop…
Me and Karan took a round of 36 market again on our way back home…but no success…
Chalo …Koi Fight nahin hai….NeXt Time sahi.

P.S. Snaps on the right most frame

I Initiate………………..Do You????