SBI Geleyara Balaga celebrates it's silver Jubilee by silently helping the financially weak yet talented students achieve their goals. We should be a bridge between the Haves and Have nots is the thought behind the group. Many students who have been supported by the group have achieved great heights in life. They are Engineers , Army Men and much more today.
A small group of 6 friends at SBI Main branch Dharwad Sri F Ramesh ,Dr. Gururaj Kallihal, Sri Kishore Bhatkal , Sri Dinesh Khatavkar , Sri K Y Badgandi, Sri Laxman Desai started this group. They contributed a small amount from their salaries every month so that it can be used for a good cause. Colleagues who got to know about this also joined hands in big numbers. Small amounts that would earlier have been spent on birthday celebrations, cake cutting, buying Dharwad Pheda for special occasions started getting added to the Geleyara Balaga account so that the needy could be helped.
Vidyaranya High School Dharwad was the school identified to sponsor kids education. Every year 10 - 20 high school kids are selected and their education is taken care of . This has been happening for the last 2 decades.They have been firm and clear not to take support from any external sources. They play a low key and prefer not to publicise their work much.
Rastrothana School Garag, Kalkeri Sangeeta Vidyalaya were also choosen to be helped with their infrastructure in-terms of School benches and Steam cooking Kitchen facility.
SBI Geleyara Balaga believes that kids should not be deprived of education and colourful dresses and innocent childhood.
Something that started when we were kids is now a Big family and a Legacy.
SBI Geleyara Balaga is an inspiration to many and an emotion that's really close to my heart.
Kindness is infectious. Let it spread throughout the universe.
- Charita Kallihal
I am heartened. All the best to this beautiful group.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Uncle 🙏
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