Students to sell APJ’s books to raise money for charity

A group of 150 students of the Nochad Higher Secondary School here have embarked on a journey to pay tribute to the former president of the country, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. Flagged off by the district collector N. Prasanth at the Collectorate premises here, the group envisages selling as many as 5,000 copies of 13 select titles of Kalam in and around the city. The sum collected as donations during the trip and the profit from selling the books will be donated for building houses to deserving students from the school.

The students, who started their journey in two buses and other vehicles from the Civil Station, stopped at different points in the city and dispersed in small groups to sell the books. Receptions have been arranged under the aegis of traders’ forum and institutions at important centres such as shopping malls, hospitals and public places.

“We have already sold around 2,000 copies of the books on day 1,” said K.M. Nazeer, one of the coordinators of the journey. Agnichirakukal, Jwalikkunna Manassukal and Asadyatayile Sadhyata are the books in most demand, he said. The team that stop at different points for selling the books also performed different cultural programmes to attract the attention of the public to their charitable cause. “Some medical institutions in the city donated even Rs. 10,000 for a book considering the cause,” said Mr. Nazeer. Organisations such as the Malabar Auto Club, a collective of auto rickshaw drivers in the region also accorded a warm reception for the journey.

Many institutions and traders forum according to him provided small refreshments for the students on their way in additions to the donation. The team had been given receptions at 10 select points in the city on the first day of the journey, which will conclude at Perambra on Sunday.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Kozhikode / by Jabir Mushthar / Kozhikode – August 21st, 2015