Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (CLP)

Mangaluru, Feb 15: The Giving Tree Trust in association with City Centre Mall celebrated International Book Giving Day on Saturday February 14 and also on Sunday February 15 in a meaningful way, by collecting books for children of an orphange.

People flocked in good numbers to City Centre to give away books with much zeal and enthusiasm.

Books like story books, text books, notebooks, novels, encyclopedia, drawing books and travel guides were recieved from the donors.

Some of the major contributors included Revlimiterz Biking Club, Flying Bandits Riding Club, Casa Grande Apartments, Laxmi College of Nursing, St Aloysius School, Urwa, and Immaculate Conception Church, Urwa.

Over 1,300 books were collected in all. The team was elated by the response from the public.

The books collected will be used to build a library in one of the orphanages in Mangaluru.

About Giving Tree Trust

Giving Tree Trust was founded on July 19, 2014 in Mangaluru with the aim of helping the underprivileged and marginalized sections of society. It has 35 active members - 25 men and 10 women.

The team members take up one project per month and help the society to the best of their abilities and strive to bring a positive change to the world, taking one small step at a time.

Their past activities include visit to old aged houses and providing food and other essential items to older people who are isolated, and providing school bags and sportswear to three schools of Mangaluru. They also lend thier help in renovation of orphanages in Mangaluru.

The team also has an online network of blood donors (mangaloreblooddonors.com), which serves as a platform for the needy to have easy access to donors in times of emergencies.