NGO celebrates diwali with children in need
Madurai: Madurai-based Padikkattugal, an NGO, organised a Diwali celebration at a marriage hall on Saturday and distributed new clothes, sweets and firecrackers to more than 250 children affected by HIV and 12 underprivileged families with disabled members. Padikkattugal collected gifts by setting up a gift collection box at a popular textiles showroom, where volunteers interacted with shoppers, raised awareness and collected clothing for 250 children. The event was carried out in collaboration with Govt Rajaji Hospital (GRH), Madurai. The celebration, which coincided with the organisation’s 14th anniversary, took place in the presence of deputy mayor T Nagarajan, GRH doctor M G Rajinikanth and govt schoolteachers.
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