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Gujarat: In its first kind of unique celebration the authorities in Rajkot school of Gujrat have distributed clothes to around 1000 students of the school on the eve of new year instead of organising a celebration in the school.
The area in recent days has witnessed a severe drop in temperature which has increased difficulty for poor families who lack adequate clothing to protect themselves from the cold. In response, students from grades 9 to 12 went door to door collecting clothes and also donated items from their own homes.
According to the principal of the school, Harendrasinh Dodiya, this initiative has been part of the school’s tradition for the last 15 years. “With the goal of shifting the focus of celebrations on December 31 from parties to acts of kindness.”
Speaking with the media a local student Dodiya said that this celebration has been done by this school on the last day of the year for the last 15 years. The students who collected the most clothes were also honoured.
“Children from standard 9 to standard 12 celebrated today by collecting clothes and were told that many people go to parties on the 31st and waste money. In such a situation, instead of this celebration, if help is provided to the poor by doing a celebration like clothing donation.”
Students also shared their views on the celebration, explaining that helping the less fortunate on such occasions is more meaningful than spending money on parties.
