Vasudev Adiga’s, a popular chain of restaurants in Karnataka, initiated the +1 campaign a month ago in order to raise funds to feed children of government schools. As a part of the same campaign, Vasudev Adiga’s recently donated a cheque of Rs 18.25 lakhs to The Akshaya Patra Foundation.

1. The Akshaya Patra Foundation
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Vasudev Adiga’s raised money to feed unprivileged Children
Target to reach one million
Vasudev Adiga’s, a popular chain of
restaurants in Karnataka, initiated the
+1 campaign a month ago in order to
raise funds to feed children of
government schools. As a part of the
same campaign, Vasudev Adiga’s
recently donated a cheque of Rs 18.25
lakhs
to
The
Akshaya
Patra
Foundation. The cheque was handed to
Mr. Shridhar Venkat, Executive
Director,
The
Akshaya
Patra
Foundation by Dr. Abhay Shet, a
pediatrician and a customer of Vasudev
Adiga’s at the Government High
School, Jayanagar, 9th Block in
Bangalore. The amount was made
possible by Rs. 1 donations by the
numerous customers of Vasudev
Adiga’s as part of its +1 campaign.
Office Address:
The Akshaya Patra Foundation,
#72, 3rd Floor, 3rd Main Road, 1st & 2nd
Stage, Yeshwantpur Industrial
Suburb,Rajajinagar Ward No.1,
Bangalore,India
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Abhay
Shet, said, “Vasudev Adiga’s +1
campaign is an excellent initiative. It
shows how we can make a difference
when ordinary citizens come together
for a cause. A rupee donated by many
people like us ensures a million
children get nutritious mid-day
meal.” He also addressed the children
on the significance of the mid-day meal
and eating nutritious meal.
Mr. Jacob Kurian, Managing Director,
Vasudev Adiga's; Mr. Shridhar Venkat,
Executive Director, Akshaya Patra and
Mr. Vinay N Kumar, General Manager
– Operations, Akshaya Patra, were
present on this occasion.
The
dignitaries served mid-day meal to the
school children as a symbolic gesture.
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ABOUT THE AKSHAYA PATRA
FOUNDATION:
The Akshaya Patra Foundation a
secular non-profit organization is in a
public private partnership with the
Indian
government,
which
implements the world’s largest NGO
managed mid-day meal programme.
Akshaya Patra feeds around 1.3
million children on all school
working days and the Foundation’s
work has created a very wide ranging
social impact among the children of
poor and marginalized communities
who go to government schools in
India. For more information, visit
www.akshayapatra.org

2. The Akshaya Patra Foundation
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“Vasudev Adiga’s is pleased to reach
this important milestone in our mission
to a million meals. We want to thank
everyone who contributed and rededicate ourselves to reach our goal of
feeding a million children.” Said Mr.
Jacob Kurian, Managing Director,
Vasudev Adiga’s.
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Thanking Vasudev Adiga’s and its
customers for the contribution, Mr
Shridhar Venkat, said, “The campaign
is a novel initiative by Vasudev
Adiga’s. We are elated that there are
many people who have supported this
initiative and thereby the thousands of
children studying in government
schools across India. It is only through
the support of the people that we will
be able to reach out to address India’s
twin challenge of hunger and
education.”
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Office Address:
The Akshaya Patra Foundation,
#72, 3rd Floor, 3rd Main Road, 1st & 2nd
Stage, Yeshwantpur Industrial
Suburb,Rajajinagar Ward No.1,
Bangalore,India
For more information:
Visit : http://www.akshayapatra.org/
Donate to feed a child:
https://www.akshayapatra.org/onlinedonations
ABOUT VASUDEV ADIGA’S:
Vasudev Adiga’s Fast Food Limited
is one of the leading multi-unit
restaurant companies in Bangalore. It
has a robust corporate and event
catering business as well. With
twenty outlets including the newly
opened outlet in the popular temple
town of Kollur in west Karnataka,
Adiga’s serves the common man as
well as the corporate executive with a
range of affordably priced, freshly
prepared pure vegetarian comfort
food.