Let us walk for the blind on Jan 4th @ 12.00am from Federation Square

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Jai Srimannarayana!

 

JET AustraliaFoundation

Melbourne Chapter

 

World Braille Day - Awareness Event 2009

 

Priya Bagvadbandhus,

 

January 4th is Louis Braille Day celebrated all over the world as 'WORLD BRAILE

DAY'. JET Melbourne has organised a walkathon on this eve.

 

When: Sunday 4th Jan 09 at 12.00am

Where: Federation Square (In front of Flinders Street)

 

Let us all participate in this event to create awareness towards blind. We

request you to pass this message to your friends and like minded people for

participating in this event.

 

 

Their confidence levels are high....

Their ears see... There fingers read

Their hearts have courage... Their lives are full of zeal!

They are deprived of sight, yet there vision

far and realistic. Lets encourage them

-- Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji

 

 

For any enquires or contributions please email jet.melbourne or

contact,

 

JET Australia Foundation Melbourne volunteers.

 

Satya: (03) 9877 9737 Prakash: (03) 8521 3418

Chary Mudumba- (03) 9511 7878

 

 

DID YOU KNOW?

 

* 22% of the worlds blind are in India, numbering to approximately one crore

* 4.5 crores are blind in the world and 13.5 crores are visually impaired

* In every 5 seconds 1 person goes blind... Every minute, 1 child goes blind

* Little awareness and medication can PREVENT 75% of blindness

* Consumption of Vitamin A, Milk and Green leafy vegetables can prevent

blindness to some extent

* Poverty, illiteracy and lack of timely medications are the main causes

leading to blindness

LEND YOUR PARTICIPATION.... AND SUPPORT THE BLIND

 

You and I enjoy the beauties of the world .....HOW ABOUT THEM

IT'S OUR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ...SHARE YOUR PART

 

 

--sri karyam --

Prakash Ramanujadasa