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HEART and Police to organise Soccer tournament against drug & sexual abuse

By Dinesh Kamath

(Above) Picture: Mr. K L Prasad, Commissioner of Police, releasing the logo of JOSH 2014 - Kick for a Cause with Dr Jayakar Ellis.

SANPADA: In continuation to minimise the menace of drug and sexual abuse in the city, the Navi Mumbai Police and Heart Foundation is organising "JOSH 2014" KICK FOR A CAUSE - AGAINST DRUG & SEXUAL ABUSE,  the 2nd soccer tournament on  27 & 28 November 2014 at the Sitaram Garden Grounds, Sector 7, Sanpada, Navi Mumbai. The event will be telecast on HEART TV (www.hearttvlive.com), our Web Media Partner and powered by Joshua Generation Football Club.

The tournament will be held in a 30 minute format and there will be a play off round followed by Quarter finals, semi finals and Finals for schools in Navi Mumbai. Around 32 schools are expected to participate in this tournament.

"The Program will start of with the Inauguration Ceremony followed by Cultural Program against drug & sexual abuse by School Children along with kiosks related to the topic. We will have various Dignitaries from the Navi Mumbai Police for the Prize Distribution Ceremony," said Dr Jayakar Ellis, founder, HEART Foundation.

"Children these days are confronted with various addiction, peer pressure, broken homes and pressure to perform. Home surroundings also play a vital role in these areas. Thus we plan to continue such programs and touch the hearts of these tender ones under our project called PACT - Prevention of Abuse of Children & Teens," he added.

"It is a great initiative to reach out to the children about drugs and Sexual abuse through sports. My best wishes for the event," said Mr K L Prasad, Police Commissioner, Navi Mumbai.

"It has always been my desire to reach and teach these children the dangers of drugs and forewarn them about sexual abuse in schools and colleges so we have taken this initiative with Heart Foundation to reach out to the youngsters," said Senior Police Inspector Shekhar Bagde, Sanpada Police Station.

Shri Vivek Massal, ACP, Zone-1 said, "We are trying our level best to gain confidence in children to come to us and share their problems so we are continuously organising such awareness programs."

The above program will be done under the guidance of Shri Umap DCP, zone 1 and support of Zone 1 police stations. 

It may be recalled that last year too HEART associated themselves with NMMC to organise the 1st Soccer tournament "Football for Peace 2013" which saw over 28 schools participate for the 1st time for Peace & Unity." For details, please contact 8898262817.