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NMMC’s Fruits, Plants & Vegetable Expo to support social initiative SEED for the 2nd year

By Dinesh Kamath  

Above Picture - School students demonstrating the need of sowing a SEED through a drama.

Above Picture - Dr. Sanjeev Naik, ex - MP launching the SEED initiative of Heart Foundation with Dr. Jayakar Ellis, founder, Heart

NAVI MUMBAI: In a continuous bid to spread awareness in the city and across the country through various initiatives, the HEART Foundation (HF) has joined hands with the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) for the second year to be a part of the 9th Fruits, Plants, Vegetables & Flower Exhibition from 20 to 22 February 2015 at Wonders Park, Nerul, Navi Mumbai through their Social Initiative called Sow a “SEED” (Save Earth from Eternal Damage).

Talking to Mr. Chandrakant Tayade, Dy. Manager, NMMC, he said, “The entry to the above exhibition is absolutely free for all the three days. It will have various fun filled activities like painting, Photography, Rangoli, etc and will have various lectures of how to have a roof or kitchen garden to name a few. There would be awards for best entries too. There will be spot painting on Environment for different ages, fruit carvings, Rangoli with Petals and many more exciting programs. The children would get to see varieties of Fruits, Plants, and Vegetables & Flowers which cannot be seen on a regular basis. I am also glad that we have joined hands once again to support the social initiative of SEED by the Heart Foundation.”

“The HEART (Helping to Educate Associate Rehabilitate & Teach) Foundation has always joined hands to bring about a change in the society through various initiatives on different issues one recently being on signing of the PACT (Prevention of Abuse of Child & Teens) with the Navi Mumbai Police and with few of the Bollywood Actors which has had over thousands registered for the same,” said Dr. Jayakar Ellis, President of the foundation.

 “Through the SEED initiative, we had over 5000 students attend the Exihibition last year and hope to double the same this year. We want to put across to every child the seriousness of not only planting trees but also being more Eco-friendly which literally means being earth-friendly or not harmful to the environment. You can engage in eco-friendly habits or practices by being more conscious of how you use resources. Global warming is another serious issue and refers to an increase in the average temperature of the Earth as a result of the greenhouse effect, in which gases in the upper atmosphere trap solar radiation close to the planet's surface instead of allowing it to dissipate into space. We would promote planting of seeds, reduce waste and conserve water etc through our on going seminars in Schools and Colleges in the future.”  he added.

On the 22nd from 5:30 pm there will be a musical evening with dance, songs and many entertaining items with regard to the exhibition. For further details, and to book the slots for lectures, please call on  +91 8080007777.