Breakfast Serving

Objective

To serve breakfast at various orphanages, old age homes, blind schools, leprosy centers and other places, thereby to spend some time with the inmates to make them feel comfortable, to make them feel that there is somebody who cares for them and they are not alone, to share their joys and sorrows. To act as our meeting place and a platform for new volunteers to get to know about Aashayein and our projects.

Process

Identify orphanages, old age homes, blind schools, leprosy centers or other such places which have monetary constraints.
Get in touch with them, inform them about our intention to server breakfast and on Sunday morning visit them, server them and spend some time with them.
After breakfast serving introduce new members to existing volunteers, brief them about Aashayein and our projects and how they can work with us in our cause.
Maintain a database of all such places who are in need, for collaboration, to meet their needs directly or by referring to a partner NGO.
Update the database with new places referred by volunteers and plan to visit them on one Sunday.

Why breakfast serving?

Breakfast serving drive was our first step towards serving underprivileged children which was extended to old age homes later. This activity gives us an opportunity to interact with kids and senior citizens. We get to know their world, hopes, dreams and aspirations which acts as inspirations for us. These meetings also act as forum to acquaint people with Aashayein. We invite and welcome new members to Aashayein Foundation, share information about work done in past and our future plans. At the same time, we celebrate birthdays of the members. This also gives us an opportunity to interact with organizations with similar goals. We met people from various NGOs during our Sunday Breakfast Serving activity and they have come forward not only to be a part of this activity but also to associate with us in the longer run.

Work done so far

We have continuously served breakfast on every Sunday for over 100 weeks now from 7th January, 2007. We started our breakfast serving activity even before Aashayein as an NGO was born. We have visited many orphanages, blind schools, old age homes, leprosy centers, slums and construction workers area in and around Bangalore and have started this activity in Hyderabad as well.

2007
No. of places visited for breakfast serving : 55
No. of people served with breakfast : 5347

2008
No. of places visited for breakfast serving : 50
No. of people served with breakfast : 4582

What you can do?

If there is a Birthday or Anniversary in your family or of your friends or on any occasion where you would like to share your feelings with others by sponsoring breakfast on a Sunday, then mail us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to book your slot.

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