Doug Macdougald can now reflect upon his experiences in Mumbai, India. He vividly remembers 7,500 beautiful children! Some had never been in a vehicle before. Many had never had their picture taken or had never seen a person whose skin was white! They were often cautious, shy and afraid. These children, through no fault of their own, were trapped in a cycle of poverty where their families subsisted on less than a dollar a day.
Doug also witnessed their joy when they received a bed kit – a gift made possible through the charitable work of an organization named Sleeping Children Around The World.
Sleeping Children Around The World is an exemplary Canadian Charity that pledges to its donors that every penny of a $30.00 donation will be invested in the bed kit. The five person team that traveled to Mumbai paid all of their own expenses!
Mr. Murray Dryden and his wife Margaret, parents of legendary hockey stars Dave and Ken Dryden, registered this Charity in 1970 and to this date this unique organization has delivered over 865,000 bed kits in over 30 different third world countries
The bed kit distributed in Mumbai included 20 different items intended to provide each child with a safe and peaceful night’s sleep. All bed kits contained the same items including such things as:
- Sleeping mat
- Cotton blanket
- Wool blanket
- Pillow
- Towel
- Clothing (two sets)
- Sweater
- Raincoat
- School bag
For more information please contact Tamara Kaftalovich, Account Executive, Maverick Public Relations Inc. @ 416-640-5525 or Grant Clark, Sleeping Children Around The World @ 416-231-1841.
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