Across the country in a Ford Endeavour For creating awareness on Cancer

S_U_N · 29th March 2010, 16:42

I am posting this with permission from Dr. Ritu.

I would like to draw attention of the forum to this:
http://punetech.com/breast-cancer-aw...s-please-help/

Quoting from the blog:
"Along with her then 14-year-old daughter Tista, she drove to the four tips of India in a Ford endeavour for 177 days!
Together she and Tista (her daughter) hold the Limca Book of Records for first mother-daughter duo expedition on cancer awareness across the country."

You can also visit Dr. Ritu's website: High>>>Ways beyond cancer :: Home (though it has not been updated for quite some time.)

I am sure TBHP can help in more than one way in this noble cause.

Cyrus43 · 29th March 2010, 17:56

These Guys were present at one of our FCCCI meets in Pune a few years ago too

harishnayak · 30th March 2010, 09:22

Wow thats a nice initiative.

arin_12 · 30th March 2010, 13:20

We need more such people

Ford Fusion | Driving Ford

This person drove his Fusion across country 13K KM for cause of Mumbai Terror Attack (Taj Hotel)

rkbharat · 30th March 2010, 13:38

Please do not kill me for this, but I am really not a fan of all these Trips funded by noble cause money.

There plenty of other ways to generate awareness and use the funds generated directly for the cause, instead of using it for buying cars, Hotels, creating records and all that.

No intention to hurt anybody's feelings, purely my personal thoughts

vivekiny2k · 30th March 2010, 19:23

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Originally Posted by rkbharat

Please do not kill me for this, but I am really not a fan of all these Trips funded by noble cause money.

There plenty of other ways to generate awareness and use the funds generated directly for the cause, instead of using it for buying cars, Hotels, creating records and all that.

No intention to hurt anybody's feelings, purely my personal thoughts

I agree. driving across the country seems to be the favorite activity for spreading any kind of awareness, especially those peace keeping trips. I might turn my florida trip to some kind of awareness campaign too.

But we do not know the agenda of her trip, what we do know that she herself is a cancer survivor. And if on the way she is talking to people about prevention, diagnosis, treatment, recovery and so on, it will definitely will be fruitful. More so because she herself is a living example. She can create a support group which is a very good and needed morale booster for such a tedious treatment routine.

SirAlec · 30th March 2010, 23:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkbharat

Please do not kill me for this, but I am really not a fan of all these Trips funded by noble cause money.

There plenty of other ways to generate awareness and use the funds generated directly for the cause, instead of using it for buying cars, Hotels, creating records and all that.

No intention to hurt anybody's feelings, purely my personal thoughts

i totally agree with you.

29th March 2010, 16:42	#1
S_U_N Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Oslo Posts: 1,809 Thanked: 417 Times	Across the country in a Ford Endeavour For creating awareness on Cancer I am posting this with permission from Dr. Ritu. I would like to draw attention of the forum to this: http://punetech.com/breast-cancer-aw...s-please-help/ Quoting from the blog: "Along with her then 14-year-old daughter Tista, she drove to the four tips of India in a Ford endeavour for 177 days! Together she and Tista (her daughter) hold the Limca Book of Records for first mother-daughter duo expedition on cancer awareness across the country." You can also visit Dr. Ritu's website: High>>>Ways beyond cancer :: Home (though it has not been updated for quite some time.) I am sure TBHP can help in more than one way in this noble cause.
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Cyrus43 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London Posts: 5,019 Thanked: 221 Times View My Garage	These Guys were present at one of our FCCCI meets in Pune a few years ago too
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30th March 2010, 09:22	#3
harishnayak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: DELHI Posts: 1,396 Thanked: 125 Times	Wow thats a nice initiative.
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arin_12 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 627 Thanked: 84 Times View My Garage	We need more such people Ford Fusion \| Driving Ford This person drove his Fusion across country 13K KM for cause of Mumbai Terror Attack (Taj Hotel) Last edited by arin_12 : 30th March 2010 at 13:24.
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30th March 2010, 13:38	#5
rkbharat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Gurgaon/New Delhi Posts: 1,601 Thanked: 724 Times View My Garage	Please do not kill me for this, but I am really not a fan of all these Trips funded by noble cause money. There plenty of other ways to generate awareness and use the funds generated directly for the cause, instead of using it for buying cars, Hotels, creating records and all that. No intention to hurt anybody's feelings, purely my personal thoughts Last edited by rkbharat : 30th March 2010 at 13:39.
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