Lahore, September 01, 2022 (PPI-OT):The English Literary Society (ELS) and Character-Building Society (CBS) teamed up to establish “Donations for Flood Victims”, a week long donation drive from August 30, 2022 to September 6, 2022. Contributions in both cash and in kind will be acknowledged.
On August 29, 2022, the project was introduced to the students in the Institute of English Studies at 11:30 am. The objective of the event was to encourage significant awareness on the plight of flood victims and to generate funds in aid of those who are struggling with mounting destruction and crisis.
The director of IES, Prof. Dr. Amra Raza, along with the faculty members, and Coordinators Miss Maryam Raza (ELS) and Miss Hooria Liaquat (CBS) attended the event. Filza Randhawa, Vice-President of CBS, moderated the event. In addition to that, Fiza Liaqat, the President of ELS, and Mahnoor, delivered thought provoking speeches, emphasizing the need to help our Pakistani brothers and sisters.
Moreover, students from different semesters expressed their feelings in words through poetry, both in English and Urdu. The event was concluded with a collective prayer / Dua e Khair for the flood victims by Hafiz Waqas Asghar from ADP Replica, Semester 5. The donation drive began with a promising result foreseen with a collection of Rs. 12,000 on the very first day. It is expected that through such endeavours, students will learn the value of lending a hand in times of distress.
For more information, contact:
Registrar,
University of the Punjab
Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99231102
Fax: +92-42-99231103
E-Mail: registrar@pu.edu.pk
Website: http://pu.edu.pk/