Friday, July 29, 2016

Humans Of Bombay Post

Sherley Joseph Singh
Sherley Singh
“A few of my friends and I started a project called Rastaa Chaap. We basically paint dead trees to make them beautiful works of art, but more importantly to create awareness about how many trees are dying around us. We’re not expecting the authorities to do things, we are not complaining, we’re just going out there and trying to make a difference. 
We help people plant, protect and preserve treesand it’s a small step, but it’s a step none the less. Ever since we started, the support has been pouring in, in terms of volunteers or finances but one particular incident touched my heart.
A young teenage girl came to me and said that instead of taking her friends out, she wanted to pay for all of her friends to plant trees. So on her birthday about 20 teenagers spent the day planting trees between 7th and 8th road in Juhu. What’s amazing is that they haven’t forgotten about their trees after that— on their way to school they would stop by and water them…this was when it was summer and the heat was unbearable -- it was heartwarming to see that they cared.
I’m just glad that I’m doing my bit to make this city greener and I hope that this little step can go a long way.”

https://www.facebook.com/sherley.singh.1/posts/10154525969667323?pnref=story

Friday, July 15, 2016

Salman Khan surprised 1200 kids at the screening of SULTAN.

Salman Khan with Kids

Salman Khan, Sherley Singh and kids

A super Saturday morning for our 1200 kids..who not only enjoyed an inspiring film, they loved the surprise meeting with the Sultan ..who in his unique style made the morning sensational.

A very Big Thank You to Salman Khan Being Human Online BookASmile Farzana Cama Balpande, Daneen Ali and our supporter's... my mother in law Mani Gursharn Panesar ..our trustee at Nagriksatta Ward 63 Association Vaishali Kotwal and Raichel Joseph Foundation trustee Merliyn Joseph...... my dear friends Neelu Virk, Shilpashri Karbhari, Tejaswini Kolhapure Saraswat, Rupali Shah, Manjeet Kahai and Bhawna Kripanidhi


#BookASmile #Nagriksatta #RaichelJosephFoundation #Juhu #Heartofmumbai #EidSpecial #Sultan BookMyShow #bookmyshow



Friday, July 8, 2016

Mumbai, Wondering Who Painted Your Trees So Beautifully? Find Out Here NDTV

Mumbai, Wondering Who Painted Your Trees So Beautifully? Find Out Here

Mumbai, Wondering Who Painted Your Trees So Beautifully? Find Out Here
Colourful painted trees on streets of Mumabi

HIGHLIGHTS

  1. A group of volunteers in Mumbai paint dead trees.
  2. The group has painted trees in Juhu, Versova, Bandra and Khar.
  3. The group called Rastaa Chaap was featured by Humans of Bombay.
On July 5, popular Facebook page Humans of Bombaywrote about the good people of Rastaa Chaap, who have been quietly painting trees on the streets of Mumbai.

Not only do Raasta Chaap plant and preserve trees, they also transform them into works of art and the Facebook post explains how they hit upon this idea. It all started when a Mumbai teenager wanted to celebrate her birthday by paying for her friends to plant trees. With Raasat Chaap's help, a group of 20 planted trees in Juhu.

"We basically paint dead trees to make them beautiful works of art, but more importantly to create awareness about how many trees are dying around us. We're not expecting the authorities to do things, we are not complaining, we're just going out there and trying to make a difference," Sherley Singh of Raasta Chaap says in the Facebook post.

The group have painted trees in Juhu, Versova, Bandra and Khar. Here's what their beautiful artwork looks like:







Read the Humans of Mumbai post below:


Courtsey: http://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/mumbai-wondering-who-painted-your-trees-so-beautifully-find-out-here-1429012

Thursday, July 7, 2016

Eid Mubarak

Children celebrating Eid at Gandhigram School, showcasing their talents.
#EidMubarak
#nagriksatta #BMCschool #GandhigramSchool #Juhu
#Heartofmumbai #juhuheartofmumbai #mymumbai #Mumbai #kids #schoolkids #education #EidMubaraak

Sunday, July 3, 2016

We planted 113 trees ....single day

We planted 113 trees ....single day ...#awesomeness☘.#teamwork#partytime at its best #funfriendsfuture
7th Rd Jvpd Rupali Shah , Pallavi Choksi, Shaguna Khatri , Merliyn Josephand Rachna Goenka Agarwal = 19 trees
6th rd JVPD Archana Shroff = 18 trees
4th rd JVPD = Sonal Chabria, Sonal Shah, Priya Bhimani
Shaheen Nadiadwala Jaffer and Sabishi Shankar = 20 trees
Indravardan oza road JVPD = Merliyn Joseph, Chhaya Mehta and Sanjay P Kaul 32 trees
East-west road no 2 JVPD = Merliyn Joseph and Sanjay P Kaul= 12 trees
5tg rd G'Mohar= Hema Shankar and Aman Desai= 13 trees
And the super awesome support from the
#BMC Mr Jagdish Bohir ,Mr Amole Ithape + 6 BMC Mali's , Our very own labor supplier Marriyapa's 14 local laborers
And Udit Khanna Root Bridges for helping us source these beautiful trees
#Rastaachaap
#ProjectHaryali
#JVPD #JuhuSchemeResidentsAssociation
#GulmoharResidentsAssociation
#plantparent
#Juhu #RooTBridges
#BMCGardenDepartment
#BMCK-WEST
#Neem #AfricianTulip #Pichkari #Largestromia
#IndianLebenum
#InnerWheelClubofBombayAirport
#JSRA #MumbaiRains Root Bridges