STATE BANK OF INDIA SPONSORS SEFE DRINKS RECEPTION


State Bank of India (SBI) has puts its weight behind the Sankara Eye Foundation Europe’s new project - ‘Focus Punjab’, to sponsor the opening Drinks Reception. The Focus Punjab Charity Gala will be held on Saturday 20th November 2010 at Park Inn Hotel, Heathrow from 7.00pm till late. All the proceeds from this event will go towards building a new state-of-the-art eye hospital in Punjab, India.

Gurpreet Sanghera (SEFE event manager/fundraiser) said, “SEFE are proud to have SBI as sponsors for the Focus Punjab project. We thank the Bank for showing their support to our cause and for helping to eradicate curable blindness throughout India. SEFE hope to follow in the footsteps of SBI by dominating India with our mission. The mission being 20/20 which is to open 20 Sankara Eye Foundation hospitals all over India by 2020. We hope that SBI will follow and support SEFE through their mission throughout the whole” of India”.

Focus Punjab Project: Sankara Eye Foundation’s next big project is ‘Focus Punjab’. The vision is to set up a state of art Eye hospital in Ludhiana Punjab. In fact the project is well under way and on the 4th March 2010 the registration was completed for a 2-acre plot of land on the Ferozepur Road in Ludhiana, Punjab, India.

“Seeing is believing. A powerful statement which makes so much sense. While most of us take our eyesight for granted, there is someone somewhere who will never be able to find a way out of the darkness of their blindness. But when the selfless team of innovative thinkers at Sankara Eye Foundation, begin to build (brick by brick) a hospital, it gives birth to hope. A hope which can restore someone's eyesight. And so we at the State Bank of India take great pride in sponsoring Sankara's upcoming charity gala (Focus Punjab), which will enable many like-minded and caring people to gather together for a fantastic humanitarian project. While we at the State Bank of India witness the joy of investment in our client's eyes..... it would be even better to experience the joy of someone being able to get back their eyesight. Well done Sankara and i am confidant that Focus Punjab will be a delightful evening of conversation, cocktails and compassion” - Anil Arora (Manager - State Bank of India)

The State Bank of India is the largest public sector bank in India with 9517 branches in India and 83 offices in 32 countries worldwide. In addition to this, SBI also has 21 subsidiaries. SBI is the truly global Indian bank, with presence across all time zones through 73 offices in 30 countries. Today, we serve the largest number of NRIs and provide multiple channels for remittances from anywhere in the world, through our network of branches, tie-ups and correspondent banks.

Sankara Eye Foundation Europe is a non-profit organisation based in London that works in partnership with Sankara Eye Care Institutions (SECI), India, towards eradicating curable blindness in India including construction of state of the art free eye hospitals and conducting free eye surgeries. SEF is dedicated to providing free community eye care through its affiliate, Sankara Eye Care Institutions in India. The charity was launched in 2004 and in run entirely by a group of committed and devoted volunteers.
We all understand the importance of having healthy eyes and the ability to see things around us which is required for every small task we do. By closing your eyes for a few seconds you will soon realise the reality faced by millions of people in India. However you can help to make this reality a distant memory for millions.
Only your donations can make this possible!

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