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Essay number 192
Now, a lot of charities and organisations have to publicize their activities by setting up a
number of days to name the special day like National Children’s day and National non
smoking day. Why do they do so? What are the effects?
Charities and organisations are formed to help the needy sections of society. Generally they
are NPOs or non-profit organisations. Nowadays it has been seen that they
set up a number
of days like ‘Mother’s Day’ and ‘No Smoking Day’. In this essay I shall discuss the causes and
effects of this phenomenon.
The main reason why these NPOs do so is to raise funds for their working. This is very
essential because for every activity they do to help others, they need money and other
resources. When they publicise their activities, they get people’s attention and so people
contribute whole-heartedly. Sometimes,
in times of calamities, they need a lot
of funds and
manual help. They need voluntary workers. For example, recently in Ladakh, a cloud-burst
caused havoc. So many people lost their lives and there was so much damage of property.
The Rotary Club and Jaycee Club of my hometown sent many volunteers to help. The
government alone cannot be at all places. Because of such organisations people get timely
help and a lot of burden is eased from the government’s shoulders.
When these organisations name special days, it brings people together. With more activities
opened and more days named, more and more people will focus their attention and will put
their time and energy and will realise the importance of doing for others. As a consequence,
community spirit increases in society. As it is nowadays, people are getting self-centred and
alienated from each other. So, such days are the need of the day.
Such days keep our youth in touch with our culture and traditions. With the exposure to
global culture, youth today are forgetting their traditions. To establish some days may help
the young people understand the importance of such events. Such days also increase
awareness of offering help selflessly. Hence, some virtuous habit may pass from one
generation to the other. Finally, such days deter people from bad habits. For e.g. on
National No Smoking Day, people are made aware about the harmful effects of smoking.
To put it in a nutshell, I
pen down saying that, charities and NPOs publicise their activities
because they need funds and they name certain days so that people come together and
celebrate and realize the importance of their culture and tradition