Nominations for 9th Ghanshyam Binani Children’s Bravery Award

Nov. 17, 2009 - PRLog -- Ghanshyam Binani Foundation Invites Nominations for 9th Prestigious National Ghanshyam Binani Children’s Bravery Award

Mumbai, July , 2009: Ghanshyam Binani Foundation, a non-profit, charitable organization of the Braj Binani Group today made an announcement inviting nominations for the 9th Ghanshyam Binani Children’s Bravery Award 2008-09. The award is a tribute to brave young children below 16 years of age whose act reflects bravery with spirit of courage, humanity and presence of mind by protecting others while risking their own lives during the time frame of May 1st 2008 to April 30th, 2009. This award has been instituted in the memory of Shri Ghanashyam Binani who loved children.  

The award has two categories, the male and the female category. The recipients of this award will be honoured with a thematically designed silver medal, citation and a substantial cash reward . An eminent panel of judges comprising of distinguished personalities in their respective fields will select the winners. The decision of the award committee will be final and the names of the recipients will be announced in a glittering ceremony scheduled in March 2010.

The act of the child nominated for the Ghanshyam  Binani  Children’s  Bravery  Award  should  be  backed  by  some  authentic  documents,  appreciation  or  coverage  of  the  incident  in  the  media. Nominations  for the award can  be  sent  by   individuals,  social  organizations,  institutions,  covering  the  details  of  the  incident, date,  time,  location,  name  and  contact  address  of  the  children  involved  with  adequate  supporting  and  mailed  to the address given below:

Ms. Bina Verma,
Event Coordinator, Ghanshyam Binani Foundation
Feltham House, 1st Flr.,  J. N. Heredia Marg,
Ballard Estate, Mumbai – 400 001  
Tel: 022- 2266 0623 / 4710   Fax: 2266 0632
Email: bina@binaniindustries.com/corporate@binaniindustries.com    
For more information, please contact : Mr. Digvijay (09867936394)

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ABOUT GHANSHYAM BINANI CHILDREN’S BRAVERY AWARD
The Ghanshyam Binani Foundation institutes an annual national bravery award for children below 16 years of age. This award was introduced in the memory of Late Ghanshyam Binani who loved children unconditionally .The Award consists of a thematically designed silver medal which is embedded with the symbol of a pyramid and a crystal. The pyramid and the crystal are considered the epitome of energy. In fact, they absorb and emit energy and this medal acknowledges that force within. The awardees also get a citation and a substantial cash reward. The silver medal has a neckband of three bold colours - orange, blue and green - representing fire, water and earth. A male and a female child is awarded every year. Sometimes depending on extraordinary brave act we also honour a deserving candidate a special award of Rs. 25,000