MOHAN Foundation celebrates Tamil New Year with auto-rickshaw drivers with gifts of lemon squash and water

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  An auto driver proudly posing as an organ donor

  

  Drivers happyily holding the compliment given by the MOHAN Foundation

  

  Drivers supporting the cause

  

  Organ Donation Toll free sticker publizied in an auto

  In the hot sun of April the auto-drivers were in for a surprise. MOHAN Foundation conducted an organ donation awareness talk for the auto-​drivers on​ Tamil New Year, 15 April ​2015. Ms. Kavitha, Marketing Coordinator and Dr. Hemal Kanvinde, Head Quality Assurance Manager, MOHAN Foundation conducted the talk.  ​They approached ​ 15 auto-drivers Kilpauk to speak to them about organ donation.  

   

  The following points​were mentioned:

  Types of donations - live and deceased donation.

  Difference between natural death, coma and brain death.

  Importance of donor card, helpline number and website.

  Importance of keeping hydrated in the summer season.

   

  ​After the talk, the drivers registered as organ donor​s and picked a donor card. They also displayed the toll fee helpline number sticker inside their auto​rickshaw.  After each session, Lemon squash and water bottles were distributed to all auto-drivers. The lemon squash was made by the staff of Chennai office of MOHAN Foundation and water bottles were sponsored by TANKER Foundation. 15 drivers pledged their organs.

   

  
  
  Source-Kavitha S.