CARDS to CARE @ CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Christmas cards colloquially known as 'holiday cards' are primarily greeting cards, exchanged during the preceding weeks of Christmas, by people not necessarily Christians.      
Now when you think of wishing someone "Merry Christmas!" through such cards and visit a card shop, no wonder you shed a big rupee note for buying it.   Asking about me, it turns out expensive and I come back, either without buying it or I decide not to visit my favourite, tennage memory-filled gift shop ever again to buy cards. Most of my friends would agree as they share similar experiences.
                                                                                                                                  
When today, cards are been commercially sold at such huge prices, here we have a bunch of few cards which costs almost one-fourth of their commercial counterparts.Cost that is even less than your daily auto or rickshaw fare.

       

A Kolkata based NGO once started a Card Project to cater the drop outs from corporation schools as they wanted to earn. The project trained them in designing, printing and packaging just to make them economically independent and now they in return train such techniques to children of other NGOs. The fund collected from the sale of these cards are used to enable the street children to reach their full potential through education, vocational training and extra curricular activities. Portion of fund is also spent for the all- round development of the marginalised families, especially children and youth, reaching about 1519 children from 10 districts of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Chattisgarh.   

 

BIBIDHA, a Kolkata based art shop, since 2005 have collaborated with the NGO to market these cards along with their own line of products.                                                                         

Christmas and charity goes hand in hand, but here I beg to say, that there is no "Charity" tag attached, if any of you think that buying these cards will earn you brownie points as you are engaging in charity you are heavily mistaken dear, as these artists are here to sell their art to you. Its our honour that we are able to get them @ such reasonable prices. 

                                                            I, on behalf of BIBIDHA request you to add these cards to this year's celebration. Don't you think it's the finest way to express your feelings while you enjoy with your dear ones?!আর এটা  তাকে দিলে, হাসি মুখ তো  তুমি তারই দেখবে না, যাকে  কার্ডটা  দিচ্ছো তার সাথে সাথে আরো একজন, তোমার থেকে অনেক অনেক দূরে, এই শীতের  দিনে কোনো এক গ্রামে, হাসি মুখে তোমার  জন্য দুয়া  করবে, করবেই করবে দেখো!!!!!!! আর এটাই হবে তোমার কাছে সবচেয়ে সুন্দর Christmas gift. Caring for them would cost you Rs. 12 and in return they'll give you love in plenty, which is invaluable.Come make this Christmas a special one, buy a card and earn happiness.So why wait?