Diana Award to city medical student for fundraising work
Vinamrata.Borwankar @timesgroup.com
Mumbai: 04.06.2020
A 21-year-old medical student from the city, Meera Mehta, has received the Diana Award, established in memory of Diana, princess of Wales, for her fundraising and volunteering work. During the pandemic, Mehta raised over Rs 33 lakh and aims to reach Rs50 lakh. She is currently a volunteer at the NGO Shrimad Rajchandra Love and Care in Gujarat.
The award is given to a person aged between nine and 25 years for their social action and humanitarian work by a charity named after the late princess. It is supported by her sons, princes William and Harry.
A third-year MBBS student of MGM College in Navi Mumbai, Mehta began her volunteering journey at the age of six. “When I was eight years old, we sold chocolates and raised Rs 1 lakh to rehabilitate animals. I then started regularly raising funds through the Mumbai Marathon and have raised over Rs 1.5 crore since,” she said.
Meera Mehta (21) has raised over Rs 1.5 cr till now
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