Class III girl donates money from her savings to buy food for flood-hit people

Class III girl donates money from her savings to buy food for flood-hit people

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Chennai:15.11.2021

Seven-year-old Janani had a dream of buying a cycle with the money she had saved. Since her home in Pattalam was flooded during the rain, she decided to use her savings to buy milk packets and bread for people in her locality. She had managed to save ₹5000, and has now emptied the sum for the people in the slum.

Janani, a Class III student, of a Corporation School, lives with her grandmother at Pattalam, while her parents, R R Nagarajan and Shivarajani, live in Andhra Pradesh.

For the past four years, she used to save whatever little pocket money she got in order to buy a bicycle. Unlike other children of her age, she never bought anything for herself, and used to collect ₹5 every day. When the downpour battered the city, on seeing the tragedy of people around her and those who were suffering due to inundation, the little girl was moved and decided to buy provisions from her savings of ₹5000 for the flood-affected people.

She distributed biscuits, milk packets and bread to people at Pulianthope, Thattankulam, Sivarajpuram, Pattalam and other affected areas in North Chennai, travelling on a boat.

“I wanted to buy a bicycle for my birthday in January. I had been saving money since four years. But I decided to donate my savings to people whom I saw suffering in front of my eyes. I am happy to help these people. I can buy a cycle later,” Janani said.

“I want to help the poor and the needy, especially children. I could see them smiling after receiving the bread packets,” she said.

Janani's father introduced the concept of savings to her. She is fond of Mother Teresa. She had always helped other children in her school, her father said, The heartwarming gesture of the little girl was appreciated by many of her nieghbours.

HER BIT: Janani donates milk

When the downpour battered the city, on seeing the tragedy of people around her and those who were suffering due to inundation, the little girl was moved