Sriti's Birthday: The Gift of Giving UPDATE - Sriti's Response!! Page1

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Posted: 8 years ago
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After many attempts to get a message about this gift project to Sriti, on July 18th Raj Baddhan of Sabras Radio was able to share our message directly with Sriti on air during an interview! Please listen to the full interview or click below for the excerpt with her response. Thanks again everyone who participated!!


[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvnJ4D_-0rg[/YOUTUBE]


Excerpt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvnJ4D_-0rg
Full interview: https://sabrasradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/SritiJha001.mp3

FINAL PROJECT TOTAL:
$600USD raised by members around the world, the majority for Earthquake Relief in Nepal!
Direct action in local communities including members who volunteered at orphanages and hosted a bake sale to raise funds for children in need. 

THANK YOU EVERYONE!!!!



***March 10th NOTE***
Thank you to everyone who contributed! We are still working on confirming Sriti's response. Please bear with us as the IF team arranges its side. Thank you!
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***FEB 25th NOTE***
If you are participating in this gift and would like your name to be mentioned, please make sure to PM us TODAY if you haven't already. Thanks!
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Sriti's Birthday - The Gift of Giving


Hello KKB Forum!

As we all know Sriti (Pragya) Jha's birthday is around the corner on February 26th and Birthday Thread preparations are already underway.

Every time we send gifts to an actor it's a gesture of expressing our love for them & they really appreciate all the effort that is put in. Some of you have been messaging us (myself and SaaraDon) with regards to sending Sriti gifts & we've put you on hold for a special reason.

As the majority of the fan-base on Kumkum Bhagya forum is from abroad, sending gifts can cost a lot of money.  Inspired by Sriti's example, we've decided to organize something different for anyone who might be interested.



Sriti's involvement with charitable organizations and social causes is well known. She is a person who loves the world, loves to help others, and loves to give back to the community. She is the kind of person who wants to make a positive difference in the world. As we can tell from her interviews and her thoughts shared on social media, Sriti finds joy in the simple and beautiful things in life, and more than material things, she cares about making the world a better place.

For her birthday, we had the idea that instead of sending gifts to her, we could participate in the gift of giving: contributing to charity inspired by her example.

The idea is, anyone who wants to participate can choose one of the options below. Then PM me so we can include your name in the list to Sriti. You can be listed by your IF username or by your real name, whatever you are comfortable with.

We will prepare a special birthday message to Sriti explaining this project and informing her of all participants and the total of what was achieved (not a list of what each person individually contributed).



OPTION: THINK GLOBAL

Many of you may remember Sriti's work to bring awareness to the need for disaster relief in Nepal after last year's devastating earthquakes in April and May 2015. Here is a video appeal she made for a funding campaign at the time:
 [YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Hmu-uO7GtQ)[/YOUTUBE]

The donation page Sriti started is now closed, but there is another charity that is still collecting funds for this cause. If you are interested, you can contribute to our "Happy Birthday Sriti!" Fundraiser for GlobalGiving's Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund (detailed instructions below). This is an American organization that accepts donations online with a minimum required donation is $10USD. If you are 18 or over (or the age of majority where you live), or if you have parental permission, this is the easiest way to make a monetary donation to a cause we know is dear to Sriti's heart, from anywhere in the world.

We encourage you to keep donations modest and affordable for you, as the idea is only to help others, not to overburden yourself. Please be sure to read and understand all conditions when making donations through this website. Detailed instructions are in the following post if you need them.

If you would like to act on this option, please make your donation and PM -mina- to be included in the message to Sriti NO LATER THAN Feb 24th.


We will inform Sriti of the total amount donated to Nepal Earthquake relief in honour of her birthday and include the names of those who participated in this option. You can use your real name or your IF name. Please see instructions below on how to donate anonymously if you do not want your real name linked to this fundraiser publicly (names are automatically shown on the fundraiser page after a donation is made).

Click here for the "Happy Birthday Sriti!" Fundraiser for GlobalGiving's Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund

PLEASE NOTE:
We will NOT receive ANY of your personal or financial information through this process. The money flows directly from you to the charity, and they handle your information.
We only receive a notification that someone has contributed a donation, and we will not know who the donations are from unless you can send a PM confirming that you have an invoice number. We do not have access to the invoices and there is no way that we can see your personal information at any point in this process.




OPTION: ACT LOCAL

We understand it's not possible for everyone to contribute financially. If you still want to be a part of this gift to Sriti, we want to include you. You could make a donation to a cause near your home. You could volunteer in your community. You could volunteer your skills online through an organization like Skills for Change. Anything you can think of that is about giving back to others, you can do and be included in this project. Just be sure to send me a summary or explanation by PM no later than February 24th, and we will find a way to explain everyone's efforts to Sriti.  We want her to know that as her fans, we are inspired by her shining example, and on her birthday, we want to share the gift of giving back to the world, as she has given so much to us with her talent and positivity.




If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to PM -mina- or SaaraDon.
No one is obligated or expected to participate in this gift.
If it appeals to you and you are able, we hope you will join us.

Thank you for reading 😊
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How to Donate to the Sriti Birthday Fundraiser for Nepal Earthquake Relief

1. Go to the donation page: "Happy Birthday Sriti!" Fundraiser for GlobalGiving's Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund.




2. There will be a list of pre-selected donation amounts, starting with $25.00 USD. Scroll down to the bottom for "other amount" and enter $10.00 for the minimum donation. If you wish to donate another amount you can certainly do so. Click "donate now."




3. Read the details on the next screen to make sure everything is correct. Select a method of payment. Please note: If you donate by credit card, there is an option to make your donation anonymously, so your name will not appear on the fundraiser page. We are unable to confirm at this time if this option is available for any other payment method. Please consider carefully before you finalize your donation.




4. If you are donating by credit card and do not want your name to appear on the fundraiser page, make sure to click the "make donation anonymously" box




5. Carefully read and confirm that all details are correct before finalizing your donation. Depending on your payment method, there may be one or more screens. We could not take screencaps of these as they would contain personal information.

NOTE: Before confirming your payment details, the charity website (GlobalGiving) will ask if you want to add 15% to your donation to go towards their operating costs. You can choose ""$0.00" not at this time" if you wish.




Please be sure to carefully read and understand each step of the process if you make a donation through this website.

Please keep your donations moderate and affordable to your budget.

If you need help at any time, please PM me (mina) and I will do my best to reply to you within six hours or less.

Edited by -mina- - 8 years ago
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Questions and Answers

Q. What is the point of a "birthday gift" like this if Sriti doesn't get anything?

https://41.media.tumblr.com/cca57a8e060e109bf33ff4cfe154a520/tumblr_inline_o2q97rlgpM1sim183_500.png

A. We think that Sriti is the kind of person who finds it meaningful to help people in need. For the occasion of her birthday we want to celebrate her in a way that makes a difference to the world.



Q. Why this charity?

A. We know the cause of Nepal Earthquake Relief is important to Sriti, and we wanted to pick one specific project to keep things simple. We did look into some other local options associated with causes Sriti has promoted more recently, but this was the simplest and most reliable option we found that could make it easy for anyone to donate.



Q. Why is this being posted only a week before Sriti's birthday?

A. Unfortunately it took us some time to gather the details and make sure we had a trustworthy and accessible option to share.



Q. What if I still want to personally send a gift to Sriti?

A. You are of course free to do so but we do not have any details about how to arrange that.




If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to ask! 😊
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It's a little long but PLEASE go through the whole post throroughly to avoid any confusions!

Thank you.Edited by SaaraDON - 8 years ago
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Mina and Sara, 
Thank you for bringing this cool idea to IF members.  A lot of work has gone behind this.  Appreciate it very much.πŸ‘πŸΌ


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A very good idea indeed...and a great initiative.
Hats off to the people involved in itπŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘
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Fantastic initiative, guys, thank you πŸ‘πŸΌ! Really appreciate your efforts. I don't think there would be better birthday gift for Sriti than this πŸ˜ƒ
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Thanks to everyone for your encouragement so far, we're excited to know this idea is well-received! And thanks very much to those who have donated so generously already! Edited by -mina- - 8 years ago
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Fantastic idea, ty Mina Donny!

Thank you so much for organizing this...
Sriti will appreciate!
I plan to donate 😊
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Beautiful idea guys *hatsoff