Indore: Kings XI Punjab announced their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative for the season when they decided to refurbish a girls’ school each in both their homegrounds — Indore and Mohali. The projects will be executed with a NGO, Yuva Unstoppable, whereby Kings’ XI Punjab will provide them better sanitation, drinking facilities and overall infrastructure.
As a part of the project, team director Virender Sehwag along with David Miller, Eoin Morgan, Mohit Sharma, Varun Aaron, Akshar Patel and Gurkeerat Mann visited Govt. Middle School 27, in Indore on Monday and interacted with the students. The students performed a small skit for them as well, followed by the players playing a one-over friendly match with the students of the school.
Commenting on the initiative, Sehwag: “It is always a pleasure to interact with kids, especially girls and we are glad we got the opportunity to connect with them today. Kings XI Punjab has always worked for the betterment of the society and we are positive that this program will assist them in availing better sanitation facilities at their schools.”
Satish Menon, Chief Executive Officer, Kings XI Punjab said: “Kings XI Punjab has always cared about the community we live and try to give back in every we can. We are glad that our small contribution could encourage them to lead better lives and strive for healthier and balanced lifestyle and are proud of the great work Yuva Unstoppable does.”
Parth Vasavada, Founding Member and Vice-President, Yuva Unstoppable added: “This is truly game changing partnership, by giving back Kings XI Punjab has become the true King of the game and these kids will cherish this moment forever. All across India there are 1.1 million government schools and lot of kids are dropping out due to lack of good infrastructure and quality education. Yuva Unstoppable and Kings XI Punjab have hit the right chord and we see promising and impactful future ahead for these kids.”
