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Patients
are greeted at the grand entrance.
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A
section of the audience eagerly awaiting the entertainment programme |
Patients
from our Rehabilitation Centre prepared a touching song which brought
tears to everyone’s eyes. |
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Premier film star of
yesteryears, Shashi Kapoor, made time to be with the patients and had his
picture taken with them
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To inaugurate the Mela,
well known singer Abhijit and current Miss India, Shruti, released
balloons into the air. |
A scintillating
entertainment programme had been arranged. |
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Abhijeet regaled the
audience by performing his popular songs from movies
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A banglemaker who
crafted beautiful shellac bangles in colours of your choice was on hand.
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The magician made
flowers and birds appear and disappear, in the process making the patients
fears and sorrows diappear, too. |
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All the women applied
mehndi
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Children got
themselves tattooed
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Four games stalls
including hoopla and shooting range challenged patients to try their hand
and win prizes. |
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Patients could have as
much delicious cotton candy as they wanted
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Hot, buttery popcorn
was made on the spot |
Cartoon characters,
Tellytubby and Mickey Mouse played with the children |
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Children had a great
time bouncing and jumping on the monster moonwalker
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Everyone was given
gifts donated by Marico Industries, Hindustan Lever, Ravalgaon, Colgate,
Gillette, Horlicks, HPCL and Phillips packed in attractive bags sponsored
by Aliman Sajadia Trust |
Nana Patekar visited
the wards at Tata Memorial Hospital, giving each patient a rose and gifts,
taking time to speak to each one. |
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On 20th September,
Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh inaugurated Rose Day 2002 by giving the
first rose to a cancer patient. They are seen here with state
minister Kripa Shankar Sinh.
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Each patient was also
given gifts and chocolates. |
Ram Prasad showed his
own appreciation for the banning of gutkha in Maharashtra by the CM. |
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CPAA Pune celebrated
Rose Day too. Children at their regular Leukemia Playgroup were given
flowers, fruits and sweets.
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CPAA Pune donated
bedsheets to the Command Hospital's Female ward. |
CPAA Pune Director,
Dolly Rizvi, addressed a meeting at Cipla's Palliative Care Unit. |
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On 28th September, the grand finale of Rose Day was a joy
ride on board Jet Airways flight which took the patients over Mumbai.
Patients are seen boarding the flight.
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CPAA's Founder Chairman Y.K. Sapru and Jet Airway's Executive
Director, Saroj K. Datta are seen on board the flight.
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A lucky few children
were taken to the cockpit and introduced to the pilots. |
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Mrs. Kiran Hukku,
director, CPAA Delhi is seen giving out flowers and gifts and smiles to
patients in the cancer wards at AIIMS.
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Former Miss India,
Gul Panag seen feeding a child at the party |
Gul Panag, Bulbul
Sharma and Anita Basu play with the children during a party on the
occasion of Rose Day. |
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At Kidwai Memorial
Institute of Oncology CPAA volunteers playing with children
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CPAA volunteers
entertained the children with songs and music.
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A child at KMIO's
Jindal ward plays with her new doll. |
