City to witness ACT Fibernet Sky Fest 2015 like never before
Sparsh Hospice plans the biggest ever charity 5 Day Festivity
KT Rama Rao unveils brochure of ACT Fibernet Sky Fest 2015
"There is nothing for me to comment on Warangal by poll results. People have said it so explicitly. Now we have to concentrate on work", said K.T Rama Rao, when sought his comments on the by poll outcome
Hyderabad, November 25….Sparsh Hospice, a charitable initiative of Rotary Club of Banjara Hills is all set to give people of Hyderabad an unforgettable experience through the Sky. It will be a unique experience to explore sky in a Hot Air Balloon Ride. The fun what we experienced until now in foreign locales, will now be witnessed in our own city.
"ACT Fibernet Sky Fest 2015", the largest ever 5 days festivity and the biggest ever charity event will be held here in city at Gachibowli Stadium from December 23rd to 27th. So, get ready to experience the best and most amazing ride of your life. It will remain as 'the festival' for the years to come.
The curtain raiser press conference was held today in city in the presence ofMr. K. T. Rama Rao, Minister of IT and Panchayat Raj, Govt of Telanganaand Mr. Jayesh Ranjan IAS, Secretary, IT and C, Govt. of Telangana
Mr. Jagadish Ramadugu, Organising Secretary; Dr. M. Subrahmanyam,Trustee and Mr. Ram Mohan Rao. President, Rotary Club of Banjara Hills, Madhu Poomali, Anup Agarwal, Mallikarjun, Surya Prakash Reddy of ACT Fibernet also were present at the press conference.
K.T. Rama Rao unveiled brochure of the ACT Fibernet Sky Fest 2015. Speaking on the occasion he said this is the festival that addresses all sections of the society. It is probably first time in the city Hot Air Balloon Rides are being organised. Though it was some time ago at Necklace in a very small way this is going to be an amazig festival he said. He appreciated the Rotary Club of Banjara Hills for their project Sparsh Hospice in aid of which this festival is being organised is a noble cause. And every one must encourage them in this endeavour he said. He assured organizers all the support.
This is not a small festival. It is being organised for five days, said Rama Rao. No city can become a metropolis city, if there is no social life. Our government is working hard to ensure that aspect in the city he said. The festival will earn lot of recognision to the city he said.
When asked to comment on the out come of the Warangal by poll, he said, what is there for me to say. People have already said in the form their verdict. We need to work now, he said.
Sky-Waltz, India's first and the largest commercial hot air ballooning company is roped in for the festival. SkyWaltz Balloon is India's first fully licensed and Government approved commercial Hot Air Balloon operation. Sky Waltz Balloon Safari are operated in cities like Jaipur, Ranthambore, Pushkar, Neemrana, Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Pune and Lonavala informedJagadish Ramadugu, Organising Secretary of ACT Fibernet Sky Fest 2015
The Sky Waltz Hot Air Ballooning experience and service is world class. It's team consists of highly experienced commercial pilots from UK, Europe, India and USA, along with professionally trained operational staff and technical crew. It follows the globally recognised standards of safety and international operating systems and procedures. The team has already surveyed the venue. And got necessary clearances.
The number of rides, cost etc are being worked out and are not yet finalised added Jagadish.
ACT Fibernet is the title sponsor of the event. ACT Fibernet is happy to sponsor the SKY FEST 2015, Hyderabad. "We believe in helping create vibrant communities leading to better living", said Mr. Bala Malladi, CEO, ACT Group. "With this in mind, we support SKY FEST 2015 and its underlying theme of "adding life to living" as it resonates with ACT's philosophy of giving back to the society and our long-term involvement with CSR initiatives" he further enumerated. ACT Fibernet spearheads many community initiatives like free broadband to all government schools and WiFi hotspots in many public areas.'
Besides Hot Air Balloon Rides, the other attractions of the fest include 4 Concerts, 5 Mid Night Open Air Movies, Acrobatic Shows, 5 Days of Carnival, Shopping, Food and many more fun and frolic activities to bond people added Dr. M. Subrahmanyam, Trustee of Sparsh Hospice
The list of the movies screened will be: Dilwale, Baji Rao Mastani, Bahubali(Hindi), Sreemanthudu and Maya Bazar Colour.
The confirmed singers include Shanker Mahadevan, Sonu Nigam, Devi Sri Prasad and others.
300 stalls for shopping clothes, jewellery and other bargain deals and food stalls will engage visitors to the fest. About one lakh footfalls are expected in all five days of the festival.
It is to be organised in association with Government of Telangana, ACT Fibernet and many organisations.
The concept is the brain child of Rotary Club of Banjara Hills andRachnoutsav, city's one of the biggest event management companies. The event has taken its own good time to conceptualise and to give final shape. And it will be an annual event which people in twin cities will look forward to every year.
The objective of ACT Fibernet Sky Fest 2015 is to raise awareness of freepalliative care(of a medicine or medical care relieving pain without dealing with the cause of the condition) and counselling, Sparsh Hospice has been providing services since 2011 to terminally ill patients particularly cancer patients. It is not just the patients alone, their attendants are also provided with free food and accommodation
Sparsh Hospice is a 15 bedded hospital located in a rented building in Banjara Hills. This biggest ever fund raising festival is organised to generate funds to expand its scope by adding new facility. The Trustee, who on average spends Rs 4.00 lakh per month running it. Now there is a huge demand to accommodate more patients. Every year nearly 20,000 people are dying of cancer in twin cities. The demand for such care is exploding. There is no care extended by government in this area.
The event of this magnitude is planned to raise Rs 5.5 crore capital fund required to build its own premises and expand the capacity from current 15 to 50 beds. The trust has already approached government for a lease of land to construct the building, which is pending with the state government.
The trust also enjoys exemption of donations under 80G(50 %) and 35 AC(100% to the extent of Rs 5.5crore).
It also has FCRA(Foreign Contribution Regulation Act) permission from the Central Government to raise donations from foreign sources. Global organisations with local presence can donate for the cause and still can get tax exemption in their respective countries.
To know more about Sparsh Hospice, please visit:www.sparshhospice.org; about ACT Fibernet Sky Fest 2015, log inwww.skyfest.in
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