Mangalore: ACME - Harish Sherigar Donates 13 Lakhs Proceeds from ’Dhoom Dhamaka - 2013’

By Ivan Menezes
Bellevision Media Network

Mangalore, 01 Dec 2013: Dubai’s well known entrepreneur from Mangalore and an established singer himself, Harish Sherigar donated Rs 13 lakhs, to 3 different cause from the proceeds of his much-appreciated super hit grand comedy and musical show Dhoom Dhamaka 2013, held on 15th Nov 2013 at Sheikh Rashid Auditorium, Indian High School, Dubai.

Harish Sherigar thanked all the sponsors, well wisher, each and every one who attended the show, more than 1400 audience are witnessed the spectacular Dhoom Damaka – 2013 show. The show was presented by ACME Building Materials, Dubai. The main sponsor was Farlin Group, followed by United Agencies, Transtec General Trading, Global Timber co. and many more.

Rs.7 Lakhs for Rashid Centre for Disabled:

The part of the proceeds Rs.7 Lakhs equaling Dhs.45,000 from the charity show Doom Damaka – 2013 was contributed to Rashid Centre for Disabled, Dubai guided by the vision of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nayan.
The Rashid Pediatric Therapy Centre is a humanitarian organization, which provides quality education and therapy services to children with special needs.

 

Inaugurated in 1994, the centre aims to ensure that international standards of excellence in education and therapy are maintained at every level. The centre is unique in the Emirates for providing a holistic multi disciplinary approach to special needs residing in the UAE, and to develop awareness and an understanding of disability issues in the Gulf Community.

Rs.3 Lakhs was contributed to Snehalaya Charitable Trust:

On Friday Nov. 29th Harish Sherigar and his wife contributed an amount of Rs.3 Lakhs t to Snehalaya Charitable Trust, Mangalore. Here is the saga of a man who has singlehandedly brought about a qualitative change in the lives of the destitute of Mangalore simply because he listened to the prompting of his heart.

 

The hero of the story is M. Joseph Crasta, a simple man with a humble background, who has dedicated himself to serve the poor in ‘Snehalaya’ – an Orphanage that has come into existence under the banner as Snehalaya charitable catering selflessly to the needs of mentally ill and destitute.

At this occasion Mr. Harish Sherigar was handed over the cheque to Mr.Joseph Crasta.
Well know Architect Sanath Shetty, Vishwas builder Mr.Abdul Rauf, Dhanajay and Sathish Kapikad were present at the occasion.

House for a poor family:

Mr. Harish Sherigar is a charitable donor. With his charitable work he is famous in  the coastal district. He also contributed a lot his own community for education, social activities etc.., Now in additional to this amount of Rs. 3 Lakhs was utilized towards the construction of a home of 700 sq ft for a Devadiga family. The head of the family is  Rukmayya Devadiga  along with his wife and 3 children, who were under going lot of hardship and were not  having the basic need of shelter.  Almost 80% of construction of the house is done and it is scheduled for completion by the end of December 2013. 

 

 

Mr. Harish Sherigar personally visited the place along with his wife Sharmila Sherigar handed over the key of the house to Rukmayya Devadiga and Umavathi.