State Bank of India (SBI), Chennai circle, on Saturday 5th November 2011, donated a public education van (Toyota Innova) to MOHAN Foundation as part of its corporate social responsibility initiative. Mr. Pratip Chaudhuri, Chairman of SBI, handed over the keys of the van to Dr. Sunil Shroff, Managing Trustee of MOHAN Foundation. Mr. Chaudhuri said that SBI was happy to be associated with the noble cause of organ donation. He quoted Swami Vivekananda who said that the relationship between a donor and a recipient was equal. The donor is happy because the act of giving helps others and the recipient is happy because the gift enables him to achieve his goals.
MOHAN Foundation will utilize the van for creating awareness about organ donation across the city. Dr. Sunil Shroff requested the Chairman to inform all the employees of SBI to consider donating their organs. The Chairman himself took the initiative to pledge his organs by taking a Donor Card.