In an amazing initiative taken by Dhirubhai Ambani International School(DAIS) students towards encouraging sports amongst underprivileged kids, the project ‘Moment of Joy’ is being organized at the Khar Gymkhana, Mumbai on 15th, 16th and 17th of January 2016. It is a student-led service project aiming to highlight the power of sport, in an effort to deliver a ‘moment of joy’ for underprivileged children of the community.
Moment of Joy Squash Championship 2016 conducted under the aegis of affiliated Squash Rackets Federation of India will be being organized at the Khar Gymkhana. The funds from the tournaments will be used to purchase sporting equipment and hire training instructors for the children of 2 NGOs- Prerna and Dreamz Homes.
The 3-day tournament comprises of 4 categories:-
1. Under-19 Boys/Under-19 Girls
2. Under-15 Boys/Under-15 Girls
3. Under-13 Boys/ Under-13 Girls
4. Men’s Open/Women’s Open
The winners will get signed merchandise from the Indian squash superstars Joshna Chinappa, Saurav Ghosal and Harinder Pal Sandhu.
People who are interested, to participate in this event, shall fill the online registration form and submit before 7th January -
Top squash brands like Head, Prince have come forward to sponsor and award the winners.
Here's a video of the three players talking about this initiative:
