Mangaluru, Jan 5, 2015 : Samartha Bharata Trust, an organization promoting social volunteering among youth will conduct Vivek Band 2016 - Mega youth campaign to mark 153rd birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda at SDM Business Management College on January 6. The campaign is aimed at spreading the message of ’Be Good - Do Good’ and starts with wearing of the wrist band carrying this message on January 12 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
’Vivek Bands’ will be available at several retail outlets across Karnataka from January 5. Detailed list of store locations is available on at www.samarthabharata.org and www.vivekband.com. In order to make this message available to more youngsters, technology-based forums such as Samartha Bharata website, social media, WhatsApp and SMS is being used for promoting the campaign. These forums will also be available to those who have chosen to wear the band.
T S Nagabharana, film director will launch the campaign in the presence of Vishal Hegde of Nitte Education Trust and T D Kemparaju, registrar, Mangalore University. It aims to reach more than 12 lakh people. The message will serve as a reminder of immense potential and opportunities that youth have to transform their lives and to pledge to build a strong, healthy society. The campaign expects youth to pass on the legacy of be good, do good to more people.