With over 25,000 participants, TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2015 run event has raised more than ₹4.5 crore for charity. The eighth edition of the marathon saw an increase of over ₹46 lakh over 2014.
The philanthropy partner to the event is India Cares Foundation.
With Bengaluru ruling the roost, all the four international distance-running events promoted by Procam International have consistently proved to be significant platforms to raise money for various charitable causes.
Vivek B Singh, Joint Managing Director of Procam International, said, “The amounts raised for charity through the run have increased 10-fold since the first-edition of the TCS World 10K held in 2008.”
Top fundraisers At the special award function, Nagaraj Ijari, Vice-President and Global Head, Hi-Tech and Professional Services Business Segment, Tata Consultancy Services, said Sha Nigar was the top pledge-raiser among Care Champions, collecting ₹16.96 lakh in support of The Association of People with Disability, followed by Akhaya Sagar, who raised ₹15.25 lakh for Reaching Hand.
But the stand-out contribution was made by 13-year-old Siddhant Dessai who raised ₹15.19 lakh for Shrimad Rajchandra Love and Care.
KPMG led fund-raisers among corporate houses, raising ₹27.50 lakh compared to ₹12.25 lakh last year, emerged the highest pledge-raising company for two years in a row.
Sasken followed by raising ₹9 lakh. The team of employees from Shell India raised ₹4.13 lakhs for proVision Asia.
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