Fund Raising Event

Karunashraya is a hospice care center in Bangalore. It provides care, support for the terminal cancer patients. This palliative care center is organising a fund raising event in October. I read about the event in the local newspaper and had called up to find information about the L. Subramaiam's violin concert(the planned event).

The event is planned in a star hotel and the plan for the evening is a banquet dinner, followed by the music concert. It costs 5000INR for a couple. I opted to not buy the ticket, for its beyond what I think as my affordablity range for this cause.

While I do understand the rationale behind such events, it somehow irks me(may not be the appropriate word, would correct it if someone suggests a suitable one) that the events organised for fund raising are so unconnected to the cause. Its hard for me to appreciate that a fun evening in a posh restaurant is the way, a donor would want to offer their support for such a cause. Instead, it would be a lot better if they organise the show in the center itself, and the donors get to spend and see the life of the patients and have the musical event in their company.