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The National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC) walked home with the bronze for Best Media Relations Strategy at
MARKETING-INTERACTIVE s recent PR Awards 2021. With 2020 being a challenging time for all individuals, NVPC stayed true to its City of Good vision and wanted to highlight the outpouring generosity of Singaporeans who stepped up to help others in the time of need. Find out how the team, along with its agency Muse & Motif, impressed the judges with its President s Volunteer & Philanthropy Award.
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The annual President’s Volunteerism & Philanthropy Awards celebrates exemplary givers who embody the City of Good vision as people, organisations, and leaders of good. Last year, National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre wanted to recognise the generosity of Singaporeans who stepped up to give their best for others during challenging times. As such, NVPC and its agency Muse & Motif decided that a special ed
“From citizens providing food and shelter to those in need to volunteers who protected their neighbours from natural disasters, these heroes went above and beyond the call of duty in 2020,” TIME said. TIME described Dubey as “The Man Who Gave Shelter to Those in Need.”
On June 1, as demonstrators filled the streets of Washington DC to protest the killing of African-American Floyd, Dubey was home, not far from the White House.
After a 7 PM curfew, he noticed crowds in the street outside as “police had set up barricades seemingly to trap protesters, and were pepper-spraying those who remained. Dubey decided to take action,” TIME said. “I open my door, and I start yelling, “Get in! ” says Dubey, who works in the health care sector. “All these people were swarming in.”
Indian-American part of Time s Heroes of 2020 for giving shelter to 70 anti-racism protesters in Washington DC Rahul Dubey, who works in the healthcare sector, said he gave refuge to protesters getting pepper-sprayed by police, housing them overnight to avoid curfew breaches A photograph of George Floyd at the George Floyd Memorial outside Cup Foods at Chicago Ave and E 38th St in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Image courtesy: Flickr/Lorie Shaull
New York: Indian-American Rahul Dubey, who had opened the doors of his Washington DC home to over 70 people demonstrating against the killing of George Floyd, has been hailed among the Heroes of 2020 by the
Indian-American in Time s mid-day.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mid-day.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.