How the people of Landour with the help of friends raised money for medical equipment at the Landour Community Hospital all in a day
Five days ago, Priya Kapoor, the editorial director of Roli Books, tweeted out to say that the Landour Community Hospital (LCH), an 80-year-old institution, was fundraising for a ventilator. She appealed especially to those who had “visited and loved Landour”, saying, “Every bit counts.” Landour is a cantonment town near Dehradun in Uttarakhand.
Every bit did count, because donations ranged from ₹95 to ₹1 lakh, to meet the initial target of ₹11 lakh. This was then extended to ₹20 lakh, and then to ₹30 lakh, almost met by 417 supporters.