Pushpa Achanta 07:23 PM, August 21st, 2010

The Ladakh - Winter Shelter Appeal (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=140969502609699), a group of friends in Bangalore is collecting old newspapers and magazines to sell and raise funds for Ladakh's flood affected. It plans to send the entire amount to Ladakh Ecological Development Group (LEDeG - www.ledeg.org) mainly for building energy efficient, disaster resilient shelters before the harsh Ladakhi winter. Interested people can: a. Drop stack(s) of old newspapers and magazines at any of the following collection points - Viveknagar/Koramangala: 9845145436 - Cottonpet: 9844544080 (preferably on Sunday) - Padmanabhanagar/Banashankari: 9886004555 - Jayanagar Block II: 9886263523 - Vidyapeeta/Banashankari 1st Stage: 9241718020 b. Organize a collection drive within their apartments, offices if possible c. Act as a collection point handling end-to-end tasks, i.e., up to routing the money to LEDeG d. Spread the word e. Support any other initiative or NGO for Ladakh"