Source: Thaindian News (IANS), Chennai, March 2008
Several hundred employees of HCL Technologies, a computer major, Thursday pledged to donate their organs in response to their company’s initiative to promote organ donation in India. It is the first time that a major corporate house has taken such initiative.
The community service council of HCL Technologies, Chennai, organised a camp here in association with Mohan (Multi Organ Harvesting Aid Network) Foundation, a non-governmental organization, to clear misconceptions about organ donation.
Hundreds of geeks and upwardly mobile techies gathered at the camp were told to “give a thought to the myths and facts about organ donation.” “It is a novel experience,” said T.S. Seema, a 24-year-old computer engineer. “I had never thought about this, now I feel proud that my organs may one day help someone else live.”
The Foundation issued donor cards and handed out brochures explaining the process in organ donation…
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