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Dec 15 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
The gift of a warm shawl, a sweater, a blanket or even just thick socks may seem small to us, but it makes a big difference to those with no other protection from the brutal cold of winter.

#Kindness #Winter #Humanity #GoodDeeds #Charity #DonateABlanket #HelpingTheHomeless Image
Which is why, we at The Better India have partnered with several NGOs across India to keep weary families warm this winter.
Join us in our campaign #DonateWarmth, and contact these #volunteer #heroes to drop off (or courier) your old clothes/blankets at their centres:
Delhi NCR - Uddeshhya, 9410476856

Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur - Shivprabha Trust, 9930965750

Kolkata - Knognat Foundation, 9830243337

Hyderabad - Helping Humans, 9182188109
Guwahati - Helping Hand, 9954203312

Varanasi, Prayagraj, Ayodhya - Hope Welfare Trust, 7785814237

Bengaluru - Humanity Is Religion, 8139956439

Vadodara - Happy Faces, 9925540744/ 9879540744

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