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FDDI, Chennai campus organizes ‘Run to save Girl Child’


Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI), Chennai campus organized marathon 2020 ‘Run to save Girl Child’ on 16th February 2020 at Elliot's Road, Beasent Nagar Beach, Chennai at 6.00 AM.

The special guests for the occasion were Mr. Siddheshwaran, International Softball Tennis player and Ms. Prithivee, Miss Chennai.


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‘Run to save Girl Child’ was co-sponsored by S Shiny Home for Girl Child and Women, S. Chidambaram, Indian Overseas Bank, Retired Bank Manager (Social Activist), Lumen Life Sciences, Chennai and Kalpatharu Dairy, Amul distributors. All the participants were provided T-shirts, refreshments and certificate.

FDDI students, staff and their family members, students and staff members from various colleges, schools in Chennai and public joined for this noble cause with FDDI Chennai. In senior category, Mr. Biplub Kumar from Indian Army was the winner where as in the junior category master Arjun won the gold medal.

‘Run to save Girl Child’, which was organized by the Fashion Design department of FDDI was an attempt to create awareness about the decrease in the number of births of girl child gradually affecting the natural balance of society adversely.