{"id":3702,"date":"2016-09-01T07:24:26","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T07:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faceinews.com\/?p=3702"},"modified":"2016-09-01T07:24:26","modified_gmt":"2016-09-01T07:24:26","slug":"2nd-edition-of-chennai-gives-proudly-launched-by-uber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/?p=3702","title":{"rendered":"2nd EDITION of \u2018CHENNAI GIVES’ Proudly Launched by UBER"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"UBER<\/a>Chennai, August 26, 2016:<\/strong> Uber, the smartphone app that is transforming the way people move around in cities, has today announced the launch of the 2nd<\/sup> edition of \u2018Chennai Gives<\/strong>\u2019 in association with Round table 2 and Ladies Circle India Area 2, conceptualized by Madras Round Table 1. Chennai Gives is a citywide donation drive on 4th<\/sup> September, 2016, organized for the occasion of International Day of Charity the following day.<\/p>\n

Post the successful first edition of the event in 2015, this year too Uber riders can donate new or old items that could include books, clothes, games, household items, school supplies etc. that will improve the lives of the less fortunate.<\/p>\n

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HOW TO DONATE<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Download the Uber app at t.uber.com\/download<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Open the app on<\/strong> 4th September 2016 anytime between 09.00 am \u2013 05.00 pm<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Slide to the \u2018ChennaiGives\u2019 option<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. Hit request and an Uber donation vehicle will collect your supplies at your doorstep.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Commenting on this initiative, Bhavik Rathod, General Manager, South & West India, Uber<\/strong> said \u201cWe are thrilled to be roll out #Chennai Gives for the second consecutive year in the city. You can donate clothes, books, and other supplies through the Uber app on September 4th<\/sup> 2016, and we hope to see an increased participation this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

    The beneficiary organizations are Lady Nye MRT1 School, YWCA Pastor Pfeiffer Girls Home, Saraswat Kendra, AH Secondary School, Little Hearts Home, Seva Samaja Girl\u2019s Home, Mercy Home, Hope School, Ashirwadh Care, Kakkum Karangal, Little Drops, Manasa Institution for Special Children, Arunodayam, Karunai Trust and more.<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong>About Uber<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Uber is evolving the way the world moves. By seamlessly connecting riders to drivers through our app, we make cities more accessible, opening up more possibilities for riders and more business for drivers. From our founding in 2009 to our launches in hundreds of cities today, Uber’s rapidly expanding global presence continues to bring people and their cities closer. Today Uber is available in over 400 cities across 72 countries. The service is available in 28 Indian cities — more than any other country outside the United States and China.\u00a0www.uber.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Chennai, August 26, 2016: Uber, the smartphone app that is transforming the way people move around in cities, has today announced the launch of the 2nd edition of \u2018Chennai Gives\u2019 in association with Round table 2 and Ladies Circle India Area 2, conceptualized by Madras Round Table 1. Chennai Gives is a citywide donation drive […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3703,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-corporate"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3702"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3739,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3702\/revisions\/3739"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}