Intuit emerge winners of United Way of Bengaluru’s Corporate Quiz Challenge 2010
support corrective eye surgeries of underprivileged adults and children
Bengaluru, June 26, 2010: United Way of Bengaluru, a volunteer led, nonprofit organization successfully conducted Corporate Quiz challenge 2010-an inter-corporate quiz competition focused on general knowledge and current affairs at Hotel Royal Orchid in Bangalore today. The competition, sponsored by MONSTER, India's Leading online job portal, saw over 75 teams enthusiastically participating for honors. Mr. Madhav Nair and Mr. Rajib Saha from INTUIT emerged as the deserving winners finally in a nail biting finish with Mr. Suresh Vishnu and Mr. Kaustav Dutta from HP -as the first runners up and Mr. Vaibhav Anand and Dr. Shivam Krishnan from Manipal University as the second runners up. The UWBe Board members gave away the prizes to the winning teams in the presence of veteran cricket commentator Charu Sharma who enthralled the participants as the quizmaster. The Quiz craft team of Kaun Banega Crorepathi fame did a fabuluous job of conducting the competition. Around INR Seven Lakh in cash and kind was raised through the quiz competition. INR 5 Lakh will be handed over Sankara Eye Hospital, Bangalore, for corrective eye surgeries of underprivileged adults and children.
About United Way of Bengaluru (UWBe) : United Way of Bengaluru, incepted on 15th July 2008, has a diverse and distinguished board, consisting of Vivek Nagarkatti (Chairman), President and Managing Director of HP Global e-Business Operations Pvt. Ltd., Dr. Tansen Chaudhari (Vice Chairman), VP, Exchanging, Suneeth Katarki (Secretary), Founding Partner of Indus G&D Law, Charu Sharma, Sports Commentator, Jessy Jacob, Founding Director of JJA Architects Pvt. Ltd, Sabu Thomas, Director – HR at Qwest Telecom Software Services Pvt. Ltd., Suresh Shanmugham, MD of SVB India Advisors Pvt. Ltd., Suzanne Singh, Trustee and Member of the Board of Akshara Foundation and Balachandran Warrier (Treasurer), CEO of Manipal Foundation appointed on a voluntary basis.
About United Way: United Way is a global network of locally governed not-for-profit member organizations in 47 countries and territories whose members work to create long-term solutions to local human needs. These members convene community leaders who identify and prioritise local needs, generate and distribute resources for mission-centered work, help improve the effectiveness of the non profit sector, and enhance service delivery. This work happens primarily at the local level, where community needs and opportunities are best understood by local volunteer leaders. Through its commitment to and demonstration of effectiveness, transparency and accountability, United Ways are able to raise US $5 billion dollars worldwide which are applied to create greater local community impact. United Way convenes more than 2.5 million volunteers annually – a diverse corps of people who care about their communities and are motivated to make a difference.
