Kokuyo Camlin celebrates the true spirit of Children’s Day

Kokuyo Camlin celebrates the true spirit of Children’s Day

Mumbai, 14^th November 2013:  Kokuyo Camlin Limited (Earlier Camlin Limited) – the pioneering and leading stationery and art material manufacturer of the country celebrated Children’s Day by organizing various initiatives for underprivileged Children in the city.

Kokuyo Camlin had partnered with Bandra Bandstand Resident Trust, a non-profit organization taking care of the Bandstand Promenade and also running a school for underprivileged children. 150 underprivileged Children from three schools in Bandra participated in a painting contest at the promenade.  The kids had a gala time painting and colouring at the promenade. The activity was aimed at providing these children with an opportunity to learn and interact with the fellow kids. Kokuyo Camlin gave out prizes to the top three winners.

Talking about this initiative which Kokuyo Camlin had organized, Mr. A Srikanth, CEO, said, “Our endeavour to celebrate children’s day in true spirit is by being a part of their celebrations.  There are so many children in India – who wouldn’t know the meaning of Children’s Day. This initiative is both privilege and a humble attempt to reach out to those children and give them an opportunity to celebrate this day with us”

Kokuyo Camlin also took 100 Underprivileged Children from Mumbai based NGO ‘Touch’ (Turning Opportunities for Upliftment & Child help)  for a tour around the city in specially organized buses.  The kids were given a small tour of various places in Mumbai like Bandra- Worli sea link, Gateway of India and Marine Drive. With an on bus magic show included, kids had a wonderful time. They were also provided with refreshments, lunch and gifts by Kokuyo Camlin.

That’s not all! To further spread the joy Kokuyo Camlin visited Anand Niketan, an orphanage based at Worli, to mingle with the bright kids and bring a smile on their face, by being a part of their celebrations. Fun filled activities like - singing, clay-modeling and art competition was organized and a small token of appreciation from Kokuyo Camlin, given to them was the icing on the cake.

About Kokuyo Camlin Ltd

Kokuyo Camlin Limited  ( formerly known as Camlin Limited ) is in the business of  manufacturing and selling of art materials and stationery products under flagship brands ‘Camel’ and ‘Camlin’ which have been in existence for more than 75 years . The company offers a wide range of products such as artistic materials, hobby colours, scholastic colours, scholastic stationery, office products, drawing instruments, writing instruments, office stationery, adhesives, notebooks, office supplies and writing instrument which are broadly classified in to: (a) School and Education products, (b) Fine art and Hobby products, and (c) Office products.

In the year 2011, Kokuyo S&T ltd, a Japanese corporation engaged in the business of stationery acquired majority stake in the Company. Kokuyo S&T ltd is a 100% subsidiary of Kokuyo Co. Ltd., Japan. Kokuyo S&T’s product line includes office stationery, notebooks and office supplies. It is presently holding 65.77% stake in the company.