He is a tech titan, a highly successful silicon valley entrepreneur and a PhD from world class tech university in United States.. One day he chose to exit from his first venture n sold the company to ibm.. Rather than running after investment options with higher returns, he decided use huge share of his profits to make difference in the lives of people, communities, societies... Instantly, he recalled the faces of his classmates who discontinued their studies because of the inability of their parents to provide financial support for their studies.. This was the day on which Dr. Prabhu Goel's brain child Foundation For Excellence(FFE - http://www.ffe.org/ ) was born...!!
With the noble vision of creating an eco-system of excellence through education, Dr. Prabhu Goel founded FFE in the Silicon Valley in 1994. Since its inception, Foundation For Excellence has transformed the lives of more than eleven thousand needy students through scholarship award programs.
This year's open house was held on 16th Oct 2011.. Infosys Technologies Co-Chairman Kris Gopalakrishan graced the occasion as chief guest...
Managing Trustee of FFE India Dr. Sudha Kidao, Volunteer and Past Executive Director of FFE USA Mr. Suresh Seshan, Prof. Rishikesh Krishnan IIM Bangalore who is also a Trustee & Director of FFE were among the other dignitaries who added color to this special event...
It was indeed a special day for me... As an alumnus and a volunteer of the organization I had taken up the role of emcee for the day with Dinesh another alum of FFE..!! It was a mix of excitement and a pinch of pressure to perform as I was facing such eminent guests and a hugeeeeee crowd..!! Extremely supportive audience manifolded our confidence and we successfully facilitated the event..!! more about emceeing in the next post...
Breakout sessions followed the main event... We, alumni of the organization, discussed about how we can take crucial role in taking the organization to next level and spread the culture of giving back to the society...!! Rajeev Gupta, a social entrepreneur, shared his invaluable knowledge about enrolling all members of alumni association to contribute to FFE's mission...
Overall it was indeed an awesome day...!!
As Winston Churchill said “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give”
The most precious gift you can ever give to someone is Education..!!
Happy Giving..!!
PS: I request readers of this blog post to consider making contribution to the Noble vision of FFE. For more details please visit http://www.ffe.org
With the noble vision of creating an eco-system of excellence through education, Dr. Prabhu Goel founded FFE in the Silicon Valley in 1994. Since its inception, Foundation For Excellence has transformed the lives of more than eleven thousand needy students through scholarship award programs.
Foundation For Excellence organizes Open House Event every year that provides a unique opportunity to connect with scholars, alumni, facilitators, donors and volunteers.
This year's open house was held on 16th Oct 2011.. Infosys Technologies Co-Chairman Kris Gopalakrishan graced the occasion as chief guest...
Managing Trustee of FFE India Dr. Sudha Kidao, Volunteer and Past Executive Director of FFE USA Mr. Suresh Seshan, Prof. Rishikesh Krishnan IIM Bangalore who is also a Trustee & Director of FFE were among the other dignitaries who added color to this special event...
It was indeed a special day for me... As an alumnus and a volunteer of the organization I had taken up the role of emcee for the day with Dinesh another alum of FFE..!! It was a mix of excitement and a pinch of pressure to perform as I was facing such eminent guests and a hugeeeeee crowd..!! Extremely supportive audience manifolded our confidence and we successfully facilitated the event..!! more about emceeing in the next post...
Breakout sessions followed the main event... We, alumni of the organization, discussed about how we can take crucial role in taking the organization to next level and spread the culture of giving back to the society...!! Rajeev Gupta, a social entrepreneur, shared his invaluable knowledge about enrolling all members of alumni association to contribute to FFE's mission...
Overall it was indeed an awesome day...!!
As Winston Churchill said “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give”
The most precious gift you can ever give to someone is Education..!!
Happy Giving..!!
PS: I request readers of this blog post to consider making contribution to the Noble vision of FFE. For more details please visit http://www.ffe.org
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