Dubai: A Dubai-based Indian social worker, Venkatramam Krishnamoorthy, has set a Guinness world record by collecting the largest amount of stationery for charity in 24 hours.
He received 10,975 kg of stationery from schools, corporates and individuals last month in an attempt to help one lakh refugee children around the world.
The donations included around 50,000 notebooks, 3 lakh pencils and 2,000 school bags along with items like crayons, pencil sharpeners, scissors. Four hundred volunteers joined hands for the mission at Dubai's Al Diyafah School.
"Joyful giving is the motto of this mission. It's all about bringing smiles on the faces of needy children around the world," Mr Krishnamoorthy said.
The previous Guinness record in this category received 4,571 kg in 2015, in Saudi Arabia.
He received 10,975 kg of stationery from schools, corporates and individuals last month in an attempt to help one lakh refugee children around the world.
The donations included around 50,000 notebooks, 3 lakh pencils and 2,000 school bags along with items like crayons, pencil sharpeners, scissors. Four hundred volunteers joined hands for the mission at Dubai's Al Diyafah School.
"Joyful giving is the motto of this mission. It's all about bringing smiles on the faces of needy children around the world," Mr Krishnamoorthy said.
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The previous Guinness record in this category received 4,571 kg in 2015, in Saudi Arabia.
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