ECO FRIENDLY SPORTS ORGANISATION - LAUNCH OF BRAND ON A BODY - SPORTS WITH PURPOSE
Channel: Vivek Lakhanpal Secretary General
Date: 20/05/2012

EARTH DAY 22nd AUGUST 2012  SPEECH-  It is my pleasure to greet you all on the occasion of the International Mother Earth Day --   a day designated by the United Nations to redeem our pledge to safeguard our environment.   It is in a critical state, and it's high time to realize that the threat to our environment looms larger than any other threat staring the humanity in the face --  be it AIDS or Terrorism. 

EFSO is an Endeavour to link Green Vision to sports --  for promoting awareness of environment issues through sports. EFSO envisages sports for a special purpose,  with a mission!     Sports --  not only limited to entertainment but also to convey a message through the players, organizers as well as the spectators. Sports have no religion, no colour and no boundaries.  All sports are played the same way everywhere in the world,  Sports stand for peace, harmony and love. The same harmony is at work in Mother Nature too. 

So linking sports to safeguarding interests of Mother Nature shall go a long way in nurturing the peace, love and harmony in it.  EFSO urges the big companies and organizations to promote our talented players.  Here,  I'd like to float the concept of "Brand on the Body" i.e. our players who are youth icons should be sponsored by the business houses. It shall help our cause tremendously.  EFSO envisages Rain water harvested grounds, solar power stadia and energy efficient lights. 
Let's not leave our future generations a legacy of scorched and denuded planet. It is hoped that the involvement of our eminent guests present here,  in this cause, shall ignite the spark in our children as, to quote Herbert Hoover, "Children are our most valuable resource".