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It
has long been a dream of sports legends and co-founders of Olympic
Gold Quest, Geet Sethi and Prakash Padukone to make OGQ into a nation
wide movement. The 'Power your Champion' program is the first step in
that direction. The eventual goal of this program is to get a million
Indians contributing at least Rs. 100 each per month which would go
towards the training and preparation of India's top athletes across
Olympic sports.
The basic idea of 'Power your Champion' is simple. When we spend much
more than Rs.100 every other day at coffee shops, why wouldn't the
people of India want to contribute a similar amount every month which
could go towards a program that could create India's next Olympic
Champions. A quick back of the envelope calculation tells us that if a
million Indians contribute at least Rs. 100 each per month, OGQ could
support the training and preparation of at least 2000 grass root level
athletes. Small regular monthly donations by means of an Electronic
Clearing Service (ECS) by a simple one time standing instruction would
pinch no one, and yet everyone would feel proud that they are
contributing towards building India's next Olympic Champion.
What really distinguishes the program is the people and the
organization backing it. OGQ strives to maintain the highest degree of
credibility, transparency and impact. All the members of the Board of
OGQ are people of the highest achievement and credentials in the
sports and corporate world. We will be making our audited accounts and
spends on athletes available for public consumption. And finally, OGQ
promises impact through performance. The mission is simple - To win
Olympic gold medals.
The strength of the 'Power your Champion' program lies in its
simplicity and the power of volumes. OGQ wants every patriotic Indian
to contribute and make a difference to India sport and feel the pride
of the national anthem being sung when an Indian athlete wins the
Olympic Gold medal.
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