Nassar’s dress bank brightens bridal hopes
The Hindu
Former NRI man on a unique charity mission collects wedding dresses and offer it to the needy
Nassar Thootha’s dress bank is getting replenished much faster than he expected.
A unique charity scheme based at Thootha on the Malappuram-Palakkad border offering free wedding dresses for the marriage of the needy is becoming a talk of the town. It is called Nassar’s dress bank.
A former Non-Resident Indian (NRI), Mr. Nassar now dedicates a part of his time and resources for the dress bank. He collects wedding dresses from the those are ready to donate, gets them dry-cleaned, and stores them neatly in a shop that he has rented at Thootha.
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