A simple idea has really helped us

By Hari Shukla on Jun 23, 08 07:52 AM

Some five years ago, I thought of an initiative which proved very successful.

That was to publish a supplement. I made an appointment with the Editor of the Journal.

We discussed a number of ideas and one of them was to publish a supplement entitled "Living Together".

The purpose was to highlight, through stories, contribution being made by individuals and organizations and thank them for making difference to the quality of the people in the region.

It was agreed that the supplement should consist of three sections, stories from individuals and organizations, messages from the prominent figures in the region and third section article from the sponsors.

The first issue was sponsored by a number of individuals and organizations. The supplement, first of its kind in the country, was a great success.

It was agreed to publish the supplement three times a year. We are able to thank a large number of individuals and organizations who are making positive contribution to the life of the community.

Often we take things for granted and forget to acknowledge people's contribution. Through the supplement we are able to demonstrate commitment the leadership has for the diversity in the region.

We are able to demonstrate very strong partnership we have developed with our leading regional paper the Journal and the Evening Chronicle which have played a very important role in developing a strong community in the region.

These are some of our initiatives which have encouraged us to declare Newcastle, City for Peace.