Subject: Shipping Discount Request - FedEx Employees & Contractors
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As most of you know, India Cultural Center and Temple is celebrating its second Kumbhabhishekam from May 31 to June 4 2017. This is a very special event, that takes place only once every 12 years. A pivotal element of the second Kumbhabhishekam is a set of life size vigrahas (Murti's) specially commissioned by ICCT to be hand carved from black granite by skilled artisans (shilpis) in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India. The statues were completed and ready for shipment nearly 3 months ago, but their export wasn't approved by the presiding authority - Archaeological Survey of India - due to the recent political turmoil in Tamil Nadu (the port of origin). Thanks to the persistence and painstaking efforts of our associates, ASI officials have finally approved all the vigrahas yesterday for export. Sadly, despite overcoming this roadblock, our prior shipping arrangements (sea freight) have been rendered inviable due to the delay, as the vigrahas can no longer arrive in time for the event by sea. Our only option to bring the vigrahas here in time is to have them flown in. Shipping such a heavy cargo by air is not the kind of decision a non-profit organization can make lightly, and we need every bit of support we can muster. For this we seek to implore FedEx to permit ICCT a one-time use of employee discount rate or similar (~75% off) to ship the vigrahas. Our only hope to succeed in this effort, is to garner enough support among FedEx employees and leadership via this petition to be able to confidently approach FedEx executive leadership with our request. We have initiated the leadership discussions with FedEx senior executives who are aware of this campaign and are in support of us collecting the signatures to strengthen our case. And also FYI.. signing this petition does NOT send any direct emails to any FedEx leaders. This is just to record that you are supporting the request for the discount. When we do approach the leadership we intend to use these signatures as one of the supporting artifacts. Thanks for all the help and please spread the word. Add your voice to our chorus by signing this petition in support of ICCT. |
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