The Origin

School Fees and a Month’s Provision for the Mentally Challenged / Orphan Home

For July 2009 month’s event, we had visited Samarpana (Home for Mentally Challenged & Spastics) on 26^th July 2009. At present, this organization takes care of nearly 51 (Mentally Challenged – 45 & Orphans – 6). We provided a Month’s Provision, Breakfast, Dinner and Ice Cream. We also provided Monthly School Fees for 4 Orphan children consolidated for the whole year. We spent some time with the children, by interacting, playing, dancing with them. All the volunteers who had the opportunity to visit the home were overwhelmed on seeing the mentally challenged children, and on hearing about the difficulties faced by them in their day-to-day tasks. All the care is taken by the management of the home and they are nursed with love and affection which they greatly require.

Others projects completed during the month of July 2009

Individual Educational Aid #1

We came to know about a girl Susithra P. from a poor family, referred by our volunteer Sumeetha, who was struggling to pay her 1^st Year College Fees due to financial problem. Her father is working as Security in Kaiser Pvt. Ltd., (Contract Basis) and he is earning Rs.2,000/- per month and her mother is also working as Helper in Zaida Clothings and she is earning Rs.2,000/- per month. She had scored 90.3% in HSC Examination and 83.5% in SSLC Examination. We have provided the partial 1^st Year College Fees of Rs. 5,000/-. We have also arranged partial College Fees of Rs. 10,000/- through our partner organization “Dream India 2020” (www.dreamindia2020.org). Our special thanks to Mr. Natarajan Raman, Managing Trustee of Dream India 2020.

Individual Educational Aid #2

We came to know about a girl Sharmila G. from a poor family, referred by our volunteer Hellan, who was struggling to pay her Final Year College fees due to financial problem. Her father is working as Cobbler. She is studying Final Year B.Com in Shrimathi Devkunvar Nanalal Bhatt Vaishnav College For Women, Chromepet, Chennai. She had scored 61% in her 2^nd Year College Examination. We have provided her complete fees for Final Year of Rs. 12,720/-.

Month’s Provision and Rent provided for a Poor/Orphan Children/Old Aged/Mentally Retarded/ Handicapped Home

We already know this home (“Perumal – Subbaiah Memorial Orphan, Children, Old Aged and Handicapped Home – Karunai Illam”, with 10 inmates) and have already provided a month’s provision in May 2009. Last week we came to know that they were struggling for their day-to-day needs. We visited the home and provided them with Provisions, Cooking Oil along with the Rent for three months. We are also planning to take care of their monthly provision needs hereafter along with the rent.

Science Record Notes/Exam Pads/Geometry Boxes/Ink Pen/Gel Pen/ Subject Guides / Inner Wears for Girls of Government Children’s Home

Children who are poor, orphan, missing, abandoned, neglected, destitute and delinquent and Women who are victims of immoral trafficking from the age of 5 years to 18 years are brought to the Government Children’s Home for Girls. Children are studying in nearby school and also in the residential school in the home. We came to know that the students were in need of Science Record Notes / Exam Pads / Geometry Boxes / Ink Pen / Gel Pen / Subject Guides and Inner Wears, which we provided as part of this Month’s Event.

Subject Guides for a Poor/Orphan/Semi-Orphan Children

Last week we visited a Poor/Orphan/Semi-Orphan Home (Adi Dravida Samooga Sevagar Sangam, Manavar Illam). At present, this organization takes care of 75 inmates. This home provides free food, shelter, medical care and other basic needs to the inmates. These children are studying in nearby corporation schools. They need special coaching classes and subject guides. We had provided the Subject Guides for students studying from 9^th Standard – 12^th Standard. Already our partner organization “India Sudar Educational and Charitable Trust” (www.indiasudar.org) had arranged Special Coaching Classes for the children studying 10^th Standard.

Name Chosen for our Monthly Event Team

We, monthly event team members, formally met during the June month event regarding choosing a name for our Monthly Event Team. Finally, the name “The Origin” was selected unanimously. Hereafter our activity and our group will be referred to by this name.

Below are the various organizations where our volunteers are working

1) ABB

2) HCL Technologies

3) Hexaware Technologies

4) “Nijangal (Uthavum Ullangal)” - An Orkut Online Community

5) Prodex Technologies

6) Scope International Private Limited

7) SYSTIME Computer Systems Limited

8) TCS

9) Vodafone

July 2009 - Contribution & Expenses Sheet