Dear Friends and Family,
As many of you may be aware, I’m volunteering at Udavum Karangal, Chennai, India right now. After spending about a month here, I was able to witness firsthand as to what their needs are. I am now reaching out to you for your support for a good cause.
Background: Udavum Karangal is a non-profit organization that helps orphans and destitute. Udavum Karangal has over 2000 people and they’re taken care of very well by Papa Vidyaakar for their needs of shelter, food, clothing, medicines and much more. On top of that, I just found out that there are some untold necessities that they are in need of right now.
What we’re doing: As a part of Plano Tamil School’s Child-to-Child harmony program we are sponsoring 30 children. As their sponsor, we will be treating the children with a nice meal, snacks and more. There are many kids – 400 total – that includes dyslexic children, mentally retarded children and the normal children who have all been abandoned by society. Within our budget, we are planning to take care of about 100 children by providing everyday’s basic accessories that they can enjoy.
What they need immediately:
1. These 400 children, and some mentally challenged adults need slippers. Imagine having to walk barefoot down two streets made of stones and tar on this hot burning weather in Chennai. The adult men have to walk these streets in order to get to work to the other portion of Udavum Karangal, everyday. Therefore, it would be nice to get them the basic rubber slippers ranging around $2 for 500 people. That’s $1000.
2. Their utmost need right now is undergarments. They need to replenish the undergarments periodically. They need as much as we’re willing to give!!! Even if we take just provide 2 sets of undergarments for 400 children and 100 residents/ volunteers here… that would average to a minimum of $1.50/ person. That’s $750.
3. The girls at various different sections of Udavum Karangal need a set of fake jewelry for important functions that’s occasionally celebrated – such as the function when a young girl becomes an adolescent. This jewelry gets passed on to the next set of girls. Each jewelry set ranges at about $10, and they can use 10 sets or more. That’s $100.
4. I felt it is very important to recognize the 60 volunteers with a small token of appreciation. They work round the clock, throughout the year for the children. We would like to get them some nice fake jewelry at $4/person… estimating at $250.
What do I plan on doing? I plan on personally shopping for these items at the cheapest wholesale rate with the help of Udavum Karangal volunteers at Paris corner, Chennai on July 2nd.
How can you help? The total estimated cost of the above comes to about $2100. Please support this cause by donating any amount that you’re comfortable with. We’d be happy to receive even a child’s small penny savings as well. We need your pledge amount via email to pltamil@gmail.com & Ramya.ambal@gmail.com by June 30th. Please help us help the wonderful family of Udavum Karangal. Thank you, in advance, for your generosity.
Yours truly,
Ramya Velu
Child-to-Child Harmony Coordinator
Ramya.ambal@gmail.com
P.S. – If you’re under the impression that Udavum Karangal just takes care of orphans… read the below information on how many different sections they have… exclusively gathered information, just for you!
- Paasa Malargal – a home for the younglings – newborn babies till four year olds
- Sishu Bhavan/ Thaayagam – Two homes for children from 1st STD up till 5th STD
- BoysTown – Home for the boys from 6th STD – 10th STD
- Gokulam – Home for the girls from 6th STD – 12th STD
- Model House 1 & 2 – 12 girls in each room have been given a separate place from their peers to learn life skills along with responsibilities
- Kutty Papaas – Home for spastic children. These children cannot take care of themselves for any of their needs. Their caretaker has to take care of them from brushing their teeth, changing their diapers, feeding them and changing them.
- Maanasa – Home for mentally retarded children.
- Sumai Thangi – Home for children with learning disabilities
- Occupational Therapy room – Manageable female psychiatric patients
- Maduravayil’s – Karunai Illam – Elderly and hard to manage female psychiatric patients.
- Dignity – Manageable male psychiatric patients
- Jeevan Boys – Dyslexic boys who stay at Dignity, and go to school at Jeevan.
- Malar Vanam – Elderly and hard to manage male psychiatric patients.
- Jeevan – School for dyslexic students/mentally retarded students, and a place to teach life skills such as nursing/tailoring for students who are school dropouts.
- Coimbatore Section – is a totally separate unit that takes care of similar people as well.
- AIDS/ HIV/ Cancer patients – These patients are also well taken care of and they belong in the above sections.
As many of you may be aware, I’m volunteering at Udavum Karangal, Chennai, India right now. After spending about a month here, I was able to witness firsthand as to what their needs are. I am now reaching out to you for your support for a good cause.
Background: Udavum Karangal is a non-profit organization that helps orphans and destitute. Udavum Karangal has over 2000 people and they’re taken care of very well by Papa Vidyaakar for their needs of shelter, food, clothing, medicines and much more. On top of that, I just found out that there are some untold necessities that they are in need of right now.
What we’re doing: As a part of Plano Tamil School’s Child-to-Child harmony program we are sponsoring 30 children. As their sponsor, we will be treating the children with a nice meal, snacks and more. There are many kids – 400 total – that includes dyslexic children, mentally retarded children and the normal children who have all been abandoned by society. Within our budget, we are planning to take care of about 100 children by providing everyday’s basic accessories that they can enjoy.
What they need immediately:
1. These 400 children, and some mentally challenged adults need slippers. Imagine having to walk barefoot down two streets made of stones and tar on this hot burning weather in Chennai. The adult men have to walk these streets in order to get to work to the other portion of Udavum Karangal, everyday. Therefore, it would be nice to get them the basic rubber slippers ranging around $2 for 500 people. That’s $1000.
2. Their utmost need right now is undergarments. They need to replenish the undergarments periodically. They need as much as we’re willing to give!!! Even if we take just provide 2 sets of undergarments for 400 children and 100 residents/ volunteers here… that would average to a minimum of $1.50/ person. That’s $750.
3. The girls at various different sections of Udavum Karangal need a set of fake jewelry for important functions that’s occasionally celebrated – such as the function when a young girl becomes an adolescent. This jewelry gets passed on to the next set of girls. Each jewelry set ranges at about $10, and they can use 10 sets or more. That’s $100.
4. I felt it is very important to recognize the 60 volunteers with a small token of appreciation. They work round the clock, throughout the year for the children. We would like to get them some nice fake jewelry at $4/person… estimating at $250.
What do I plan on doing? I plan on personally shopping for these items at the cheapest wholesale rate with the help of Udavum Karangal volunteers at Paris corner, Chennai on July 2nd.
How can you help? The total estimated cost of the above comes to about $2100. Please support this cause by donating any amount that you’re comfortable with. We’d be happy to receive even a child’s small penny savings as well. We need your pledge amount via email to pltamil@gmail.com & Ramya.ambal@gmail.com by June 30th. Please help us help the wonderful family of Udavum Karangal. Thank you, in advance, for your generosity.
Yours truly,
Ramya Velu
Child-to-Child Harmony Coordinator
Ramya.ambal@gmail.com
P.S. – If you’re under the impression that Udavum Karangal just takes care of orphans… read the below information on how many different sections they have… exclusively gathered information, just for you!
- Paasa Malargal – a home for the younglings – newborn babies till four year olds
- Sishu Bhavan/ Thaayagam – Two homes for children from 1st STD up till 5th STD
- BoysTown – Home for the boys from 6th STD – 10th STD
- Gokulam – Home for the girls from 6th STD – 12th STD
- Model House 1 & 2 – 12 girls in each room have been given a separate place from their peers to learn life skills along with responsibilities
- Kutty Papaas – Home for spastic children. These children cannot take care of themselves for any of their needs. Their caretaker has to take care of them from brushing their teeth, changing their diapers, feeding them and changing them.
- Maanasa – Home for mentally retarded children.
- Sumai Thangi – Home for children with learning disabilities
- Occupational Therapy room – Manageable female psychiatric patients
- Maduravayil’s – Karunai Illam – Elderly and hard to manage female psychiatric patients.
- Dignity – Manageable male psychiatric patients
- Jeevan Boys – Dyslexic boys who stay at Dignity, and go to school at Jeevan.
- Malar Vanam – Elderly and hard to manage male psychiatric patients.
- Jeevan – School for dyslexic students/mentally retarded students, and a place to teach life skills such as nursing/tailoring for students who are school dropouts.
- Coimbatore Section – is a totally separate unit that takes care of similar people as well.
- AIDS/ HIV/ Cancer patients – These patients are also well taken care of and they belong in the above sections.
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