English Training for Primary School Children – Project Inaugurated on 3rd January 2023
At Thuvakudi Govt School and St.Philomina’s Scool in Kattur – Trichy
Lighting Lamp
Introduction by Swaminathan
President Address by Kannan
Keynote address by chief guest part 1
Keynote address by chief guest part 2
Welcome Address by Headmistress
Kattur, St. Philomina’s Middle School, Part 2
Helped in paying college” semester fees” for a child of a staff ,retired from RSK school- Aug 2022
The student is pursuing 3rd Semester B.E (EEE) in SASTRA UNIVERSITY, Thanjavur.
Since the present corpus in the Trust has already been identified for predetermined causes, fresh donations were sought for the above purpose.
Our batch has responded very generously to this call and we have distributed Rs.80,015/- towards the 3rd Semester fees requirements.
ROOF WEATHERING WORK AT THE SCHOOL FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED – JAN 2022
We undertook the roof weathering course work at the “School for the visually impaired” in Woraiyur, Trichy . This work has been completed sucessfully. Project Outlay – Rs 1,30,000/
Three cheers to contractor M/s RVS Construction and our Project Incharge Udhayanan.
BEFORE
WORK IN PROGRESS
COMPLETED
HELPING KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL AFTER CORONA – Dec 2021
On 10th Dec 2021, our volunteering team helped the following schools with some essentials to help kids back to school after the corona pandemic.
- We provided Government Hr. Sec. School in Sengipatti near Trichy Thanjavur border, with 2000 masks, a thermo scanner, a 5 Ltr can of sterilizer and 2 spray dispensers for this purpose. These were handed out to the school’s Head Teacher, deputy Head teacher, teachers, the school’s PTA President and a local social worker, Mr. Nandakumar who is also the husband of the local Panchayat Chairman. This school has a strength of 600 students (from the neighbouring villages) and a teaching staff of 30. We also proposed to sponsor installation of the KALVI 40 APP in their school which was well received by them. While there we also provided 500 masks and a thermos scanner to adjoining primary school’s HM. This primary school has a strength of 500 students.
- Next at the Panchayat School in Thuvakudi, we provided the school with 500 masks, a 5 Ltr can of sanitizer, 2 spray guns and 2 thermo scanners. We provided each one of the 60 kindergarten children, with uniforms, school bags, water bottles, pouch, set of pencils and set of crayons. We have already provided this School with a smart Class Room apart from a computer and furniture in an earlier round of charities.
- We then went to Philomena’s School in Kattur, Trichy were we were received by the Sister Ptincipal and a team of teachers. This School has a strength of 600 students. We provided them with a 5 L can of sanitizer, 2 spray guns and 1500 face masks. This school is in a bad shape and we had to wade through puddles of gutter water to reach the Principal’s room. They have requested us to set right this drainage issue for them and provide them with a conference room by remodeling two adjoining class rooms.
- At the School for visually impaired in Puthur, Trichy with a strength of 60 inmates. We provided them with 300 face masks, a 5 L can of sanitizer and 2 spray dispensers. In this school, we are also in the process of relaying the 1000 Sq. Ft. roof which is highly porous presently. For this we have finalized a contractor at a project cost of Rs. 1.36 lakhs. Our batchmate in school and local Architect, Mr. J. Udhayanan will be in charge of this project. They also brought to our attention an impending serious EB issue which we have assured to set right by speaking to the right authorities.
- Later we were joined by representatives of PAYIR TRUST to whom we provided a Bank Cheque for Rs. 1 Lakh as part of the funding for the construction of a Rotary Club facilitated Study Centre in Thenur Village, Trichy.
- We were then joined by Sathiyaraj, a college dropout to whom we provided with an educational assistance of Rs. 17,800/- (Rs. Seventeen Thousand Eight Hundred only) to help him resume his college education. Sathiyaraj is speech impaired and has hearing defects from birth. He is presently doing his II year BCA in Presidency College Chennai.
- We then proceeded to RC School in Trichy and provided them with 1000 face masks and 1 can of 5 L sanitizer apart from 2 spray guns. They wanted to implement the KALVI 40 APP earnestly and also to appoint an English Teacher through PTA to facilitate LSRW Skills to school students.
- The next day our batchmate and Man Friday for our trust in Ground Zero, Mr. Clements visited Anthony’s School in Kattur and provided them with 1,500 face masks, a thermal scanner, a 5 L can of Sanitizer and 2 spray dispensers.
BUILDING A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT ONE SCHOOL AT A TIME – Jan 2020
On 10th January the volunteering team from the Trust, first went to Irangular – St. Annes Rehabilation Centre along with Father John Berchmans (Principal of RSK from 1998 to 2001) who kindly consented to dedicate these charities to the respective beneficiaries. He was the chief guest for the whole day. At Irangalathur , an enclosure around the bathing area was inaugurated and a computer, printer and stationary were donated. We also distributed sweets. They had organised some celebrations for us
At 11.45 we went to the school for visually impaired at Puthur ( or woriyur).We donated Slotted Angle racks for them to store their stationary and braille books. The school has placed a request with us to do the weathering course for the roof above the kitchen. We also noticed that the platform near the reception, had many ups and downs and there was high risk of physical injury to these children because of that. Going forward we would like to renovate the kitchen roof and this platform.
After lunch, we went to a government sports school in K K nagar and we donated a sports goods. This school has produced a lot of national champions in handball and volleyball. But still this school does not have enough sports goods to train its students
From there we went to “ ooratchi onriya Palli” in Thuvakudi. School which is starved for funds. The school caters to educating the underprivileged children. We noticed the school Principal was very proactive and a good administrator. We donated 10 round table’s and 50 chair’s and mounted a projector system for them.
We propose to adopt this school and make it into a model school. Right now, the children are studying in an open area. We need to make a building for the LKG , UKG classes in this school. We also propose to appoint an English teacher to impart listening, reading and writing skills in English across all classes.
All this will be discussed in the forthcoming Trust meeting. We will draw a plan of action. Once we have a budget, we will put forward the funding request. We are looking forward to your continued co-peration and support.
Let us make a change in the microcosm of Trichy and Tanjore
GAJA RELIEF WORK – Dec 2018
People in the delta districts of Tamil Nadu in India, had lost their means of livelihood and all their earthly possessions to the devastation caused by Cyclone Gaja.
The Trust has provided provisions of “5 Kg high quality rice, 2 Kg Toor Dal, 1 Kg Milk Powder, 250 g Puliyogare Mix, 1 Kg of Sugar, 500 g Salt, Boxes of Candles, Mosquito repellents and Match Box” in a bag to each family.
These material were sourced at competetive rates . The packing work was done by the staff of one of our batchmates in his Trichy factory.
As per request from the administration, it was further planned to source and distribute tarpaulin sheets.
A total of 604 bags of provisions and 550 Tarpaulins which was 9.2 Tons of relief material at a cost value of Rs. 8.11 Lakhs were distributed on 15th December 2018 in the villages of Pallivarthi and Periakuruwadi in Thiruvarur district and Chinnathambur village in Nagapattinam district. Unaudited cash flow figure for this Gaja relief will be released in this space shortly.
The relief work was well conceived, planned and executed by a dedicated team of Rskites of the 1987 batch.
On 15th Dec 2018, the convoy left Trichy from our Alma mater.
The convoy went at 11 am to Mannargudi Tahsildar Office, where the volunteers where met by Dr. Manivasan, I.A.S – the Secretary of the Social Welfare Deptt. Govt. of TN and the local Tahsildar of the village block. Dr. Manivasan and the local administration in Mannargudi Taluk were kind enough to stay with the volunteers during the entire distribution of the relief material.
At Pallivarthi in Mannargudi 250 bag of provisions and 250 tarpaulins were distributed.
Next at Periakuruwadi, another 150 bag of provisions and 150 tarpaulins were distributed.
The district administration and Dr. Manivasan, hosted a simple and delicious South Indian vegetarian lunch for the team of volunteers at the Tiruvarur Guest House.
From there they went on to Nagapatinam. As per procedure in Nagapatinam , all the relief material was first registered at the Muncipality School.
Later with an escort 204 bag of provisions. were distributed at Chinnathambur village .
In all the three villages, with the help of the local administration the smart card ( ration card) of each family was collected and the relief material was handed over along with this card.This was done to ensure that everyone in the village received the provisions and also that there was no duplication of a family receiving the material.
Also due to the cooperation and support extended by the local district administration , the distribution of relief material in all 3 villages was completed in a single day.
As there had been funds flowing even after the first phase of relief work, a second round of distribution of tarpaulins was done on 23rd December 2018.
The Trust thanks all the donors with whose support the Gaja Relief was possible.
Provisions were sourced at competitive rates and the packing work was done by the staff of one of our batchmates in his Trichy factory.
