Joomla! site syndication http://feedahungrychild.org Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:31:56 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://feedahungrychild.org/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://feedahungrychild.org Joomla! site syndication http://feedahungrychild.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=52 ... the FAHC coordinators are now on a lookout to identify 14 more most deserving children. [vkn] I was thinking about this sentence and an idea just crossed my mind. Would you be interested in sponsoring the educational needs of the children at our School in Nandyala? [Indira] It was when we, FAHC Trustees, were looking around to add another batch of 14 children that we received an very timely email from Indira Singari introducing Swami Vivekananda Vidhyalaya at Nandyal, Andhrapradesh, India. Nandyala is in Kurnool district in AP and is about 280 km south of Hyderabad and about 400 km north of Chennai. You can find more about the Swami School here. A few more emails and telephonic talks with Indira's husband Vijay Singari made the ball rolling quickly. Ten children were identified from the school. Consent was taken from their parents. In Vijay Singari's own words, I have selected these children from our school at Nandyala. We see these children everyday and understand their struggle to get minimum necessities. All these children could use any available help and I would greatly appreciate you supporting them. There was no second thought. To identify a trustworthy and committed FAHC Nandyal Chapter coordinator was the next job in hand. Vijay confirmed that his father, Sri. Singari Venkata Subbaiah, who is also a trustee of the Nandyala School, would work as the unit coordinator. A few more emails and telephonic calls, Sri. Subbaiah traveled to FAHC headquarters location Nanniode/Pattenchery in Palakkad district, Kerala and personally met all FAHC children and team Trustees. He also participated in the monthly activities. Things started to come together.During Jan 2008 Republic Day weekend, FAHC Chairperson Vijayasekharan master and FAHC Chittur Chapter team (Vipin/Sivaraman/Jayakrishnan/Manoj) and FAHC Managing Trustee VK Narayanan with his family from Nagpur visited Nandyal. The FAHC Nandyal Chapter inauguration event was coordinated by Shri. Subbaiyah and Kiran Singari, Principal of Vivekananda School. Mr. Subbaiyah has assumed the role of FAHC Nandyal Chapter coordinator. The meeting was enjoyable and it was heartening to be reassured about the warm feelings, the new coordinator Shri. Subbaiyah have for FAHC. We had wide-ranging discussions during the event. In the evening, the FAHC Nandyal Chapter was officially inaugurated by Vijayasekharan master and began its first activity by distributing the monthly feeding kits to the familes of those 10 children (one child was absent for the group picture; we will soon get more clearer picture).FAHC Nandyala unit is providing essential groceries and food grains every month since January 2008 to the families of a total of ten children. The children are also getting good education at Swami Vivekananda Vidhyalaya via the scholarship program that Vijay Singari and Indira Singari sponsor. The plan is to support the children until they finish their high school education.FAHC Trustees wholeheartedly thank the team of FAHC supporters spread worldwide, chapter coordinators, and well-wishers who have provided immense support to make this achievement possible. It was a great learning experience.For more information or any queries, please contact the FAHC team at info.fahc@gmail. News and Events - Blog Sun, 25 May 2008 10:14:25 +0100 http://feedahungrychild.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=38&Itemid=47 To generate funds for the activities, FAHC had set forth a goal of raising $3360 (14 children x $240 for a year support) in 2007. An online Donaline Smiles I event began at www.feedahungrychild.org (http://www.feedahungrychild.org/) website using ChipIn widget and Pay Pal donation option. Food blogger Indira of Mahanandi joined in the event and spearheaded it togeher with many fellow food bloggers. A raffle fundraiser was arranged with some very exciting prizes. Details can be found here. There have been some great donors, who have parted with some impressive amount of cash and some have come together as a batch and made collective donations. Donors used three channels for donations - via Chip-in widget using credit cards, directly through Pay Pal, checks addressed and sent to feedahungrychild.org Trust address by post, and direct bank tranfers to feedahungrychild.org Trust bank account. The fundraising goal of $3360 was met and exceeded in a short period of time. Donate Smiles I fundraising event result - 102 donors raised $4735.FAHC Trustees wholeheartedly thank the team of FAHC supporters spread worldwide and chapter coordinators who have provided immense support to make this achievement possible. Special thanks to Aarthi Thoppae, Akhila Rajan, Ali Adam Al Hashmi, Amanda Waddell, Amaravathy Arunachalam, Anitha Medichetti, Anjali Damerla, Anu Chandrasekar, Archana Bhat, Aruna Gollamudi, Asha Arvind, Ashwini Gopinath, Aswini Bhandary, Balaji Srinivasan, Bharghavi Karri, Chandrarekha Radhakrishna, Charu chitale-menon, Deepa Gumpeni, Deepika Gadiparthi, Dinesh Kumar Bhuyan, Hemantkumar Naik, Indhu Balasubramaniam, Indira Singari, John Darnielle, Jyostana Bhatt, Kala Narayanaswamy, Karuna Pochampalli, Kavitha Guruswamy, Krishnananda Pilicudale, Krithika Sukumaran, Laavanya Dheenadayalan, Latha Kishore, Lee Ruppeck, Linda Beatty, Lionel Napoleon, Lisa Johnson, Madhavi Kadaba, MadhaviChandra Vatsavya, Madhu Madhavan, Madhuli Ajay, Madhuri Annam, Madhuri Kakulavarapu, Madhushree Sampathkumar, Mahesh Mamidipaka, Mamatha Balasubramanian, Manasi Dhamal, Mandira Banerjee, Manikandan Subramanian, Manisha Pandit, Manojkumar Nanniode, MenuToday Lalitha, Mini Narayanan, Mitesh Damania, Mogadalai Gururajan, Mohtashim Shaikh, Mrugesh Desai, Nirav Akkanapragada, Nisha Unnikrishnan, Padmaja Kochera, Pavani Haridasyam, Pravin Naik, Priya Ramamurthy, Priya Sivaraman, Radhika Bhandarkar, Rajiv Iyer, Ramya Panchangam, Ranjini Rajeevan, Roopa Anantharamu, Sairam Abburu, Sandeepa Datta, Sandhya Surapaneni, Sangeeta Dhawan, Sangeeta Dhawan, Saritha Pagadala, Sasi Bannuru, Seema Vasagiri, Shilpa Shanbhag, Shoba Centala, Shobana Gopal, Shubhashree Sangameswaran, Sigma Sreedharan, Sonal Tailor, Sowmya Bhattaram, Spandana Bondalapati, Sridhar Kudaravalli, Srilatha Pulipaka, Srivalli Jetti, Srivats Hariharan, Sudhir Balasubramaniam, Suganthi Balasubramanian, Sujatha Narayan, Sunanda Gudi, Suneetha Yerneni, Suyog Kulkarni, Swarna Turaka, Swati Thorat, Tejasvi Das, Terese Riechenback-Dadd, Ulle Koolmar, Umakanth Saripalli, Vasantha Vemula, Venkata Ramana Komali, Unnikrishnan P, Vijay Jayabalan, Vijay Singari, etc.Thank you once again for your generous contributions and goodwill shown towards feedahungrychild.org. We will continue to remain engaged and dedicated in supporting good many needy children in their efforts to support themselves, their families, and their communities by giving them the chance for better food, better education, better healthcare, and other essential welfare. News and Events - Blog Sun, 25 May 2008 00:29:28 +0100 http://feedahungrychild.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=48 Though little time has passed since the last news about FAHC activities, we have some exciting news to share with all of you. It is our pleasure to provide you with an update on the recent developments at feedahungrychild.org. feedahungrychild.org is now a registered charitable trust entity in India; registration number is 339/2007. Thanks to KK for his time and efforts in getting this accomplished.FAHC is not just about food!FAHC began its pilot operation on April 17, 2007, at Palakkad district of Kerala in India. The event was a full-day affair involving all the FAHC-supported children, their caretakers, and a few well-wishers from the neighborhood. We gathered at the chairperson’s house where we organized a lunch with children followed by the distribution of the first monthly feeding kits and gifts. The program was implemented correctly for well-identified 10 families to support a total of 14 children in the pilot feeding project. Our visits to their houses were so inspiring; at times we literally had tears in our eyes seeing their tragic living conditions. These kids have very meager support systems and have no fathers. Some of them do not have both parents. These children face so many hurdles that it becomes even more important to lend them a helping hand early in life. Now they have a hope. FAHC is aiming to make a tangible difference in the lives of these chosen children. That can make all the difference. We are exploring the possibilities of alternative livelihood options for these families.FAHC provides support to the children and their families by giving them better food via feeding kits, education and healthcare support, and other welfare.Educationally, FAHC takes care of the costs of their textbooks, notebooks, school bag, umbrella, uniforms, school tuition fees, etc. We also conduct study classes, camps, and games during vacation holidays for the children.For medical care, we are on a look out for a possible medical insurance option. For the time being, FAHC takes care of the cost of their medical bills on an as needed basis. News and Events - Blog Tue, 15 May 2007 12:50:02 +0100 http://feedahungrychild.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=35 We invite you to join us in our mission. We are selling Feeding Kits to individuals to help keep the smiles of our children going. With the help of online buyers, FAHC is now supporting 36 children and their families since April 2007. FAHC does need your help as its supporters now more than ever. FAHC Fundraising ProgramFeeding Kits: The program's central fundraising tool is Feeding Kits. Purchases of the kits help us benefit the children's monthly feeding needs. The cost of a FAHC Feeding Kit is approximately $18 (INR 828). Feeding kit includes, SNo Commodity Unit 1 Rice/wheat 5 kg 2 Green gram 1 kg 3 Toor dal 1 kg 4 Bengal gram 1 kg 5 Sugar 1 kg 6 Oil 1/2 L 7 Eggs 15 nos 8 Fruits 2 kg 9 Milk 15 L* * Daily supply of half-liter milk is arranged via nearby milk societies. ** The unit cost of a monthly Feeding Kit changes depending on the local seasonal costs.Click the TinyPay widget at the side bar or the PayPal widget at the top of this page to purchase the Feeding Kit securely via PayPal online.Please consider making a purchase today @ http://tpay.me/ciGHD1 Support FAHC - Donations Tue, 15 May 2007 11:41:05 +0100 http://feedahungrychild.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=30 About us - About FAHC Sun, 13 May 2007 04:42:07 +0100