Hi Umesh-ji: Thanks for your note and help for the less privileged children of Assam. Ankur has told us how you have been helping raising thousands of dollars for the children. I will keep you posted....we are in Munich [München] for a few dazs.....and the kezboard is driving me nuts. I had to wait for someone to show me where the SHIFT kez was from yesterday when I gave up as there were other people waiting. some of the other kezs are missing too - from the regular kezboard that i am used to. Anywaz, thanks again and I definitely will keep in touch. One day hopefullz we can take you to assam and show zou the places that you have never been to, and have been so kind to - remotely.
“In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and humble like a blade of grass.” > Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 08:35:52 -0700> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > [email protected]> CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL > PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Assam] Parijat Academy's NBS > library is functioning now> > Alpana-ji,> > > It is good to know about the > mailing costs. I was under the impression that one could send a carboard box > abroad of 50/70 pounds for $30 which would reach in a a week. A Brazilian > classmate told me - he went back after graduation.> > I just checked - that > was wrong.> > Your info seems better.> > We will use this at > www.ashanet.org/dc also.> > Umesh> > > "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]> wrote: Dear All:> > I know this is quite a long letter that I've > written in a while. Please take some time to read on, it's a project that > would open a small window to the world for the less privileged but very much > well deserved children of the society. > > As some of you might know, we have > initiated a small library project in Assam. The library is located in Parijat > Academy, Pamohi, in Gorchuk, near Guwahati. Remember Uttam Teron, the > compassionate young man of Pamohi who started the school for the children > from that village? Well, it is their library. > > Wahid-da (Wahid Saleh), who > is also tirelessly working on some wonderful proects for the school and the > people of the village, was kind enough to put the pictures that Ankur and > Uttam took of the library into this album: > http://picasaweb.google.com/Parijat.Academy/NitinBezbaruahSarangapaniLibrary> > > We started the Nitin Bezbaruah Sarangapani Library, in January of this > year, and we are glad to announce that the library has already started > functioning. At present it is a one room, RCC structure, with shelves, a few > tables and enthusiastic children of Parijat Academy.> > In January, we had > taken some books, puzzles, number blocks and other materials from here. We > then bought many reference books for the library at Guwahati itself. We were > also able to stock the library with maps, globes, and a few other things.> > > Our ultimate goal is to be able to provide some good learning resources > through the NBS Library for children and also the communities in Pamohi. > > > As some of you already know, the Academy is managed ably by Uttam Teron, his > family, and a few dedicated teachers. The Academy was first introduced to us > by Ankur Bora of Dallas. Ankur has been doing enormous things for Parijat > Academy. The school now has over 400 students, and could be a model that > ought to be replicated all over Assam.> > If you are interested in helping to > build this library, we will be grateful:> > 1) Send books from here. Jugal > (Kalita) gave us some excellent ideas sometime ago. It seems one can send > books through the US Post Office at very cheap rates. This is bulk mail, > which takes about 6 months to reach, but the costs are about a 1 $ a lb. > Jugal has tested this out and the books reach safe. It’s a bit slow, but > worth it at that price.> > The library needs children’s books. It is > important that the books are fairly new and not outdated, and they would > immediately appeal to the young readership, and/or will support the > curriculum for students from KG - 8th grade.> It will be nice if people could > send a few books when they can. The mailing costs should not be more than $10 > or so.> > Parijat Academy's address is given below:> > Parijat Academy, PO. > Garchuk, Guwahati—781 035, Assam. India.> E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Thank > you.> > Sincerely,> -Alpana Sarangapani> -Ram Sarangapani> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “In order to make spiritual progress you must be > patient like a tree and humble like a blade of grass.”> > > > > > _________________________________________________________________> E-mail for > the greater good. Join the i’m Initiative from Microsoft.> > http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Join/Default.aspx?source=EML_WL_ GreaterGood> > _______________________________________________> assam mailing list> > [email protected]> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> > > > > ---------------------------------> Sent from Yahoo! Mail.> A Smarter > Email.> _______________________________________________> assam mailing list> > [email protected]> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _________________________________________________________________ E-mail for the greater good. Join the i’m Initiative from Microsoft. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Join/Default.aspx?source=EML_WL_ GreaterGood _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
