Good to note Sireeshas' health wellness. She doesnot need any operation for two years....well..if a doctor can say this with gutt feeling...then we can decide on the rest. Assuming the doctor did...then my opinion would be to hold all the money that came in Sireeshas' name in the account and keep maintaining that balance as a reserve. For two reasons...since many have poured in that money towards her wellbeing and if godforbid there comes in a need then we cannot expect the same people to donate again..and neither might we be in a position to raise equal or more given time,active volunteers n economic constraints.
Money kept in reserve can be used as cash advances where necessary...but we have to make sure we put back the amount on timely basis. Would I spend this money on someother life....well...I would if I have no other option left after all I try possible. A new case....a new beginning towards saving it...and a new mail asking for donations and again new efforts aswell. I think we can cruise along equally good with the next one as with this one. I am against giving the money to Hrudaya foundation and like I said would actually prefer keeping it with us as a reserve on Sireeshas' name. We are here...she will be here..and the money will be here for her too...to come of appropriate use. Money can go in and out...but I would maintain the balance like I said. About how much can we come up with towards her surgery costs...well...the amounts we recieved in donations will be the amount. We will not make an effort to raise some more money again on this case. Instead we can generate funds for a new cause. I leave the collaboration part to you Prasanthi. If you ask me...collaboration with this would restrict our horizons in reaching out people out of this foundation. Knowing the cases will not be a problem...but...working on it will be the issue. Given the manpower limitations...diving into a pool such as this will suffocate us :) This pool is like an ocean of files and people and cases. We will but become their mirror in a way and remain kind of hidden behind the big wall - I somehow would not choose this...though it is the cause that matters....specially given the fact that MAD is still in its growing years. It has to struggle on its own to establish its identity. Even saying you take up only as many cases as you could and saying no when we cant'.....I still feel we would have to give up some liberty and leisure being a part of it. Keeping up with times and dates and appointments or planning reports might not be that easy...since we tailor all this in our group according to our schedules and available time & means. In short we are the deciding factor when it comes to our group...and in a way we also restrict the clarity of case reports to our volunteers....since the information we have on hand would itself be second information. This limits our say in it as well..and there wont' be much to participate from our members' end...no discussions involved and no matters that need suggestions either. All we might be doing is asking for more money & no participation like I said...or...keep sending our volunteers on field work & assessments. Definitely no harm in collaborating...but...I think my preference would be to keep our group as a sole entity....or a sister group of ones like WWHY. We can identify and divert cases to them as and when feasible...or even perhaps do this on a paralell basis when we have extra time or some other member of ours wishes to do so out of his will...but taking up what they have in hand already wouldnt' be me. They will figure out and solve those cases anyways....even if we wont' participate in it. So...why cant' we reach that extra person waiting for help yet?? -Divya PS: Sorry for the elaborate mail. I typed in all that came into my mind straight onto the sheet. Running short of time for some other work. Pls shoot ur criticisms or comments irrespective of if or not ur thoughts differ. Thnks. ********************************************************************** --- In [email protected], "Lakshmi Prasanthi Uppalapati" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello Friends, > > Good Morning/Evening. > > Now it is a high time that we take some decision reg. our activities. > > It is a good news that Sireesha's condition is stable and she does not need > any operation for two years. > > 1) Coming to Rotary Club's request to us to pay any amount on behalf of > Sireesha so that they can spend the money on another child waiting for help, > we have to take a decision. Now that we have money and expenditure list in > place, we can get to know how much we have. But anyway we do not spend the > money for just one case. > > ----We should take a decision on how much we can give for Sireesha's case. > > To be frank, we got much money for Sireesha's case and we diverted it to > Raju's case and still we have some money on her name. > > --- What should we do at this juncture? > > Should we give the entire amount that came on behalf of Sireesha to Rotary > club (If she is not going to be operated, we need not give now. This is > based on our principle that we will pay only for the bills)? > > If we decide not to, then can we help other poor children whom Rotary club > is helping? (Personally seems ok to me as we decided to take up the cause of > all such children, prepare profiles and forwarding it to different > organizations). > > Two dimensions to it: > 1) We need to confirm that the parents are really very poor. > > (As per the telephone discussion that I have with Jairam, the parents do not > seem too poor as they project themselves and each family can afford Rs. 10k > atleast. Also he met one parent whose case is approved in 2004 and got the > operation date in this month.). > > 2) We also need to take the permission of all the donors for Sireesha's case > to spend the money the way we decide as a group. (THIS IS OF HIGHEST > IMPORTANCE AND ALSO IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH MEMBER WHO FORWARDED > THE CASE TO THEIR FRIENDS AND ALSO PROCURED DONATIONS) > > 2) > I am thinking of ringing to Lara garu this weekend and if he permits 3 to 4 > members from our group (or other groups associated with us) visit him and > discuss the possibility of a collaboration. > > My idea: If Rotary Club can take the responsibility of establishing whether > the case is genuine or not, we take the responsibility of generating funds > (not the whole amount. But some amount on a monthly basis on behalf of our > group and some amount by knocking the big organizations). > > or Viceversa. We take pains to check whether a case is genuine or not, and > they will support such cases. > > Awaiting a very fruitful discussion and practical suggestions. > > Thank you. > > > On 5/3/06, jai ram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > hi all, > > > > Things happened at hrudaya foundation : > > > > This morning at 8-15AM, Mr Murali has taken me > > to hrudayalaya foundation and introduced me to > > sirisha's family members. As he had to go to office , > > asked me to take of the things. > > > > We, the family of sirisha and I, met Snehalatha garu > > who is the incharge of hrudaya foundation.There was > > some meeting session in the morning for parents of the > > children who are going to get operated. It started at > > 11AM.The oragnizers are from 'rotary club '.They are > > generating some funds to hrudaya foundation.They > > asked sirisha's parents abt their economic situation. > > The main concern is they are asking the parents to > > bare some amount which they can afford so that the > > rest they can arrange.I explained their economic > > situation and said they cannot afford. Among them > > there is one doctor also.She has seen sirisha's > > reports.Then they asked me abt our group and > > activities.they also asked me whether our group can > > generate any money for sirisha's case. i said i will > > ask the group members abt this. S.L.LARA.from rotory > > club has given his phone number and asked me to tell > > the amount that we can generate towards this case > > within two days. > > > > They said that they will intimate the date of > > operation through phone. > > > > Things happened at care hospital : > > > > After that we went to care hospital for sirisha's > > health checkup.there we met Dr.nageshwara rao.he said > > that sirisha's health is very stable. He prescribed > > only a tonic for iron.The sireesh's grandma said they > > had it already(unused) and so no money was spent > > towards medicines.Doctor said "the case is not very > > urgent and it can take some time for operation(even 2 > > years also no problem itseems), there are lot of cases > > like this who have been waiting for long time and they > > are giving priority based on patient's health". > > minimum of 6 months will take for sirisha to get > > operated, he added. > > > > > > Jayaram. > > > > > > > > --- ulprasanthi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Hello Friends, > > > > Good Morning/Evening. > > > > Yesterday evening Sireesha's grandmother rang to me > > saying that > > Hrudaya Foundation asked them to visit their office > > today at 10 am. > > It seems that they had an appointment to visit doctors > > after 3 days > > means last before wednesday or so but they didn't go > > for checkup and > > then today they will go and meet doctors also. I told > > them in a > > serious tone that they shouldn't neglect the check-ups > > as such as we > > are all showing concern for health and spending time > > and money. > > > > This morning I requested Murali and Jairam to visit > > them in Hrudaya > > Foundation and also talk to doctors reg. the operation > > date. > > > > Though they are busy they took time to visit them (as > > those people > > came early in the morning at 8:20 am itself). Jairam > > is with them and > > he will talk to Hrudaya Foundation and also to the > > doctors and he > > will buy the medicines for them. > > > > We decided not to give money for auto fare or other > > expenses. 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