Acknowledge going thru the MOM. Nice to know that some things are decided for.
We will let u know the US end opinion once we are thru the Saturday Meeting. -Divya *********************************************************************--- In [email protected], "ulprasanthi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My response as a member: > > I might have exams in July and there is very less time for me to read. > So I might not be able to participate in visits until August. > > Except for the meetings I cannot attend any other events. > > Reg. the Thalessemic test, I will request our members to let us know > their interest to be checked. I wish to propose it in our meeting with > other groups. Meanwhile all of you talk with your friends and prepare > a list of interested people. Once we will get a required number we > will block a date (probably a weekend) and let ourselves tested. > > By the way, interested members who are willing to be eye donors and > organ donors, do it asap. > > Thank you. > > > --- In [email protected], "Lakshmi Prasanthi > Uppalapati" <prasanthi.uppalapati@> wrote: > > > > Hello Friends, > > > > Good Morning/Evening. > > > > This is the MOM of May. > > > > Participants: Prasanthi Uppalapati, T. Murali Mohan, Chandrasekhar_B, > > Jagadish Kotagiri, Srinivas, Krishna, Sravan Kumar Patnaik > > 7 members. > > > > Ratan ji, Doctor Syam Sundar ji, Sowmya, Jairam, new members Anitha and > > Kalpana couldn't attend due to various important reasons. > > > > We spoke on the 4 topics in the agenda and two more. > > > > 1. Thalessemia Disease and our support to TSCS: > > > > Donating Money > > > > We can donate money from our monthly contributions. > > > > (While typing this I got an idea of why not raise funds specifically for > > this disease as we do for Sireesha or Raju's case) > > > > Awareness > > > > Before we try to create awareness, we, members, mainly the unmarried > ones, > > get ourselves tested. The test costs Rs. 500 but if all of us can > fix a date > > and go at a time it would be between 300 to 400 rs. per person. > > > > Visit TSCS in our free time and counsel the parents who bring their > children > > for treatment. (As Thalessemia is an inherited disease, there might be > > potential carriers in those families and it is highly required that > all of > > them be tested and take necessary precautions not to give birth to > one more > > Thalessemia Major kid). > > > > Every member take the responsibility, talk to the HR and try to > arrange a > > session in the company premises for the employees so that Dr. Suman > Jain can > > explain to them reg. the disease. > > > > Last but not the least, forward the details of Thalessemia to > friends and > > then explain/educate them reg. the disease and encourage them to > undergo the > > test and if they are interested, make them participate in our efforts to > > create awareness. > > > > Blood Donation > > > > First of all prepare a donors' list from the interested members of our > > group. Give the list to Dr. Suman Jain and also take the list of all > > registered kids and their addresses. Pass the kids' details to the > > respective group people and vice versa. Later on the kid's parents > should > > keep in touch with us when they need blood. That is how we can become a > > permanent/regular donor and can adopt a kid. > > > > Also encourage Red Cross to give the donors' list on group basis and let > > them explain about Thalessemia whenever and wherever they conduct a > blood > > donation camp. Also encourage them to let the patient know who is > the donor > > and the donor about the patient so that every donor can feel happy > to see > > the beneficiary. > > > > 2. Reg. Sireesha's case: > > > > I happened to visit CARE hospital on Sunday to meet grandpa (Sri KVB > Sastry) > > and as I went there I tried to meet Dr. Nageswara Rao or Dr. > Gopichand or > > Mr. Srinivas who is the assistant of Dr. Gopichand. As it is sunday, > they > > are not there and one Mr. Pavan in the reception let me speak with Mr. > > Srinivas on phone. What he told me was Sireesha's case has been given > > priority and Snehalatha garu (Hrudaya Foundation Chief) is taking > every care > > and we will be getting the date soon. I didn't get any chance to > talk more > > clearly. > > > > During discussion what the members felt was that if doctors are ready to > > operate and the funding is ready and when operation is compulsory > (at any > > time, even after 1 year or 2 years), it is better to get the girl > operated > > to avoid any unnecessary hassles. > > > > Date of Operation: > > Krishna garu told that Dr. Gopichand is the chief and he is the > person who > > does the surgery and so his word is final and on 10th of this month > we will > > be knowing the date of the operation. > > > > With Rotary Club: > > Rotary Club has agreed to bear the complete operational expenses. > Why they > > requested again is if we can give any amount (how > > much less it might be), they can spend it on another child among a > long list > > of waiting children like Sireesha. > > > > Member's opinion: Explain Rotary that as we are bearing the pre and post > > operation expenses, we cannot give any money towards operation > expenses. (If > > Bangalore or US members or any member have any objection, you please > mail to > > the group) > > > > > > 3. Reg. the decision to deal with new cases: > > > > If we are sure about the genuinity of a case, first announce the > case to the > > group and ask if anyone are interested to donate on project basis (other > > than the monthly contributors). We should follow the same procedure > for any > > number of cases that might come up. Announce a date and seek response > > within that period. > > > > From the monthly amount of the group, announce some money that we are > > willing to give to a particular case. If any member have any > objection, they > > can mail within the stipulated time. > > > > Reg, giving money only for establishing genuinity or only giving > medicinal > > expenses and not to bear operation costs, we opined that there > cannot be any > > thumb rule and based on the issues on hand, we have to take the > decision. > > For some cases, if the patient is not a kid, money might not > generate. For > > some cases, we cannot bear the full amount. > > > > So it would be good if we can say to the patient's family that we > can give > > certain amount of money and we will give it at the time of operation > or else > > we will buy the medicines. > > > > 4. Reg. the monthly donations: > > > > We need not block the money but let the members send their contributions > > every month. > > > > It would be great if we can proceed in a different way other than making > > proportions every month and waiting for particular areas to spend > the money. > > > > What are we going to do with the money? > > > > We will first ask the monthly contributors about their area of > interest to > > spend the money. > > a) Any case (Go by group's decision. No objection whatsoever) > > b) Interested in particular domain (Education - orphan kids, servant > maid's > > kids, economically poor kids, higher education, Medical Help - Kids, > Youth, > > Aged ones, Old Age Homes) > > > > Based on the members' response, we will get an idea of how much > money is for > > particular areas and how much money is based solely on group's > decision. So > > we will spend that amount only for medical help and NGO help. > > > > Whatever be the reason, we do not let the money pile up in the bank > (except > > for the amounts specially designated for particular cases and specific > > causes) > > > > Identifying NGOs > > > > Based on members' association with them and group's acceptance. We > trust our > > members but at the same time, we will be cautious too and take a second > > opinion from the remaining group. > > > > For example, I suggested Ashray Akruti and Thalessemic Society. We > > shouldn't donate money as I suggested and as I have good rapport > with them. > > Instead we, (some of our members), visit the NGO for two to three times. > > (need not be the same members again and again) and if we are all > convinced > > of their working, then only we can donate to particular NGO. > > > > I WANT TO MAKE SURE ONE POINT HERE AND IT IS BETTER IF ALL OF US > KEEP THIS > > IN MIND. NO MEMBER (HOW GREAT THEIR SERVICE MIGHT BE) IS MORE THAN > THE GROUP > > AND EVERYONE SHOULD ABIDE BY THE GROUP'S DECISION. THERE IS NO > OBLIGATION TO > > ANYONE FOR WHATSOEVER BE THE REASON. > > > > WE ARE NOT GOING TO RELY ON ONE PERSON. THIS GROUP IS MADE OF > MEMBERS NOT > > INDIVIDUALS. > > > > On Field Activity > > > > So far our wok didn't include/involve much of on field activity. > > > > We can visit orphanages, old age homes and also can teach in schools. > > > > Anyone who are interested and can spare some time during weekends, > mail your > > availability, no. of hours you can work and at what time and any > areas of > > preference (both work wise and place wise). > > > > Miscellaneous > > > > Received monthly donation of May from Jairam (500 rs) and bi-monthly > > donation(May-June) from Chandrasekhar_B (500 rs). > > > > Decided to change the meeting time to morning instead of evening. It > would > > be 10 am in the morning. > > > > Thank you. > > > > -- > > with regards, > > PRASANTHI. > > ---- > > When you want something, the whole universe conspires in helping you to > > achieve it. > > >
