Hi Divya, Yes. I am actually thinking of buying few more useful books for the children of that age which kindles the creativity in them, gives them new thoughts etc., Also I want to know if there are any intellectual games.
Thank you. --- In [email protected], "smilinglavender" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Good book. U can very well donate this. > > -Divya > > PS: Will mail u on what more we can think of doing for these kids. We > can surely have a good mail count in our own boxes :P > > ********************************************************************** -- > In [email protected], "ulprasanthi" > <prasanthi.uppalapati@> wrote: > > > > Hi Divya, > > > > Incidentally or Accidentally, one person from a books marketing > > company knocked our door and asked me if I can buy this book, > > 'Britannica Learning Library'. > > > > Its cost as per the book is Rs. 1595 but as part of the promotion and > > the Independence Day celebration, they are giving it for Rs. 500. I > > thought it would be good enough. > > > > The paper quality is very good, like a water proof one. 500 articles, > > 900 photos. Chapters include: Exploring Space, Planet Earth, Wildlife > > Wonders, Familiar Animals, Food Plants etc., etc., I am sure it will > > create interest in them. > > > > I hope no one would ridicule my idea of buying this book for > > Ashray-Akruti kids. > > > > Thank you. > > --- In [email protected], "smilinglavender" > > <smilinglavender@> wrote: > > > > > > Hm...sounds good Prasanthi. Day to day life to baaga upayogapade > > > vasthvulu evaina konisthe bavuntundi. It will be a good start. Books > > > sounds good. Ask Mr. Babu what the kids like to do more or spend more > > > time on..and based on that we can c wht we can help with. > > > > > > For a minute I was thinking...how different their world is from ours. > > > Things that we might enjoy most might not make any difference to > > > them..like music n songs! > > > > > > -Divya > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Lakshmi Prasanthi > > > Uppalapati" <prasanthi.uppalapati@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Yes, Diva. We can't help those kids in any other way as we are not > > > used to > > > > talk with hearing - impaired children. Ofcourse these children can > > > > understand our lip movement. > > > > > > > > So I thought it would be good if we can donate some useful stuff to > > > them. I > > > > haven't asked Mr. Babu whether they have a library or not. If so > > > donating > > > > books is the best way. I think it is good if we can buy them > > > autobiographies > > > > and Encyclopaedia CDs as they have computers. > > > > > > > > What do you say? > > > > > > > > I await the reply of all the members. Please do respond. > > > > > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > > > On 8/14/06, suresh <sureshe_att@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Indeed a very well described activity. We could actually > > > visualize what > > > > > you guys have seen and done during your visit. > > > > > > > > > > As always keep up the spirits and the good work ... > > > > > > > > > > cheers > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *Lakshmi Prasanthi Uppalapati <prasanthi.uppalapati@>* wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi Phani, > > > > > > > > > > Thank you for the detailed explanation of our visit. I am sure > every > > > > > member visits Ashray-Akruti virtually while reading your > rendition. > > > > > > > > > > Murali and Jayaram, explain your feelings as well. > > > > > > > > > > Coming to his expansion plans, there is some international > > > organization > > > > > which shortlisted few NGOs who are functioning in a novel manner. > > > They test > > > > > him, train him and then release funds to him to scale his > > > organization. > > > > > > > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > > > > > On 8/14/06, phanindra <ksmphanindra@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Friends, > > > > > > > > > > > > I wanted to share my feelings on Ashray-Akruti but completely > > forgot > > > > > > about it. May be its a bit late now to share but they said - > > > "Better late > > > > > > than never" and so I start! > > > > > > > > > > > > We visited both the school and the hostel of Ashray- Akruti. > > > Mr.Babu(the head of Ashray-Akruti) led us and showed both these > > > places. The school > > > > > > is small but is well maintained. It has several tiny class-rooms > > > and caters > > > > > > to students upto 10th Class. The needs of the deaf students are > > > well thought > > > > > > of as is evident from the big mirror that is placed on the wall > > > at the > > > > > > location where there is a turn in the stairs. "Children will be > > > in a rush to > > > > > > leave home in the evening and since they are deaf they can't > > > sense if > > > > > > somebody is ascending the stairs by the sound. This poses a > > > problem at the > > > > > > turning where there is a possibility that they may hit a person > > > ascending > > > > > > the stairs. Placing a mirror helps to see whether somebody is > > > ascending the > > > > > > stairs and hence avoids a possible collison" explained Mr.Babu. > > > > > > > > > > > > Mr.Babu next took us to the hostel in his van. The hostel has > > > around 37 > > > > > > students including some 7-10 girls. What immediately impressed > > us is > > > > > > the orderliness and neatness of things. Be it the shoe stand or > > > study tables > > > > > > or cots or bathrooms, everthing is neatly arranged. "Even we > > > don't keep our > > > > > > homes with such neatness" commented Murali. "Well this is good! > > > but how do > > > > > > you accomodate new students here, as this place looks already > > > full?" asked > > > > > > one of us. "Simple! We don't take new students unless a old > > > student leaves, > > > > > > thus creating a vacancy" came the reply from Mr. Babu. "This > > > hostel has all > > > > > > the most needed facilities. We have 2 computers where children > > > play games, > > > > > > there is a rest room if someone falls sick, we have a cook, we > > > provide > > > > > > homely food and we have "aayaas" to take care of children" > > > > > > explainedMr.Babu while taking us through the hostel. > > > > > > > > > > > > The students in the hostel are very lively. When we reached > > > there they > > > > > > were eating lunch sitting on the floor and on seeing us there is > > > a glow in > > > > > > their face. They looked curious and one girl even put her thumb > > > up and made > > > > > > a moving gesture to ask us who we are! Prasanthi looked very > > > impressed and > > > > > > remarked "How sweet!" Remarkably, these students can understand > > > what we say > > > > > > by seeing our lip movement. Mr.Babu called a boy, gave a bag and > > > said > > > > > > "stove". The boy replied "stove" as if to ask Mr.Babu if thats > > > what he > > > > > > meant. Mr.Babu nodded and said "Put it in the store room". > The boy > > > > > > nodded and said "Store room" to confirm thats where he has to > > > keep it. > > > > > > Mr.Babu nodded again and the boy left. "My goal is to make > these > > > > > > students mix with the normal world. With proper training for 1-2 > > > years, they > > > > > > can pick up what we say and can communicate back to us, although > > > bit slowly" > > > > > > > > > > > > "What motivated you to start this school?" I asked Mr.Babu while > > > we were > > > > > > returning back to the hostel. "My brother is deaf and he could > > > not get > > > > > > proper training to assist him. Its then I decided to start a > > > school like > > > > > > this." He gave us his visiting card while leaving and said "Its > > > great to see > > > > > > you guys. Thanks for coming. Plz attend the independence day > > > celebrations > > > > > > being organized by CSC exclusively for our school students". > > We said > > > > > > good-bye and left with memories of this visit. > > > > > > > > > > > > Overall, I have a good impression on this school. Seems that the > > > school > > > > > > caters to both orphans and slum students but the hostel has only > > > slum > > > > > > students (Mr.Babu mentioned that parents and relatives come > to the > > > > > > hostel once in a while). Mr.Babu has big expansion plans and he > > > told us > > > > > > he needs a lot of money for that. He even mentioned that he is > > > shortlisted > > > > > > for funding by one US based voluntary service organization. > > > Though he did > > > > > > not say it explicitly, it appeared to me that Ashray - Akruti > > > would get > > > > > > a good amount of money if that organization finalizes his > > > school. I am not > > > > > > sure what he is expecting of us, but I think we can contribute > > > small amount > > > > > > to his school by donating some objects necessary for them. > > > > > > > > > > > > Phani. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *Lakshmi Prasanthi Uppalapati <prasanthi.uppalapat [EMAIL PROTECTED]>* > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello Friends, > > > > > > > > > > > > As we discussed on various important topics, Suresh and Kalpana > > > can't > > > > > > visit AA. Ratan ji, though interested, couldn't attend the > > > meeting due to > > > > > > meetings in his apartment. > > > > > > > > > > > > Sowmya came to the school but as yesterday is sunday it is > > > closed. As > > > > > > she gets only time on sundays to visit home, she didn't > > > accompany us to the > > > > > > hostel. > > > > > > > > > > > > Myself, Murali, Jairam, Phanindra visited the hostel. I request > > > three of > > > > > > them to write their opinions/feelings whatever about their visit > > > to AA. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > with regards, > > > > > > PRASANTHI. > > > > > > ---- > > > > > > When you want something, the whole universe conspires in helping > > > you to > > > > > > achieve it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC- to-Phone > > > call > > > > > > > > > > > > rates.<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman8/*http:/us.rd.y ahoo.com/evt=39663/*http:/voice.yahoo.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > with regards, > > > > > PRASANTHI. > > > > > ---- > > > > > When you want something, the whole universe conspires in helping > > > you to > > > > > achieve it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *I am only one, but still I am one. 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