Take a look at this link and its history. http://www.risingstaroutreach.org/history
"When she returned to the United States, she was so haunted by those images that she knew she had to act. She called four close friends, and around her kitchen table they quietly formed Rising Star Outreach. It was incorporated and received its 501(c)(3) tax-free status in March 2002. Their mission, as it was originally defined, was to provide loving homes and much needed educational opportunities for some of the needy children in India. After a few years of supporting other organizations, the first official Rising Star Outreach children's home was rented and opened in April of 2004 with 27 children from the Leprosy colonies. The success of the home was stunning, and in 2005 a second childrens home was rented and opened for 32 additional colony kids. Now officially recognized by the Indian government, Rising Star has been commended for the high standard of care and excellence maintained in the school as the children prepare to enter mainstream society. As word got out among the Leprosy colonies of the Rising Star Outreach childrens homes, the waiting list began to grow until it became clear that there was a significant need for a permanent facility. In November 2005 Rising Star purchased 13.5 acres of land, following an eighteen-month search. In October of 2006, construction began on a permanent school for the children. The property will also house a childrens village, composed of several small homes in which the children will live until the age of 18. The first phase is estimated for completion in June of 2007 and construction of the entire campus scheduled to be completed by December 2008. " Thanks, Chandra. --- In [email protected], "Smiling Lavender" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This thread stirred my brain so bad...that I cudnt' wait to read more > replies. One thing I noticed common in a lot of replies here - many of us > have wished/luvd/thought of this idea for a long time within ourselves. > > I have been thinking over this idea all day today pretty much, and as of now > I think we shud start the research phase. If not today, it will help > tomorrow. Nothing to loose over it. As we work on details and facts - we > will have much more clarity as to what to expect and what is involved. That > might be a better time to decide if we want' to take up this project, and if > yes, when ? - > > Like I already mentioned, I have thought of something like this many a time, > but had my own qns / deadends. Our research will help eliminate many of > those apprehensions. > > Lets form a team that will work on various areas of the research end. Who > all are interested in pursuing this idea further - theoritically to start > with - lets sign up. One of us can make a list of things we shud start > researching. Members who chip in - will divide the work based on > interest/feasibility. > > Also, hundred things tend to come up as the thoughts flow from numerous > brains. They will all be scattered in diff emails, unless we follow a > certain procedure and divide the planning phase area wise - so tht > qns/concerns related to a certain area can be posted whr applicable. > > > Divya > > > PS: One of the strong points of this group btw is that we have all kinds of > brains here - a perfect set to be precise - to shape/implement projects. > Some who are optimistic at all times, some who are super cautious, some who > are strong supporters at all times, some who are almost always thr for field > work, some who will never go back on funding to extent possible, some who > are extremely committed to the group, some who are sensible navigators, some > who are too good at thinking outside the box, some smart observers who > advise at the right time & so on... Its like diff tools in a tool box :) We > cannot work perfectly with just one tool. > > > > On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 8:50 PM, ulprasanthi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > I forgot to add one important point: > > > > We will employee people (with reasonable pay package in tune with the > > market) to take care of the day to day activities and everything > > related to Home. > > > > We, TMAD members, monitor the activities regularly. > > > > The other finer details will be discussed later as first we need the > > bring other main issues to shape. > > > > > > >
