Photos of the event http://picasaweb.google.com/nravi3/Jan012009BlindSchoolVisit#
videos will update soon On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 4:51 PM, Smiling Lavender <[email protected]>wrote: > Luvly reading the mail on New Year Day. Gives immense joy of a divine > kind. > > All who cud attend - wonderful job. > > Prasanthi, I support the idea of donating some cassette players aswell. > This is one of their basic necessities academics wise. > We SHOULD donate some. > > Would any of you like to talk to ur respective companies and see if they > would live to sponsor one or two on this New Year?? > I think it is worth a try. > > > Divya > > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 2:39 AM, ulprasanthi > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Friends, >> >> Greetings. >> >> It was a very satisfying meeting. Most of us gathered at the venue >> by 11 am. Harinath and Murali were the first to be there at the >> Museum. As lines were busy, we couldn't get in touch with Murali. >> Satya's friend, Suresh picked me up and we met Harinath and we >> directly went to the Hostel cum School. Soon Satya and Ravi joined. >> Then Sai Alok, Alok's friend and then Chaitanya and an hour later, >> Vani. Satya's sister-in-law Kausi also came and she participated >> very actively. >> >> We bought Oranges, Apples and Two types of Biscuits. Sweet, I think, >> is prepared by Satya's Mother. >> >> We spent considerable time listening to the Incharge of the School, >> Sri Ravi Kumar, who is very frank, open and honest. He has explained >> us in detail about the school, the problems and the requirements. >> >> We spent quality time with the children, encouraging them to sing >> songs and later to introduce themselves, their name, native place, >> standard in which they study and their choice of profession. It was >> a real fun. >> >> One kid whose name is Praveen studying LKG replied that there are >> few people in his native place and he wants to play with them :) >> That is for the question on what he wants to become in his life. >> Most of them replied that they haven't yet decided. Most of the >> students want to become Teachers (Social Studies (5), Telugu (3), >> Maths (2) and English (2), Science (1)) and two wanted to become >> Software Engineers. >> >> Kiran of I & Eye Foundation came there around 12 pm with his >> friends. They are distributing Lunch to the children. >> >> The requirements as told by the Incharge are: >> 1. To record the subjects in the Cassettes (pressing need) >> 2. To teach the software to the children (3 lakhs worth computers >> were there but not yet installed) >> (Those who were trained were transferred to other schools on >> promotion) >> >> The requirements as told by the children are: >> 1. German Slates and Stylus >> 2. Computer Games >> 3. Talking Software >> >> Kiran showed us the Double Cassette Recorder of Sanyo Company the >> cost of which is Rs. 2090. We haven't given anything today. We will >> decide in the coming weeks. We will close in this month. >> >> Photos and Video was taken by Ravi. He will share with us soon. >> >> All in all it was a very satisfying feeling for me. Not even a >> second we got the impression that those are handicapped visually. Of >> course they cannot see. But they are very active, lively and got >> along with us very well. I could feel the warmth. They invited us to >> their function on 4th of January, Birth Centernary Celebrations of >> Louis Brailley. The program is from 10:30 am to 1:00 pm. Would be >> great if one of us visit it that day. As we have Charity Together >> programme that day, I have to be there all the day. >> >> Thanking all our Hyderabad members and friends of Satya for >> attending this activity and making it a memorable one. >> >> >> Thank you. >> >> with regards, >> Prasanthi. >> >> > >
