RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME REPORT - SEPTEMBER 2010
Dear Brothers & Sisters
Namaskar.
The report for the activities, conducted by VKRDP, during the month of SEPTEMBER 2010 is detailed below, for your kind information:
1. Through 75 Balwadis, 1,910 rural Children were nurtured. In the Balwadis, Malt, Hygienically prepared highly nutritive lunch were served, with vegetables, and evening, vitamin rich cereals were provided to the children.
2. In Medicare Programme, 1704 patients were examined and treated for various common ailments, through 15 Rural Medical Centres.
3. In 213 Samskara Vargas, 6,515 students participated. The students were taught about the values of Indian Culture, through games and lessons. The feelings of oneness are strengthened among participants, through patriotic songs and games.
4. Under Sponsor A Grand Parent Programme, 65 destitutes - old people were provided with monthly solatium for their livelihood.
5. With the assistance of Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli Free Eye Screening Camps were organised at three places. 411 patients were screened and 129 were operated for cataract.
Medicines and Spectacles were supplied to the needy patients.
Kommadikottai Deepa Pooja Programmes
6. Village level Deepa Poojas were organised in 259 temples with 10,671 women participants, who offered their prayers to God for the welfare of all people. 1008 & 2007 deepa poojas were conducted at Tiruchendur(Thoothukudi District), Kommadikottai (Tirunelveli District) and Rameshwaram(Ramanathapuram District). 3,914 women participated in these poojas.
7. Our Vivekananda Kendra workers and volunteers have collected 1,169 Kgs. of rice, from the people of Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Ramanathapuram and Virudhunagar Districts, under Amrita Surabhi Scheme.
8. Through various branch centres and Book stalls, Rs.49,760/- worth of literature books were sold.
9. Subscriptions for 173 Vivekavani, one Yuva Bharati and One patron were collected.
10. Rural Cultural Competitions were held at 9 places in the Southern 5 districts of Tamilnadu, 1,838 students participated from 91 schools. Also 98 teachers and 24 parents attended these competitions.
11. 80 women are serving in 4 Self Help Groups in Kanyakumari district.
12. Swadhyaya Varga was organised in Paramakudi and Aruppukottai and 56 persons participated in it.
13. Yoga Varga is being conducted in three places and 75 persons attended.
14. Four Tailoring units are functioning in Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli & Thoothukudi districts and total attendance is 45.
15. Shivalinga Poojas were conducted at two places in Kanyakumari District and 106 members participated.
16. Durga Pooja was conducted in Peyankuzhy at Kanyakumari District, and 60 women worshipped in Devi pooja.
17. Sri Rama Jaya Rama Mantra chanting by Balwadi children, cultural class students and occasion like Deepa Pooja, Shivalinga Pooja and also during monthly meetings were held. Every month nearly 2,83,910 times mantras were chanted in 125 localities.
18. Universal Brotherhood Day was celebrated at 30 places in Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli Districts 1357 persons participated.
19. Sadhana Diwas was celebrated in Kanyakumari district balwadis (13 palaces) 774 people were participated on that function.
20. Swami Vivekanandar picture was pasted 250 houses from 3 villages.
21. Parents meetings were conducted in 10 balwadis. 211 parents participated.
22. Mathru Pooja was held at 4 places 73 parents and children participated.
23. Vinayagar Chathurthi was celebrated in 5 places 1328 persons were worshipped the God.
24. Krishna Janmastami was celebrated in 3 places 2,438 people participated.
25. 10 Days Balwadi Teachers and Social Workers training was organized in Kanyakumari Training Centre from 01.09.2010 to 10.09.2010, 33 teachers and 7 social workers were trained.
26. VACS School and College students follow-up camp was held at Kanyakumari from 04.09.2010 to 05.09.2010, 10 boys and 14 girls from 13 schools and 21 boys and 21 girls from 14 colleges participated
27. Every month we are distributing the rice which is collected through Amrit Surabhi and Anna pooja to Balwadi children, old poor people and also the following institutions, educational institutions etc.,
Yogiram Suratkumar Sathsangam Trust, Peyode - 100 Kg.
Avvai Ashram, Sivasailam - 100 Kg.
Parasakthi Middle School, Kalanthapanai - 100 Kg.
Jeyandra Saraswathi School, Thirumalapuram - 100 Kg.
Joni Middle School, Kumbikulam - 100 Kg.
Balwadi child and Grannies - 2583 Kg.
INSPIRING INCIDENTS
(from our balwadi teachers & workers)
1. C. LEELA, PEYANKUZHY, KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT ::
I went to Pechiparai on 23.09.2010 to visit Govt. Tribal Uundurai Higher Secondary School for distribution of the books. After seeing the Headmaster I went to see the teacher Ms. Mahalakshmi. She enquired about Annaji, Ayyappanji and all other. She remembered about the Drama programme and Dance etc., and offered tea. One teacher named Shri Sundaram enquired about in and we answered that we came from Vivekananda Kendra. Then he told that when he was studying in the school he was selected for the camp which was conducted at Kanyakumari and attended along with his grandfather. The food taken at that time is still running in his body which has been remembered by him. He was trying so many years to visit Kanyakumari and he assured that this year he will come to the camp along with the students. His rememberance the past experience cannot be forgotten.
2. V. RAJAKUMARI, PEYANKUZHY, KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT ::
We belong to Peyankuzhy village. When we were conducting cultural classes two important persons from the nearest village Kattuvilai approached
us and invited our students to attend the function which will be held during Vinayaga Chadurthi. We also accepted and conducted the cultural programmes on 11.09.2010 with our students. After the function was over the President of the village and all other people appreciated the programme and gave away the gifts of the students. I felt very happy.
3. P. PACKIA SAROJA, PUTHALAM, KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT :
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I went to the house of Darshini a balwadi student. Her mother was there and she exclaimed that how Darshini was changed in her day-to-day life because in the morning she will awake with weeping mood. But after she joined in the balwadi school she will get up in the morning and wash her face and will be brisk in the morning. Really her activity has been changed in the good way and manner. I also wondered and made my heart feel very much.
4. K. MARAGATHAM, KOOTTAMPULI, THOOTHUKUDI DISTRICT ::
In our village one miss. Uma participated in the 1008 deepa pooja held at Lord Murugan temple, Tiruchendur with a prayer for her marriage. After the deepa pooja was over her marriage has been fixed which touched my heart very much.
5. PUNITHAVATHI, ADAICHANI, TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT ::
Every year in our school we will celebrate the Independence day on 15th August and usually we will get the rope and the stick from somebody. This year one Ms. Pandi Meena donated the stick and rope for the flag hoisting permanently to our school which made us so happy.
6. C. SARASWATHI, AMBASAMUDRAM, TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT ::
A balwadi student at Adaichani balwadi school became the cultural class student whose name was Gajendran. Now he is studying in the BSNL office as on officer. He felt so happy that just because of the reason he was a balwadi student and cultural class student he was able to become as an officer. So he offered Rs.500/- every year for the last three years as donation. His responsibility made me to wonder. A student who studied in the balwadi school learnt the selfless service from his boyhood was appreciated by all of us.
Yours
In the Service of Lord
(S. AYYAPPAN)
VKRDP : THOOTHUKUDI, INDIA
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