HAPPY DIWALI !!!

May the lamps of joy, illuminate your life and
fill your days with the bright sparkles of
peace, mirth and goodwill.
IDF WISHES YOU ALL
A HAPPY DIWALI

Diwali with a difference

Indian Development Foundation jointly with Rotary Club of Mumbai North End, All India Women's Conference and various organisations celebrated Diwali Festival with the inmates of Vimala Centre on 02-11-2010. A celebration with a difference.

Students from Christ University, ITM Business School, Vidyalankar Institute of Technology, Podar International School, Symbiosis Institute of Mass Media and Communication joined hands with IDF to bring happiness on many lives.

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Farewell to Sam

Mr. Sam Deva Asir RM was given a farewell at Trichy by the IDF Team.
Dr. S. Franklin, Manager-SR, IDF recalled with pleasure the excellent social work and support of Mr. Sam during his tenure with IDF. Mr. Sam also expressed his thanks to the Foundation for giving him an opportunity to serve the society at large. I wish to continue supporting IDF's work during my spare time, Sam said with a smile.
IDF Team comprising - Dr. Franklin, Mr. Sreeram, Ms. Krishnaveni and Ms. Kalaivani - did the felicitation to Mr.Sam at Trichy.

This winter, make a difference

The winter is getting colder in the northern parts of India. As the days go by, the climate will get colder and colder. It will become very difficult for people, particular the those have-nots living in leprosy colonies and older people to bear the biting cold. It is always better to offer them blankets before hand so that they are protected.

We have started receiving requests for blankets from different projects in India. It is the time to show your love and warmth to the have-nots in the society. Let's do it now before it is too late. We need atleast 1500 blankets for this winter.

The more the support received by IDF, the more will be the beneficiaries and more will be blessings received by you and family.

We would request people to come forward and donate blankets or cash for blankets. Donations may be sent to Indian Development Foundation (L 10/ 3 & 4 Jal Ratan Deep, Bangur Nagar, Goregan (W), Mumbai 400 104 - idfmumbai@gmail.com OR idfark@gmail.com). We will send a complete report of distribution. Cost per blanket is quoted as Rs.250/= per blanket. The donation amount may be sent by way of cheque/ DD in favour of Indian Development Foundation. IDF's Savings Bank A/c. 207001000083586 - IFSC - IOBA0002070 - Indian Overseas Bank, Goregaon (W), Mumbai 400090 (Send mail and confirm - Specify For Blankets)

Donations to IDF are exempted under sec 80G of IT Act. As and when we receive the donation for blankets the same will be sent to project areas so that there is no wastage of time in transportation. The blankets are purchased locally and distributed.

Why postpone goodness in life ? What is possible today may not be possible later. Please give your love filled with warmth to the leprosy affected people and other underprivileged children.

Thanks to RSK School Trichy

IDF team comprising - Dr. S. Franklin, Mr. S. Sreeram, Ms. N. Kalaivani and Ms. S. Krishnaveni - reached RSK Hr. Sec. School, Kailasapuram, Trichy on 1st Nov. 2010 to express sincere thanks to the schoolteam for their excellent participation and for topping the peak social performer status in India.

Dr. S. Franklin recalled the decades'-long partnership of RSK School with IDF towards working for deserving social causes. He lauded the Principal, teachers, students and the entire school team for achieving first rank at national level for resource mobilisation supporting humanitarian causes.
Mr. P. Varadarajan, and Vice Principals, Ms. Prema Jayadevan and Mr. Surendran congratulated IDF's national efforts in leprosy eradication programmes.

A visit to Esselworld

Indian Development Foundation organised a trip for the children of Vimala Centre to Esselworld.

It was a great experience for the children of Vimala Centre children to visit Esselworld on 31-10-10. Children enjoyed most of the rides, particularly the splash ride which was a lifetime gift for them. IDF thank to Mr. Hari Thampy and his committed friends for sponsoring the event.

Giving world class - thematic exposure to the children are great investment. The children will cherish it for lifetime, said Mr. Hari Thampy. Also thanks to Mr. Parag Gopale, SIMC-Pune for accompanying the children and capturing their golden moments in his camera.

The innocence of childhood can be captured in a smile. What a wonderful social responsibility. Lets bring smiles on many lives.

A social responsibility initiative of Indian Development Foundation.

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Powai English School supports IDF

Dr. A.R.K.Pillai, President, IDF conveys his special thanks to Powai English High School & Jr. College Team, Mumbai for supporting IDF's leprosy/ TB and education programmes.

IDF appreciates the kindness and goodness of Prof Joshi, the Principal, the Headmistress, Madam Prabha Pillai, teachers and students for the excellent resource mobilisation made for India's developmental efforts through IDF.
We thank the parents for the goodness in making this great effort possible.
We wish all the students excellent progress in their studies and wish them good careers ahead.

TB awareness in Nagercoil school

IDF organized TB awareness programme at Adarsh Vidyalaya, Vettoornimadam, Nagercoil on 27th Oct. Dr. S. Franklin, Manager-Southern Region and Mr. Ramesh Darwin, Asst. Development Executive of IDF gave special awareness talks on Tuberculosis to the students in the morning assembly. Students from standard 9th to 12th received a special powerpoint presentation and film-show on TB and HIV-AIDS.

Mr. H. G. Jeya Harish, Principal of Adarsh Vidya Kendra called for whole-hearted support from the students to IDF's humanitarian services. He said first of all the students should sacrifice some of their needs and contribute to the well-being of the society.

The students were quite impressed by the awareness program and they said that they are quite privileged to study in a good institution and they believed that they have a duty to reach-out to the rural poor people with TB awareness programs. The entire staff of the school extended all possible support and promised to do their best in making the social program a grand success.

Dr. Gopal Surendran, the Secretary of the School, appreciated the good service rendered by Indian Development Foundation and said the students have a significant role in serving the sick and needy.

Comorin School supports IDF

Dr. A.R.K. Pillai addressed the students of Comorin International School, Aralvaimozhi, Kanyakumari on 18th Oct. 2010.

Ms. Kezia, Principal of the school appreciated the work of IDF and exhorted the students to participate in social responsibility programmes.

Earlier Er. E. Lekshmanan, Chairman of the school congratulated Dr.Pillai and his team for the excellent national programmes. Mr. Ramesh Darwin, Asst. Development Executive, IDF was also present at the awareness programme.

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