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| Children from Udhaya Vasal Boys Home, a Catholic Boys Home |
Dear Frens,
It has been my dream to help at least one child with no possibilities, no opportunities, no dreams, no hopes, no home, no food, no shelter, to fill him and fill his life with some of the opportunities I have had in my life, a warm home, a good education and love.
Often when I travel to poorer countries, I see children running around the streets, begging, selling things or just hanging and sleeping around street corners with nothing to do, neglected and unwanted.
I always feel a sense of pain at the bleak and daunting future faced by this child. His future is marked by minutes and days and not by years ahead as it is for us when we speak of our future.
The dangers they face on the streets at such a young age on his own is scary to think about especially if he has no adults to care for him and doesn't know when his next meal would be.
My thoughts are always if only I could help them...and now I can and I hope you too have the same sentiments and we can help these children together.
As you know, we have been exploring and feeding the poor in India. The poverty in India is immense.
We found a established Catholic Children's Home run by Somascan priests since 2004 - they are taking care of 20 children who come from extreme poverty.
The Children's Home provide a safe haven for the children as well as food, a roof over their heads and place them in schools.
We told the Priest that we wanted to rescue more poverty stricken children especially orphans from the streets in India and the priests have agreed :
1) to search and take in another 5 orphaned or homeless children aged about 8 -12 yrs old into their Children's Home on behalf of us.
2) to finance the upkeep of these 5 children till they are old enough to look after themselves, the priests have agreed to manage and run a small print shop.
So for our Christmas project this year, we will help these 5 poverty stricken children reach for the Stars! To fill their lives with hope and possibilities!
We want to take the children off the streets and give them a normal life, they will be able to have shelter, to eat, to play, to study, to pray, to live the life of a normal child in safety of the Children's Home.
The total cost needed is $24,500
1) $8750 - The maintenance of 5 orphaned / homeless boys for year 2015-2016.
- Expenses of each child is $1750 for full board and education for the year.
- 2016 onwards, we target for the earnings from the print shop to pay their yearly upkeep.
- We need sponsors for these 5 orphaned or homeless boys for at least the first year.
2) $15,750 - Start up expenses for the print shop.
- Printing shop - we have plans to start immediately as soon as in Oct/Nov as location and all key personnel have been identified and are ready to go.
- Costing of 2nd hand equipment are detailed below.
- Printer personnel has 15 yrs experience and can repair and service printing equipment himself.
- Low salary as printer and family will live at the printing premises.
- The Somascan priest will be fully managing the operations.
Project Kyrie cannot make this project happen without you.
Every contribution will make a difference.
Let's all gather together to rescue these children from a life of extreme poverty on the streets with no education.
Christmas is a time of giving so let's give generously and share our blessings with these children who have nothing.
You can contact me through email or whatsapp me at 96956267 if you would like to join me and make your contributions.
As always donors and volunteers are free to visit the boys and also to visit the print shop as well.
May the Lord bless you and your families always!
God Bless,
Mill
'Charity may be a very short word, but with its tremendous meaning of pure love, it sums up man's entire relation to God and to his neighbor'.- Saint Aelred of Rievaulx (1109-1166)
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Apendix
YEARLY MAINTENANCE 2015-16 FOR 5 ORPHAN BOYS IN CHENNAI, INDIA
CATEGORY PER BOY INR SGD
School
Fee for English medium school 30,
000 $625
Uniform
clothes & stitching
6, 000 $125
School
shoes (white & black)
3, 000 $62.50
School
accessories (bag, lunch box and bag,
5, 000 $104.20
water bottle,
pen, pencil, note books, etc.)
Stationery
& toilet items per year 10,
000 $208.30
Sports
items per year 5,
000 $104.10
Colour dresses
includes inner wear, 15,
000 $312.50
banyans per year
Food expense,
electricity & other miscellaneous 50, 000 $1041.65
per
month
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TOTAL 420, 000 INR $1750 per child
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Set up of small print shop
CATEGORY COST:
INR Cost SGD
1.
Second
hand off-set printing machine 250, 000 $5208
2.
Paper
cutting machine: 32 inches 100, 000 $2083
3.
Heater
5, 000 $104.20
4.
Machine
Tables, steel racks, etc 50, 000 $1041.65
5.
Perforation
Machine 5, 000 $104.20
6.
Paper
stocks 15, 000 $312.50
7.
Spiral
Binding Machine 8, 000 $166.65
8.
Shop
& house advance (refundable) 100, 000 $2083.30
9.
Rent
for shop and house for 3 months (per month) 16, 000 X 3 $1000
10. Salary for Joseph for
3 months (per month) 15, 000 X 3 $937.50
11. Salary for DTP: Desk
top publisher/designer (per month) 5, 000 $104.20
12. Electricity Bill
approximate per month 5,000 $104.20
13 Office for client consultation 120,000 $2500
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756, 000 INR = SGD$15,750
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