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October 26, 2009

Funds Sought for Better Roads - Karnataka

From Krishna Tadepalli krishnatadepalli.volunteer@gmail.com

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From its inception 50 years ago, one of the priorities of The Association of People with Disability for rehabilitation of the persons with disabilities is to provide training in various skills to enable them to be self reliant and be contributing members of the society.

A bold initiative taken by APD to this effect was to train disabled youths in Horticulture. A free residential 10 months’ training course in Horticulture is provided in two batches of 40 each, at a time. Most of the trained youths found gainful employment, as gardeners.

Mobility for people with disability is a crucial issue. One of the basic requirements is the provision of good tarred roads within the premises which provide convenient and comfortable mobility, particularly for both wheelchair users and people with crutches and calipers. Currently the roads are neither ‘wheelable’ nor ‘walkable’ for the trainees and their mobility is far from easy and comfortable, affecting the training program. The recent rains have made it worse.

Hence, there is an urgent need to provide tarred roads, which is estimated to cost around Rs. 9 lakhs. We seek your kind help in that. Even if you choose to contribute Rs.500/- or any amount you wish to, it will go long way in alleviating the difficulties of the trainees in moving around in the training centre, with ease and comfort.

Please contribute in Cheque favouring “The Association of People with Disability” and send it to our address along with the enclosed information slip. Your contribution is eligible for tax exemption under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act.You may also transfer your donation directly to our Bank Account.

Read the details at http://ngopost.org/story.php?title=Improve_infrastructure_of_Horticulture_plant--1

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October 23, 2009

Fracture Treatment - Pune

From http://indiahelps.blogspot.com/2009/10/appeal-from-pune.html

Dear Friends,
This appeal has reached us through Dr. Anju Kagal who has been associated with FoC for many years. We request you to kindly help this man ( Ram Bhau Jadhav ) regain his dignity and independence with any amount that you would be able to assist with. Let us begin this festive season with a gesture that would make a huge difference in a person's life !
You could contact Dr. Kagal directly or email unmana (unmana@gmail.com ) who is a core member of FoC.
Cheques would be in favour of SOFOSH and receipts with 80G exemption would be given for the same.
Many thanks,
Vani
www.focpune.blogspot.com

AN APPEAL

Ram Bhau Jadhav is a 36yr male who was admitted on 11th Jan 2009. Reg No 1332.at Sassoon Hospital, with an atlanto axial dislocation (broken neck). At the time of admission he was quadriplegic (paralysed below the neck). With traction he has recovered the use of his left upper and lower limbs. He is still bed ridden. Doctors will now attempt to assist fusion using transarticular screws and plates if necessary.
Currently the equipment required for conducting this surgery is available at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital ,where the surgeon Dr Sunil Nadkarni is willing to conduct the surgery free of cost. In addition Deenanath hospital will not charge for the use of the OT and subsequent post-operative care.
However, we need to raise funds for the implant and medicines (approximately Rs 35,000/-). His family members have abandoned him and there is no way that he can go out and collect the necessary funds. Therefore I appeal to you all to contribute whatever you can. Every penny will be helpful. The money can be given to SOFOSH from whom you will get a receipt which allows tax deduction. The surgery has to be done urgently.
Thanking you,
Anju Kagal ,
Professor of Microbiology,
PRO Sassoon Hospital Pune.
Mobile :9822623459

Filed under // Health

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October 23, 2009

Support 'Family of Disabled' in Delhi Marathon

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Preeti, FOD <preeti.johar@familyofdisabled.org>
Date: 2009/10/23
Subject: Support FOD in Delhi Marathon

Dear Ms. Chandni,

I am running for FOD on November 1 in Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2009. The cause which is closest to my heart. You have been part and parcel of FOD’s growth by promoting FOD and its projects for persons with disabilitties, nurturing it to reach out to large number of persons with disabilities.

Well-known singer, Shibani Kashyap, has also pledged to donate her money to FOD and run along with me.

I have poured my heart out to you in an appeal, please click on the link: http://www.concernindiafoundation.org/i-pledge/help_ipledge_page.asp?dreamid=DTeam49&session_id=tx50RfeQQL

This is a big opportunity for FOD to raise funds. I earnestly request you to support FOD in this Marathon by donating generously yourself and forwarding this appeal to your friends, relatives, colleagues, as many people as you know requesting them to forward it further to as many people as they know, with your personal note urging them to donate. Please make at least one personal call to follow up, so that they can understand the gravity of the matter.

Please open your hearts and hands. The donations are entitled to 50% tax exemption under section 80G of IT Act, 1961. Please hurry up, we have only 10 days to go, (the last date is October 31) I am counting on you for every single penny. I have started by donating Rs.10,000/- and have been fortunate to have the support of donors and well-wishers that I could build it up to Rs. 85,000/- but we are short of Rs. 15,000/- I am counting on you, please do contribute your bit.

You have an option of donating online or through cheque/ DD favouring “Concern India Foundation” endorsing Family Of Disabled.

Looking forward to your precious support and positive response.

Thanks and regards

Preeti Johar # 09811792505

Family Of Disabled
Building capacities; Fostering self-reliance
B-1/500, Janakpuri
New Delhi- 110058

# 011-41570140, 25597328

www.familyofdisabled.org
www.give2asia.org/fod

Filed under // Miscellaneous

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October 23, 2009

Funds for Films on Global Warming

Posted by: "sagar sagar" docu_india2k1@yahoo.com

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Subject: FUNDING FOR FILM ON GLOBAL WARMING

Dear Freinds ,

i am making two films on global warming and Acid Raid , i will use these film for public awareness i.e will screen this film in various schools andwill distribute to NGOs that are working for environment awareness,

i have shot and collected almost 60 % film , to complete these films i need some finecical assistance from the funding organization ,
kindly let me know where i can get some funding for this films
bye
09899591622

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October 22, 2009

Fund Books for Kids from the Andaman Islands

'The Foundation' (founded by actor Rahul Bose) does some really good work. - Chandni

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From: suchismita bose <suchismita.thefoundation@gmail.com>
Date: 2009/10/22
Subject: need books !

Dear all,

Greetings from the foundation !

As part of our Andaman Nicobar Scholarship Initiative, the foundation has been funding the education of six children from the andamans. Since our scholarship program is more of a social engineering project and does not focus just on financing the education of these children, we ensure we to cater to every need of our children through their growing years.

Now that our children have reached class eight and in order to keep themselves updated and well read, they require some books...

Since most of these books are quite popular and easily available, we would like to urge you to see if you have any of these books and would like to donate it to these children. Also if you would like to fund any of these books then too it will be of great help.We will provide you with the receipts. Please try and help us in helping these children smile... It is on your encouragement that we thrive ! Also please forward this mail to as many people as possible. We need these books before the first of november.

List of required books :

Twilight
New Moon
Eclipse
Breaking Dawn

Author- Stephene Meyer

Thousand Splendid Suns
Kite Runner
Bill Brison
Sudden
Hindi Book- Bed time stories
Chemistry- reference book on metaloids

History refernce book on Harshavardhana (the Thameshwar ruler)
Chemistry refernce book on mercury
Hindi- two story books

English- poem book
Chemistry- reference on silver
Hindi- a story book
Secrets by Jaquiline Wilson

English- a poem book
Chemistry- reference on Lithium
Hindi- 2 story books

chemistry- reference on metaloids
Hindi- reading books

thanks and warm regards,

Suchismita Bose

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Project Head
the foundation
21-D Film Centre, 68, Tardeo Road, Tardeo, Mumbai -400034,
Tel:+91-(0)22-23521641
Mobile: +91-9769363621
www.thefoundation.in

Filed under // Education

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October 21, 2009

Join America's Giving Challenge!

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Causes
Date: 2009/10/22
Subject: Win $50,000 for your cause – Join America's Giving Challenge!

America's Giving Challenge is in full swing. In just a few days, $275,000 has been raised for over 4,500 causes!

The contest is simple: the cause that gets the most people to give $10 or more wins. Causes can win daily awards of up to $1,000 for getting the most donations in a single day, and overall awards up to $50,000 for getting the most donations over the entire challenge, which ends November 6th.

Go to www.causes.com to see the leading causes in the Challenge. From here, you can browse all competing causes or start a new cause. Or you can go directly to the list of your causes and pick one to help.

Once you have picked a cause, there are two easy ways to help:

Donate. Go to the cause you want to support and click on the green “Donate” button.
Tell your friends. Go to the cause you want to support and click on the green “Tell Friends” button. But don’t stop there—make phone calls, put your cause’s URL in your away message, and find other creative ways to get your friends to donate.

The Challenge, which was organized by Causes, the Case Foundation, and PARADE Publications, was created to empower individuals to join together and make a difference for the issues and organizations they care about most. Your donation, when put together with so many other people's donations, will make a huge difference for your cause and the people it affects. Go to www.causes.com to see who's winning and get involved!

For more tips and suggestions on how you can help your cause win the Challenge, go to the Official Giving Challenge Survival Guide.

This Challenge is about YOU. It's about you and your friends. It's about the power that all of us have to build communities that impact the world.

Thank you for taking action,
The Causes Team

P.S. Don’t forget to check out the current Giving Challenge leaders at www.causes.com!

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October 21, 2009

Educating Street Kids - Bombay

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From: mangeshkar denis <denismagh@gmail.com>
Date: 2009/10/7
Subject: Street boys at Don Bosco in UDAAN.

hello,

This is just to bring into your knowledge that Shelter Don Bosco organisation works for the street boys.

Boys who are separated from their parents or orphan and are on the stations, platforms and on the streets.

we help them and educate them to acheive their goals in life. We help the street boys in their studies and the vocational trainings. we send them into different vocational centres and good schools. We need to pay their annual fees for each boys so we need funds for that.

we are organising the Diwali Mela (UDAAN) for these boys on 23rd and 24th of October 2009. We need your

help in terms of finincial help whatever you can. If you are most interested in helping as volunteers so please

let me know on week in advance i will be grateful to you.

Thank you

Add.

Shelter Don Bosco

Opp. st. Joseph High school

Wadala West 31.

Mumbai.

Contact no. 24150562

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With regards
Denis

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October 21, 2009

Young animation filmmaker seeks financial support for further studies

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Chintan <chintangirishmodi@gmail.com>
Date: 2009/10/21

Hi

Debanjan Nandy, a dear friend of mine, seeks financial support to join the National Film and Television School (NFTS), Beaconsfield, UK for an MA in Animation Film Direction. He's an NID alumnus, and has worked with Famous Studios (Mumbai), OGS Animation (Kolkata), Galloping Films (Australia), MTV (Mumbai) and UNICEF.

What follows is Deb's appeal. If you know anyone who might be able to help, do get in touch with Deb at debanjan.nandy@gmail.com

He'd be happy to mail you a pdf document with samples of his work.

This is a bit urgent, since Deb has to pay his fees by November 10. Would be glad if you could share this with your contacts at the earliest.

Thanks

Chintan

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Dear Ma’am/ Sir,

I am Debanjan Nandy from Mumbai, India. I am an animation film maker and a graduate in Animation Film Design from the National Institute of Design (NID) - India’s premier design institute. After graduation, I have worked professionally for four years on various projects with studios like Famous House of Animation, Famous Studios, Mumbai, OGS Animation (Kolkata) and Galloping Films (Australia), MTV (Mumbai) and UNICEF. Some of the projects included television commercials like Cadbury’s, Tata Sky, Sony Pix, ICICI Prudential, UNICEF and many more and also on television series like Jonny Bravo. While creating animation for children in the areas of education and entertainment, awareness campaigns etc., I feel the need to undergo professional training in Animation Direction to convey my stories more effectively. Currently, I have secured a place among eight students in the world for a two year extensive course to learn the craft of Animation film Direction (MA in Animation Direction) at the National Film and Television School (NFTS), Beaconsfield, UK (http://www.nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk/).

NFTS receives half its funding from the Government of UK – the Department of Culture, Media and Sport; and the other half from the Film and Television industry. Therefore, it is part-private and part-public funded. It is a higher education establishment providing post-graduate education. It has been nominated as a Skillset Screen Academy and has a long standing reputation as UK’s leading centre of excellence in Film and Television training. The MA course is validated by the Royal College of Art, London.

With my four years of industry experience, including days and nights of hardship, I am looking forward to learning a lot more in order to design great films. The expense of higher study at NFTS is huge (GBP 50,000 / INR 4,250,000). And with respect to the foreign exchange rates, the amount is massive and substantially high. Working hard to becoming a successful screen-storyteller is a dream, and I would like to proceed forward for education in such a prestigious school. I would be thankful to receive any kind of financial help, in the form of scholarships or grants from your institution/individuals that would help me sign up for the course successfully.

My course begins in January, and I need to pay my tuition fees by 10^th of November 2009. I am looking for funding for my cost of living in the UK that can open a window to my tuition fees that the bank has agreed to give me as an educational loan. If I am granted a scholarship/grant/sponsorship to aid my higher education in UK, I aim to learn to direct good films to tell good stories to the world around, so as to elevate the value and quality of life. After completion of the course in Animation Direction, I look forward to work on educational programs for children to help them learn.

I would like to thank you for your precious time. I would be highly obliged if you can consider me for a scholarship/grant/funding.

Herein I attach the recommendation letters of two of my tutors at NID who are well-known figures in the animation film industry .Also is an attached files of few images from various projects that I have worked on. In case you would like to see more of my work, I will be glad to share it with you.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,
Debanjan Nandy.
Email:debanjan.nandy@gmail.com
Mobile: +91 98333 59569