FA4C donated blankets to 25 old people at Ramachandrapuram Mandal, East Godavari Dist., AP on 28th December, 2015

Dear Friends,

Friends Association for a Change donated 25 blankets to the old and financially poor people identified from 4 villages (Oduru, Agraharam, Kothur, Narasapurapeta) of Ramachandrapuram Mandal, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh on 28th December, 2015.

Our sincere thanks to our friend Mr.Satish Kumar Pidim and his mother Sri P.Satyavathi (from Agraharam) for donating the blankets on behalf of Friends Association for a Change.

Few Photographs:

List of 25 people who received the blankets from Friends Association for a Change at Ramachandrapuram Mandal, East Godavari District on 28th December, 2015:

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Friends Association for a Change
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FA4C appointed a part time sewing faculty to 19 students and 3 faculty of ‘Madarsa Islamia Arabia Faizul Quran’ at Hyderabad effective from 17th Oct, 2015

Dear Friends,

Sankalpam:

Friends Association for a Change visited ‘Madarsa Islamia Arabia Faizul Quran’ at Hyderabad on 20th June, 2015 and on 12th October, 2015.

Mr. Md. Mahmood Ali is the founder of ‘Madarsa Islamia Arabia Faizul Quran’ (Regd No. 1976/2007) which is located at Chandragiri Nagar, Ward Division No. 125, UMCC Hospital, Gajula ramaram Road, Qutubullapur Mandal, Hyderabad.

Mr. Md. Mahmood Ali: Mobile: 9347831444, 9059006033

· This Madarsa works for teaching Islamic and the subjects: Telugu, English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies to the students of this area. This Madarsa is only for teaching and doesn’t accommodate any of the students.

· There are 130 students (of different age groups from surrounding areas) studying in this Madarsa and there are 3 teachers working to educate them.

· The Madarsa had 3 sewing machines and they do not have a faculty to teach sewing work to students.

We believe that teaching on sewing to students from their childhood will be really helpful to them after they grew up (especially to girls and to those from below poverty line). So, we accepted to provide salary to a faculty who can teach sewing and tailoring work to the students and teachers of Madarsa for a period of 6 months.

Out of 130 students, 19 girl students were selected who can work on sewing machine based on their age and capability. The 3 teachers working in Madarsa are even interested to attend the sewing classes. A total of 22 students will attend the sewing classes in Madarsa.

22 sewing class students:
Addeba, Shireen, Sameena Sultana, Shahana, Parveen, Afreen, Muskhan, Farha, Aiysha, Athiqha, Yasmeen, Samreen, Sadiya Saba, Saba, Sana, Sabhiya Sultana, Shaishtha, Shaziya, Asma, Madhiha Mhareen (teacher at madarsa), Naheedunnisa (teacher at madarsa), Ferdos (teacher at madarsa).

Tailor and class details:

Name of Tailor : Ms.Akther Begum

Age : 35 years

Experience : 10 years in tailoring.

Joining date as a part time faculty at Madarsa: 17th October, 2015.

Class Timings : 

2 PM to 4 PM (6 days per week. Friday Holiday.)

6 months classes :
1 month -> Hand work and 5 months -> On sewing machine

Salary : 2,000 rupees per month (FA4C will provide this salary for a period of 6 months)

We even gathered her mobile number and address. For any queries, please contact Mr.Vinod: 8008969992.

Topics (Ladies tailoring work) covered as a part of curriculum:

a) Hooks

b) Paper cutting neck

c) Cloth cutting

d) Petticoat paper cutting

e) Shirt cutting

f) Salwar cutting

g) Belt Salwar

h) Frock cutting

i) Round frock

j) Airline frock

k) Churidar pajama

l) Sada churidar

m) Cross churidar

n) Kaliyon ka frock

o) Kaliyon ka petticoat

p) Plain petticoat

q) Lining shirt

r) Plane blouse

s) Plane blouse cloth cutting

t) Lining blouse paper cutting

u) Lining blouse cloth cutting.

Exam will be conducted after completion of each topic mentioned in the curriculum to the students.

The tailoring machines, scissors, cloth and needles will be provided by Madarsa. We provide only the salary to the faculty.

We informed them to maintain attendance of the sewing faculty as well as the 22 students.

Regards,
Friends Association for a Change
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MoM of Annual General Body Meeting held at Visakhapatnam on 26th September, 2015

Dear Friends,

Minutes of Meeting of the Annual General Body Meeting held on 26th September, 2015:

Date: 26^th September, 2015

Time: 9 AM - 10 AM

Venue: D.No. 58-14-91, Prakash Residency (Ground Floor), Marripalem VUDA Layout, Visakhapatnam. PIN: 530009.

1) As the society 'Friends Association for a Change' is showing good progress in terms of social service, all the existing board members of the society decided to continue in the board within the same designations for the year 2015-2016 with the acceptance of majority of the members of the society as well as the board members of the organization.

2) We discussed on the annual financial report of the year 2014-2015 which were audited by Mr.K.Surya Chandra (The Chartered Accountant, Kanna & Co., M.No. 229692, Guntur).

3) We appointed Mr.K.Surya Chandra (The Chartered Accountant, Kanna & Co., M.No. 229692, Guntur) as an auditor to the society 'Friends Association for a Change' for the financial year 2015-2016, with the acceptance of the majority of the members of the society as well as the board members of the organization.

Board Members of 'Friends Association for a Change' for the year 2015-2016:

The filing of the society 'Friends Association for a Change' (Society No. 587 of 2012) will be done in the first week of October, 2015 by submitting the required documents along with the audit report to the sub registrar at Visakhapatnam.

Regards,

Friends Association for a Change

(Society No. 587 of 2012)

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FA4C donated sports kits to ZP High School (Boys), Toopran Mandal, Medak District, Telangana on 19th September, 2015

Dear Friends,

Mee Nestham:

Friends Association for a Change donated sports kits to Zilla Parishad High School (Boys), Toopran, Toopran Mandal, Medak District, Telangana on 19th September, 2015.

We donated the sports kits as per the request from Sri Aruna - Head Master of Zilla Parishad High School (Boys) located at Toopran Mandal, Medak District.

Few photographs:

The news was published on Sakshi paper – Medak District Local Edition on 20th September, 2015.

Our sincere thanks to:

a) Our friends Mr.Bala Kishore M, Mr.Rakesh Sunkara, Mr.Pramod and Mr.Santhosh Kottakota travelled all the way to Toopran, Medak District, Telangana on behalf of FA4C.

b) Mr.Bala Kishore drove around 150kms by providing his own car to this event. Thank you Mr.Bala Kishore for your patience and for helping our friends to have a comfortable journey as well as for transporting the sports kits to the school.

c) Mr.Rakesh Sunkara is very patient and spent his whole day with us on 19th September, 2015.Last week, he drove us to Osman Nagar Village, Medak District on 13th September, 2015. His active participation in FA4C helped us a lot.

d) Thanks to Mr.Santhosh kottakota and Mr.Pramod for your active participation.

Regards,

Friends Association for a Change
(Society No. 587/2012)
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FA4C donated 275 books, 100 pens and few puzzle games to the library of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayam, Osman Nagar Village, Ramachandrapuram Mandal, Medak District on 13th September,2015

Dear Friends,

Friends Association for a Change visited Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayam (Residential Govt. School) located at Osman Nagar Vilage, Ramachandrapuram Mandal, Medak District, Telangana on 13th September, 2015.The school is located in a remote area where there is no proper transportation facility even.

The students of this school are from various categories: BC,SC,ST, BPL (below poverty line), Discontinued, Not at all educated (irrespective of age).

FA4C donated few puzzle games, 100 pens and 275 books (of various authors and publishers) related to children to the library of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayam on 13th September, 2015.

Few photographs:

We had an interaction with the students for about 20 minutes. 

Our Sincere Thanks:

1) Mr. Durga Rakesh Sunkara for his initiative in leading the event and even for providing his own vehicle(car) for the transport of 275 books to the school (which is located 28 kms from JNTU,Hyderabad towards Medak District).

2) Mr. Suhas for donating few puzzle games and 309 books to FA4C among which 262 books and puzzle games are donated to KGBV school.

3) Ms. Samyuktha Karri for donating 13 books to KGBV school.

4) Mr. Manohar Meesala for donating 100 pens to the students of KGBV school.

5) Mr. Chappa Jagan Mohan for identifying the school and Mr. Muktheshwar Patnam for gathering their requirements.

Regards,
Friends Association for a Change
(Society No. 587/2012)
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FA4C donated blankets to 10 poor and old people of Gangavaram Mandal, Chittoor District, AP on 22nd August, 2015

Dear Friends,

Mee Nestham:

FA4C donated blankets to 10 poor and old people of Gangavaram Mandal, Chittoor District, AP on 22nd August, 2015.

S.No	Name	Age(Average)	Village
1	THIRAVALAIAH(Expired)	82	PATHIKONDA
2	GANGULAMMA	73	PATHIKONDA
3	CHENGAMMA	83	PATHIKONDA
4	PAPAKKA	78	PATHIKONDA
5	SALAMMA	65	PEDDINEPALLI
6	THULASAMMA	70	PEDDINEPALLI
7	RAMAYHAI	78	PEDDINEPALLI
8	SALAMMA	82	GOVINDASETTIPALLI
9	GURRAMMA	85	GOVINDASETTIPALLI
10	VENKATAPPA	88	KURAPPALLI

Sincere thanks to our friends:

Mr.Sreenivasulu Thumsi and Mr.Balakrishna Thumsi for identifying the old and poor people in their village and even for donating the blankets on behalf of Friends Association for a Change.

Few photographs:

Regards,

Friends Association for a Change
(Society No. 587/2012)
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FA4C volunteer Ms.Divya Markapudi volunteered as a scribe to Mr.J.Naga Raju at Hyderabad from 03rd Aug,2015 to 07th Aug, 2015

Dear Friends,

Vidyabhyasam:

We received the below requirement for volunteers (as scribes) to 2 students at Hyderabad:

Student names and contact numbers:

1) B. Rakesh : +91-7093422848 (Completely Blind)

2) J. Naga Raju : +91-9491778884 (Completely Blind)

The students are from the same class.

Education: Diploma in Education (DEd) - Telugu Medium

Exam Time: 10 am to 1 pm

Exam Center:

Government Polytechnic College,

Nehru Nagar, East Marredpally, Hyderabad - 500026.

Ph: 040 - 27730784, 9912342054

All the 3 exams should be written in Telugu Medium.

1st year - 2nd semester final exams schedule:

Date and Subject:

3rd Aug, 2015 – Psychology (2 scribes required)

5th Aug, 2015 - Low Vision (2 scribes required)

7th Aug, 2015 - Science Methodology (2 scribes required)

Sincere thanks:

We convey our sincere thanks our friend Ms.Divya Markapudi who volunteered as a scribe to the student Mr.J.Naga Raju. 

Ms.Divya took permission in her office and attended the 3 DEd final examinations as a scribe. Thanks a lot for your valuable time in volunteering as a scribe to Mr.J.Naga Raju.

The other student Mr.B.Rakesh received the help from the sister of his friend named Ms.Susmitha.

We thank our friends who contacted the students Mr.J.Naga Raju and Mr.Rakesh to help them as a scribe.The 2 students even conveyed their sincere thanks to all of us for our support.

Regards,

Friends Association for a Change

(Society No. 587/ 2012)

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FA4C - Blood donors at Visakhapatnam

Dear Friends,

Sphoorthi:

We thank our friends Mr.Mansoor Ali Shaik and Mr.Rajasekhar Juvvina for donating their blood during medical emergency to the patients at Visakhapatnam:

1) Kidney Transplantation Operation:

Patient Name: Mr. K.Vijaya Apparao

Donor: Ms. K.Parvathi

O+ve blood is required during the operation.

Our friend Mr.Mansoor Ali Shaik responded immediately to the blood requirement request and donated his blood at NTR Blood Bank, Visakhapatnam on 26th July, 2015.

Our friend Mr.Mohan Rao Vanumu arranged one more unit of blood through his contacts.

2) We received one more request for O-ve blood requirement on 4th August, 2015 from Ken Foundation at Visakhapatnam.

Patient Name: M Bhaskara Ramarao

O-ve is a rare blood group.

Our friend Mr.Rajasekhar Juvvina responded immediately to the blood requirement request and donated his blood at Apollo Hospital, Visakhapatnam on 4th August, 2015.

Regards,
Friends Association for a Change
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FA4C donated 500 plants to the employees of Cognizant Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd., Hyderabad on 27th July, 2015

Dear Friends,

Pragathi:

Friends Association for a Change donated 500 plants to the employees of Cognizant Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd., Hitech City, Hyderabad on 27th July, 2015. 

We donated the plants that can be grown only on land and not in pots.

Few photographs:

Sincere thanks to:

1) Mr.Amarnath for working with the HR department of CTS for approvals, visiting nurseries and even for organizing the event at CTS.

2) Mr.Narendra Varma Alluri for doing the field work in purchasing the plants from various nurseries at Kompally, Hyderabad.

3) Mr. Ramanjaneyulu K S for doing the field work in purchasing the required stationary.

Regards,
Friends Association for a Change
(Society No. 587/2012)
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