FA4C started to work in collaboration with ‘A.S. Raja Voluntary Blood Bank’ at Visakhapatnam from 22nd April, 2013

Dear Friends,


‘Friends Association for a Change’ started to work in collaboration with ‘A.S. Raja Voluntary Blood Bank’ at Visakhapatnam from 22^nd April, 2013.

Thanks & Regards,
Friends Association for a Change

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Donated a new sewing machine to Ratna at Visakhapatnam on 08th March,2013

Dear Friends,

As a part of 'Sankalpam' Program:

Our team donated a new sewing machine to the identified women (Ratna) on International Women’s Day (8th March,2013) at Visakhapatnam.

This is the situation of Ratna:

Name: Ratna Nelli

Husband Name: Chandu Nelli (Left her 13 years back and living with another women and Ratna is considering him as no more. We came to know about this on speaking to Ratna in detail.)

2 children (girls) : Bhavani (govt school) studying 10th class and Divya
(govt school) studying 7th class.The 2 children are being taken care by Ratna only.

Working as house servant on monthly basis and earning 3000 rupees per month

which is quite difficult to her and her children.

House Rent: Paying 800 rupees.

Staying in a single room near Chinna Polamambadevi Temple,

Maddilapalem,Visakhapatnam.

(we have done back ground verification by reaching her house)

Tailoring Work Training:

Mrs. Ratna Nelli is trained on tailoring work from Mrs. Lakshmi at Visakhapatnam. FA4C took the responsibility of training Mrs. Ratna Nelli by bearing the training expenses for 3 months.

After the training, FA4C requested a local tailor at Visakhapatnam: Mr. Ramu to provide employment to Mrs. Ratna Nelli in his own tailoring shop. Mr. Ramu accepted to our request and provided employment to Mrs. Ratna Nelli in his own tailoring shop.

Today, Mrs. Ratna Nelli is earning around 300 rupees per day as an employee in the tailoring shop as well as she is earning by stitching the clothes to the people staying around her locality.

Regards,
Friends Association for a Change

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Volunteered as scribes to the students of Devnar Scool for the Blind at Hyderabad from 25th Feb,2013 to 08th March,2013

Dear Friends,

a) Time spent for an acivity can never be given back. 

b) Traveling around 40kms per a day for the sake of attending the exams by bearing the expenses on their own.

c) Planing the office timings as per the exam timings.

d) Working collectively as a team to replace friends in the place of our absentees.

This is the dedication by our team of 23 members who scribed the examinations of the visually challenged students from 25th Feb,2013 to 8th Mar,2013.

  

Our entire team of 324 members would like to appreciate the scribes personally.

The below are the list of names who volunteered as Scribes to the visually challenged students of Devnar School for the Blind, Hyderabad:

1) Abhilash Kolanupaka
2) Sudheer
3) Rupa Saraswathi VVS
4) Sarmishta Akkala
5) Pramod Sunkara
6) Shiva
7) Sunitha Nuppalapati
8) Suresh Mallela
9) Hemanth
10) Tejasvi Vinayaka
11) Pooja Balachandran
12) Shubha Prada
13) Swapna
14) Sri Devi Matta
15) Manni Sanni
16) Srinivasa Rao Ravuri
17) Dileep
18) Safia Tharunam
19) Sasidhar
20) Naga Rani
21) Priyanka YK
22) Surekha
23) Syam Kiran Peyyala

I would like to personally say that:

Organizing this activity is quite a tough job as it took place continuously for 2 weeks. Syam Kiran Peyyala had done a great job in organizing this event successfully on behalf of our organization with the support of the rest 22 scribes. The credit goes to the entire 23 Members.

They not only attended the examinations, but even brought a recognition along with respect to 'Friends Association for a Change' from the management of 'Devnar School for the Blind'.

--Vinod

This event is considered as a part of 'Vidyabhyasam'.

Thanks & Regards,
Friends Association for a Change

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FA actively participated in the Walkathon to create awareness on Organ Donation at Hyderabad on 30th Dec,2012

Dear Friends,

'Friends Association for a Change' always supports and encourages to create awareness among the people on the 'Importance of Organ Donation'.

As invited by Sri Lalitha Raghuram (Director of Mohan Foundation, India), our team actively participated in the walk for a noble cause supporting 'ORGAN DONATION' at Hyderabad on 30th December,2012.

The Walkathon has been organized at Hyderabad on 30th December,2012 from People's Plaza on Necklace Road to PVN Gyan Bhoomi.

This event has been organized by 'Vikasa Tarangini - Youth' (a Social Service Organization run under the guidance of Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji) in partnership with Mohan Foundation. The members from various private organizations, social service organizations, schools and colleges supporting 'Organ Donation' have been a part of this event.

We would like to specially thank each and every one from our team who actively participated in this event.

It is entirely upon your own Interest to be an Organ Donor:

Imp Note: 'Friends Association for a Change' works only for creating awareness among public on the Importance of Organ Donation.

This event is considered as a part of 'Sphoorthi'.

Thanks & Regards,

Friends Association for a Change

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FA donated old news papers to the education of Visually Challenged across Hyderabad and Bangalore on 29th Dec,2012

Dear Friends,

Our team donated old news papers towards the education of the visually challenged students across Hyderabad and Bangalore on 29th December,2012.

The News papers are donated at Devnar School for the Blind (Hyderabad) and Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind (Bangalore).

Special Thanks:

1) To all our team members for donating the old news papers towards the education of the Visually Challenged students.

2) For the initiative and leading the event successfully: 

       a) Hyderabad: Uma Deepthi Chitta, Syam Kiran Peyyala, Srinivasa Rao Ravuri, Vinayaka Tejaswi, Murali Krishna Reddy, Bhushan, Mukteshwar Patnam, Vinod Sravanam.

       b) Bangalore: Vijay Phanideep, Rajendra Prasad, Khaja Mohiddin, Kiran Kumar Perni, Heymanth Kumar

3) Sri Hari for providing his own vehicle for the transport of old news papers to the school at Hyderabad.

Our team members placed a step ahead with their personal interest (apart from the news papers donation):

1) Our team members (Hemanth Kumar Tarumani and Kiran Kumar Perni) from Bangalore placed a step ahead with their personal interest by purchasing and donating 10 slates (cost 125 rupees each) which are very useful towards the education of the visually challenged students.

2) Our team members (Uma Deepthi Chitta and Vinayaka Tejaswi) from Hyderabad purchased chocolates with their personal interest and our team distributed them to all the 500 visually challenged students of Devnar School.

This event is considered as a part of 'Vidyabhyasam'.

Thanks & Regards,

Friends Association for a Change

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FA donated study materials to 10th students of Andhra University Telugu Medium School at Visakhapatnam on 15th Dec,2012

Dear Friends,

As the 10th standard public examinations of 2013 are closer and as per the request from the faculty of Andhra University Telugu Medium High School, 'Friends Association for a Change' purchased and donated 10th standard government study materials to 47 students of 10^th standard at Andhra University Telugu Medium High School (@ Visakhapatnam) on 15^th December,2012.

These study materials published by the State Board of Andhra Pradesh includes all the 6 subjects of 10th standard education and the cost of each material is 70 rupees.We are sure that each and every student will get benefited in their 10^th standard education, with the help of these study materials.

Picasa Link: https://picasaweb.google.com/112996763992254811703/December152012


This event is considered as a part of 'Vidyabhyasam'.

Special Thanks: Shaik Abdul Rehman, Raghavendra Baswa, Hima Bindu G, Gayatri Joswala, Yerninti Satyanarayana who took the responsibility and lead the event successfully.

Thanks & Regards,

Friends Association for a Change

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Update on Board Meetings held at Visakhapatnam and Team Meeting held at Hyderabad

Dear Friends,

Greetings!!!

Board Meetings:

The board meetings are held on 13th of October, 15th of November and 4th of December of 2012.

These meetings included the discussion on:

ü  Organization Structure (framed the organization structure and yet to confirm).
ü  ICICI Bank Account (Currently, bank account is active and an initial amount of 47,260 rupees which is pending with us till the month of October,2012 is deposited into the account. Will share the bank details soon after receiving the online credentials through courier).
ü  Pan Card on the name of the society (Pending with the Income Tax Dept currently).
ü  Website and Blog updates (Currently, Website is under construction and the blog is up with the latest updates)
ü  Designing and Printing of Receipt books, Letter pad, Preparing the organization stamps (Everything is done. We might modify in the next print if any modifications are required).
ü  Events implemented and the financial expenditure during the events.
ü  Future activities planning and Implementation (Events are planned for the next one year as per the seasons, but we will be declaring only during implementation).
ü  Dividing the team members further into teams across locations and tracking the contributions (Hyd team of around 90 members are further divided into minor teams internally)

We have more than 80%  attendance during the board meetings.

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Meeting conducted by our team on 4th Dec, 2012 at Hyderabad:

MOM:

The team started with the discussion on the journey of FA till now then the future activities planned for FA in Hyderabad as follows:

Sponsoring a child for education:
We planned to identify a child who is financially poor and not able to reach the requirements to get educated at school level (preferably studying 5th standard and above). If anyone can find such a school, please send us a mail, we can get in touch with them.
              
Old Newspaper Distribution to Blind School:
                We are planning to distribute Old newspapers to Blind School within this month, request all of you to come up with as much newspapers as possible. We will give an official communication on this soon.

Blood Requirements:
                We planned to identify a team of few members to take up the requests that we receive for blood requirements. Team should be able to attend the calls or mails as soon as it comes up and sent it out to all the members.

Contribution Collection:
                The minimum mandatory amount for membership per month is 20 Rs/-. However already existing members can contribute as much they wish to FA.

Meeting Attendees: Pooja, Navya, Safia, Priyanka, Geetanjali, Syam, Murali, Pallavi.

Thanks & Regards,
Friends Association for a Change

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