Dear Sandra, Kathrina, James and Julie, Fleming, Lee, Katherine, Peter and Kim, Pradeep (x2), Peter (x2) and Rajeev,

Ten year old Durga Bhavani, is the oldest of two children. Her father, Rambabu, works as a kitchen helper and barely earns enough to support the needs of his two children and wife. The family lives in the village of Penumarthi, in coastal Andhra Pradesh.

Durga Bhavani is studying in grade 4 in Sarada Vidyalayam and is a very chirpy and bright student. Like most children in rural areas, Durga Bhavani was also malnourished and survived for days on end on an empty stomach. With their father being a poor kitchen helper, Sankurathri Foundation provides free education to Durga Bhavani and her brother.

Your generous donations, Sandra, Kathrina, James and Julie, Fleming, Lee, Katherine, Peter and Kim, Pradeep (x2), Peter (x2) and Rajeev, has made it possible for Sankurathri Foundation to provide a nutritious lunch comprising of rice, lentils, leafy vegetables and clarified butter to Durga Bhavani. She will also be given a glass of milk in the afternoon. With these two food supplements, Durga Bhavani will become healthy and active and will also be able to perform well in her studies.

Your support comes as a big relief to Durga Bhavani’s parents who can’t thank you enough, for this kind gesture.

Thank you, all for making Durga Bhavani a healthy and happy child!

Dear Kandace,

Sixty year old Sanyasi Rao, lives with his wife in the village of  Vetlapalem, in coastal Andhra Pradesh.

Both, Sanyasi Rao and his wife work as agricultural laborer and have no children, to care for them in their old age. Since the last six months, Sanyasi Rao’s vision had started diminishing and could not go to work, like earlier. He became dependent on his wife, who was finding it difficult to manage the household chores and agricultural work.

He was worried about his eye sight and with the advice of his neighbor, decided to get an eye-examination.  After a complete eye-examination, he was found to have developed a cataract in both his eyes. He was advised to undergo surgery for the right eye, first. With not much savings, he knew he could not afford surgery and he had no relatives either, who could lend him money.

Understanding his plight, Sankurathri Foundation decided to bear the cost of his treatment and surgery which was only possible, because of your generous donation, Kandace.

Your donation also covered the transportation costs incurred in getting Sanyasi Rao to the hospital and also for two post-operative visits. Post surgery, Sanyasi Rao is very  happy that he can see better and  can look after his wife, again.

Thank you so much, Kandace, for restoring Sanyasi Rao’s vision and helping him get back to his old life. Your support is much appreciated.

Dear Howard,

Ten year old Lalitha is the oldest of three children. She lives with her parents and a younger sister and a brother, in the village of Kothuru, in coastal Andhra Pradesh.

Her father works as a Mason and earns barely $5 per day. Lalitha is studying in the 5^th grade at Sarada vidyalayam. Recently, her teachers noticed that she was finding it difficult to read and write properly. They  referred her for an eye checkup. After a complete eye-examination, she was found to have refractive error and was advised corrective glasses.

After explaining the need for glasses to her father, he confessed that he didn’t have enough money to buy her one. Understanding his poor economic condition, Sankurathri Foundation provided a pair of glasses to Lalitha.

Your generous donation, Howard, enabled Sankurathri Foundation to provide a pair of glasses for Lalitha, with which she can now see clearly.

Thank you, Howard, for your kind gesture!

Dear Akiko,

Eight year old, Praveen, is the oldest of four children. The family lives in th village of Penumarthi, in coastal Andhra Pradesh. His father, Raghava, is an agricultural laborer and earns a meager sum of $100 a month,to support his family.

With this sum, he can’t afford to pay for the school fee or any other additional expenses of his children. Sankurathri Foundation provides free education to Praveen and he is currently studying the 2^nd grade in Sarada Vidyalayam, a school run by Sankurathi.

Praveen  is a very active and bright student. He comes to school regularly. His old uniforms became faded and became short and tight for him. Since it is a common phenomenon for children in rural areas to drop out of school because of their parents’ economic condition, Sarada Vidyalayam helps such children complete their education without any financial burden to their parents.

Your generous donation, Akiko, enabled Sarada Vidyalayam to provide him a set of two uniforms, which he now uses. He was very excited to receive this gift from you and looks very cute, in his new uniforms.

Thank you, Akiko, for this very thoughtful gift for Praveen which comes as a big relief to his parents. Your support is much appreciated.

Dear Scott,

Sixty-five year old, Nookarajamma, is an old widow from Panduru village, living with her son and his family.

Nookarajamma’s husband Mr.China Brahmam passed away last year due to some unexplained sickness and this has devastated completely. It took her almost one year to recover from that and all this while, she did not realize that her vision was gradually diminishing.

Up to last year she was able to manage her own chores at home and also help her daughter-in-law with domestic work. When she complained about her failing eye sight, her son advised her to go to an eye hospital for a check-up. After a thorough eye-examination, it was found that she needed corrective glasses, for her to see well. When she was told about the price of the glasses, she said that she has to ask her son and she was not sure if he would give any money. Seeing her plight, Sankurathri Foundation, provided her a pair of glasses.

Your generous donation, Scott, enabled Sankurathri Foundation to provide a pair of much-needed glasses to Nookarajamma, with which she can now see clearly.

Thank you,Scott, for you kind gesture that has made a big difference in Nookarajamma’s life!

Dear Trevor,

Sixty year old, Veerraju, is an old widow from V.K.Rayapuram village, in coastal Andhra Pradesh. Her husband died in a road accident, two years ago and since then she has been living with her son and his family. Up to last year, she was able to manage her own chores at home and was also working as a daily wage laborer, to supplement  her son’s income.

But since the last one year, her vision had started diminishing and she found it difficult to manage her chores at home and at work and was very upset about her condition.

She attended the eye screening camp, organized by Sankurathri Foundation and after a thorough eye examination it was found that she needed corrective glasses for her to see well. When she was told about the price of the glasses, she said that she has no money as she is not an earning member at present and could not afford to buy one. She also did not want to ask her son for money.  Based on her economic condition, Sankurathri Foundation provided her a pair of glasses.

Your generous donation, Trevor, enabled Sankurathri Foundation to bear the cost of her glasses. Thanks to that, she can now see clearly and is very grateful to you for your support.

Thank you, Trevor, for helping Veerraju regain her confidence.

Dear Trevor,

Sixty year old, Narayanamma, is an old widow, hailing from the village of Vetlapalem, in coastal Andhra Pradesh. She lives with her youngest daughter and her family. Ever since her husband’s untimely death a few years ago, Narayanamma went into depression and would not even step out of the house.

Earlier, she used to work as an agriculture laborer along with her late husband. She is not too happy about staying with her daughter as she thinks she is being a burden on them. To add to her woes, her eye-sight had started diminishing since the last six months and she was not able to see clearly, making her more dependent on others even for her personal chores. Until then, she was able to manage her own chores and would also help her daughter with the household chores.

In the village eye-camp organized by Sankurathri Foundation, Narayanamma decided to get her eyes examined and it was found that she needed corrective glasses to be able to see clearly. With no income or savings, she confessed not having enough money to buy glasses. Seeing her poor economic condition, Sankurathri Foundation provided her a pair of glasses.

Your generous donation, Trevor, enabled Sankurathri Foundation to bear the cost of her glasses. Thanks to that, she can now see clearly and is very grateful to you for your support.

Thank you, Trevor, for helping Narayanamma, thereby restore her self confidence.

Dear Anandhi,

Six year old, Durgananda is the youngest of three children. His father, Veerraju, is a small farmer, hailing from the village of Penumarthi, in coastal Andhra Pradesh.

Being a small farmer with half an acre land, his father earns a meager sum of $100 per month. With Durgananda’s father being a marginal farmer, Durgananda and his siblings are being given free education at Sarada Vidyalayam, a school run by Sankurathri Foundation.

Since it is a common phenomenon for children in rural areas to drop out of school because of their parents’ economic condition, Sarada Vidyalayam helps such children complete their education without any financial burden to their parents.

Your generous donation, Anandhi, enabled Sarada Vidyalayam to provide two sets of uniforms to Durgananda Kumar, which will last him through an entire academic year.

Thank you, Anandhi, for making Durgananda, a happy child! Your support comes as a big relief to his parents.

Dear Balamurugan,

Sixty-eight year old, Appa Rao hails from the village of V.K.Rayapuram, where he lives with his wife, Radhamma. He has three children, all of whom are  married and living on their own.

Appa Rao works as a daily wage laborer and earns $ 3 per day which is insufficient, to meet their needs. Lately, he had noticed that he was not able to work much because of his diminishing vision. He couldn’t see clearly and people refused to give him work. He realized this would deplete the minimal savings that they had and he was very upset about asking his children for help.

He knew he should get his eyes checked but could not afford consultation fees and worried that they might become a burden on their children. At the time, Sankurathri Foundation was conducting a free eye-screening camp for the villagers of V.K.Rayapuram and Appa Rao decided to make the most of this opportunity. He went for an eye-examination and he was found to have developed a cataract problem in both his eyes. His worst fears came true when he was advised to undergo Cataract surgery. Appa Rao, very honestly confided in the doctors that he cannot afford treatment and surgery and that there was nothing he could do.

Understanding his plight, Sankurathri Foundation decided to bear the cost of his treatment and surgery which was only possible, because of your generous donation, Balamurugan.

Your donation also covered the transportation costs incurred in getting Appa Rao to the hospital and also for two post-operative visits. Post surgery, Appa Rao is very  happy that he can see better and  can look after his wife, again.

Thank you so much, Balamurugan, for restoring Appa Rao’s vision and helping him get back to his old life, without depending on his children! Your support is much appreciated.

Dear Vijendher,

Seventy year old Venkata Ratnam is an old widow, hailing  from V.K.Rayapuram village and lives with her youngest son. She also has five other grown up children including three daughters and two sons, all of whom are married and settled in their professions.

Venkata Ratnam lives with her youngest son who works as an agricultural laborer. To support herself, Venkata Ratnam also works as a casual laborer and earns some money.  Up to last year, she was able to manage her own chores at home and also help her daughter-in-law with domestic work. But slowly her vision started diminishing and since the last one year, she started finding it difficult to manage at home.  She couldn’t work anymore to support her son’s income and was very upset about her condition.

When she heard about the eye camp organized by Sankurathri Foundation, she attended the eye screening camp and after a thorough eye examination it was found that she needed corrective glasses, to see well. Venkata Ratnam was already operated for Cataract before but she needed glasses to see better.  When she was told about the cost of glasses, she confessed not having enough money as she was not an earning member anymore. Based on her economic background, she was provided a pair of glasses by Sankurathri Foundation.

Your generous donation, Vijendher, enabled Sankurathri Foundation to provide Venkata Ratnam a pair of glasses with which she can see much better now.

Thank you, Vijendher, for this kind gesture!