12/24/2009 - Winter Update |
We have several things to report, including funding of a new partner, Pudiyador; progress on OPEN India fundraising with "Maya Ravan", Shobana's dance-drama, in Chennai in 2010; and our existing continuing projects. The fall play from Avatars, "Ninaithale Nadakkum", was a moderate success. We thank the Northern VA/DC/Maryland community for coming out in force, and the troupe for their imaginative vision of having the audience vote to determine the direction of the play at crucial moments. There was a lively question-and-answer session at the end of the play. We also thank all the donors at the play, including the donors to the Educate A Child program. As a reminder, the community can now contribute to OPEN online at http://www.mydonations.com/openindia. We are funding some new organizations and also continuing our old projects:
We have also received requests for support from schools in rural Madurai district, Tirunelveli, and Vellore.
If you would like your contribution to go towards the "Educate a Child" program, please mention it on your check memo section. Tax-deductible contributions may also be made to OPEN in India in favor of "OPEN India Charitable Trust" and sent to:
Contributions may also be made online at: http://www.mydonations.com/openindia Please consider investing in India's future. To delay may mean to forget. Sincerely, |