ÿþ<!-- saved from url=(0022)http://internet.e-mail --> <html> <head> <title>GGiveIndia Donor News letter | April 2008 | News from GiveIndia</title> <meta name="description" content="Read the donors news letter from GiveIndia for the month of April 2008. This is a monthly newsletters for individual donors that gets published every month by GiveIndia. 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How do I?&raquo;</font></a><br> <img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/bullet_green.gif" width="15" height="5"><font color="#008000"><a href="#faq" style="text-decoration: none"><font color="#008000">Cause of the month: Education&raquo;</font></a></font><br> <img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/bullet_green.gif" width="15" height="5"></font><font color="#008000"><span class="text3"><a href="#PRG" style="text-decoration: none"><font color="#008000" face="Verdana">News from Payroll Giving</font><font face=Verdana size="2" color="#008000" style="font-size: 9pt"> team</font></a></span></font><font color="#008000" face="Verdana">&raquo;</font></font></p> </td> <td height="157" width="3" valign="top" background="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/dotted.gif"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><img src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/trans.gif" width="1" height="1"></font></td> <td height="157" width="239" valign="top"> <p align="left"><b> <font face="Verdana" color="#008000" style="font-size: 9pt">Donate at a click:</font><font face="Verdana" color="#009278" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> <img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/hr.gif" width="222" height="1"><br> </font></b> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../p-3471-donate-a-caliper-to-a-polio-affected-person.aspx ">Donate a Caliper to a polio affected person&raquo; </a> <br> <br> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../p-3801-sponsor-a-cataract-operation-for-1-poor-patient.aspx">Sponsor a cataract operation for 1 poor patient&raquo;</a><br> <br> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../p-3689-empower-through-a-unique-2-hour-empowerment-workshop.aspx">Empower through a Unique 2 hour Empowerment Workshop&raquo;</a><br> <br> </font> </td> </tr> </table> <div align="center"> <table width="497" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" height="913"> <center> <tr> <td bgcolor="BFD678" height="10" width="487" colspan="2"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" height="213" width="487" colspan="2"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><b><a name="dear donor"></a>Dear donor</b> <br> &nbsp;</font><font face="Verdana" size="1"> </font> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> </font> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana"> GiveIndia wants to say a <b>BIG thank you</b> for helping us come so far in the past financial year.&nbsp; We could not have made it without <b>your support</b>.&nbsp; We have ambitious plans for the new financial year -- plans that will not be possible without your continued help so please don t forget to budget for your social investments in 2008/9.</span><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> &nbsp; </font> <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#CCCCCC" width="100%" id="AutoNumber6" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" height="9"> <tr> <td width="100%" bordercolor="#CCCCCC" height="5"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><b> Here are some ideas to get you started:</b><br> </font> <font face="Verdana" size="1">&nbsp;</font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../p-2866-support-a-poor-elderly-persons-food-and-medicines-for-one-month.aspx">Support a poor elderly person's food and medicines&raquo;</a><br> </font> <font face="Verdana" size="1">&nbsp;</font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../p-2386-sponsor-the-monthly-salary-of-a-non-teaching-staff-sevalaya.aspx">Sponsor the monthly salary of a non teaching staff Sevalaya&raquo;</a><br> </font> <font face="Verdana" size="1">&nbsp;</font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../p-2895-sponsor-a-youths-computer-training-4-6-months.aspx">Sponsor a youth's computer training (4-6 months)&raquo;&nbsp;</a></font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="BFD678" height="14" width="487" colspan="2"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> <a name="Unnikrishnan"></a>&nbsp;</font></td> </tr> </center> <tr> <td height="390" align="left" valign="top" width="487" colspan="2"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <b><font color="#009278" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class=text3> <font face=Verdana color=#008000 style="font-size: 9pt"> <a name="real givers"></a> <a name="Rastogi"></a>Real Givers, Real Stories</font></span></font><font color="#008000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> <img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/hr.gif" width="422" height="1"><br> <img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/poonam.jpg" width="98" height="142" align="left" alt="Dr. Poonam Rastogi" hspace="2" vspace="2"></font></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana">Dr. Poonam Rastogi </span><font face="Verdana"> <span style="font-size: 9pt">thanks GiveIndia for bridging the gap between her desire to help and actually making the difference. <br> </span><font size="1">&nbsp;</font><font style="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</font><span style="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp; </span> <font size="1">&nbsp;</font><span style="font-size: 9pt"><br> Dr.Rastogi says</span></font><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana"> &quot;<i>GiveIndia portrays a very dynamic organisation working passionately for the upliftment of society with a very corporate outlook to the whole system. The feedback report is awesome detailing how the donated money is utilized and that too with illustrations! I am totally convinced that GiveIndia is a very trustworthy platform, supporting the donor to fulfill his/her objective of donation reaching into the right hands for the right cause. </i></span><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> </font> <font face="Verdana" size="1">&nbsp;</font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> </font> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana">Dr. Rastogi sponsored 15 year old </span> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> Manikanntan</font><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana">'s education. </span> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> To know more about Manikanntan, click <a href="#Manikanntan" style="text-decoration: none; font-weight: 700">here</a>.<br> </font> <font face="Verdana" size="1"> &nbsp;</font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> Change a life, now:<br> </font> <font face="Verdana" size="1"> &nbsp;</font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../p-3403-sponsor-medical-care-of-1-mentally-ill-woman-for-a-year.aspx">Sponsor medical care of 1 mentally ill woman for a year&raquo;</a><br> </font> <font face="Verdana" size="1"> &nbsp;</font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../p-861-sponsor-1-month-food-and-shelter-for-a-neglected-aged-person.aspx">Sponsor 1 month food and shelter for a neglected aged person&raquo;</a><br> </font> <font face="Verdana" size="1"> &nbsp;</font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../p-6274-contribute-to-a-fund-to-support-a-kutumba-staff-for-a-month.aspx">Contribute to a fund to support a Kutumba staff for a month&raquo;</a></font></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#CCCCCC" width="100%" id="AutoNumber2" bgcolor="#F5F5F5" height="10"> <tr> <td width="100%" height="6"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> <img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/share-story.jpg" align="left" vspace="1" width="41" height="36"></font><font face="Verdana" style="font-weight:700; font-size:9pt">Share your story on giving: </font> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt">If you have a story to tell us on how you made a difference to someone s life, we want to hear it. Please write to us at <a href="mailto:info@giveindia.org" style="text-decoration: none">info@giveindia.org</a>.&nbsp; </font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="BFD678" height="14" width="487" colspan="2"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> <a name="ngo speaks"></a></font>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="271" width="487" colspan="2"> <p><b><font color="#009278" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class=text3> <font face=Verdana color=#008000 style="font-size: 9pt">NGO speaks: </font></span></font> <font color="#008000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> <img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/hr.gif" width="422" height="1"><br> </font> </b> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> <a href="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/ACT.jpg"> <img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/ACT.jpg" align="left" width="156" height="117" hspace="2" vspace="2"></a>K. Neelakantan, Chairman, <b> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../getNGO.aspx?ngoID=150">Adarsh Charitable Trust&nbsp; </a> </b>feels happy </font> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana">that the training and therapy provided at the Adarsh Charitable school has enabled about <b>35</b> <b> children</b> to pursue their academic studies in mainstream schools. Starting with 7 children affected by cerebral palsy in June 1998, today the special school of Adarsh Charitable Trust looks after about 150 children, about 120 affected by cerebral palsy and the rest suffering from autism, a neurological disorder. </span> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> <br> </font> <font face="Verdana" size="1"> &nbsp;</font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> </font><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana">The therapy provided at the school is of different types- Physio, Psycho, Occupational, Speech and Hydrotherapy. Adarsh Charitable Trust has been instrumental in setting up 14 other special schools in 7 districts across the state which trains over 300 children with special needs.</span><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> <br> </font><font face="Verdana" size="1">&nbsp;</font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../p-3440-sponsor-a-school-kit-for-a-child-suffering-from-hivaids.aspx">Sponsor a school kit for a child suffering from HIV/AIDS&raquo;</a><br> </font><font face="Verdana" size="1">&nbsp;</font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../p-3236-educate-a-girl-child-for-a-year.aspx">Educate a girl child for a year&raquo;</a></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="BFD678" height="14" width="487" colspan="2"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><img src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/trans.gif" width="1" height="1"><a name="New NGOs"></a> </font></td> </tr> </table> </div> <div align="center"> <center> <table width="500" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" height="371"> <tr> <td height="173" valign="top"> <p align="left"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><img src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/trans.gif" width="1" height="1"></font><span class="text3"><b><font face="Verdana" color="#008000" style="font-size: 9pt">New NGOs on the block!</font></b></span><font color="#009278"><b><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> <br> <img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/hr.gif" width="222" height="1"><br> <br> </font></b></font> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt">Two new NGOs have been listed on the GiveIndia site: <br> </font> <font face="Verdana" size="1">&nbsp;</font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../getNGO.aspx?ngoID=174"> <b> Sahaara Charitable Society</b> </a>based in Mumbai was formed by concerned citizens of Mumbai who were stirred by the abject poverty they saw in the neighbourhood. Sahaara runs Mahima Home for destitute children. They also do some wonderful work with children in 4 remand homes in Mumbai.<br> </font> <font face="Verdana" size="1">&nbsp;</font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> <b> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../getNGO.aspx?ngoID=175">Sahara</a>, Orissa </b> </font> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black"> is based in Koraput District, Orissa and was born when the Upper kolab Dam Project affected the lives of over 50,000 villagers. Sahara works tirelessly to provide basic facilities like water, electricity, education, health and vocational training for villagers living in remote areas of Orissa. </span> </td> </tr> <tr bordercolor="1"> <td height="28" valign="top" style="border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt">Support <b>Sahaara CharitableSociety:</b></font></td> </tr> <tr bordercolor="1"> <td height="137" valign="top" style="border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium" bordercolor="#008000"> <p align="left"> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../p-3411-sponsor-computer-education-for-5-children-in-a-remand-home-for-a-month.aspx"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt">Sponsor computer education for 5 children&raquo;</font><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 9pt"> </span> </font></a><font face="Verdana"> <span style="font-size: 9pt"> <br> </span> <font style="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;<a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../p-951-installing-smokeless-stoveovens-sarala-ole-in-4-families.aspx"> &nbsp;</a></font><a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../p-951-installing-smokeless-stoveovens-sarala-ole-in-4-families.aspx"><font size="1"> </font> <span style="font-size: 9pt"><br> </span></a></font> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../p-4271-sponsor-nutrition-for-a-child-at-mahima-home-for-one-month.aspx"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt">Sponsor nutrition for a child at Mahima Home for one month&raquo;</font><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 9pt"> </span> </font></a><font face="Verdana"> <span style="font-size: 9pt"> <br> </span> <font style="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font size="1"> </font> <span style="font-size: 9pt"><br> </span></font> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../p-3415-feed-a-hungry-ex-prisoner-for-a-month-at-mukti-niwas.aspx"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt">Feed a hungry ex-prisoner for a month at Mukti Niwass&raquo;</font><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 9pt"> </span> </font></a><font face="Verdana"> <span style="font-size: 9pt"> <br> </span> <font style="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;</font><font size="1"> </font><span style="font-size: 9pt"><br> </span></font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../getNGO.aspx?ngoID=174">more&raquo; </a></font> </td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <div align="center"> <center> <table width="500" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" height="6"> <tr> <td bgcolor="BFD678" height="14"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> <a name="faq"></a>&nbsp;</font></td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <div align="center"> <center> <table width="500" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" height="125"> <tr> <td height="379" valign="top" width="229"> <p align="left"><b> <font color="#008000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt">Help! How do I? </font> <font color="#009278" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> <img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/hr.gif" width="222" height="1"><br> </font></b> <i> <font face="Verdana" color="#008000" style="font-size: 9pt">I want to make an online credit card donation. Is your site secure?<b><br> </b> </font><b> <font face="Verdana" color="#008000" size="1">&nbsp;</font></b></i><font face="Verdana" color="#008000" style="font-size: 9pt"><b><br> </b> </font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><b>You can feel secure while passing on personal information on the GiveIndia site because:<br> </b></font><b> <font face="Verdana" size="1">&nbsp;</font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> </font> </b><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt">1. For user registration or login, we provide you the option of Thawte SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) with 128 bit encryption for highest security. <br> </font> <font face="Verdana" size="1">&nbsp;</font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> 2. In order to preserve user's confidentiality, the login passwords are encrypted before being stored.<br> </font> <font face="Verdana" size="1">&nbsp;</font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> 3. GiveIndia does not capture or store your credit card or banking information. You enter this information directly on the Bank's website while making a donation.</font><font style="font-size: 9pt" face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;<br> </font><font face="Verdana" size="1">&nbsp;</font><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#F7F7F7" width="100%" id="AutoNumber8" bgcolor="#F7F7F7"> <tr> <td width="100%"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt">Check out our <a target="_blank" href="../../../t-prg.aspx" style="text-decoration: none">Help Centre</a> for more questions and answers. </font> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td height="379" width="5" valign="top" background="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/dotted.gif"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><img src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/trans.gif" width="1" height="1"></font></td> <td height="379" width="236" valign="top"> <p> <font face="Verdana" color="#008000" style="font-size: 9pt"><b>Cause of the month</b></font><b><font color="#008000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt">: Education</font><font face="Verdana" color="#009278" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> <img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/hr.gif" width="222" height="1"><br> </font></b> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt">Though the number of literate people in India has increased over the years, India still has the largest number of uneducated children in the world - two-thirds of whom are girls. <br> </font> <font face="Verdana" size="1">&nbsp;</font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> All this for a country which has made education for children in the age group 6-14 years a fundamental right? <br> </font> <font face="Verdana" size="1">&nbsp;</font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> Your help will go a long way in providing educational opportunities for children who would otherwise be left behind. Make a difference, now:<br> </font><span style="font-family: Arial"><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font face="Verdana" size="1"> </font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> </font></span> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../p-3956-provide-a-years-school-supplies-and-books-to-a-poor-child.aspx">Provide a year's school supplies and books to a poor child&raquo;</a><br> </font> <font face="Verdana" size="1"> &nbsp;</font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../p-1513-sponsor-a-very-poor-childs-education-for-a-year.aspx">Sponsor a very poor child s education for a year&raquo;</a><br> </font> <font face="Verdana" size="1"> &nbsp;</font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><br> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../p-4850-sponsor-the-primary-education-of-a-poor-girl-child-for-one-year.aspx">Sponsor the primary education of a poor Girl child for one year&raquo;</a></font><br> <font size="1"><br> </font><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../searchadv.aspx">more&raquo;</a></font></p> </td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <div align="center"> <center> <table width="500" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" height="735" align="right"> <tr> <td bgcolor="BFD678" width="490" height="14"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><img src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/trans.gif" width="1" height="1"><a name="PRG"></a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="490" height="287"> <p><b><font color="#009278" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class=text3> <font face=Verdana color=#008000 style="font-size: 9pt"> Latest News from the Payroll Giving team</font></span></font><font color="#009278" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/hr.gif" width="222" height="1"> </font> <font color="#009278" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class=text3> <font face=Verdana color=#008000 style="font-size: 9pt"><br> </font></span></font></b> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana">GiveIndia now has nearly 24,000 payroll givers. The growth has been quite steep...up from 8,500 last year, and 3,000 the year before that...These 24,000 employees together contribute nearly half a crore every month to various causes.<br> &nbsp;<br> <a href="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/Cadbury.gif"> <img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/Cadbury.gif" align="left" width="71" height="59"></a>Cadbury's becomes the latest organization to implement Payroll Giving. The programme has been named 'Touch A Life.' Our thanks to Mr. Anand Kripalu, Managing Director, for implementing the programme and to Ransom D'Souza for his enthusiasm in personalizing the programme at Cadbury's.<br> &nbsp;<br> <a href="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/AdventityLogo.gif"> <img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/AdventityLogo.gif" align="left" width="71" height="64"></a>Adventity has become another Payroll Giving organization. This Mumbai-based BPO launched the programme at a townhall meeting with several hundred employees present. Adventity has nearly 2,500 employees.</span></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#CCCCCC" width="100%" id="AutoNumber2" bgcolor="#F5F5F5" height="10"> <tr> <td width="100%" height="6"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><b> Important information for our Payroll Givers: </b>Please take time now to check your account balance and donate. Only then will your money reach a beneficiary in need. To check your account balance, please visit <a target="_blank" href="../../../">GiveIndia.org</a></font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="490" height="14" bgcolor="#BFD678"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><a name="neha"> </a>&nbsp;</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="490" height="34"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <b><font color="#009278" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class=text3> <font face=Verdana color=#008000 style="font-size: 9pt"> Real Givers, Real Stories</font></span></font><font color="#008000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"><img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/hr.gif" width="422" height="1"></font></b></P> <a href="#Rastogi" style="text-decoration: none"> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana">Dr. Rastogi</span><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> </font></a> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> sponsored the education of Manikanntan through the GiveIndia listed NGO <b> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../getNGO.aspx?ngoID=97">Association for Sustainable Community Development </a></b>(ASSCOD) <br> <br> <a href="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/Manikanntan.jpg"> <img border="0" src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c383/giveindia/Manikanntan.jpg" width="99" height="138" align="left" hspace="2" vspace="2"></a><a name="Manikanntan"></a></font><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family:Verdana">Manikanntan hails from a tribal village, Thandalam in Madurantakam, Kancheepuram District.&nbsp; Tribal children are poor in economic status and they have no access to basic facilities like housing, health care, and education. Based on the survey conducted by Government, the school dropout rates among tribal children have been increasing considerably. <br> &nbsp;<br> Manikanntan is one of the many deserving students who was assisted to get necessary educational supplies. He is studying in class 10. Gift a child the power of knowledge.</span><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> <a style="text-decoration: none" target="_blank" href="../../../c-63-education.aspx">Donate</a> now!</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="BFD678" width="490" height="16"> <font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9pt"> <img src="http://c42.statcounter.com/3600794/0/7559d78f/1/" border="0" width="1" height="1" ></font><div align="center"> <font face="Verdana" color="#000000" style="font-size: 9pt"> Copyright © 2008 GiveIndia.org. 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