Wednesday, January 06, 2021

Year 2020 updates

Helping Minds trust helped with Rs. 11000 for the regular maintenance of the toilet block for the Government Higher sec school at Vengampatti, Karur Dt. 
Thanks to Balamani for co-ordinating regarding this request and visiting the school.




The Panchayath Union Middle school, Parapalayam, Tirupur Dt, does not have water sump to store the panchayath water.
6000 liter capacity - HM trust has helped with Rs.55,000 towards this request. 
No of students benefitted - 245. 
The Head Master of the school conveyed sincere thanks for the support for this request.



School Name: Municipal Middle School, West Colony, B.Komarapalayam, Namakkal Dt.
Students count: 600+
HM Trust has been supporting this school for many years. This is one of the best performing schools.
This school does not have sufficient no. of classrooms. An NGO organisation in Bangalore agreed to help.
With a lot of difficulty and follow up, the School HeadMaster got the approval from municipality for the construction of new classrooms.
The old building is being demolished by municipality. The school gate is attached to the old building which is being demolished. 
The NGO will construct 4 new classrooms and two toilet blocks (one block in each floor). 
The school was looking for a temporary place (hall near the school) to keep the students and convert into a classroom. This is for 3 months.
HM trust has supported with Rs. 4000 per month towards the rent for this temporary place.




We got a request for help from GHSS Vengampatti, Karur Dt. Total no. of students studying: 500. 
The School HM and teachers are very dedicated and take good care of the school. Lot of parents and well wishers have also started contributing to the welfare of the school.
At Least 80 students will join the school this year. The school has more than 6 toilet blocks in various corners of the school campus, out of which only one is in working condition. There is an urgent need to renovate toilet blocks. 
Rs.60,000 is needed to create one toilet room for gents staff and modify the remaining rooms. The Panchayat president will take care of plumbing materials. HM trust has helped with Rs. 35000 towards this request.

Helping Minds trust has supported 10 Government schools for the low cost science models through a partnership with another NGO (IndiaSudar). This helps to promote Science experiments based learning and awareness. A set of teachers are trained and deployed to take care of this. We have provided the same support last year too, and noticing the effectiveness of this, we have continued the support this year as well. Thanks to our member Balamanikandan for coordinating regarding this.

Helping Minds trust got a request for help from a student, doing 2nd year BE EEE, in CIT college, near Kunrathur. 
His Father and Mother are weavers. They are indeed an economically struggling family. He has scored 471 in 10th,  1037 in 12th. His BE cutoff was 184. His college CIT offers scholarships to first 10 students based on BE cutoff, so he has got it and pays around 30k fees per year. 
He has one brother, who is doing diploma Mech in PACR. His brother has scored 461 in 10th and one other group has supported his studies. His CGPA is close to 8.1. We had helped him last year and supported him with Rs. 10000 towards his fees for this year. Thanks to our member T.Subramanian for coordinating regarding this request.

We have got a request for help for a girl doing Diploma in Optometry at Vasan Institute Of Ophthalmology. She has got 89.20% in 10th std, 67% in 12th Std. 
The College fee per year : Rs.60,000. She is from Karunguzhi village in Kurinjipadi Talook, Cuddalore Dt. HM trust has provided Rs. 10000 for this student. 
Thanks to our member Balamanikandan for co-ordinating regarding this request.

Year 2019 updates

There is a Govt. Hr. Sec. School, Poolangulam, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli Dt. where there are 500 students. The School Teachers are good and the overall performance of the school is good. The school has well maintained clean and Green campus! Every aspect of the school is getting improved.

In the school, One room is being renovated and will be converted as Library. The Books for the library, part of renovations, magazines are taken care. A Librarian is also available.

The school requires Rs.30,000 to complete the work needed for the library.

Helping Minds trust has decided to support this request. Thanks to all members for supporting Helping Minds trust, so that we are able to take up such activities, which benefits many students.


Used laptops by Partner organizations, keyboard, mouse, CPUs, monitors, UPS by Helping Minds trust. A proper infrastructure is provided by helping minds trust and partner organizations at municipal elementary school, Chinnappanayakkan Palayam, Komarapalayam, Namakkal dt. The students and teachers expressed their thanks and excited to use these computers.
Helping Minds trust had helped earlier in toilet block renovation, magazine, rent for school building for this Government school at Parappalayam, Tirupur. It gives immense happiness to see the progress of this school. The school is awarded the best prize for Environmental consciousness for avoiding plastic materials in the school.
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Helping Minds has supported two girls from village background to enrol for the Diploma in Optometry course at Chennai, with Rs. 10000 each.
Student 1: Father is no more. Her mother is taking care of the family. She has one elder brother working as daily wage earner. She had done 12th std in Sarguna Sathya
Vithyalaya, Govt. Aided Hr Sec School, Mathapattanam, Tirunelveli Dt. She has got 368/600 in 12th std marks Pure Science Group.
Student 2: Her mother is taking care of family. She has two elder brothers, working as daily wage earners. She had done 12th std in Sarguna Sathya Vithyalaya, Govt. Hr
Sec School, Mathapattanam, Tirunelveli Dt. She had got 474/600 (75%) in 12th std marks - First Group (Bio - Maths).
Thanks to HM Member Balamanikandan for co-ordinating regarding these requests.

Water sump was constructed at GHSS Ayyalur, Dindugual dt last year by Helping Minds. Because of that students are able to get water continuously. Thanks to all the members who support these students through the regular contributions.

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Year 2018 updates

Helping Minds Trust donated a sum of Rs.30000/- to Nanmai Charitable Trust for the purpose of giving Note Books to Govt. schools for the students in economically backward.

Helping Minds Trust donated a sum of Rs.14144/- towards cost of 8 magazines one year subscription to be issued to the 4 schools for their library useful for the students. The following are the 8 Magazines.

Chutti Vikatan(1), Gokulam Tamil(2), Gokulam English(2), Magic Pot(2), Thulir(2),

Puthiyathalaimurai Kalvi(2), Highlights Genius(1), Namadhu Nambikkai(1), Pothu Arivu

Ulagam(1). Issued to the following 4 schools.

Panchayat Union Middle School, Periyalliam, Tirupur.

Panchayat Union Middle School, Muthunagar, Kengannaicken pallayam, Tirupur.

Panchayat Municipal Middle School,B.Komarapalayam, Namakkal.

Govt. Higher Secondary School, Renganathanpettai, Karur.

We have been supporting National Child Labour Project from almoat 2010. Helping Minds trust provided 25 sets of Monitors+ Mouse + Keyboard at a cost of Rs.62500/- Thiru Sai from M/s. Dhyan Infotech. Sponsored 5 sets and M/s. Ford co. provided used CPUs only. This will benefit close to 800 to 900 students.

Also Helping Minds trust provided 27 Globs at a cost of Rs.17,550/- to NCPL to issue to the schools in and around Coimbatore under their control.

As a part of help to India Sudar Educational and charitable Trust Helping Minds trust provided Rs.100000 for SEBLA project Karur to print Science Experimental Based Learning and Awareness books to issue all the schools in and around in their control for the usefulness of the students.

Mr. Karthikeyan, a BE(ECE) sudent of Jerusalam Engineering College got help of Rs.20000 for his college fees.

A sum of Rs.5900/- was spent for the purpose of buying a five and half feet Steel Bureau for Helping Minds trust for keeping old records .

A sum of Rs.11350/- donated by Helping Minds trust to Pakialakshmi,a 3 rd year student from PACR polytechnic, Rajapalayam.

Helping Mind Trust helped to Municipal Middle School, B.Komarapalayam, Namakkal.a sum of Rs.20000/- for CPU and Monitors and for Rs.14500/- for Projector useful for their school students.

Selvi Gayathri, a 1 st .year B.com student from Prince Sri Venkateswara Arts and Science College got help to the tune of Rs.10000/- for her college fees.

We have donated a sum of Rs.21000 for a Government school in Padur students for their school uniforms.

Selvi R.Pavithra, studying B.Com., I yr. in AM Jain College got Rs.7000/- towards her college fees.

We have donated a sum of Rs.26500/-for Selvi. Sanfiya Parveen, who is a NCPL student towards her college fees arrears III to VI Sem.B.Sc. since due to non payment of semester fees she was not allowed to write the exam. And atlast on intervention of collector office she wrote the exams and completed the course, but she could not get the certificates for applying a job.

For this purpose we donated here.

We have contributed to India Sudar Educational and Charitable Trust a sum of Rs.27500/- for computer teacher, Science teacher for Govt. Higher Secondary School,Ayyalur, Dindigal,a sum of Rs.7000/- for college fees for a student R.Pitchaimani, BE(ECE)sem.fee, and Rs.9000/- for 2

students towards sports kits to participate in the Ist National Aerial Sports Championships. We helped Selvi P.Amuthalakshmi studying BA in Sri Meenakshi Govt. college, Madurai, Rs.10000/- for her college fees.

A sum of Rs.10500 + Rs.5000 spent for Panchayat Union Middle School, Samichettipalayam , Coimbatore for their school Toiletrenovation.

Helping Minds trust donated Rs.12000/- for Panchayat Union Middle School, Parapalayam, Tirupur for running temporarily class room for the students in a nearby rented place till their class room work completed.

The Govt. Higher Secondary School, Renganathan pettai, Karur requested Rs.16000/- for providing water facility for their school children. This includes plumbing and materials.

Sri Shanmugavarsini studying B.Com(Professional Academy) Karur got help of Rs.10000/- for her college fees. 

Panchayat Union Middle School, Arichandrapuram, Tiruvaur requested Helping Minds trust help for providng Ladies Toilet expansion and for RO Plant. Helping Minds trust donated a sum of Rs.100000 for

the purposes in August 2018 as 1 st instalment and Rs.100000/-again spent to the same school and for the same purpose in February 2019 against their total requirement of Rs.2.36 lakhs.

On request of Selvi R.Priyadharshini, studying +2 in CK school of Practical knowledge Higher Secondary school , Cuddalore a sum of Rs.10000/- donated by Helping Minds trust for her school fees .

A sum of Rs.8100/- donated for Panchayat Union Middle School, Mannakkarai, Thiruvaur for their school needs of one Steel Bureau, Office Table and S Type chair for maintaining their school office.

Govt. Higher Secondary School, Pullamangalam, Tiruvaur, requested for their students hygienic a sum of Rs. 12000 for scavengers wage for cleaning their school Toilets daily for 6 months. The same was given by Helping Minds trust.

A sum of Rs.53132 /- donated to Nanmai Charitable Trust for providing School uniforms for the students under economically weaker sections under their control schools.

Helping Minds trust donated a sum of Rs.5000/- to Panchayat Union Middle School, Samichettipalayam, Coimbatore for renovation and white washing of their class rooms.

On request from Govt. Higher Secondary School, Melaikuhi, Ariyalur, a sum of Rs.30000/- was given by Helping Minds trust for Toilet renovation to their school students.

A sum of Rs.35000/- sent to SSV Govt. aided school, Mathapattinam, Thenkasi,for providing toilet renovation facility for their school students for hygienic purpose. 

Municipal Middle School, West colony,B. Komarapalayam,Namakkal got donation of Rs.34000/- from Helping Minds trust for providing RO plant for purified water for their 580 school students in their school.

Panchayat Union Middle School, Parapalayam, S.Periyapalayam, Uttukuli, Tirupur requested for Toilet renovation and for providing water sump for their school. The same is considered by Helping Minds trust and Rs.50000/- for Toilet renovation and Rs.50000/- for Water sump construction are donated to this school.


Year 2017 updates

Helping Minds Trust in continuation of the help extended last year, we supported for many colleges , schools and various charitable trust students for their requirements like college fees, hostel fees, School uniforms, library books, magazines, toilet maintenance, infrastructure facilities like water , class room renovation, toilet maintenance, lab equipments so on so forth.


1.Water supply facility were provided by installation of RO system to the tune of Rs.35000 to the Govt. High school, Porani, Karur.

2.Likewise above RO instalation were provided for Rs. 75000/-for the Govt. Tribal Residential Middle school, Arasaveli, Polur Taluk, Tiruvannamalai.

3.For providing water storage, help were extended to the tune of Rs.58000 for construction of water sump for the Panchayat Union Middle School, Periyalliam, Tirupur.

4.Bore well pipe line accessories were provided to get water from constructed bore well for SSV School, Tenkasi. For Rs.69550/-

5.Water tank maintenance to provide water supply for students were provided for Rs.14400 for the Panchayat Union Middle school, Soriankinathupalayam, Vellakoil, Tirupur.

The following students got the support of the Trust towards Hostel fees, College fees .

6.Sharmila, Zion Matriculation school, Madambakkam, Chennai –School fees Rs.10000

7.Kanthavel Murugan, Ammaiappar Polytechnic College, Rajapalayam-College fee-Rs.25000.

8.Najmunnisha, college fees , B.Ed. student Rs.10000/- help requested by India Sudar Educational and charitable Trust.

9.Sivsubramanian, MBBS student –College fees Rs.13000- Rajapalayam , Virudhunagar.

10.K.Devi, +2, College fees Rs.6000 and L.Mariammal +2, College fees Rs. 6000.

11. Karthikeyan, BE-II Yr. Jerusalem College of Engineering –College fees Rs.20000/-

12,School Uniforms – Rs.62433/- were provided for 70 children of Bharathmadha school as requested by the Suyam charitable Trust.

13. We supported the Suyam Charitable Trust by providing Rs. 30000 for Record note book for science students, Rs.15000 for providing lab equipments, and Rs,30000 for issuing school bags for the schools undertaken by them.

14.Tuition fees /Stipends were provided for the part-time teachers who were taking tuition class for Nidharsanam Public Charitable Trust – Rs.96000/- , Rs.25000/- for Spoken English tuition class for students of Municipal Middle school, Namakal. And Rs.72,000/- were provided for Viduthalai Social Welfare Trust to take tuition classes by 16 teachers for 631 students of Fisherman villages undertaken by the Trust.

15.Rs.20000/- were donated for India Sudar Educational and Charitable Trust for taking tuition classes for 1 st to 8 th class students for their well study of Municipal Middle School B.Komarapalayam, Namakkal.

16.Support were extended to a tune of Rs.60000/- for Panchayat union Middle school Kanganaickenpalayam, Tirupur for renovation of damaged class room by providing tiles.

17. Rs. 27600/- were donated to Municipal Middle school, B.Komarapalayam,for Toilet maintenance to upkeep the hygienic to the students.

18.Rs. 200000/- were provided for Sarguna Sathya Vidyalaya Education Trust managed SSV school, Tenkasi for providing Toilet facilities for the entire school.

19.Panchayat Union Middle school, Samichettipalayam, Coimbatore requested for repairing of drainage pipe lines for their school and we provided Rs.9000/- .

20.Rs.7500/- were donated to Panchayat Union Middle school, Tirupur, for repair of damaged toilet used by their school students.

21. Rs.87000/- were donated for printing of 1000 copies of SEBLA (Science Experimental Based Learning and Awarness ) by India Sudar Educational and Charitable Trust for issue of copies to students of many schools which are under their undertakings.

22. As done in lost year we donated for Rs. 4980/- for Library books and Rs.5580 for magazines for school library.

23.Amuthalakshmi – Hostel fees – Rs.10000/- Sri Meenakshi Arts College, Madurai.

Year 2016 updates

Helping Minds Trust extended help to the following students towards their college fees, Hostel fees and school fees:

Sanjaykumar- Rs.11550

Sujithkumar –Rs.12000

Varsha -Rs.10000

Mary Nisha – Rs.20900

Prasanna-Rs.5000

Bala Mounika-Rs.10000

Nanmai charitable students scholarship-Rs.62500

Amuthalakshmi– Rs.10000


Uniform contribution were given to the following institutions for their students. By this trust.

Nanmai Charitable Trust adopted students-Rs.72000

Panchayat Union Middle school,Tirupur students –Rs.45000


Toilet maintenance and infrastructure facilities requested by the following schools were contributed by the trust for the same cause:

PUM school, Ganaganaikapalayam Tirupur- Rs.16500

PUM school, Palipalayam - Rs.1200

PUM school, Periyalayam – Rs.8000


Computers and accessories were provided to the following schools and charitable trusts for their students as requested by them:

Karkai Nandra Village Education Trust , Tirutani –Rs.40000

Nedarsanam charitable Trust –Tuition centre computer Lab- Rs.150000

GHschool, Pallipalayam, Namakal – Rs.3600

PUMschool, Ganganayakan palayam, Tirupur –Rs.68000


Tuition Centre near Pooneri infrastrure facilities like block boards, First Aid Kits, Play material, were provided by this trust on request from the following Trust:

Karkai Nandru Krama Kalvi, Pooneri –Rs.22500


The following Schools and colleges were requested to this trust to help for their water problems for the students so as make RO plant and Water tank in the schools. The same cause fulfilled by this trust.

DIET Tiruvannamalai Diet trainees – RO Plant – Rs.40000

GH school, Renganathan Pettai - Rs.45000


Suyam Charitable Trust requested this Trust to help for provision of school note books for their students for various schools to the tune of Rs.1,50,000/- The same amount rendered by this Trust to Suyam charitable Trust.


Samichettipalaym school requested help for renovation of sand filling etc. for their play ground so as the students will make use of the same. A sum of Rs.8000/- were donated for this purpose. 

Panchayat Union Middle school, Coimbatore students requested for transport facilities to go to school since they have to walk miles to reach the school from their village. Hence to fulfill their requirement this trust helped to the tune of Rs.20700/-.

Library Books, Magazines, Library shelf were provided for Rs. 29728/- for Mampalayam school and Panchayat Union Middle school, Ganganaikanpalayam, Tirupur.