Continuing help for Chemical and Electrochemical Engineering student and Arani Diploma Student

HM has paid Rs.1476 for Chemical and Electrochemical Engineering student in Karaikudi on 13 may 2010 for her mess fees .Also HM has given Rs.871 towards the mess fees for arani diploma student on 9 Jun 2010

Support for Bcom student of Poonga College

This student is doing his Bcom Final Year in Poonga college which is in Uthani at East Coast Road. Actually there is a gap between his +2 and degree start date. He was working in a school for Rs 1500 per month during that time. Head Master of that school has advised him to do a degree which can increase job prospects and salary. So he has started doing it. Till last year, he got help from Alagappa Trust adyar, but this year since they got lot of requests, they couldn't support him. He is in need of Rs 8000 for his final year college fees. HM has decided to help him and has given the required amount on 11 Jun 2010

Continuing support for Dharmapuri MBBS student

HM has given Rs.2298 towards the mess fees for Dharmapuri MBBS student on 13 May 2010and Rs.2635 on 17 Jun 2010

Uniform for Ayyalur GHSS students

The Government School in Ayyalur,Dindigul District is in a remote area. There is no proper bus facility to this school. There are about 1200 students from nearby villages, studying in this school. The teachers are hard working and utilizing the Government funds allotted for the school in proper manner. We got a request for help for the uniforms for the students of this school. There are many students who are from poor family and are in need of uniform, some students are coming to school with colour dress since the uniform given by government is not in good condition and not in proper size. We have selected the most deserving students among these and provided Rs. 10100 towards the uniform cost for these students on 28th Jan 2010. Our member Balamanikandan co-ordinated the works regarding this request.

Updates about Govt Higher Secondary School, Akkur, Nagappattinam District

India Sudar and Helping Minds supported one teacher's salary for Govt Higher Secondary School, Akkur, Nagappatinam District last year. We deployed 2 teachers Mr.Selvamuthu and Mr.Senthil for EMR (Electric Motor Repairing and Rewinding) Course. In fact,the course can be removed without both these teachers.

HSC (+2) result of this school in Year 2010, is as follows:

• School First mark is 1067,Second mark is 999 and Third is 975.All this top three students are from EMR Group.
• Overall School result is 74%.
• A Student named Mr.Silambarasan scored 187 in EMR Theory and he secured STATE THIRD RANK in this subject.
• A Student scored 195 and another student scored 193 in EDA (Electric Domestic Appliances) Theory paper which is District First and Second mark respectively.
• 22 Students have applied for Engineering Course.

India Sudar and Helping Minds congratulate Mr.Selvamuthu and Mr.Senthil for their sincere efforts with less salary.They are encouraging students to get into Engineering Course. We had discussion with them to encourage & guide students for IIT-JEE with help of some private tutorials. India Sudar and Helping Minds would continue to support their salary in the Year 2010-2011 also.

Support for Kongu Engineering Student

This student had scored 87% in higher secondary. She is from a very poor background. She did not go to college after the schooling. She got married and is taking care of her daughter. After the marriage, her husband decided to support her to continue her higher studies. Some persons guided them to do civil engg in Kongu Engineering College through counselling. Total expenditure per year is Rs. 58,000 including exam fee, library fee, tuition fee, bus fare etc. She got education loan from the bank for Rs. 51,000. They are not able to pay the interest amount. Considering the economic background of the student , Helping minds have decided to support the Kongu Engineering student and paid Rs. 10000 on 4th May 2010 towards her studies.

Uniforms for Puthuppai Panchayat union middle school

We got request for help for providing the uniform for the students of Panchayath union middle school, Puthuppai, Mulanur, Tirupur district which has 80 students. Cost of dress materials for one shirt and trouser (one shirt and skirt) per student is Rs. 160. Government provides uniforms to the students. This will last for 3 to 5 months. We have provided one set in addition to that, so that students can get one more dress to wear. HM trust has paid Rs. 12800 on 4 May 2010 towards this request.

Support for Karaikudi Chemical Engineering student

The student is doing Chemical and Electrochemical Engineering in Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI) in Karaikudi. Her parents are working as labours in a Farm. They are staying in a thatched house. This Karaikudi Chemical Engineering student has got a bank loan for her college fees. They are paying interest to Bank every month. The bank did not sanction money for hostel fees and mess fees. She requested our help to pay mess fees. The student has got good score and is now studying in a reputed institution. So Helping Minds had decided to support her. HM has paid Rs. 1534 on 18 Mar 2010 and Rs 1534 on 30 Mar 2010 for her mess fees. HM has also paid Rs 1846 for her mess fees for the month of April on 17 Apr 2010.

Help for Nagapattinam BA Economics student

This I year BA Economics student is the daughter of a family belonging to the Kattunayakkan (ST) community at Nagapattinam. She is perhaps the only candidate attending the college from her area. She has four sisters - one elder sister married and three younger sisters studying in schools. The total fee amount is Rs 6000 and they had already paid Rs 2000. They requested help for Rs 4000. Since she is still awaiting ST community certificate from the RDO, she could not get any scholarship. Considering the economic background of the student, Helping Minds have decided to help her and paid Rs.4000 on 5 Mar 2010 for her college fees

Support for BA Tamil Literature student

This visually challenged (VC) person is from a remote village. He is doing his final year tamil literature at Loyala college. This BA Tamil Literature student had scored good marks in his schooling. He has got help from Disha Trust for the last year, but could not get this year as Disha seems to have exhausted their allocation for this year for VC students. He is planning to do B.Ed after the completion of B.A. as he can get a Government job once he completes B.Ed. Helping Minds have decided to help him and has paid 4149 on 23 Feb 2010 for his college fees.

Continuing help for Tuticorin BE student

Tuticorin student who is doing B.E. at Thanthai Periyar Government Institute of Technology requested help for his mess fees. We have helped him for his mess fees in earlier months also. Now HM had paid Rs 1644 on 22 Feb 2010 and Rs.1707 on 28 Apr 2010.

Continuing Help for Arani diploma student

HM has paid Rs.812 for the mess fees on 1 Mar 2010 and Rs 980 on 26 Mar 2010 and Rs.1054 on 17 Apr 2010 for the Arani Diploma student who is doing Computer Technology at Dr. Dharmambal College of Polytechnic.

Continuing help for Dharmapuri MBBS Student

HM has paid Rs.2165 towards the mess fees for Dharmapuri MBBS student on 22nd Mar 2010 and Rs. 2745 on 23rd Apr 2010.

Continuing support for teacher salary for Govt school near Nagapattinam

HM trust has paid Rs. 1500 towards the salary for the EDA EMR - Electric Domestic Appliances and Electric Motor Repairing and Rewinding course teacher at the Govt school near Nagapattinam for the months of December till March 2010.

Career information booklet for school children

Balamanikandan is one of our active members. He, along with his friends, had prepared a career information booklet that will be useful for school students, especially 10th and 12th standard students. He had sent few sample pages and I have uploaded them at our yahoogroups site http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HelpingMinds2000/files/ Each of this information booklet costs about Rs. 10. HM trust decided to buy and distribute about 500 copies. These were distributed to different Government schools - at Namakkal, Ambattur, Vandavasi, Nagapattinam and Virudhunagar. Our members Murali, V.Bala, Mahesh Kumar, Muppi, Nethaji, Prabudoss, Subramanian co-ordinated this activity.

Water tank for Avanippoor Government school

'Avanippoor' is a remote village around 120 kms from Chennai. The school has around 1000+ students studying from the surrounding villages. The academic results have been commendable with pass percentage of 98%(Year 2009) for 10th standard & 74%(Year 2009) for 12th standard.

The school lacked the basic amenities like sufficient drinking water. It has a sintex water tank of 2000 litre capacity which is not sufficient for the students. Hence the Head Master had requested for an additional water tank to store the water. Helping Minds has provided with Rs. 10000 for additional water tank on 25th February 2010. Our Helping Minds member Devaraj Balakrishnan co-ordinated for this project.

Continuing help for Dharmapuri MBBS student

HM had helped Dharmapuri MBBS Student in previous months also for his mess fees. This student doing his MBBS in Govt Mohan Kumaramangalam medical college, Salem is the first graduate from his family. Now HM has paid Rs. 2396 towards his mess fees on 11th Jan 2010 and Rs. 2566 on 22nd Feb 2010.

Continuing help for Arani diploma student

Helping Minds trust has helped a student from Arani doing Diploma in Computer Technology at Dr. Dharmambal College of Polytechnic, Taramani for her previous months' mess fees. Now HM trust has given Rs. 682 towards her mess fees on 8 Dec 2009,Rs. 720 on 8 Jan 2010 and Rs 899 on 25 Jan 2010

Continuing help for Tuticorin BE student

HM has paid Rs. 1050 for the mess fees on 11 Jan 2010 for Tuticorin student who is doing B.E. at Thanthai Periyar Government Institute of Technology.

Continuing help for Rajkumar

HM trust has given Rs. 7660 towards the college fees for Rajkumar, who is doing B.Tech Chemical at Anna University Chennai on 31st Dec'09.