We thank every friend who has been supporting and contributing for our VERGAL children with all your support we have done the following

EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT EXTENDED TO OUR VERGAL CHILDREN

With the major support of our well wishers and sponsors we were able to distribute all the notebooks to the poor and needy students in and around Kancheepuram town.

256 students benefited from this stationery support. 30 students were given school bags, 45 students given mathematical instrument boxes, 30 students supported with the scholarships for school fees. Majority of beneficiaries are girl students and first generation learners.

 On. 17.06.2007, 4.30 p.m, Mr. Sridharan, Trustee, Vergal , Dr.Umasekar,Com. Seetharaman, Tamilnadu Government Employees Association distributed the notebooks to 25 students at Pallavan Nagar, Pillayar temple premises.
 On 17.06.2007, 6.30 pm Ms. Nalini, Managing trustee, Vergal, Mr. Pandian, Tamilnadu Science Forum, Ms. Guna, Arivoli Iyakkam, distributed the notebooks to 30 students at Pillayar Palayam Vergal Support centre premises.
 On. 20.06.2007, 7.30 pm Mr. Mohana Subramanian, Trustee, Vergal, Mr. Sivaprakasam and Mr.Dhanapal of Democratic Youth Federation of India, distributed the notebooks to 20 students at Military road, Orikkai, Mr. Arjunan’s Home.
 On. 24.06.2007 & 06.07.2007 Mr. Srinivasan, Trustee, Vergal, Mrs.Nehru, Ward member,Nathapettai village panchayat and Mr. Sankar, Democratic Youth Federation of India distributed the notebooks to 45 students at Pallar Street, Nathapettai Village.
 On. 27.06.2007 and various dates, Valatheeswar Koil Vergal support centre and Narayanapalayam Vergal support centre students and others were distributed notebooks at Vergal office premises, Aladi pillayar koil street through, Ms. Gayathri, Ms. Kamatchi, Ms. Kanaga and Ms. Guna.
 On. 01.07.2007, notebooks, bags, scholarships were distributed to 65 students according to their needs by Mr. Mohanarangan, Mr. Tamilselvan, Social Activist Mr.Govindarajan and Ms. Vasantha at AVM Amman Arul Kalyana Mandapam, Iyampettai.
 On. 13.07.2007, Mr. Mohan, Mr. Balasundaram, Mrs. Loganayaki jeeva, Ms. Nalini, Managing trustee, Vergal, Ms.Guna, distributed the notebooks to the poor and needy students of Muthu chetty school, Narayanapalayam street.

DEVELOPMENTS ABOUT RELEASED CHILD LABOURS:
 We have enrolled Ms. Pachiammal and Ms.Jamuna, Child labours released last year by us, in Thiyagi school, Kancheepuram in the 6th and 5th std respectively as they have completed their bridge school in hand in hand. We are still trying to put them in a boarding school.

 We have enrolled Mr. Srinivasan, a child labour released this year in 5th std, Muthu Chetty school.

ABOUT VERGAL EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT CENTRES:

 3 Vergal support centres, at Pillayarpalayam, Aladithoppu, and Narayana Palayam, reopened this June 15th.

ABOUT VERGAL PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELLING CENTRE:

 10 school students, 4 college students, 4 parent of students counseled for psychological,
adjustment, learning problems.
EXAMINATION SKILLS PROGRAMME, 13 MARCH 2007
 Our Vergal Charitable trust organized an Examination skills programme for rural students of Kancheepuram at Sevilimedu Govt High School, Kancheepuram.

 Beneficiaries: 58 students of 10th Standard, who are going to face public examination, belonging to rural place called Sevilimedu, mostly from low economic background.30 girls and 28 boys participated in the camp.

 Booklet containing all hints about the topics we discussed in programme, a long scale, a pen, a pencil and an eraser were given to all 10th std students.
 
REFRESHMENT CAMP FOR STUDENTS SEP28.29,30, 2007
 We arranged a 3 days residential refreshment camp for our students from different villages in and around Kancheepuram whose educational support is given by us.

 First two days meant for students above age 13 (i. e 9th to 12th std students. Adolescence counseling, Goal setting, Employment skills, Participatory education, Communication English were the topics handled. Total participants 53. Girls 23 and boys 30.

 Life is beautiful film was screened for them.

 The third day is one day theatre workshop for children below 13 yrs. It was conducted by Dr. Velu saravanan. Total participants were 47. Girls 29 boys 18.
VERGAL EDUCATIONAL TOUR FEBRAURY 25, 2007
 Our Vergal Charitable trust, Kancheepuram organized Vergal Educational Tour for our educationally adopted children on Feb 25, 2007, Sunday. It was a one day tour to Gingee Fort, Sathanur dam and Tiruvannamalai Arunachaleswar temple.

 47 students, 4 trustees and 10 vergal volunteers participated in the tour.
 
ORPHANAGE VISITS
Jan 01, 2007
We visited a residential school for deaf and dumb, MIBBLU, at 8.30 am and provided breakfast & sweets to them. 110 children were present. On the same day, lunch & sweets were provided to inmates of Tiruvalluvar Gurukulam, Kaliyampoondi. Total beneficiaries: 300 children.
Tamil New year 2007
Our trust organized meals for orphanages mentioned below on 14.04.2007 to celebrate the Tamil New year. Mother Teresa Home for Mentally challenged, Kancheepuram (7.30 am) Sathyajothi Karunai Illam, Kancheepuram: (1.15 pm) Tiruvalluvar Gurukulam for Tribes, Kancheepuram (6.30 pm). A small interaction about Dr. Ambedkar, Bagatsingh and other national leaders was done by Mr. Mohana Subramanian and Mr. Sivaprakasam, Orphanage inmates amused us by songs and dance and sharing jokes.
Roseday celebrationon Sep 22, 2007
Our Vergal trust members, with the help of Udhavum Ullangal Chennai arranged for distribution of bathing soaps and biscuits to the cancer patients as a part of Rose day celebration. Totally 282 patients (207 females and 75 males) were there and the remaining 11 sets were given to the hospital staff for distributing.
Raksha bandan celebration and Teachers day celebration Sep 2, 2007
Vergal Trust celebrated Teachers day and Raksha bandan on Sunday September 2nd 2007, between 4.00pm to 7.00pm.The children studying at the 3 Vergal support centres participated. Our boy students were tied rakhi by our girl students. Sweets and chocolates were distributed. Greeting cards were given by students to volunteers. Games were organized for students.
Students were asked to record their opinion about the centres and their needs.

Sub: Educational tour for our students – reg.

We are planning to take the students supported by our trust for continuing their education on a small one day educational tour to Vedanthangal and Mahabalipuram during the second week of February. In the previous years we have taken our students to Chennai (Jan 06) and Gingee / Tiruvannamalai / Sathanur Dam (Feb 07). The details of our activities are enclosed in the Annexure.
The total number of participants including our teachers is 60. The break up of the likely expenses is asunder:
1. Van / Bus Hire charges (including Fuel) - Rs.6000
2. Food Expenses (Breakfast and Lunch) - Rs.4500
3. Entrance Tickets / Parking charges - Rs. 500
We request you to extend your helping hand as ever and make this program a success.
Yours truly

MANAGING TRUSTEE

எங்களை பற்றி:

வேர்கள் அறக்கட்டளை நம்மை உருவாக்கிய சமூகத்திற்கு, நாமும் உதவ வேண்டும் என்ற ஒரே எண்ணத்தை உடைய நண்பர்களால் உருவாக்க பட்ட ஒரு தன்னார்வ தொண்டு நிறுவனம். வேண்டியவர்க்கு உணவு, கல்வி உதவி, ஆளுமை திறன் பயிற்சி, பெண்கள் மற்றும் குழந்தைகள் மேம்பாடு ஆகியவற்றை முக்கிய நோக்கமாக கொண்டு செயல்படும் நாங்கள், இரத்த தானம், மருத்துவ முகாம்கள், விழிப்புணர்வு பயிற்சிகள் ஆகியவையும் நலிந்தோர்க்கு சென்று சேர ஆவலுடன் பணியற்றி வருகிறோம்.

தற்போதைய செயல்பாடுகள்:

• ஆதரவற்றோர் இல்லங்கள், அனாதை ஆசிரமங்களில் அடைக்கலமாய் இருப்பவர்களுக்கு, உணவு வழங்குவது, தன்னம்பிக்கை ஏற்படுத்தும் வகையிலும், அவர்கள் தனித்து விடப்படவில்லை, அவர்களுக்கு நாங்களும் இருக்கிறோம் என்ற உணர்வை ஏற்படுத்தும் வகையிலும் கலைநிகழ்ச்சிகள் ஏற்பாடு செய்வது. தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு தினம், ஆங்கில புத்தாண்டு தினத்தன்று,திருவள்ளுவர் குருகுலம், சத்யஜோதி கருணை இல்லம், அன்னை தெரசா இல்லம், ஆகியவற்றில் உணவு ஏற்பாடு செய்தது.
• குழந்தை தொழிலாளர்களை கொத்தடிமையிலிருந்து மீட்பதும், அவர்கள் முறையான கல்வி, மற்றும் குழந்தைபருவத்தை திரும்ப பெற உதவுவது. இதுவரை 83 மாணவர்களுக்கு தொடர்ந்து கல்வி உதவெ செய்து வருகிறோம்.
• குழந்தை தொழிலாளர் முறையிலிருந்து மீண்டு பள்ளியில் சேர்க்கப்பட்ட மாணவர்களுக்கு விடுபட்ட கல்வியாண்டுகளை பெற உதவும் 3 வேர்கள் கல்வி மையங்களை நடத்துவது,
• தேர்வுகளை சிறப்பாக எழுத , வளர் இளம் பருவத்து மன உளைச்சல்கள் மற்றும் சிக்கல்களை எதிர்கொள்ள ஆலோசனை, தன் திறன் வளர்த்தல், நினைவுத்திறனை மேம்படுத்த, வாழ்க்கை குறிக்கோள் அமைத்துக்கொள்ள பள்ளி மாணவர்களுக்கு, குறிப்பாக கிராமப்புற மாணவர்களுக்கு, ஆளுமை பயிற்சி முகாம்கள், கடந்த மார்ச் மாதம், செவிலிமேடு அரசினர் மேல்நிலை பள்ளியில் தேர்வு ஆலோசனை முகாம் நடத்தியது.
• கற்கை குறைபாடுகள், மற்றும் உளவியல் பிரச்னைகளுக்கு மாணவர்களுக்கு உதவ வேர்கள் உளவியல் ஆலோசனை மையம்,
• விழிப்புணர்வு மற்றும் தன் திறனறியும் பயிற்சி முகாம்கள், கிராமப்புற பெண்களுக்கு,
• மருத்துவ முகாம்கள் மற்றும், இரத்ததான உதவி, தேவைப்படும் எல்லோர்க்கும்,

வேண்டுகோள்:

ஒரு மாணவருக்கு கல்வி செலவுக்கு ரூ.1100/-, ஒரு இரவு பள்ளி ஆசிரியருக்கு மதிப்பூதியம் ரூ.500/- , போன்ற செலவுகளை, எங்களோடு பகிர்ந்து கொள்ளலாம். நோட்டு புத்தகங்கள் (200பக்கம் long size unruled, 200 பக்கம் short ruled), வழங்கலாம்.

தங்களுடைய உதவி தொகையை “Vergal Charitable Trust”, (payable at kancheepuram) என்ற பெயருக்கு டி.டி அல்லது காசோலையாகவோ வழங்கலாம்.

உதவுங்கள், எங்களோடு இந்த சிறிய சமூக பணியோடு இணைந்து கொள்ளுங்கள்.

அன்புடன்

வேர்கள் அறக்கட்டளைக்காக

தலைமை அறங்காவலர்/ அறங்காவலர்

தொடர்புக்கு:
நளினி: 94442 65711

அலுவலக முகவரி:
வேர்கள் அறக்கட்டளை,
42c, ஆலடி பிள்ளையார் கோவில் தெரு,
காஞ்சிபுரம்.
தமிழ்நாடு,
இந்தியா
பின்கோடு: 631501

About us:

Vergal Charitable trust is run by a group of friends, sharing common interest in the development of society, specially children and women. We help the poor children, to continue their study by paying their fees, buying them notebooks and books. We support them psychologically by continuously meeting them, counseling them, organizing refreshment camps, and educational tours.

We help bonded child labours to get released from their bondage and resume their studies. We run 3 educational support centres for them to bridge the gap of lost years in education.

We organize self development classes for rural students to enable them personality development and overcome examination fear.

We organize workshops for rural women to enable them with self employment skills.

Our doings this year:

• Supporting 63 poor students, most of them first generation learners and their parents working in loom for poor wages.
• Supporting 20 child labours released from bondage and put in school, 2 of them in Bridge school.
• Organised 2 days residential refreshment camp for all of our educationally adopted students in November 25,26 2006
• Running 2 educational support centres for released child labours, 2 students have written 8th privately, others are in regular school. We provide nutritional supplement for them.
• Running a psychological counseling centre, the income from which is the only source for recurring expenses of the trust every month.
• Organised a Examination skills programme on Mar 13, 2007 exclusively for the 10th std rural students.
• Orphanage visits to tiruvalluvar gurukulam, Sathyajothi karunai illam, Mother teresa home for mentally challenged and Vallalar home on Tamil new year and English new year, providing them food and sweets.

Our objective:

We help the students who are in need, and try to support them till they acquire a minimum qualification. Continuous help till they need and continuous monitoring their studies, and having a rapport with parents, make our students in the trust happy and confident both in their school and private life.

Our request:

We are meeting our expenses through donations from like minded friends and trustees contributions. Recurring expenses of support centres is met by the income from the Counselling centre for Public where nominal fee is charged. The undersigned, managing trustee is a professionally qualified psychologist who runs the centre.

Please join us by sponsoring one child’s education which costs Rs.1100/- per annum or sponsoring salary of teachers which costs Rs.500/- per month per teacher.

Contributions can be DD/Ch fvg “VERGAL CHARITABLE TRUST” payable at kancheepuram.

We hope you will join us in helping them.

With regards
For VERGAL CHARITABLE TRUST

(G.NALINI)
MANAGING TRUSTEE

Note: If u can help us with stationery, we need,

200 pages Long size unruled 600 nos.
182 pages short size ruled 600 nos
Other notebooks like record, geometry, graph, science.
Pages vary according to class they study.