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Annual Report of the Secretary General for the year 2009-10

  • Annual Report of the Secretary General of Adarsh Charitable Trust for the year 2009-10
    • I have pleasure to present this report for the 12th year in succession, i.e. from the starting of Adarsh Charitable Trust. I am aware that I have started the previous reports also, more or less, with these words but I cannot help it. This is a rare privilege, which very few people are given to enjoy. Even if I change the wordings here and there, I cannot change the underlying sense and the sentiments. The year under review, again showed tremendous growth of Adarsh, both quantitatively and qualitatively. The quantitative growth can be gauged from the increase in the number of children getting trained, and correspondingly in the number of teachers and therapists employed for this training, in the growth of assets the Trust owns today etc. The qualitative improvement is reflected in the much larger spread of the Trust’s activities and in the much larger range of its activities. The details are mentioned in subsequent relevant paragraphs. For this growth of Adarsh, so many individuals, corporate bodies, technical professionals and our own staff and parents of many children have contributed substantially. At this stage, I would limit myself to referring to the invaluable contribution of Shri CK Menon, and a few others, very major and regular contributors. Shri CKMenon has been our biggest benefactor, having donated over Rs. 80 Lakhs and whose record may, therefore be difficult for anybody else to even equal. I am grateful to the Trustees who have reposed full confidence in me and cooperated in all my efforts, without which I could not have achieved anything.
    • Apart from Shri. CK Menon, some of the others who have contributed significantly are:
      • Shri. N.Krishnan, Executive Director, CLSA, Mumbai Rs. 5 Lakhs, taking his total contribution to Rs 25 Lakhs.
      • Give India Foundation, Mumbai- They have contributed Rs 2.70 lakhs, in the reporting period alone (April 2009 to March 2010). Right from the time of our enlistment with them in 2006, they have been a regular and dependable source of funds for us. During the reporting period apart from the regular donation which is mentioned earlier, we have received over Rs 10 lakhs from Think India Foundation, Dallas, USA through this Foundation, specifically for putting up an additional 5 class rooms as an extension to our existing building at Kureekad.
      • Ms.Anna Joykutty from American Heritage School, Florida continues her selfless effort to help Adarsh. She has collected over a lakh rupees from among her friends this year alone for supporting our cause. The Trust appreciates and thanks her benevolent support.
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KUREEKKAD
20/05/2010 Sd/-
P.R. MAHADEVAN
SECRETARY GENERAL