charity: Helping The Helpless

This was my first charity endeavour and my target was $250.00. As I wrote earlier, I built 2 crosses and one Hanuman for the charity. At first I was skeptical about the success. Many friends came forward to help raising money. Some of them offered a place for raffle, some offered ideas for next fund raiser. To my surprise I was able to raise $890.00 for the charity.



Here is how we spend the money (2 charity organizations and a brain cancer patient):
-Christmas day Lunch for 323 people : $170
-New year's day lunch for 323 people: $150
-Rice, vegetables and Medicine for 420 people: $320
-Part of Medical cost for a brain cancer patient's operation: $250

All these people are either mentally challenged or orphans thrown to the streets. I am extremely happy to help them with the generous hands of a group of people whom I am privileged to call as FRIENDS.

This charity fund raiser taught me some valuable and well known lessons of life:
- You never know until you try
- You have to ignore the ney sayers and press forward
- Not everyone shares the same idea or enthusiasm as you do
- Do your part and hope for the best.

I hope and pray that I will have the energy, enthusiasm, health and opportunity to do another charity fund raiser for 2009.

On behalf of all these Helpless people,
Thank You Friends!

-paul