Several years ago, my colleague, Tad Venkateswarlu, established a School in Tenali, Andhra Pradesh, South India.  The purpose of this School is to provide orphaned and handicapped children with a safe haven, where they can be protected from the ravages of poverty, neglect and disease, and have an opportunity to get a good education, as well as to learn useful skills, so that they may become productive members of the society in which they live.

    I have assisted Tad, through the Friends of Tenali Committee, in raising money for the School, by organizing an annual dinner in the early spring, as well as editing a periodic newsletter.

    The Web page of the School can be reached through this link.

    In August 1998, Tad paid his annual visit to the School, in order to attend the Anniversary celebrations, to review the progress of the School, and to consult with teachers and local officials.  A number of photographs taken during his trip are shown below.

                                    Supporters such as ourselves may not be able to see it in the future,
                                    because of our limited life span, but the permanent impact of our
                                    actions will remain forever in our spirits, and be cherished by the
                                    children, and the children to follow.  We will have instilled in them
                                    the hope and the desire to live, to work, to serve their society and
                                   their fellow human beings, and, above all, to stand on their own feet
                                    with dignity and freedom.
                                                                                                                             Tad Venkateswarlu
                                                                                                                              (tvenkat@uwindsor.ca)
 

Friends of Tenali Executive Committee minutes June 2 2001

Friends of Tenali Executive Committee minutes, April 29 2001

Friends of Tenali Executive Committee minutes, Feb, 18 2001

New Year greetings from Tenali, 1999

Millennium 2000 greetings from Tenali

New Year Greetings from Tenali 2001
 

The sign that greets visitors at the entrance to the School	Tad Venkateswarlu, Founder of the School, crossing a log bridge in Kotlay am Village
Pupils studying in the Library, which was officially opened on August 15, 1998	A teacher conducts a grade 5 class
A pupil learns to sew in the tailoring class	Children in the carpentry class, part of the vocational skills trainaing
Distribution of candy by the Founder, on Rakhi Day.	The Founder breaks a symbolic coconut during a flag-raising ceremony which inaugurated the 6th anniversary celebrations at the School
A yoga class is watched with interest by the School physician, the Founder, the auditor and their families	A grade 7 pupil demonstrates the skills that she learnt n the acting classes.

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