UPDATE ON FUNDRAISING FOR KIDS IN INDIA

I bought a blackboard, a whiteboard and some essentials today for our growing school!

Okay since I've surpassed the original goal of $400 due to wonderful people, I am doing the impossible, or what I once thought was close to impossible - I am going to try and rebuild the school here! We just need to refurbish it and reconstruct the first floor to have it up and functioning again.

Of course we'll have to hire a couple of more teachers and get some more supplies but the main thing is to get the building up and running again and slowly build from there. I'm estimating I'll need about $4000 or at least that much to get the main work done. For the time being we have been using the playroom and art room as makeshift classrooms. Would be really nice to give these children the feeling of having a proper school to go to and hopefully encouraging older children in the surrounding village to get a free education in a supportive atmosphere.  You can donate to my paypal account or by bank transfer to the ashram (details below).

Thanks.




For bank transfer:
All donations are exempt from income tax under section 80G of the Income Tax Act, and can be made by cash, money order, check, or deposited in favor of Aurovalley Ashram Society:

SWIFT No.: CNRBINBBKFD
Intermediary bank of NY: ABA 021000018
Corresponding Bank: Bank of New York, New
York (BONY)
Account Details: Aurovalley Ashram Society
SB A/C No. 2225101004969
Canara Bank (Hardwar Code 2225)
Railway Road, Hardwar - Uttrakhand - INDIA
Beneficiary Bank: Canara Bank of Kanpur

The old school building

This used to be the playground - needs fixing up as well



This is the old 'office' - and now you know why it needs a make-over

We brought over the little chairs and desks from the old school building to put inside the playroom so the kids can sit in chairs and do their work as oppose to the floor. Sarah helped me with the set-up.