Teacher's Day Celebrated at Andovar School : End of Year Support Requested

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The flooding and heavy rainfall in South India has abated and the students at Andovar School in Porayar, Tamil Nadu are returning to classes. A $3000 disbursement from our school fund will be sent to the school for roof repair and to build a temporary building to replace a badly rain damaged building. The 2015 tax year is coming to a close and any end of year donations are warmly welcomed as we gear up to start fundraising for the new school in 2016.

Just before the flooding in November, The children hosted Teacher Appreciation Day. The kids brought treats for the teachers and had a cake cutting celebration for them in appreciation. 

Our school staff is comprised of 6 teachers-3 men and 3 women. Together they have over 130 years of service rendered to our school! 

Students assemble for Teacher Appreciation Day

Mr. Venkatesh leads the ceremony to honor teachers

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Roofs caved in from torrential rains

Word has come from our school administrators in Porayar, India that our school has been badly damaged by flooding.  The state of Tamil Nadu where our school is located received 47 inches of rain in November- six times the yearly average for the month. Flooding has hit nearby major cities such as Chennai and Puducherry as you may have seen in the news. Our school has been closed for the safety of the children and we are trying to reopen now as the water subsides.

The major damage was to building roofs that were already in a precarious state before the flood. Roofs for two classrooms totally collapsed and other are leaking but repairable. Several classes have no where to meet at this time due to the damage. (see photos below)

Our plan is to build a simple building of about 850 square feet to house the two classes that currently have no habitable classrooms. This structure will be dismantled and brought to the new school location once the new school is completed and used as a bicycle and storage shed.

We are hoping that you may be able to help defray the cost of the temporary classroom to avoid depleting our new building fund that is slowly growing. The need is urgent. Cost for the new structure will be around $5000.

Donations are fully tax deductible. Thank you most sincerely and kindly from the kids in Porayar, Tamil Nadu, South India.

Some roofs repairable

Water starting to subside

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