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Monday, December 7, 2015

Please help: Our School Damaged By Major Flooding Hitting Southern India

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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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