Dear Richard and Cindy,

K.Azhagan hails from an economically backward family in Tamil Nadu. His father, Kaliyaperumal, is a cycle mechanic and his mother, Muthulakshmi, is a home maker. The annual family income is approximately Rs. 12,000 ($ 260), which is barely enough to meet the requirements of the family.

Azhagan is enrolled in the Welding Course at the Padma Vocational Training Centre, and he is confident of getting a good job after he completes the course. Your generous donations of months of tuition, Richard (x10) and Cindy (x 2), will ensure that his entire course fees is taken care of.

Thank you, Richard and Cindy for your generosity.

R.Kesavan hails from a economically backward family in Tamil Nadu. His father, Ravi, is a farm laborer and his mother, Selvi, is a housewife. The family income is not sufficient for him as well as his brothers and sisters. His two brothers are in the 8th and 10th grade, and his sister is in the 5th grade.

Realizing that he needs to supplement the family income, he joined the Padma Vocational Training centre to learn the welding trade. Your donations, Stacy (x 2) and Richard (x 10) will enable him to graduate as a qualified welder, and get a well paying joy. Thank you, Stacey and Richard for coming together to gift Kesavan a year of vocational training.

Dear Erica, Jigna, Heather, Leo, Rick and Beth, David, Jeffrey, Kandace, Molly, Lowry, Mahendra, and The Butson,

K.Kadiravan is the oldest of three children. His father, Gajendran, is a farm laborer, and his mother, Bavani, is a homemaker. Both his siblings are in high school – his brother is studying in 8th grade and his sister in 10th grade.The family income is not sufficient to enable both of them to pursue their studies.

Kadiravan is currently enrolled at the Padma Vocational Training center, where he is getting training to become a welder. He is a sincere student, and is confident of getting a good job once he graduates.

Thank you, Erica, Jigna, Heather, Leo, Rick & Beth, David, Jeffery, Kandace, Molly, Lowry, Mahendra and the Butson Family, for coming together to ensure that Kadiravan is able to attend the year long welding course. You have not only given him a livelihood, you have changed the course of his brother and sister’s lives too, because Kadiravan is determined to give both of them the higher education that he was not able to afford.

D.Manikandan grew up in very difficult circumstances. Having lost his father at a very young age, the family struggled to make ends meet. His mother works as a farm laborer, earning little to support the needs and education of her five children. Manikandan has four sisters of which, one is married, while the remaining three are pursuing their education.

With no one else to supplement their family income, Manikandan chose to learn a vocational trade that would help him get employed soon, after completing his basic education. He joined  Padma Vocational Training Center and is currently learning welding here.

He was unsure of being able to complete the course as he could not afford the course fees, But, thanks to your generous support, Glen, Manikandan’s vocational training fees have been taken care of.

Manikandan is very happy and thankful to you, for giving him the opportunity to learn a marketable skill. This will surely help him take up the responsibility of his family and support his sisters’ education.

Thank you so much, for this very thoughtful gesture!

Dear Ellen, Benjamin, Ted Wells, Anupama, Dennis, Mark and Lisbet, Tom, David, Howard, and James,

Arivazhan comes from a very modest family background and lives with his family in Nannilam, Tamil Nadu, India. His father, Arumugam, is a farm labourer and his mother, Ms.Baby, is a home maker. He has two siblings – a brother who works as an assistant in a photo studio and a sister who is studying in the second grade. His father barely earns enough to meet their basic needs and could not afford to get all his children educated.

Arivazhan is a very ambitious boy, who realizes that as a skilled laborer he can earn much more than his father or brother. He is enrolled in the welding trade at the Padma Industrial School.

Your generous donations, Ellen, Benjamin, Ted, Anupama, Dennis, Mark & Lisbet, Tom, David (x2), Howard, and James (x2), will enable Padma Industrial School to bear the cost of Arivazhan’s tuition for an entire your.

Thanks to your support, he can now focus on completing his course and hopes to get employed soon. He and his family are very grateful to each of you, for this kind gesture!

Thank you all, for your support!