HENS LEEW GEGLL © BLUE Dear Sir / Madam, Vanakkam. We are for the month of April 201 your ready reference and. kind inform With regards, Yours Sincerely, SOs (S.Ayyappan)by our Balwadi school children, cultural class students and during monthly meetings by| our Balwadi teachers and Social Workers. This month nearly 8,72,525 times mantras were chanted in 84 localities. ‘Through 75 Balwadis, 2084 rural Children were nurtured.n all the Balwadis, Mat along with hygienically prepared highly nutritive lunch with vegetables were served during the day and in the evening vitamin-rich cereals were provided to the children Eye camps were conducted at 5 places, in Kanyakumari, Nellai, and Virudhunagar districts in which 758 were treated for their eye ailments and 162 under went cataract operation, 63 persons were given eye medicines and 40 persons were given spectacles. In our Medicare Programme, 1723 patients were examined and treated for various common ailments, through!4 Rural Medical Centers in Kanyakumari Nellai and Thoothukudi districts, Vivekavani Subscriptions for annual 72,One life, Yuva Bharathi -1, and also 42 patrons were collected Durga Pooja was conducted at 3 places, in Kanyakumari District in which 178 devotees participated Shivanga Pooja were conducted at 3 place in Kanyakumari Dstt and 165 devotes paicipated Swadhyaya Varga has been conducted atone place in Aruppukottai where 12 persons attended. ‘SV Jeyanthi Vizha ©. Thulukkapatti S.V. Jeyanthi Vizha Vijayaachambad Swami Vivekanandar Vizha celebrated in Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli two distriets where 2025 people participated in 7 places. Under Amrita Surabhi Scheme, our Kendra workers collected 1255 Kgs of rie from five distriets Through various branch centres, including Thoothukudi A.O. and book stalls literature books were sold for Rs 38,828/- Under Adopt « Granny Programme, 30 desttues and old people were provided with monthly sotatums, inthe form of rice, dhal, oil, etc.,for their livelihood. 108 persons were provided with rice only in Southern five districts of Tamilnadu. Dirt cannot wash dirt, hate cannot cure hate. - Swami VivekanandarIn 169 Sanskara Vargas, 5984 students participated. The students Ne® Sewn machine distribution ‘were taught about the values of Indian Culture, through games, lectures & lessons. The feelings of oneness were strengthened ‘among participants, through patriotic songs and games. Monthly Deepa poojas were organized in 206 village temples in southern five districts of Souther ‘Tamilnadu, in which 8041 ladies participated and offered. prayers forthe welfare of self, family and the society 4 tailoring units are functioning well in Nellai & Thoothukudi districts with the total attendance of 81 Yoga Varga has been conducted at three places in Aruppukottai and Kovilpatti where 66 persons attended. Kendra Varga has been conducted in Vallioor - Tirunelveli District and 14 persons attended. On 13.04.2017 Saraswathi didi memorial day 2080 children were fed meals, sweets with bananas in 75 balwadies in southern five districts of Tamilnadu. On 05.04.2017 Sanchitha’s Birth day 2005 children were fed meals, sweets with bananas at 75 balwadies in southern five districts. Anna Pooja was performed at Thoothukudi on 14.04.2016 Kaliamman Temple and 150 devotees participated in the function and 4500 kgs rice collected, 1008 Deepa Pooja was conducted on 16.04. 2017, 23. 04, 2017 and 30.04.17 respectively in Ramnad Sri Adhi Jehennatha Perumal Temple, Kovilpatti Arulmigu Shenbagavalliamman Temple and Shenkottai Arulmigu Dharmasamvarthini Udanurai Kulasekaranathar Temple where 962,120 and 480 devotees participated from 110 villages. Before Deepa Pooja Mathru Sammelar conducted in which Cultural class and Balwadi students dramas and songs performed. Then Participants came to temple through procession reciting slogans. Kovilpatti Before reaching the highest ideal, man’s duty is to resist evil; let him work,let him fight, let him strike straight from the shoulder. _- Swami Vivehanandar.This month, we have distributed the rice which was collected through Amrita Surabhi and Anna Pooja to Balwadi children, old poor people and the institutions as mentioned below : 1. Mounagurusamy madam, Thootioodu, Kanyakumari district - 100 Kgs 2. Indhu Primary School, A.Thirumalapuram, Tirunelveli district - 200 Kgs 3. Mozhnagurusamy madam, Mandaikadu, Kanyakumari district - 105 Kgs Inspiring Incidents V.Thamarai Selvi — Devipattinam — Thoothukudi District Mukesh Pandi aged 4 is a student of our Creche. There is a Mariamman Temple near our Creche. During the 41st Mandala Pooja of the temple, Annadhanam was arranged for all the people. Before taking food, Mukesh asked me to recite ‘Bhrammarpana’ Hence I started “ohm! Bharamaarpanam”and all who seated there repeated after me. I felt happy about our young kids following the teachings and religious aspects. V.Janakipushpam — Vallioor —Tirunelveli District On 18.05.2016, Swami Vivekanandar Vizha was celebrated in Kavalkinaru Puthoor Creche. Our children presented a fine dance for the song “Chinnanchiru Kannan”. The audience clapped with happiness and encouraged the kids. Many took photos and Videos using their cell phones. The drama staged after the dance attracted the audience much and they gave a big applause. All the parents helped us in putting ‘Make-up’ and arrangements. On seeing everything the Youth had arranged for Vadai and tea not only for the children and teachers but also for all the audience (approximately 300). This touched my heart. NN. Vasanthi — Vallioor — Tirunelveli District Monisha was an old student of our Creche - [llaiyarkulam Village. She is studying STD VIII. Now she is present for the cultural class without fail. During holidays she comes to the Creche and helps voluntarily and she took part in all the cultural competitions with much interest. When we go for collecting paddy she used to accompany with us and carry the collected bags herself. Her deep interest and voluntary service touches my heart.T.Chandra Kala — Mottavilai- Kanyakumari District Ajay aged 4 is a student of our Creche. He underwent an operation, when pain started he chanted “ohm! Sri Rama Jeya Rama Jeya Jeya Rama” continuously when the nurse asked him the reason he told her that his teacher in the Creche had told him to chant that Mantra whenever they had any pain. Within two days he stepped down from the bed and ran here and there. Their parents couldn’t control him. He had also told them that since I chanted “Sri Rama Jeya Rama” I was cured. When I went there to see him all of them told this. I was surprised to hear the young kid’s deep faith. C.Leela — Peyankuzhi — Kanyakumari District My neighbor got his eye sight back by attending the free eye camp in Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari. Now he is very happy and earns his livelihood by growing some goats. Four months back he had suffered a lot as he had lost his eye sight. He helped other also to go to Kendra and mak them attend the free camps and get benefitted. N.Chandra — Ambai — Tirunelveli District I went for the ‘Karyakartha Camp’ held at Kalluvilai, Kanyakumari. An enthusiastic youth from Annamalaipudhur was very smart and admitted that he wished to involve himself totally in service activities. He told that after fulfilling the necessities of his parents he shall devote himself toward: service.Moreover he presented a ‘Poetic Version’ describing the present Plight of the society, a lady who was present there was much impressed by| his devotion and praised Vivekananda Kendra for the impact on younger generation. She also welcomed the activities of the camp where all becom young and energetic forgetting their ages. | felt happy about such changes in their minds because of our various camps.