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Sam & Rena Vonumu’s India visit January 2, 2010 – February 4, 2010

Dear Sponsors, Friends and Well Wishers,

I am very thankful to my employer, Discovery Communications LLC (the main headquarters for the popular cable channel, The Discovery Channel), for allowing me to take a long vacation to participate in events in honor of our services in India. With my team, we were able to visit approximately, 800 of our 1000 sponsored children. With the help of our local volunteers and our directors in India, we conducted Annual Awards & Rewards ceremonies to the most outstanding children for their performance in school. These are public meetings attended by the school staff, sponsors, the children, their parents, local government executives, social workers, friends and well-wishers. The largest public meeting was conducted at Vysakhi Jala Udyanavanam, Visakhapatnam, AP, India on January 24th with approximately 900 people. These types of events have proven to be very successful. Many of our sponsored children are inspired and motivated to do well and to receive these awards. Each program concludes with a meal for all of the children and parents. The meal expenses are shared among many of our sponsors. Each year these programs are eagerly received and celebrated by our children and families. The Award programs were held at the following locations: Date Venue Location Time January 17, 2010: SDA High School Bobbili, Vizianagram District, AP, India 10:30 am January 21, 2010: Merchants Association Hall Tuni, E.G., District, AP, India 10:30 am January 24, 2010: Vysakhi Jala Udyanavanam * Visakhapatnam, AP, India 10:30 am January 25, 2010: SDA High School Pitapuram, E.G., District, AP, India 11:00 am January 25, 2010: SDA High School Rajahmundry, E.G., District, AP, India 05:00 pm January 26, 2010: SDA High School Kesanapalle, E.G., District, AP, India 10:30 am January 27, 2010: Vikas Public School Nizamapatnam, Guntur District, AP, India 05:00 pm January 28, 2010: Swathi Model School Pedalanka, Guntur District, AP, India 10:30 am January 29, 2010: SDA High School Tenali, Guntur District, AP, India 10:30 am January 29, 2010: SDA High School * Chirala, Guntur District, AP, India 10:30 am January 31, 2010: Golden Rule EM School Mandadam, Guntur District, AP, India 10:30 am January 31, 2010: Golden Rule EM School * Vijayawada, Krishna District, AP, India 10:30 am February 01, 2010: Bishops Community Hall Hosur, Tamilnadu, India 07:00 pm * Had one combined program for multiple schools

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The Boggavarapu Foundation sponsored all the educational awards. They awarded a certificate along with a cash award of Rs. 1000 for 1st rank, 750 for the 2nd and 500 for the 3rd rank. We are thankful to Dr. Lava & Dr. Navin Boggavarapu & family of Marlboro, New Jersey, USA. Their generosity is encouraging for each child to succeed academically. Below is the list of all our Award Recipients.

2010 BOGGAVARAPU FOUNDATION AWARDS

NAME OF THE CHILD GRD RNK SCHOOL NAME PLACE PRIZE

NAME OF THE SPONSOR

1 Sanjay Malto LKG 3 SDA Brindabonl Sabhibganj, Jharkhand 500 Upel & Penny Malandi

2 Suna Tudu III 2 SDA Brindabonl Sabhibganj, Jharkhand 750 Upel & Penny Malandi

3 Bhogan Marandi LKG A SDA Brindabonl Sabhibganj, Jharkhand 400 Upel & Penny Malandi

4 Manju Malto LKG A SDA Brindabonl Sabhibganj, Jharkhand 400 Danielle Morris

5 Manoj Murmu LKG A SDA Brindabonl Sabhibganj, Jharkhand 400 Upel & Penny Malandi

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6 Xaviour Malto LKG A SDA Brindabonl Sabhibganj, Jharkhand 400 Upel & Penny Malandi

7 Anil Kumar Bezawada III 1 Golden Rule School

Mandadam, Guntur, AP 1000 Srivats Rayaprolu

8 Vamsi Dunna UKG A Golden Rule School

Mandadam, Guntur, AP 400

Vijay Mummulla and Ushnal Rao

9 Krishna Prasad Prathipati IV A Golden Rule School

Mandadam, Guntur, AP 400

Pradeep & Nirmala Sadanapalli

10 Naveen Gaddam UKG A Golden Rule School

Mandadam, Guntur, AP 400 Danielle Morris

11 Naveen Puli UKG A Golden Rule School

Mandadam, Guntur, AP 400 Kate Butler

12 Pavan Kalisetti UKG A Golden Rule School

Mandadam, Guntur, AP 400 Rajan Babu

13 Sai Krishna Chamakuri II A Golden Rule School

Mandadam, Guntur, AP 400

Shailaja & Jateendra Gullapalli

14 Kishore Pilli UKG A SDA High School Bobbili, VZM Dist, AP 400 Dr. Usha Nara Raju

15 Nagamani Guggalapu UKG A SDA High School Bobbili, VZM Dist, AP 400 Waiting for Sponsor

16 Pooja Nagara UKG A SDA High School Bobbili, VZM Dist, AP 400 Sambasiva Rao Surapaneni

17 Udaya Teja Garikimukkala III A SDA High School

Bobbili, VZM Dist, AP 400

Mr. & Mrs. Collis Roger Haynes

18 Alekya Murikipudi I 2 SDA High School Chirala, Prakasam, AP 750 Ravi Paruchuri

19 Kiranmai Thokala UKG 2 SDA High School Chirala, Prakasam, AP 750 Danielle Morris

20 Sushmitha Nadendla IV 2 SDA High School Chirala, Prakasam, AP 750

Ravindra Bapatla & Sirisha Watts

21 Bindu Rayudu II 2 SDA High School Kesanapalli, E.G Dist, AP 750 Samuel & Rena Vonumu

22 Chandu Chavvala I 1 SDA High School Kesanapalli, E.G Dist, AP 1000 Samuel & Rena Vonumu

23 Kishore Kajuluri VI 2 SDA High School Kesanapalli, E.G Dist, AP 750 Samuel & Rena Vonumu

24 Manisha Yedla III 1 SDA High School Kesanapalli, E.G Dist, AP 1000 Samuel & Rena Vonumu

25 Pranusha Vegoti II 3 SDA High School Lakkavaram, E.G Dist, AP 500 Samuel & Rena Vonumu

26 Roshan Chandra V 3 SDA High School Lakkavaram, E.G Dist, AP 500 Anshu Khullar

27 Sunki Abhinay Reddy UKG 1 Three Angels School

Bethavole, Nalgonda, AP 1000 Sambasiva Rao Surapaneni

28 Anitha Thota III A Vikas Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Lakshmi Maram

29 Afreen Sultana IV A Ideal Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Waiting for Sponsor

30 Baby Supriya Gorremuchu VII A

Pragathi Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Sriram Chandra Murthy

31 Balaji Odugu I A Vikas Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Samuel & Rena Vonumu

32 Danny Pedapalli UKG A Ideal Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Lakshmi Maram

33 David Bommidi X A Vikas Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Susan Carson

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34 Dinesh Kokkiligadda VI A Vikas Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500

Girish Kumar & Madhavi Arza

35 Divya Perli LKG A Ideal Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Samuel & Rena Vonumu

36 Divya Sikhinam VIII A Vikas Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Rama kumar Lanka

37 Fazil Mohammed II A Al Quamar Academy Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Waiting for Sponsor

38 Gaghadhar Viswanadhapalli IV A

Vikas Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Prasanna Medisetti

39 Gopi Golati I A Ideal Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Samuel & Rena Vonumu

40 Gopi krishna Nagidi VI A Al Quamar Academy Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Samuel & Rena Vonumu

41 Gopichand Barri VIII A Al Quamar Academy Nizamapatnam, AP 500

Srinivas & Kalyani Korrapati

42 Hannu Tenali II A Ideal Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Ravindra Punuru

43 Israel Danduprolu X A Vikas Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Balakrishna & Madhuri

44 Jessy Priya VI A Pragathi Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Prasanna Medisetti

45 John Mark Kokkilagadda II A Vikas Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Satya Yerraganti

46 Joseph Danduprolu V A Vikas Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Waiting for Sponsor

47 Krishna Sudha Lanke X A Vikas Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Vedabalaji Goriparthi

48 Krishnaveni Metra VI A Pragathi Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Samuel & Rena Vonumu

49 Krissy Kalakuri UKG A Ideal Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Waiting for Sponsor

50 Lokesh Viswanadhapalli I A Vikas Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Waiting for Sponsor

51 Madhuri Kambampatti UKG A Ideal Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500

Ravindra Bapatla & Sirisha Watts

52 Manisha Kattupalli UKG A Ideal Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Samuel & Rena Vonumu

53 Myna Turimella I A Vikas Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Anshu Khullar

54 Padma Priya Danduprolu III A Vikas Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Heather D Rosenkoetter

55 Pooja Madhavi Lanke II A Vikas Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Rama Devi Lanka

56 Raja Varma Sikhinam IV A Al Quamar Academy Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Anwesha & Abhijit Kundu

57 Rajeev Neela II A Ideal Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Ravindra Punuru

58 Ratna Raju Kattupalli LKG A Ideal Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Samuel & Rena Vonumu

59 Sailaja Gelati LKG A Ideal Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Waiting for Sponsor

60 Sasank Kattupalli UKG A Ideal Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Samuel & Rena Vonumu

61 Satish Kattupalli I A Al Quamar Academy Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Waiting for Sponsor

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62 Shakeena Lanke II A Ideal Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Gopala Krishna Gudapati

63 Simhadri Kokkilagadda V A Vikas Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Kate Butler

64 Sonia Devarakonda UKG A Ideal Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Srikanth Sagar

65 Sravanthi Borigadda I A Ideal Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Samuel & Rena Vonumu

66 Subash Kattupalli UKG A Ideal Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Lakshmi Maram

67 Sunil Kumar Kattupalli VI A Pragathi Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Lakshmi Maram

68 Sunny Turimella I A Vikas Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Anshu Khullar

69 Swamy Varma Karani IX A Al Quamar Academy Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Waiting for Sponsor

70 Tirupatamma Vosavarapu UKG A

Pragathi Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Naren Mididaddi

71 Udaya Laxmi Danduprolu VIII A

Vikas Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Harini Sadeesh

72 Vijaya Lakshmi Neela IV A Ideal Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Lakshmi Maram

73 Vijay Kumar Mopidevi II A Al Quamar Academy Nizamapatnam, AP 500 Praveena Narayana

74 Akhila Vellur V 1 Swathi Model School

Pedalanka, Guntur Dist 1000 Murali & Jaisree Chitluri

75 Aswani Kumar Narra VI 2 Swathi Model School

Pedalanka, Guntur Dist 750 Murali & Jaisree Chitluri

76 Priya Vardhan IX 2 Swathi Model School

Pedalanka, Guntur Dist 750 Murali & Jaisree Chitluri

77 Sridevi Sabbineni III 3 Swathi Model School

Pedalanka, Guntur Dist 500 Ms. Bavani Shankar

78 Syam Sundhar Bikkolu II 1 SDA School Pitapuram, AP 1000 Joyce & Vijay Nakka

79 Amulya Vipparthi I 1 SDA School Pitapuram, AP 1000 Boggavarapu Foundation

80 Kishore Vasanthada VI 3 SDA School Pitapuram, AP 500 Sharada Saulter

81 Akshay Somala I 2 SDA School Rajahmundry, AP 750 Madhavi Mittadhoddi

82 Angel Maria Anusha Joseph V 2 SDA School Rajahmundry, AP 750 Waiting for Sponsor

83 Aparanjitha Pappula I 1 SDA School Rajahmundry, AP 1000 Radha & Ram Gowrisankaran

84 Reshma Priya Nukapai V 3 SDA School Rajahmundry, AP 500 Waiting for Sponsor

85 Sai Guthurthi I 2 SDA School Rajahmundry, AP 750 Manisha Sharma

86 Teja Veela I 3 SDA School Rajahmundry, AP 500 Mrs. Jayanthy Eswar-Rao

87 Rajesh Sivakoti X 1 Apollo English School Tuni, E.G. Dist. AP 1000 Kamal Bollempalli

88 Sangeetha Kundala V 3 Apollo English School Tuni, E.G. Dist. AP 500 Ramakrishna & Vinuthna

89 Khaja Shaik IV 3 SDA School Vijayawada, AP 500 Mr. & Mrs. Athar Shariff

90 Sirisha Kinnera IV 2 SDA School Vijayawada, AP 750 Mr. & Mrs. Jesudason

91 Supraja Lingam II 1 SDA School Vijayawada, AP 1000 Mr. & Mrs. Jesudason

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92 Sudheer Harway Matta II 1 SDA School Vijayawada, AP 1000 Srinivas Danduboyina

93 Nitesh Kumar Behar III 1 SDA School Vijayawada, AP 1000 Prasad Alla

94 Pavan Pedapudi VII 2 SDA School Vijayawada, AP 750 Waiting for Sponsor

95 Joga Geethika UKG 3 Johnson School Visakhapatnam, AP 500 Nagendra Mudigonda

96 Vinay Thotada I 2 Johnson School Visakhapatnam, AP 750 Dr. Maya Prabhu

97 Nagalakshmi Chekuri UKG 3 SDA High School Visakhapatnam, AP 500 Susan Carson

98 Kalyani Madhabathula II 2 SDA High School Visakhapatnam, AP 750 Sidney & Susan Konda

99 Lavanya Meesala VIII 1 SDA High School Visakhapatnam, AP 1000 Mr. & Mrs. Siddhartha

100 Murali Juthu III 1 SDA High School Visakhapatnam, AP 1000 Samuel & Rena Vonumu

101 Sai Gowtham Kandregula III 3 SDA High School Visakhapatnam, AP 500 Samuel & Rena Vonumu

102 Vignesh Mandala LKG 3 SDA High School Visakhapatnam, AP 500 Waiting for Sponsor

103 Deepthi Bara VI 3 SDA High School Visakhapatnam, AP 500 Anwesha & Abhijit Kundu

104 Harinath Palla II 1 SDA High School Visakhapatnam, AP 1000 Mr. & Mrs. Kiran Parvataneni

105 Prasanna Kumari Karri III 2 SDA High School Visakhapatnam, AP 750 Anwesha & Abhijit Kundu

106 Sai Narayana Sirigudi V 2 SDA High School Visakhapatnam, AP 750 Anwesha & Abhijit Kundu

107 Anusha Taluri IV 1 SDA High School Visakhapatnam, AP 1000 Waiting for Sponsor 108 Varalakshmi Chukka UKG 2 SDA High School Visakhapatnam, AP 750 Senthilkumaran Chandran

109 Harika Nakka IV 2 SDA High School Visakhapatnam, AP 750 James & Pinki Welch

110 Satish Nama VIII 3 SDA High School Visakhapatnam, AP 500 Mr. & Mrs. Naveen Kammila

111 Naga Sai Padala V 3 SDA High School Visakhapatnam, AP 500 Shally John

112 Sneha Sri Boni LKG 2 SDA High School Visakhapatnam, AP 750 SevenHills Hospital, Vizag-INDIA

113 Surya ChandraKumar Sesetty II 3 SDA High School Visakhapatnam, AP 500 Sheela Doshi

114 Navya Deepthi Chitturu VII 1 Trinity Public School Visakhapatnam, AP 1000 Mr. & Mrs. Grandhi

115 Venkatesh Gudi IX 3 Trinity Public School Visakhapatnam, AP 500 Mr. & Mrs. Grandhi

116 Janaki Kusumlatha Eswari IV 1

Trinity Public School Visakhapatnam, AP 1000 Mr. & Mrs. Grandhi

117 Sai Kumar Kodi VI 2 Trinity Public School Visakhapatnam, AP 750 Mr. & Mrs. Grandhi

118 Lavanya Mosa IV 3 Trinity Public School Visakhapatnam, AP 500 Mr. & Mrs. Grandhi

119 Diwakar Pukkala VI 1 Trinity Public School Visakhapatnam, AP 1000 Mr. & Mrs. Grandhi

120 Durga Prasad Reddy VIII 1 Trinity Public School Visakhapatnam, AP 1000 Mr. & Mrs. Grandhi

121 Sai Hyndavi Suri II 1 Trinity Public School Visakhapatnam, AP 1000 Mr. & Mrs. Grandhi

122 Rambabu Vajjaparthi V 2 Trinity Public School Visakhapatnam, AP 750 Waiting for Sponsor

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123 Sailaja Vasteri III 3 Trinity Public School Visakhapatnam, AP 500 SWAS GROUP

124 Meghana Kachoor II 2 SDA High School Hyderabad, AP 750 Anwesha & Abhijit Kundu

125 Kavyanjali Siddela UKG 3 SDA High School Tenali, Guntur, AP 500 Sitaram Bandi

126 Nageswara Rao Dasari UKG A SDA High School Tenali, Guntur, AP 500 Mr. & Mrs. Sam Kurapati

127 Anitha Kothapalli I 3 SDA High School Tenali, Guntur, AP 500 Arun Vasireddy & Pranavi

128 Naveen Gandiboyina VIII 3 SDA High School Visakhapatnam, AP 500 Vijaya Balan

129 Jyoshna Yadam V 3 SDA High School Visakhapatnam, AP 500 Shally John

130 Yeshwantvarma Bommidi VII 2

Pragathi Public School Nizamapatnam, AP 750 Dr. Rebecca Scalera

Due to our Annual Award Programs, we not only inspire our children but also the following.

1. Teachers – through our example, teachers are developing an attitude to help others and to treat underprivileged children with special care.

2. School Administration – They are watching what we do. They are considerate when a poor family comes for help at the school.

3. Parents of the children – They are inspired to take care of their children with targets and goals in mind in preparing them to excel.

4. Local Citizens – They are inspired to help another child. 5. Our Volunteers – They are motivated more to continue their services to help humanity. 6. Sponsors – They are able to see their hard earned money being used for giving hope to a less fortunate

child for education. Outstanding children of Visakhapatnam(AP, India) who secured ranks and cash awards during our event.

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Bobbili (VZM District, AP) Pedalanka (Guntur Dist, AP) Kesanapalli (E.G Dist, AP)

Mandadam, (Guntur Dist, AP) Nizamapatnam, (Guntur Dist, AP) Pitapuram (E.G Dist, AP)

Rajahmundry (E.G Dist, AP) Tenali (Guntur Dist, AP) Vijayawada (Krishna Dist, AP)

Picture on the left is, our children from Hosur, Tamilnadu, India We did not get a chance to visit many other locations where our children are going to school due to lack of time. We will have our local volunteers conduct the programs for them. The places which we could not visit are Manukonda (Krishna Dist, AP), Chittoor, Bethavole (Nalgonda Dist, AP), Chirala (Prakasam Dist, AP), Hyderabad, Srirangapatnam, (E.G. Dist, AP), Karmatar, (Jamtara Dist, Jharkhand), Tinpahar, (Sahibganj Dist, Jharkhand) and Naxalbari (Darjeeling Dist, West Bengal)

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Mr. K. Sudhakar (VP, Uplift a Child – India) Boggavarapu Foundation Award Mr. Satyanarayana Raju, (Dy. Director IRS) Giving the award in Bobbili Certificate awarding Ms. Sheila Jackson of Olivet School

Mr. Surya Rao Challapalli announced a new award in his father’s name. He likes to recognize those children who are at the bottom and struggling to come up. For those who made a significant improvement (20% or more from the previous year) will be receiving a cash award and a certificate. If the same child moves forward by 40%, the cash prize increases. We are very thankful to Mr. Surya Rao for initiating this award, which will certainly result in better grades next year.

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We have hundreds of pictures on Facebook. Our Facebook id: UpliftaChild Visakhapatnam Program: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=748&id=100000764042137&l=a39e5a1d73 Hosur Program: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=452&id=100000764042137&l=8a34c02a40 Mandadam Program: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=451&id=100000764042137&l=87b2378789 Pedalanka Program: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=450&id=100000764042137&l=09e151afc7 Pitapuram Program: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=421&id=100000764042137&l=e3f804d974 Rajahmundry Program: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=396&id=100000764042137&l=d825362a21 Nizamapatnam Program: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=393&id=100000764042137&l=aa9446175d Kesanapalle Program:http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=391&id=100000764042137&l=eaec6480ec Tuni Program: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=389&id=100000764042137&l=5e4bd25b3f Bobbili Program: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=239&id=100000764042137&l=550ab4f1ea India Board: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=3585&id=100000764042137&l=28d9263a49

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We are thankful to the following people for their contributions during our Annual Awards Program

1.Boggavarapu Foundation provided cash awards to all the 130 children(US $1725) 2.Ms. Susan Carson donated money to provide food for 40 3.Kiran & Parimalam Kokonda donated money to provide food for 40 4.Naveen & Divya Joshi donated money to provide food for 100 5.Ms. Kate Butler donated money to provide food for 150 6.Mr. Sudhakar Kaligiti from Vizag, donated money to provide food for 350 7.Mr. & Mrs. Surya Rao Challapalli – provided transportation help (cars) during our events 8.Mr. & Mrs. Srihari Rao Bollina – provided transportation help (cars) during our events 9.Mr. & Mrs. Roy Prakash Tanukula – provided transportation help (cars) during our events

10. Raja Mallepeddi family in USA & Vinodh Mallepeddi family in India as well as the family friends & host of relatives who coordinated all our programs in Pedalanka and Vijayawada.

11. Mr. & Mrs. Basavapurnaiah in coordinating everything in Pedalanka area. 12. Mr. K. Joseph in coordinating all our programs in Nizamapatnam and also participating in our Vizag

program. 13. Mr. Prabhakar Manti & Kanna for helping us with a car for 5 days during our travel to Tenali,

Pedalanka, Nizamapatnam, Nuzvid and Vijayawada. 14. Many parents of our children helped us during our events all over the country. They helped us clean,

organize, helped with photography, videography and many miscellaneous items. 15. Thanks to Swathi Model School in Pedalanka, Vikas Public School in Nizamapatnam, SDA high

schools in Tenali, Bobbili, Pitapuram, Rajahmundry & Kesanapalli, Golden Rule English Medium school in Mandadam, Apollo School in Tuni for arranging Venues for our programs, helping us with

their school teachers and cooking for all our children and parents. Great team work from everyone! 16. We could have not made it possible without Shankar Bandi & Padma family. They were with us for

all the events and spent long 18 hour a day through out. Our current need: We have a lot of children waiting for help. http://www.upliftachild.org/children.asp To become a sponsor: 1. Enroll online (no commitment required) http://www.upliftachild.org/bcmsponsor.asp 2. It cost only US $125 – 175 per child, per year 3. It cost only US $350 – 500 per child, per year for Hostel 4. We are a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt organization approved by IRS (US government) 5. Contact Sam Vonumu for more info – sam@vonumu.com Home phone: 301-445-4665 or Cell phone 240-832-9234

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