HIV Support
Oct 26, 2024
Nutrition Kit Distribution to CLHIV girls (less than16 years old)
Venue: VRDP office
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In a heartwarming community event, Nutrition kits were distributed to 50 girls living with HIV, aimed at promoting their health and well-being. All the participants are under 16 years old and they also received a new dress along with the kit.
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The kit included a variety of pulses like Green gram dhal, White Channa, Black beans, White peas and some snacks like Dates, biscuit packets and Yipee Noodles.
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Sponsor List - Thank you dear sponsors for your plentiful donations and continued support, much appreciated!
Ms Sucheta Gupta - 50 kgs of Wheat and 50 kgs of Rava
Mr Sukumar, Meenakshi Agro Foods - 50 kgs of Black channa and 30 kgs of Roasted gram dhal
Mr Ramesh, ITC Manager - 120 Biscuit packets and 120 packets of Yipee Noodles
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The event was followed by a sumptuous non-vegetarian lunch for all the participants and volunteers.
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We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Mr Ranganathan and all the dedicated volunteers from the VRDP team. Their unwavering support and commitment made this event a resounding success.
Thanks to Ms Ramya - District Resource Person of VRDP for organising the entire event and her team for helping us with packing the nutrition kits. Our gratitude extends to Mr Ramesh and his wife Mrs Asha, and Mr Pandian for their support. Last but never the least, kudos to Mr Muralidharan for completing this event successfully.
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March 11, 2024​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Grocery Kit Donation to PLHIV patients
Venue: VRDP Office
A nutritional grocery kit comprising of 23 items like dhal, flours and a 5 kg bag of rice was presented to 30 people living with HIV in rural areas around Salem.
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Our sincere appreciation to Ms Sucheta Gupta for sponsoring 30 kgs of Rava and 30 kgs of wheat flour and Mr Sukumaran for sponsoring 30 kgs of broken channa dhal and 30 kgs of Black channa.
Our gratitude always extends to the support received from the VRDP team, thanks to Mr Muralidharan, Mr Ranganathan and Mr Diwakaran for completing this event successfully.
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Chicken biriyani and Raitha was served to all the people present in the event.
Feb 28, 2022
Grocery Kit Donation to PLHIV patients
Venue: Mariamman Koil Mandapam, near three roads
A Grocery kit comprising of 23 items like dhal, chillies, tamarind, flours and a 5 kg bag of rice was presented to 50 people living with HIV in rural areas around Salem.
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Sponsor List - Thank you dear sponsors for your plentiful donations!
25 kgs Health mix powder - Mrs Suganthi Sivaprakasam, Mother of Dr Manjunathan
50 kgs Rava/Sooji - Ms Sucheta Gupta
100 Sunfeast Biscuit packets - Mr Ramesh, ITC Manager
100 Peanut Bars - Mr Senthil Kumaran, ITC Area Executive
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Sr Roselyn, Principal of Cluny Matriculation school distributed the kits to the attendees as the chief guest of the event. Our profound gratitude to all the supporters and helpers to complete this program successfully -Mr Muralidharan, Dr Kartik Rajaratnam, Mrs Lavanya Manoharan, Rotarian P.K Diwakaran, S. Karthikeyan, S. Haribhaskar, S. Premkumar, Mr Vikram and Ms Saranya. Extending our thanks to VRDP Staffs Mrs Ramya DRP, Mr Murthy MNU, Mr Pattabiraja and Mrs Vijaya for their constant support.
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Lunch comprising of chicken biriyani, Raitha, Kesari and other items was served to all the attendees and supporters.
Dec 10, 2021
Scholarship to HIV positive student
A Scholarship for Rs 4,000/- was presented to a HIV positive student from Ayodhyapattinam, Salem. This donation will be used for the completion of a diploma in computer science which will help him get a job. Thanks to VRDP Staffs Mrs Ramya, Mrs Vijaya, Mr Murthy, Mr Pattabiraja and Dr Kartik Rajarathnam, Mr Muralidharan, Miss Suganya for completing the event successfully.
Oct 26, 2021
Nutritional Kit and Attire donation to CLHIV Kids - BOYS
Venue: VRDP Office, Kondanaickenpatty
48 CLHIV Boys received nutritional kits comprising of 8 grocery items along with an unstitched shirt and pant fabric. Our sincere appreciations to all the organizers, sponsors and donors who made this event possible.
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Nutritional Kit items and our wonderful sponsors:
Rava and wheat flour: Ms Sucheta Gupta
Black Channa and Roasted Bengal Gram - Mr Sukumar
Marie Light Sunfeast Biscuits - Mr Ramesh (ITC Manager)
Peanut Bars - Mr Veeran
Dates and Green gram dhal - procured using the donations made to the trust
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Extending our gratitude to all sponsors for the Shirt and Pant fabric:
Mr Pramod of Gupta Sweets
Mr Suresh - Pragathy Enterprises
Mr T Sethurajan - Engineer
Ramachandran Brothers
R. Swathy
Durai Raj
Kuppu Raj
Srinivasan DCTO
Venkateshwaran of Lakshmi Saraswathi Hotels
Rohit of Shantex
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A healthy lunch comprising of Chicken Biriyani, Raitha, Salna and eggs was served to all the kids and their Parents/Guardians, VRDP staff and supporters present at the event.
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A shout-out to the amazing VRDP team, Mr Renganathan (Director) and Mrs Ramya (District Resource Person) and all the 20 staff members. They helped us with packing the nutritional kits, lent us the space to conduct the event and run the event without any hindrance. Our hearty thanks to Mr Muralidharan, Dr Kartik Rajarathnam, Ms Sucheta, and Ms Suganya (Murali's cousin) for representing us and completing the event successfully. Kudos to Mr Muralidharan for arranging all the sponsors in such a short span of time.
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Dr Manjunathan and Mr Muralidharan have sponsored Sarees and Pant-Shirt fabric to the entire VRDP team as a token of appreciation for their valuable support in conducting our events successfully.
Oct 23, 2021
Nutritional Kit and Attire donation to CLHIV Kids - GIRLS
Venue: VRDP Office, Kondanaickenpatty
The festive season is all about spreading cheer and love around and that's exactly what our board team have fulfilled today. 51 CLHIV Girls received nutritional kits comprising of 8 grocery items and a new dress - abundant thanks to all the organizers, sponsors and donors who made this event possible. "The kids got so excited seeing their new dress and all the goodies - gave us an immense feeling of satisfaction and happiness" exclaimed Mr Muralidharan.
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Nutritional Kit items and our wonderful sponsors:
Rava and wheat flour: Ms Sucheta Gupta
Black Channa and Roasted Bengal Gram - Mr Sukumar
Marie Light Sunfeast Biscuits and Peanut Bars - Mr Ramesh (ITC Manager)
Dates and Green gram dhal - procured using the donations made to the trust
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A healthy lunch comprising of Chicken Biriyani, Raitha, Salna and eggs was served to all the kids and their Parents/Guardians, VRDP staff and supporters present at the event.
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A shout-out to the amazing VRDP team, Mr Renganathan (Director) and Mrs Ramya (District Resource Person) and all the 20 staff members. They helped us with packing the nutritional kits, lent us the space to conduct the event and run the event without any hindrance. Always our sincere thanks to Mr Muralidharan, Mr Praburam, Dr Kartik Rajarathnam and Ms Lavanya for representing us and completing the event successfully.
Sept 7, 2021
Medical expenses support for HIV Patient
Medicine worth Rs 14000/- was procured and handed over to an HIV Patient. He was suffering from an acute condition called CMV Retinitis and any delay would lead to loss of vision.
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March 13, 2021
Yoga Training for CLHIV Children
A successful event took place for the CLHIV children (under 18 kids from rural areas around Salem) on March 13, 2021. Three yoga teachers from Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Baba's 'Art of living foundation' were invited to teach yoga for the kids aiding to improve their physical and mental health. Applause to the teachers for demonstrating systematic teaching of many yoga postures and the kids participated with complete enthusiasm. Master Ashwatha Narayan displayed a few yoga postures showcasing strength, agility and flexibility. A hearty non-vegetarian meal was served to all the children and attendees.
Post lunch, Dr Manjunathan gave a motivational speech regarding the importance of cleaner surroundings. The children with some volunteers right away got into the task of cleaning the surroundings of their NGO office.
Dr Kartik Rajaratnam, Mr Muralidharan and Mrs Lavanya distributed the nutritional kit to all the attendees consisting of one kg of black channa, one kg of roasted bengal gram dhal, 250 gms of peanut bar, 100 grams of dates, biscuit packet and IDC Roll cake along with immunity-boosting vitamin syrup. A stationery kit comprising of 1 geometry box, 4 doms pencil with eraser, sharpener, 2 notebooks, ink pen with extra cartridges was also part of the kit.
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