Annual Gala for 2011 in honour of Outstanding Volunteers of the Year....

We are pleased to inform you that we are celebrating Annual Gala for 2011 in honour of outstanding volunteers of the year as we do every year and shall honour some of such outstanding volunteers this year too on 16th July. Please join us for the evening of 16th July with your friends and family, enclosed is the invitation for you. Please confirm to me and copy to Emma, the organiser for this year's Annual Gala along with number of friends and family joining with you. There are no charges. There will be a lot to every ones taste and interest. Venue details and how to reach there will be sent soon to everyone interested to join. Please let us know for the accommodation, if you need any help.  

Any contributions in kind or cash or sponsors for the event are welcome. 100% of funds raised will go to provide for the children in Snehalaya. We are also looking for participants for making the evening entertaining and joyful. Please let us know if you or any of your friends and family could help us during the evening in any way. Thanks for your support and helping us to organise.

Hoping for an early reply. Hope to see you all on the day, more the merrier. For any reasons if you are not able to join us, you can still contribute to provide for these children in India. Please send your cheque made to "Gwalior Childrens Charity" or please donate on line through secure link on our web site www.helpchildrenofindia.org

Thanks again, with regards and best wishes, 

BK
As you know Snehalaya meaning the Home with Love in Hindi, a project of  Gwalior Childrens Charity of UK (formerly known as Gwalior Childrens Hospital Charity having started as a Childrens Hospital in 1998 but has grown into Snehalaya since with much more than only Childrens Hospital, hence the change of name too) in association with Gwalior Hospital and education Charitable Trust of India, is an Unique place for community living in India, generally considered as an Orphanage (we prefer to call it a care home rather) for disabled and destitute children, homeless women and the aged with a school (Special need as well main stream school) and hospital on site. It has all facilities for education and health care for children living there happily in a pollution free environment as a family as well that for Naturo therapy, Yoga, Meditation, Physiotherapy, Hydrotherapy spread out in area of 25 Acres of land with its own Gardens, Orchards, farms, play and Sports fields and much more. There is a cow shed (Gaushala) as well a small poultry and bird house too. There are 60 children there at present and we aim to accommodate 200 children when completed. Please visit us and see for yourself.  

The new main stream school in Snehalaya Campus, a new mile stone for us to achieve with your support is opening this month. It will allow us to provide education for up to 500 children esp. girls from the surrounding villages. We continue with ongoing care for the children in Snehalaya as well to achieve sustainable development in slums and surrounding villages including health care, education, hygiene, sanitation, vaccination, safe drinking water, income generation etc. We also continue with our "Light for Education programme" and provide solar lights to school going children in villages there details on www.helpchildrenofindia.org 

Please do not hesitate in asking for any questions or further information.  With best wishes, thanks for your support,

Dr. B.K. Sharma,

Gwalior Childrens Charity and Snehalaya,

14, Magdalene Road, Walsall, West Midlands. WS1 3TA (U.K.) 

PS

We have stopped holding our own lottery draw but participate now in Great Big small charity car draw. If you will like to purchase or sell paper tickets for the Great Big small charity car draw 2011 (to be drawn on 25th Oct.2011), helping us with fund raising for this cause, please ask me for the tickets, a booklet of ten tickets costs £20, each ticket costing £2. Alternatively you can purchase tickets and recommend to your friends for purchasing the tickets on line too, here is the link http://www.smallcharitycardraw.co.uk/tickets.php?id=gcc