Offering a helping hand to the poor and needy is the greatest job one can do to achieve inner peace and satisfaction.
We the Batch of Agros’ 95,Proud Citizens of Punnagai Desam , popularly called as TREND SETTERS have always been Class Apart in whatever we do. In the year 2012 we celebrated our 16 th year Get Together as Ninaithale Innikum at Blue Lagoon Chennai, more than 100 participants attended the GT. As a part of the program, it was decided that our Agros’95 batchwill be committed in giving back to the society in whatever small way we can, hence we got divided into groups and each group chalked out the future plan of projects. This decision was not only in papers but we proved that we will walk the talk. Soon we opened an account with SBI for this purpose and we started our first successful project at AELC Siloam girls boarding school, Tirukovilur. We were very comfortable in doing the project at the boarding home as Rev. Jane Anitha Ilavarasi one of our
batchmate and friend serves as the Home In charge. With this humble beginning over the years we have successfully completed several projects small and big.
In 2015, when Chennai was devastated with a catastrophic flood, many people lost their lives and livelihoods. The news updates on the disasters that we received in our PD whatsapp group, left all of us sleepless and disturbed, determined to lend our helping hand, flood relief fund was collected to a tune of Rs. 1,20,000 . Subhashini Sridhar with her Team helped farmers in Boodampadi village, Krishnapuram and Kalkunam village in Cuddalore District by providing cattle feed for milch animals affected by the flood.
Mr.Rajasekaran & Mrs. Grace Rajasekaran, visited the flood affected Porur area in Chennai and gave Iron boxes to two beneficiaries who lost theirs in the flood. Also, bed sheets, mats,towels, provisions, clothes,fans, candles etc were provided to the affected people.
In 2018 During the Gaja cyclone many villages were affected in Nagapatinam. Funds were raised and relief materials were delivered to the affected people through MR. Gnanabharathy for a substantial sum of Rs. 50000. In the same year the state of kerala Kerala was affected by a Devastating flood, once again funds were raised to a tune of Rs. 50000 and relief materials were sent to the affected places through Mr. Rajesh.
-Helen Keller
Through our Agros’ 95 fund we helped a throat cancer patient Mr. Johnin his chemo treatment and also helped his sister to complete BE by paying the fees for 4 semesters. Though John is no more
with us, we all got the satisfaction of fulfilling his dream of seeing his sister a BE graduate , at present the girl is employed and taking care of her aged mother.
Through our Agros’ 95 fund we also helped Master Rajaraman, A child suffering from Multiple Sclerosis ( Brittle bone disorder) to complete his CA course by paying his academy fees and transportation. Today he is in his finals fighting to come up in his life against all odds.
Our batchmates have also helped a poor underprivileged girl from MCCSS an institution for destitute, Chennai, to get married. We have also provided provision for a few months to the home for aged run by the same organization when they faced a financial crunch.
Help was also rendered in a small way to Rotract club Mandaveli through Mr. Venkataprasath for the purchase of stationeries to underprivileged children. Also, a poor man was helped for his medical expense through Mr. Damodaran inUP.
Life as such is challenging and the humans have made it more complicated because life has fallen into class and categories where the rich are getting richer and the poor are dying of hunger. it is heart wrenching to see this situationbecause people are suffering from hunger, lack of education and also some are homeless. This situation is not only painful to those who suffer but also equally painful to those who are sensitive human beings. In that way our Agros’95 is a batch of sensitive people divinely connected with one chord of love committed in serving the community. Our Prayers that this commitment will continue in the years to come until we all walk in this beautiful world.