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Someone out there cares

THANK, a welfare organisation, is going all out to ensure that every needy child has access to education and health

DOING YOUR BIT For children PHOTO: K. ANANTHAN

In today's world where most people have little time to ask society, "What can I do for you", there are a few who really care. `Anthem — A concert for a cause', arranged by the THANK Foundation at PSG College of Arts and Science (CAS) recently, proved it.

THANK is an acronym for `To help a needy kid'. The foundation comprises students of the Class of `94 of PSG CAS. Founded a year ago, it concentrates on helping needy children with education and heath disorders. The foundation also mobilises funds to aid meritorious students with scholarships. A major area of concern for THANK is the health of needy children. "We have contacts with the leading hospitals in Coimbatore (Sri Ramakrishna and GKNM). We ask the doctors there about the needy patients and then advise the families concerned on how they can raise money," says Shashi Kumar, secretary of the foundation.

THANK believes that education and health are the two indispensable commodities that safeguard an individual's life and access to them can eradicate poverty. To this end, the foundation is in constant touch with other welfare organisations and hospitals through which it can reach help, monetary or otherwise, to the needy.

THANK has already brought cheer to nine children by getting them another lease on life, with life-saving heart surgery. The education of four other children has been taken care of by the foundation.

Concert for a cause

The evening began with the release of the official logo and website of the foundation. After this, Coimbatoreans who had distinguished themselves in various fields like sports, medicine and social service were felicitated. Arivzhagan, one of the awardees, has cycled across the length and breadth of the city talking to people and creating awareness about AIDS and child labour.

Murugesan, another Coimbatorean, has freely lent his time to help school children cross the frighteningly crowded Avanashi road during peak hours.

P.S. Srinivasan, a Rotarian, has helped around 150 children in various ways. The alumni of PSG College of Technology and their band "Tech Music" gave a performance in aid of the noble cause.

A dance programme by the children of `Pinto's Dance school and a hilarious mimicry programme called `Palakural' by Covai Guna proved to be highly entertaining. The audience enjoyed every moment of it.

It was not only a chance to do something good for society, but also to meet old classmates and their families.

JANANI RAJESWARI S.

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