Musical Nite on 28th October at Chennai

Listen to music and contribute to Advesa Charitable Trust. Please contact 99411 93743 / 99620 21377 for tickets. You can book your tickets online at  www.ticketnew.com

Funtist Mani and his Simple Science Experiments

Funtist Mani makes learning science fun and simple. You can read more about Mani at www.funtist.com. View more videos of Mani's experiments here.

       

Recently, Mani conducted simple science experiments for kids of Advesa Charitable Trust. Read about the interesting event here.

Mazhayodu Mano - A Musical Nite on 31st July

Await the musical event with melodies by leading playback singers. PLEASE CALL 98412 45869 FOR TICKETS.

Memento from Advesa Charitable Trust

Thank you Advesa.

Advesa Trust - 4th Annual Day on 28th April

Advesa Charitable Trust will conduct their 4th Annual Day on 28th April, Saturday. All are welcome. We will be glad to have you at the venue, enjoy the cultural events, visit the in-house library, and spread a good word about our work. View the location map on page 2 of the invite.

Yuga Design Conducts Crafts Workshop for Advesa Trust Kids

On April 21st, Yuga Design staff conducted a crafts workshop for 120 kids at Advesa Charitable Trust's rural library at Mathur. The day started with lunch. Yuga people distributed vegetable bringi and curd rice packets.

The kids got crayon boxes and sample pictures. Then they painted beautiful designs using crayons. Next, the kids learnt to make Nehru cap using newspapers. Then they made birds and shirt with color paper. Thanks to Vinodhini, Gautham, Guru, Sucheta, Jagan, and Saravanan for conducting the origami and painting workshop.

Click here for more event photos.

Listen to SPB Songs - Donate to Advesa Trust

Advesa Charitable Trust runs two rural libraries for kids, sponsors education of underprivileged kids, and spreads life skills through innovative programs. Advesa Trust will showcase its services at Murali's Mouna Raagam music show on 18th March. The details of the show are given below.

Date | Time : 18th March | 6:30 pm to 10 pm

Venue: Wesley Grounds near Express Avenue Mall

Ticket Denominations given to us : Rs.350 to Rs.750 

Main Performer: SPB. There will be dance and other entertainment apart from music. 

Block your tickets for the show. Send your name , mobile number, and number of tickets needed to advesatrust@hotmail.com.  You can collect the tickets at the venue or when we meet in person. 

Please pass on this info to your loved ones. Support Advesa Trust. 

Pooja Celebrations at Alphonsa Library of Advesa Trust

Forty kids attended Pooja celebrations at Mathur Library on 5th, October. Kids told lot of stories. Advesa Trust founder Dr.Shanthi told the kids that knowledge is the only wealth that never perishes or leaves us. Blogger Anitha sang two devotional songs and told Pratham Books story "Subbu, the Signal". Sweets and Pori was distributed to all the kids.

Dr. Shanthi speaks with the kids

Story telling, Prayers, and Packing Pori

Sharing Pori with Koi Fish

Breathing Exercises and Carrot Salad making at Advesa Trust

Advesa Trust conducted a workshop for nine kids at Don Bosco youth center on Sep 4th, 2011. Children learnt breathing exercises. One of the girls performed a "Surya Namaskar" she learnt during a summer camp. All the kids enthusiastically participated in making a Carrot Salad. The kids took turns in grating the carrots. They also planted coriander seeds in the nearby garden.

The kids were asked to teach the breathing exercises to family members and friends. And to practice breathing atleast twice a day!

DonBosco Children's Library is One Year Old

Advesa trust conducted the first annual day events on 7th Aug, 2011 at St.Joseph's Technical Institute in Tondiarpet. The children recited poetry, sang, danced, and read GK snippets and quizzes. The lines of the Tamil poem were very touching and endearing. It translates to something like - "We carry the burden of books at school, and the burden of family fights in our home. But just give us a chance, we will show you what we can do and who we are."

Ajit, trustee of Advesa, gave a message to the children about 'Friendship Day'. A video on 'road safety' released by Rotary was screened at the function. After the show, the kids answered all the questions about road safety.

Free notebooks and story books were distributed. All the kids were given a pack of Brittania Milk Biscuits. Advesa Trust looks forward to your continued support to the Advesa children libraries. You can donate at http://www.advesa.org/?q=node/434

Librarian Sushma, Managing Trustee Dr.Shanthi, Trustee Ajith Subramaniom

The Benefits of Charity - A blog post by Seth Godin:

Everything we do, we do because somehow it benefits us.

We go to work for the satisfaction (I hope) and because we get paid. We smile at a stranger because it feels good to be nice (and perhaps we'll get a smile in return). We pick up litter when no one is looking because telling ourselves a story about being a good person is worth the effort.

Some people have figured out that charity is an incredible bargain. For the time and money it costs, the benefits exceed what could be attained in almost any other way. A bargain compared to chocolate, or an amusement park visit or buying a shiny new car you probably don't need.

For some, the benefit is in the way society respects the donor. Hence buildings named after Andrew Carnegie or Bill Gates. For many, though, hidden charity is worth far more, because the incentives are purer. A donation earns you peace of mind.

I'm fascinated by people who see no benefit in donating to charity, who, in fact, see a negative. My hunch is that for these people, the worldview is: if charity is important, I better give more. If that's true, the thinking goes, then whatever I give isn't going to make me feel good, it's going to make me feel worse... for not giving enough. Easier to just avoid the issue altogether.

I think marketers of causes that do good have a long way to go in selling the public on the core reason to give... don't give because you get a tote bag, or a prize at the charity auction or even a plaque. The scalable unique selling proposition is that being part of the community is worth more than it costs.

Tiny Skills for Tiny Tots @ Advesa Trust

Today, Advesa Trust organized a workshop on making vegetable salad and gardening for the kids of Alphonsa rural library in Mathur. Around 15 kids attended the workshop.

First, the kids made vegetable salad. The children used carrots, cucumber, beetroot, cabbage, tomatoes, onions, lime, pepper, and salt to make the vegetable salad. The kids participated with a lot of enthusiasm, cutting and grating vegetables. The importance of eating raw vegetables to gain the full nutritious value of vegetables was emphasized. The children were advised to make and eat vegetable salad atleast once a week.  All the kids ate a handful of the final version of the vegetable salad. 

Next, the kids planted coriander and fenugreek seeds in the garden. The children first dug the mud to make it loose. They strew the seeds. Again covered the seeds with mud and then sprinkled water. Hope this activity creates an interest in gardening for the kids.

The children were eager to have another workshop the very next week!! Very encouraging indeed :))

The kids with Trainer Anitha

A Story about Vegetable Salad:

Chef Cinderella wanted to make a low fat but healthy snack for her kids. She decided to make a vegetable salad – no oil but full of vitamins and minerals. She opened her fridge and was thinking about which vegetable to pick. “Pop” jumped Cathy Carrot.

“I am rich in Vitamin A and I’m good for eyesight”, said Cathy Carrot. So, Chef Cinderella pulled out two carrots from the fridge. As she was watching, she saw Trim Tomato rolling down towards her. Trim Tomato winked and said, “I am rich in Vitamin C and help to remove toxins from the body.” Chef Cinderella smiled and picked two tomatoes.

Cushy Cabbage danced and plopped herself into Chef’s hand. “I have lots of Vitamin B1 and Potassium.” Otto Onion, Brisk Broccoli, Chatty Cucumber, Silky Spinach, and Cozy Corn also joined the fun.

Elite Eggplant moved towards Chef Cinderella. Chef hesitated because of the Egg in the Eggplant. But Elite Eggplant told that she had Egg only in her name and had no connection with the Hen’s Egg. So, Chef Cinderella picked the vegetable Elite Eggplant. She cut and chopped all the vegetables. And added salt, pepper, coriander leaves, and lime juice and passed on the delicious salad to the kids. The kids enjoyed the wholesome and colorful vegetable salad.

Yuga Design Donates Book Shelf to Advesa Trust

Yuga Design has designed and donated a book shelf to Advesa Trust. The book shelf is now placed at Alphonsa Children's Library in Mathur. Advesa Trust thanks Yuga Design and Ms. Vinodhini for their Corporate Social Responsibility.

Happy Evening at Advesa Trust , Mathur - 30th April 2011

The Third Annual Day celebrations of Advesa Trust went on well. The kids of both Alphonsa and DonBosco libraries sang, danced, and also recited good thoughts collected from the library books.

The chief guest Dr. Soma Guhathakurta told the kids that a room without a book is like a body without a soul. She also pointed out that inside a library we raise our minds and lower our voices.

Dr.Soma addressing the kids

 Story Teller Devarajan entertained the kids with stories about animals and Che Guevera.  The kids answered the questions at the end of each of the four stories Devarajan told.

Devarajan tells a story

 Mactrics mime and body theater members enthralled the audience with amazing actions and expressions. The mummers enacted a midnight birthday party, getting caught in the lift, and a scene from Tom and Jerry. Victor pointed out that mime was inherited from Greek culture and that Charlie Chaplin was the best example of a mummer.

Vivek, Abhisek, Vikas, Dharish, Arjun, Sravanth, and Victor of MacTrics

Thirty children from Shelter Home ( home for children of parents affected by AIDS) came to watch the Third Annual Day culturals. Six students received educational scholarships and four kids received special prizes for good attendance and performance in the Advesa libraries.

Chuddar magazine, a magazine filled with poems, stories, and paintings by Advesa Library kids was released. Advesa Trust thanks DSP Printers for printing all the magazine copies at reduced cost. Dr. Soma gave the first copy of Chuddar to Mr. Devarajan.

Chuddar Magazine 

Kids singing, dancing, talking, and watching

Advesa Charitable Trust - Third Annual Day - Invitation

Advesa Charitable Trust cordially invites all of you to their Third Annual Day celebrations on 30th April at Mathur. Advesa Charitable Trust establishes libraries for rural children, conducts social and health awareness programs, and awards scholarships to underprivileged kids. Advesa Trust started its operations in March 2008 and now runs two libraries for kids - Alphonsa Library at Mathur, and DonBosco Library at Basin Bridge. The two libraries in combination have about 581 children as members and house 1585 books for kids. Visit Advesa Website www.advesa.org and you can reach us at advesatrust@hotmail.com.

Milestones of Advesa Trust ( 2008 - 2011)

Apart from the above achievements, Advesa trust has released 2 editions of Chudar magazine - by kids and for kids. They also regularly conduct cultural and quiz programs on festival days.

Advesa Trust - Upcoming 3rd Annual Day

Dear All,

Advesa Trust takes pleasure in informing you that we will celebrate the Third Annual Day of Alphonsa Library, Mathur, on April 30th 2011. We are extremely grateful for the constant financial and moral support we receive from donors and well wishers. With your support, Advesa Trust is able to 'Bring Light to Life' to nearly 500+ rural and underprivileged kids. Click here to view an infographic about the milestones reached by Advesa Trust.

On the Third Annual Day, we will be giving new scholarships, books, medical awareness videos, computers and more for the kids in the Alphonsa Library and the DonBosco Library. We request you to donate generously for the kids. Appropriate Tax exemption and receipts will be given.

Children at the Alphonsa Library on a Sunday

You can send donations in the name of "Advesa Charitable Trust". For details about making donations click website.  You can send in your queries/info to advesatrust@hotmail.com.

Looking forward to your kind support. Click here to view a video of the DonBosco Library.








Dr.Shanthi C

Managing trustee
for
Advesa Charitable Trust

Plot 19, MSM House, 3rd street,
Officer's colony extension, Mogappair, Chennai
Phone: 044 42171857, 09952058091, 09444194819, 09840442896
Email: advesatrust@hotmail.com, website: www.advesa.org
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Advesa Trust Opens 2nd Children Library at Tondairpet, Chennai

Advesa Trust opened their 2nd children library named after Don Bosco. The library is housed inside  St.Joseph's Technical Institute, a 60-year-old institute that has been training underprivileged kids in vocational courses and sports.

So, how did Dr.Shanthi Chidambaram(founder of Advesa trust) discover the institute to establish the Don Bosco Library? One of her good friend and social worker Mithran Devanesan introduced her to the place where youngsters flock! Immediately, Dr.Shanthi decided to open Advesa Trust's second library inside the institute.

You will be surprised to know that 145 children enrolled as members of the library, on 7th August, 2010. The books were so new, colorful, and enticing that even elders will pick one to read. The library has fancy chairs, a wall mural, and a big table to place the books. The membership fee is Rs.10 for six months.

Contact Advesa Trust if you want to donate furniture and books for the DonBosco Library.

PS: Mr. Mithran Devanesen passed away today(9th august, 2010) after battling cancer. May his generous soul rest in peace.

Children enjoying the function

Kids busy with enrollment

Notebooks donated by Freemasons Trust

Aha, what a nice library!

Hey, we are having fun with books!

Newsletter Of Advesa Charitable Trust

The first newsletter of Advesa Charitable Trust is released today. The Trust focuses on  rural libraries, medical awareness videos, and education/medical scholarships.

Advesa Trustees look forward to partnerships with other NGOs, and to connect with CSR units in companies. Kindly help us to help.

Give feedback about the newsletter. It will help me design it better next time;)

Click here to view the PDF version of the Advesa Newsletter online.

Click on the fotos below to enlarge.

Advesa Trust - Medical Awareness Program

Advesa Trust managed Alphonsa Library in Mathur has 266 members now. It is a real feat as the library is located in a semi-rural area. On 31-Jan-2010, Advesa trust conducted cultural programs for children who are members of the library. The kids sang, told moral stories and poems.

Awareness videos on Rheumatic heart disease and cleanliness were shown to the kids. Quiz program was conducted based on the videos shown and prizes were distributed.

Click here to view Advesa's website.


Videos made by Dr. Solomon Victor.

Little ones have Little Hearts during a break.

Thanksgiving speech by Ajith(co-founder of Advesa Trust).