LODGE VICTORIA No. 9

Lodge Victoria No. 9 at Belgaum: conducted an eye camp during which Cataract operations were performed on 43 patients. At a blood donation drive 23 units of blood were collected. Provided much-needed lighting to 20 Slum Dwellers with Solar Lighting Systems with Batteries at Adhar village. Clothes were donated to HIV positive children. A sum of INR 50,000/- was contributed for the RGL SI's J & K Flood Relief Activity. School bag kits were donated to 100 children from Aadhar Village. A sum of INR 20,000/- was donated to adopt a school run by Ekal Abhiyan for the Tribals in the forests adjacent to the city of Belgaum.

LODGE MAYO No.19

The Mayo Lodge No. 19, Secunderabad: The ‘Sun Shade’ project: construction of class rooms for a Govt. School at Venkatapuram, Alwal, Secunderabad, (Rs. 3,65,000/-)

LODGE DECCAN No.20

Lodge Deccan No 20, Hyderabad: Presented scholarships aggregating to Rs. 173,750/- from Badida Madhava Rao Rambayamma Scholarship Fund.  Several students benefited: Ms Sandhya Rani, 3rd year Nursing Student (Rs.44250/-); Ms. Nazia Banu 2nd year Nursing Student (Rs.32000/-); Ms. Kameshwari 2nd year Nursing Student (Rs.32,000/-); Uma Devi Bhandari 2nd year Nursing Student (Rs. 25,000); Ms. Youshita Bhandarkar Post Graduate Medical Student (Rs. 30,000/-); Ms. Kalyana Chakravarthy Inter Student (Rs. 3500/-).

Notebooks valued at Rs.99,512/- and writing aids worth Rs.15,000/- were distributed to needy students of Govt. Primary Schools at Islampur, in and around Hyderabad that benefitted 1455 students.

Missionaries of Charities were supported with Rs.3500/- and Children Aids Society with Rs.3500/-

From the Chandrakala Sahgal Memorial Fund completion and renovating of girls toilets at Govt. Junior College, Kowdi Palli, Narsapur.

Total Charities during the year 2014 amounted to Rs.368,762/-

LODGE SOUTHERN CROSS No.46

Lodge Southern Cross No.46, Palayamkottai: Two cots, Mattress and Pillows were presented to Vivekananda Medical Mission Hospital (Rs.10,000/-);  Medical assistance to Mrs Bagyam (Rs. 85,000/-

LODGE PANDYAN No.49

Lodge Pandyan No. 49, Madurai

Rs. 2,500/- given for medical assistance to Mr Kabir for his wife’s surgery.

Rs. 7,500/- given to Irfus Chris for educational assistance.

Rs. 15,000/- to Ms Yazhini for educational assistance received from Regional Grand Lodge with Rs. 3,000/- being contributed by Lodge.

Rs. 1,500/- given to Ms. M Jeyashree for educational assistance.

Rs. 6,000/- given for medical assistance to Mr Sagayam

Rs. 4,000/- for distribution of buttermilk and water to devotees on the occasion of Chitrai festival.

Payment of LIC premium for Lodge caretaker, M Rasheed – an amount of Rs. 1,620/-

Rs. 7,500/- worth notebooks were distributed on 15th August at Keeladi Village school at the Charity program of Lodge Meenakshi No. 269, the amount being contributed by Bro B Shunmugasundram. Rs. 5,000/- was contributed by W Bro K Subramnian at the same program

A contribution of Rs. 5,000/- from Lodge Charity funds for the Water tank project at Keeladi village undertaken by Lodge Meenakshi No. 269

Rs. 16,000/- was awarded to teachers and 12 students of Govt Higher Secondary School, Malampatti, Melur Dist. in recognition of their achievements in 10th and +2 board exams. This amount was presented during the Universal Brotherhood Day celebrations.

LODGE BURROUGHS STRANGE No.89

Lodge Burroughs Strange No. 87 at Vijayawada: has started RO Drinking Water Project a permanent Charity Project in the Lodge premises at Vijayawada 2nd November, 2014 in the presence of the Mayor, Vijayawada City, Shri Chalasani Shridhar. This project was dedicated to the public with a subsidized rate of INR 5/- per 20 litres of good quality potable water.

LODGE VIDYA No.164

Lodge Vidya No 164, Chennai: Education Assistance to Ms. Priya ( Rs. 25,000/-) to Mr. Meenakshi Sundaram (Rs.19,276/-); Mr. K Mohan Rs. 17,560/-).

Medical Assistance to Monday Charity Club (Rs.10,000); Mr. D Seetaram (Rs.10,000/-)

Vela Special School for the Speech & Hearing Impaired & Mentally Challenged – Valuthareddy Village (Rs. 100,000/-)

Total for charity activities during the year: Rs. 231,836/-

REGULAR CHARITY ACTIVITIES (Being carried out over the last 23 years and more):  Provision of  monthly provisions to ‘Nimmadhi’ – the War Widows Home at Chennai; Render medical aid regularly to about 150 destitute elders at Kalavai, North Arcot district in Tamilnadu; Look after the educational and Medical needs of 20 handicapped children at Sri Kalahasthi in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh.

LODGE COIMBATORE No.172

Lodge Coimbatore No. 172 at Coimbatore: Conducted two free cardiac check-up camps for 45 needy patients (blood tests, ECG, echo scan). As part of our Community Service Project, two Cattle Health Camps were conducted in the month of March along with the National Insurance Co and the Animal Husbandry Dept at Kasthurinaickenpalayam Village and Pachampalyam Village near Coimbatore wherein for 200 cattle, free vaccine was provided against Foot and Mouth Disease and the farmers educated on the methods to prevent this deadly disease.

A Free eye camp was conducted on 21.06.2014 and on 24.06.2014. W Bro SN Ravichandran donated INR 12,200/- towards the term fees of two school children. W Bro Padmanabhan donated INR 6000/- towards charity activities of the Lodge. Bro R Padmanabhan contributed INR 13,000/- for the entire camp expenses of one of the eye camps and an additional INR 5000/- towards college fees of a needy student. In the year 2014 conducted 24 eye camps with the assistance of Moses Gnanabaranam Eye Hospital, at an average of 2 camps each month. Bro DS Ramakrishnan sponsored 12 of these eye camps.

Funded the toilet block and a renovated school building of Panchayat Union School at Arivoli Nagar, Kovai Pudhur; our Lodge contributed INR 100,000/- of a total cost of INR 420,000/- which was jointly undertaken with Lodge GK Devarajulu No 221 and Lodge Seven Stars, No 225.

Donated a sum of INR 31,130/- collected during our meetings to the Coimbatore Masonic Charity Trust

LODGE Lodge CA RAMAKRISHNAN No.192 and LODGE PRUDENTIA No.369

Lodge CA Ramakrishnan No 192 and L Prudentia No 369, at Chennai: KANYA GYAN: For the fourth year running been supporting the needy children at Mary Clubwala Jhadav Girls Higher Secondary School with financial support for the needy girl students through a donation of INR 126,000/- which includes a matching grant from the Regional Grand Lodge of Southern India.

LODGE SAINIK No.196

Lodge Sainik No. 196, Bengaluru: Presented a pair of hearing aids to Master Vedamurthy a 8th standard student in a government school on 8th December 2014. 

LODGE RAJASABAI No.212

Lodge Rajasabai No.212: Madurai supported several patients requiring medical assistance: Seven renal patients through Save Kidney Foundation (Rs. 49,000); 45 renal patients through HELP Foundation (Rs. 3,02,000); medical assistance to Mr. P. Moorthy (Rs. 1000/-); medical assistance to Mrs. Kabir (Rs. 2500/-);

Scholarships to Mr. Karthik studying I year B.E. (Rs. 20,000/-) and to Mr Parveen and Mr Vinoth Pandian (Rs. 5000/-)

A Reverse Osmosis Plant at the Govt. School in Keeladi (Rs 5000/-); Rice to Mr Rashid and Muniyandi (Rs 1400/-); Life insurance premium to Mr. P. Moorthy (Rs. 1116/-)

Total charity undertaken by the Lodge in the year is Rs. 4,12,016 and were supported by the Shirdi Sri Sai Baba Charitable Trust, Madurai (Rs. 25,000/-).

LODGE RAMAPRASAD No.228

Lodge Ramaprasad No. 228, Chennai supported the Sight Conservation and Orthopaedic Implements Project (Rs. 152,000/-)