Invitation from DI

Hi Friend,
This mail comes across to ask for your support/participation in the venture that we have started as part of Dream India team in Borivili. Before I brief you about the same, I would like to state that it’s not the sustained commitment that we are asking for and we are not binding anyone to this task. We don’t expect or would not force you to make it a routine. Its completely based on whatever you can readily, and of your own will do, in order to extend your hand in making this an ongoing success. We are the delighted few who can make a difference to the not-so-fortunate people around us and I would like us to together start on this journey and light the darker lanes.
It has now been a month since we started the class to teach a group of underprivileged children living in Kulupwadi, Borivali (E). Here we are not talking about slum area kids. But it consists more of children who already go to nearby schools but still are far behind today’s world in terms of English, the happenings around, and most importantly, the required self confidence. We are trying to give them a guiding light towards their future and to keep their zest for learning alive. The children are of the age group 5-15 years and currently the number of children enrolled for the class is approximately 50. After the initial few classes we have now divided them into five groups as per their skills and understanding capabilities. Currently the class syllabus consists of teaching the alphabets, day-to-day words in English, conversation skills and basic grammar.
If you have read this far, I presume you would like to give it a chance and be of help in this movement.
Generally we have drawing classes and fun games on Sunday and the children enjoy these a lot. We too have a great time with them. I am attaching a snap of the same . Currently the facilitators who have enrolled in these classes range from people who do not know hindi, who have never aspired to become teachers nor had prior experiences. What they had was a hope to make a difference! They all believed in the fact ...
"Whoever comes into this world , should leave it a shade better than what he/she got!"
What we suggest is that you come and visit the classes first on a trial basis and then decide for yourself. The following are the timings for this weekend.
Classes are scheduled on Saturday, 4th June 2005 and Sunday, 5th June.
Class timing:
Morning: Saturday & Sunday 1000 hrs-1200hrs (4th & 5th June 2005)
Evening Saturday & Sunday 1700hrs-1900hrs. (4th & 5th June 2005)
Let me know if you are interested to be the facilitator for these classes, by Thursday, 2nd June, EOD.
If it is not possible for you to make it to this session, you can give it a try for any other, but keep me informed by Thursday. This is more of a fun activity and about being between the innocent souls who yearn to learn and be a part of the world we belong to.
This is just the proverbial small step in what is a long arduous journey towards realizing our goal. But we sure hope we get the encouragement from your side in this venture. ..