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Newsletter

Designed & Compiled by: Sandeep Danda

Spring ‘19

HELPING UNDERPRIVILEGED STUDENTS PURSUE THEIR DREAMS

Operations

Message from Treasurer from Message

Message from President from Message

Message from Director Director from Message

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President’s Message By Prasad Kunisetty

We all can proudly say that every student we are helping can Well known Telugu Music directly or indirectly influence Director and Award-Winning and bring change in the lives of Movie Director RP Patnaik garu another 100 people in the short, has agreed to attend our event as medium and long terms. We the Chief Guest. The event venue need to reach out to the lowest ear Volunteers is at Mirage Convention Center, segments of our society and help a well-known location on Oak them grow in their lives. , Sponsors, Tree Road. Supporters, Well- We also need to create more D wishers, Critics, Amazing Singers Prasad leaders in TeluguPeople Social Media Followers, and our Simhadri, Sruthi Nanduri, Foundation and onboard more Amazing Students, Sundari Mulakaluri and Anchor volunteers so that we will be able Manoj Iruvuri are going to serve and help more students. On behalf of the Executive Team entertain the audience. Please suggest us if you come at TeluguPeople Foundation, I across anyone who can help am glad to let you all know that The venue is around 3 times strengthen our foundation. Also, bigger than the last venue we please spread the word about us, we are going to have our 11th had. Hence, I request all of you to spread the work we are doing. Annual Success Celebration reach out to your friends who Use your social media strength to on June 9th, 2019! Please might be interested in the promote TeluguPeople save the date on your activities of TeluguPeople Foundation. calendars! Foundation. Please help spread the word and try to bring at least Once again, thank you very much We are going to have our Annual one new family to the event for your continued support! Event in a slightly bigger way this along with yours. Let them see year with a hope that we can what we have been doing in the spread the word better by last 11 years and let them come inviting more people. We are forward to support us. reaching out to many sponsors and we are happy to receive I once again sincerely thank all of great responses from them. With you for what and where we are the support of our sponsors and today. I thank you all from the supporters, we are planning the bottom of my heart for your event with some entertainment amazing and continued support too. in our mission to bring change in many lives. TPF NEWSLETTER | Issue 10 3

Scholarships at a glance By Director, Operations - Krishna Kotha

Years Students Graduates Projects Money Disbursed

Established Sponsored Employed Sponsored (₹)

11 130 31 33 1,42,22,409

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Treasurer’s report By Lava Boggavarapu

Even though I, as the Treasurer, get to disburse the scholarship amount to the beneficiary students, I hardly get a chance to learn about them or their background. During my last trip to in Jan/Feb ’19, I was

determined to meet a few of the students. It was a very fulfilling experience.

After reaching Vizag, drove down to Araku and from there to Burj, a hamlet near . I first met Sri. Vasudeva Rao Paridala. Sri Vasudeva Rao, a man of immense energy and optimism, is

our Field Volunteer there. He

helps in vetting the local applicants. Had the good pleasure of meeting about 7 students there.

Back in Vizag, I met five students, over two separate two sessions. TPF NEWSLETTER | Issue 10 5

Amazon Smiles continues to be generous to our cause – in all of In , my hometown, met 2018, we received a total of Mr. Pavan Kesarapu, who has $46.79 from them. When you completed is BTech and is now purchase from Amazon, please pursuing MTech at JNTUK. He’s login via Amazon Smiles and happily employed as an select TeluguPeople Foundation Instrumentation Engineer at one as your favorite charity. Amazon of the sugar factories in Kakinada. donates 0.05% of the transaction It’s very impressive to see him to us. juggle many things: his long commute, his full-time job and his MTech!

He comes from a farming family and wants to use his technical skills to develop tools to farm Prior to making a donation, better in the local conditions. please check the Matching Gifts section in our Donate page. You

We had an impromptu visit from can easily double, or even triple, one of our close supporters, Mr. your impact in case your Sandilya Garimella, from the Bay employer matches your

Area, CA. Krishna, Prasad and I Donation. had the pleasure of dining with him recently.

One thing I noticed is the level of to encourage energy and enthusiasm in these them to reach their full potential. students. They are ambitious and have ambitious goals. We wish them the best and will continue

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Students Roundup By Director, Operations - Krishna Kotha Scholarships offered during the quarter We have offered scholarships for 3 new students during the quarter. Below are houses of some of our students. The pictures speak volumes about their economic status and why we chose to support them.

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Adopt-a-Project(s): New projects undertaken during this Quarter: In partnership with our donors and field partners, we have undertaken several new projects during this quarter. Out of these, the following projects are completed.

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Water plant, Furniture and Sports equipment for ZPH School, Cheemalapadu, Krishna (Dt) in collaboration with Prathigna TPF NEWSLETTER | Issue 10 8

Sports & Music Equipment

Sports Equipment for ZPH School, Cheemalapadu Krishna (Dt)

Digital Audio set for MPE School, Mannarpolur, (Dt)

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Playgrounds

Playground at MPP School, Chevuru, Prakasam (Dt)

Playground at MPP School, Chintalapalem, Nellore (Dt)

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TV & Incinerators

TV for MPP School, Bollapalli, (Dt) with Hasthaalu and Pure Foundation

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Incinerators for Multiple schools in Guntur (Dt) in collaboration with Sneha Hasthaalu and Pure Foundation

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Incinerators donated schools: Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, Rajupalem,

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, Sattenapalli and Girls Social Welfare Hostel

We have six other projects currently in progress with various field partners. We have sanctioned funds for them to begin work and the projects are currently in execution. We will provide more updates as they progress.

If you would like to refer or sponsor a student, meet our students or to volunteer, please reach out to

[email protected] or [email protected]

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If you come across a deserving student, please refer them to us at [email protected]

Your referral could change the course of a student’s career and life.

Please send your comments/questions to [email protected] TeluguPeople Foundation A 501(c)(3) Organization 1 Capo Drive MARLBORO NJ 0774