The Ammucare Charitable Trust (ACT) completed eight years of activity on October 25, 2011. The main items during the eighth year included educatonal and medical assistance, distribution of blankets and warm clothes in winter in North India, feeding the poor, providing mattresses to girls' and kids’ shelters in Delhi and maintenance of Ammucare Village.
 
Medical assistance.
Manoj of Wandoor, a kidney transplant case, continued to receive assistance monthly for treatment.
Dhanya, Haripad got assistance towards cochlear implant surgery.
Sunny George, Muvvattupuzha, was assisted for further surgery after excision, cancer cheek.
 
Educatioonal assistance.
Ms. Aswathy Menon, Palakkad - Preprimary Teachers' Training course.
Mr. Lijo Simon, Thrissur - Animation course.
Ms. A. Anusha, Coimbatore - B.Tech. course.
Anusha has successfully completed the course, has been appointed and is awaiting posting in Tata Consultancy Services, Chennai.
 
Distribution of school uniforms.
Uniforms and note books were distributed this year also to students of Aided Lower Primary School, Attassery, on the day the school reopened after summer vaccation, on 1st of June, 2011.
 
Distribution of blankets.
Blankets were distributed to the needy poor in winter, as usual, on a larger scale this year in Delhi and Jammu.
 
In Delhi the programme was inaugurated with distribution of blankets and sweets at 'Prayas', a shelter for boys accomodating one hundred and twenty inmates of age six to eighteen years. Next venue was the girls' shelter under Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, with ninety five inmates from lower strata of society, sharing two big rooms. Mattresses were supplied to them. A couple of other girls' shelters also were provided with mattresses. The helpless poor living in the premises of temples, gurudwars, bus stations and markets were also attended to providing them with blankets and food. The programme was ably managed by Ms. Dana and Ms. Bindu and their dedicated team and assisted by Mr. Sumit in Jammu and Ms. Rajeswari in Mumbai and promptly monitored by Ms. Deepali and Ms. Biba in Muscat - to mention a few names.
 
The charitable work done by Mr. Sumit and his team on their own in Jammu is remarkable. For months they have been feeding the homeless poor on Thursdays, the number of beneficiaries growing to several hundreds. Warm clothes and blankets were provided to those destined to sleep on the sidewalks.
 
Recognition and Honour.
The selfless efforts of the Jammu team to bring solace into the life of the needy covered other fields too. It was evident that this did not go unnoticed. National Voluntary Blood Donation Day was celebrated at Government Medical College, Jammu in collaboration with Indian Red Cross Society, J&K Chapter, on October 1, 2011. Inviting ACT to the function Prof. Raina wrote:
 
“ … As your organization has contributed a lot for the promotion of Voluntary Blood Donation, you are as such requested to please receive a token of respect and recognition from our Institute along with your office bearers on the scheduled date and time.”
 
Mr. Sumit, representing ACT, received the memento.
 
Following the above examples, volunteers in other centres also distributed food and clothes to the poor, on a smaller scale.
 
Thanks.
Devoted volunteers who believe in the cause are the strength of any organization. Kind-hearted well-wishers and sponsors, who are ready to support a worthwhile venture, make it successful. The gratification one gets from a service well-performed is more valuable than any recognition gained. We thank all who associated with us in our humble projects to help at least a few of the multitude awaiting assistance.
 
P.K.Namboodiri,
President, ACT.