The main intention of this group is to instigate and rekindle the spirit of service in every citizen. We can continue with our day-to-day life and still can work for positive and progressive changes in our society. Encourage people to form as groups with friends and like minded people and work towards attainable goals.

NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN THE WORLD, IF YOU HAVE DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING DEEP FROM YOUR HEART, YOU CAN DO IT. IT IS THE THOUGHT THAT MATTERS NOT WHERE YOU ARE OR WHERE THE PERSON IS.

About Us

We are a group of friends who wish to do something for the society.We are enthusiastic.We believe in co-ordination and co-operation.

History:

Created on Feb 28, 2005 by a group of individuals who are willing to do some thing and make some positive difference in the society. The group was formed by a group of individuals from Andhra Pradesh with the idea of making a difference. The members of the group live predominantly in 3 geographic areas, Hyderabad, Bangalore and spread across the United States. The focus areas of the group when it was formed to be able to make a difference in sections of critical importance to society. This included but was not limited to medical, education, orphanages, old age support and village development. The group started with about 50 members and has grown to more than 150 members in under 2 years. The first major opportunity to make a difference got fulfilled on September 27, 2005 when the group raised Rs. 65,000 for the kidney treatment of a brilliant young man named D. Raju. Following this the group has never looked back, taking up projects in village education, medical cases of the impoverished young and old and so on.

Timeline:

First major medical case taken up and cheque of Rs. 65000 released on September 27, 2005 to D. Raju for Kidney treatment. The next major case taken up was the cochlear surgery for a deaf boy Shashank in January 2006. The group raised more than Rs. 18000 for the surgery by February 15, 2006. In early January 2006, the efforts of the US team started gaining steam by getting focus from committed US members about how the team can support the India teams that are on ground. This included doing internet based research, fund raisers et.al. In early March 2006, the group organized blood donation camps in Hyderabad and Bangalore as part of its first anniversary, which was a major success. In April 2006, the group got involved in supporting the Thalassemia society which is doing a lot of work on the critical medical condition of Thalassemia. The activities of the group include finding carriers of the condition and organizing blood transfusions. In February 2006, the group was informed of a critical heart condition found in a 5-yr old kid named Sirisha. The group successfully managed the case to completion. The kid was operated successfully and is back to healthy condition. In late June 2006, the group took up the case of a 28-yr old paraplegic named Vishal. By September 2006, the group supported Vishal in raising funds for his treatment via his website and also helped him in finding the best possible cost-effective treatment for his condition. In June 2006, the group kicked off its Education contribution by visiting a village named Anikepally near Hyderabad. The group met with the poor kids in the village and did an assessment of the needs of the children. Over the next few months, the group made some more visits and contributed books and bags to the school children to aid them in their education. Following the sucess in Anikepalli, the group forked off its Education group by supporting the education of poor and needy students. The Bangalore chapter kicked off a unique program in August 2006. Every weekend was spent visiting schools in various slums of Bangalore and teaching poor students skills of value in everyday life and also spoken English.

Chapters

The group has 3 main chapters -- the Hyderabad chapter, the Bangalore chapter and the US chapter. The Hyderabad chapter mainly focusses on areas such as Healthcare, Education and Village Development. There are more than 50 members of the group based in the area. This helps the group make physical field visits and update the rest of the teams about various events. The Bangalore chapter has mainly focussed on Education development. There are more than 10 members in this area. They make weekend visits to various slums and schools in the area and contribute their time effectively for the commitment of the educational centers. The US team has about 30 members. Given the distance of the group from actual field activities, the group supports the India chapters by doing online research, management of the group's administration, financial management and fund raisers.

Inspiration:

A friend of ours was walking down a deserted Mexican beach at sunset. As he walked along, he began to see another man in the distance. As he grew nearer, he noticed that the local native kept leaning down, picking something up, and throwing it out into the water. Time and again, he kept hurling something out into the ocean. As our friend approached even closer, he noticed that the man was picking up starfish that had washed up on the beach and, one at a time, was throwing them back into the water. Our friend was puzzled. He approached the man and said, 'Good evening, friend. I was wondering what you are doing?' 'I'm throwing these starfish back into the ocean.You see, it is low tide right now, and all of these starfish have washed up onto the shore. If I don't throw them back into the sea, they'll die from lack of oxygen.' 'I understand,' my friend replied, 'but there must be thousands of starfish on this beach! You can't possibly get to all of them. There are simply too many! And don't you realize this is probably happening on hundreds of beaches all up and down this coast? Can't you see that you can't possibly make a difference?' The local native smiled, bent down, and picked up yet another starfish and, as he threw it back into the sea replied, "Made a difference to that one!!!"