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December 2003
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Ashwin & Priya
Ashwin and Priya Bhandari run the most successful stall at their Xmas fayre and raise funds for Polio Children.
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Robin at SKSN
Dhiru 'Robin' Prema, director of Polio Children USA visits SKSN with his family.They all experience the good work of Polio Children first hand.
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PC collection boxes
First of Polio Childrens collection boxes go out…
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Jyotiben & Busybees
Jyotiben Patel (founder) and Busybees hold an event and raise funds for Polio Children.
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November 2003
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Dr Shirish Patel's Article
Dr Shirish Patel's article on Polio and Polio Children appears in DemocratandChronicle.com in Rochester, NY.
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Prince Charles
HRH Prince of Wales attends an event organised by Polio Children during his visit to Jodhpur in Rajathan, India.
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October 2003
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Farm produce
Children at SKSN harvest and enjoy fresh produce from their school farm for the first time a rare luxury in the desert….. courtesy of Polio Children.
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Chaklashi Boat Party
Chaklashi Association of UK hold a Diwali boat party and raise funds for Polio Children.
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Dhirubhai Prema
Dhiru 'Robin' Prema joins Polio Children board in USA.
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In-house Dairy Opens
Inauguration ceremony for the in-house dairy takes place, which will provide much needed milk for the physically handicapped children.
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Mayoor & Subhdra in AZ
Mayoor Patel (trustee) and Subhdra Patel (project coordinator) of Polio Children officially launch Polio Children in the west of USA from Flagstaff, Arizona.
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September 2003
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Volunteers pack Diwali Cards
Volunteers from grandma to grand children help pack Polio Childrens charity Diwali cards.
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Diwali cards
Diwali cards depicting drawings by the physically disabled children of SKSN….most of whom used crayons for the first time in their lives to do these drawings!
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July 2003
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1st PC newsletter
Polio Children issues its first newsletter.
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Audience with the Vice President of India
On 11th July 2003, Polio Children's chairman Arun Patel is invited to New Delhi by the Vice President of India,Shree Bhairoon Singh Shekhwat. The Vice President conveyed his deep appreciation for all the work done by Polio children.
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Boston Tea Party
Boston tea party'…..Prina J Patel and friends hold the first fund raising and awareness event in Boston, MA, USA.
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1st SKSN University Undergraduates
Polio Children's new and innovative project commences with the sending of 15 of SKSN's physically challenged children ( all from extremely poor families) to University.
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June 2003
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Water Tank
Polio Children sponsor the construction of the water tank at SKSN.
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Dairy foundation
Work begins on the in house dairy sponsored by Polio Children.
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May 2003
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Vegetable Farm
SKSN start their own vegetable farm.
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Tubewell
Tubewell (some 600 feet deep) comes on line at SKSN thanks to Polio Children.Precious sweet water flows in Manaklao ashram in the desert for the first time!
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Dr A Kalam with girls team
President of India, Dr Abdul Kalam holds a reception for the girls team on their return home.
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Zee TV - PC Celebration Night
Zee TV screen the Polio Children celebration night in their Out and About programme.
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Celebration night
Robinson Sterling Group sponsors the celebration night the first major Polio Children event in UK raising over £25000 in one evening!
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Sangita with the trophy
Sangita Bashnoi takes the personality of the tournament award.
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Girls team
Polio Children are the main sponsors of the girls team from SKSN at the Disability Sports England mini-games, a forerunner of the paralympics. Eight girls from SKSN take a total of 16 gold medals.
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Girls hostel foundation
Work begins on the new girls hostel sponsored by Polio Children.
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April 2003
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Trustees visit 2003
Mayoor Patel reviewing various projects and costings with Mr Jog Singh (Bursar of SKSN).
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Vocational Training - Tailoring
Tailoring is one of the vocational training available at SKSN.
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Vocational Training - Carpentry
Besides tailoring, carpentry is another vocational training available at SKSN.
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Wheelchairs
The Polio Children Team was instrumental in procuring some wheelchairs from Dr Don Schoendorfer's organisation: Mission Free Wheelchairs for SKSN so that some of the children would not have to drag themselves along the ground.
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Jainee-Khushali, youngest ambassador of Polio Children
Jainee-Khushali (Polio Children) aged 5 demonstrating her educational CD RoMs that she donated to the school.
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Trustees visit 2003
In April 2003 Mayoor Patel (Trustee), Mrs Subhdra M Patel (Projects Coordinator) and Rahul Amin (Field Consultant) of Polio Children visited SKSN, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. Mayoor Patel reviewing various projects and costings with Dr Bhati (Secretary of SKSN).
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Inauguration of the Generator
Jainee-Khushali and Major Patel inaugurate the new generator providing electricity for the whole campus of SKSN.
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Wheelchairs
After using the wheelchairs under various conditions, six suggestions for improvements were emailed to Dr Don Schoendorfer.
Result: return email from Dr Don Schoendorfer thanking us for the suggestions and confirming three of them were work in progress for the next generation of wheelchairs. Other three improvements to be implemented locally in India.
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