We are living in a world, where what we earn is a function of what
we learn

- William Jefferson Clinton
These are two sewing machines that we bought for the school that we support. The
school has hired a sewing instructor to come and teach the girls how to sew.
Letter from Imayam High School:

Dear Madam,
Our students are given training in sewing with the help of the two sewing machines
donated by Kolam Charitable Foundation. We have appointed a teacher. We thank
you very much for your help.

Yours faithfully,
R. Saraswathy
Secretary
March 18, 2006
Dylan Fehring from Kauai visits Imayam School. He is here with the school
administrators Miss. Saraswathy and  Miss. Ponrathi and the students.
Kolam Charitable
Foundation, Inc.
6213-A Kahiliholo Road
Kilauea, HI. 96754
Our first letter, dated December 1, 05 - from a sewing machine recipient. This letter
was written in Tamil, and has been translated.

Respected Ladies,
Vanakkam (Greetings)! I got a sewing machine from professor Selvaraj on August 31,
2004, donated by you. Thanks to your gift, I'm able to stay home with my family, and
earn money in a respectful manner. We are very poor folks, and your charity has given
us great happiness. I'm able to earn a lot, especially during festival times.
I am requesting you to please help poor women like me, again and again. Thank you.
Sincerely, P. Kalaimathi, Tuticorin.
This letter is from Ms. Saraswathi, the secretary and Ms. Ponrathi, the headmistress of
Imayam High School.

Dear Madam,
Vanakkam (Greetings)! We thank you very much for your donating Rupees Forty Five
Thousand and Six Hundred (45,600) for fees, books and notebooks for 57 students of
our school through professor Selvaraj. The receipts are enclosed herewith. We are
really indebted to you for this kindness. We request you to help us in serving the poor
and downtrodden through education and other services.
Thanking you. Yours faithfully, R. Saraswathi and C. Ponrathi
Imayam High School
Theri Road
Pudukottai - 628103
Thoothukudi District

Phone: 95461-2271906
This letter dated December 1, 2005 is from Mr. A. Prabu, Thoothukudi Medical College,
Thoothukudi. He is a disabled young man who has walking difficulties.

Respected Madam,
I thank you from my heart for your generosity for help with my tuition fees. I have
received five thousand Rupees for my medical college fees from Prof. Selvaraj. I have
enclosed the school fee receipts.
I come from a very poor family, and I am a disabled boy. I am studying very well. I will
be grateful for ever to all of you for helping me. Thanking you, Yours faithfully, A. Prabu
Imayam High School, the poor rural school that we support educates children from 7 villages in the area. There are
175 students in the school. Most of the homes in these villages are mud huts with thatched roofs and these huts
have no running water or electricity. The people are very poor farm workers, and most families earn about 300
dollars a year.

Most of the children walk 2 to 5 kilometers each way to school.  Some have old bicycles which have been donated by
a charitable organization in Tamil Nadu.

The school provides the children free tuition, free books and 2 sets of uniforms and mid-day lunches every day. The
school also has summer camps and teaches them computer skills.

Thanks to Kolam Charitable Foundation, Imayam School is adding 11th grade for the
school year starting June 2008, and will add 12th grade the following year.
Students will have opportunities for college education, professional jobs etc. Our
sponsorship program provides funds for college.