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BLOOD DONATION CAMP

An Annual Mega Blood Donation Camp has been organised by Shree Aniruddha
Upasana Foundation alongwith its sister organizations Dilasa Medical Trust and
Rehabilitation Center, Aniruddha Samarpan Pathak, Aniruddhas Academy of Disaster
Management on Sunday 12th April 2009 from 9AM to 6PM at IES New English High
School, Govt Colony, Bandra(E), Mumbai.


Why to donate blood?
1. Blood donation is a unique donation.
2. Our body contains approximately 4.5 – 5 Liters of blood out of which only
300ml blood is withdrawn. Immediately after this our body produces new blood
cells and thus the blood gets refreshed. Therefore donating blood helps in
stimulating generation of new blood cells.
3. The Annual blood requirement of Mumbai city itself is about 2.5 – 3 Lakhs of
bottles. Thus by donating blood we can share this load and serve humanity.


Criteria for Blood Donation:
Age: 18yrs to 60yrs (Male / Female)
Weight: more than 45 kg.


Generally the donors are rejected due to lack of hemoglobin in blood. To increase
the haemoglobin levels in blood, follow the below mentioned diet:
1. Green Vegetables
2. Sprouts
3. Green peas, pumpkin, tomato
4. Fruits and salads
5. Grains like Corn, wheat, raggy malt, dry-fruits, jaggery
6. Sweets like murabba (Jam), and Khir.
** Avoid tea.


Care to be taken prior to blood donation:
1. Take a sound sleep at night.
2. Take your regular breakfast/meals
3. Please do not take the medicines like homeopathic/ayurvedic medicines and tablets
like crocin, Disprin, Combiflam unless necessary.

Blood Donation Camp on 12th April 2009

Like Every year, Sadguru Shree Aniruddha Upasana Foundation, has organized Blood Donation Camp on Sunday 12th April 2009. Every one can take this golden opportunity to participate in Nobel cause by donating their blood.

Date : 12th April 2009

Day : Sunday

Timing : 09:00am to 06:00pm

Venue : New English School, Kherwadi, Bandra East

Aniruddha's Bank For Blind

Every human being has a bond to share with every other. The awareness of this bond makes us reach out, hold a hand and touch the heart. Some, however, must rely on touch, much more than others and hold hands much more than others to express love as much as others. They are special, differently able. We refer here to our visually challenged kin. They do without sight, the facility that is supposed to communicate to us, 80% of the information of the world around. They struggle , toil, but never lose heart. They study undeterred by the delay in getting text books in Braille, they study undeterred by the lack of teachers. They strive to be independent in every sense.

‘Aniruddha’s Bank for the Blind’ is committed to this bond, by way of offering service to the blind. Initiated by the grace and blessings of Sadguru Shri Aniruddha Bapu, this `bank’ stores knowledge in the form of audio cassettes that are based on the curriculum of school, college and university study. The cassettes are given free of cost to the students. These cassettes supplement to a large extent, study material made available to them. Recorded material includes courses on acupressure, massage, etc. conducted by `National Association for the Blind’ (NAB) as also technical courses that will equip the visually challenged to become independent and lead them to feel the joy of contributing to society.

Apart from the Ganaparishad (the active volunteer team), the Karyaparishad (the executive committee) that includes members hailing from various different states of the country, is well-equipped to offer this service, in regional languages throughout the nation.

Let us talk about the functioning of the Aniruddha's Bank for the Blind in detail. This is a knowledge bank wherein the knowledge will be deposited and utilized as and when required - This project provides the students; from different Blind schools, with audio cassettes customized according to the syllabus of the curriculum. Apart from these, the bank offers, if required songs and stories for younger children, general knowledge for the older ones, dictionary based on 'homophones' (phonics), study of English grammar, the stories or biographies of great saints, patriots, and scientists. Cassettes based on the syllabi of courses such as Accu-pressure, Physiotherapy etc. have been recorded for the institute of 'National Association for the Blind'. Cassettes for the syllabus Of M.A. (History) are being recorded at present with the blessings of PP Bapu, this project is expected to spread nationwide, within three years.

Anyone can participate in this programme. The basic principle of this project is offering service from home, which is possible for anyone. A preliminary draft of the project is outlined pertaining to the requirement of the cassettes. The details of executing this project are briefed to the participants and then various assignments are allocated to them. An agenda is prepared, the possibilities of carrying out the recordings at home and that if a group of people can work together at a given place and time is taken into consideration.

Though we may be equipped with a recording machine in the house, we may be not well versed with its operations due to lack of usage. At such times a technical assistance and advice is offered.
The significance of such programs was evident after interacting with the teachers of the concerned institutes and schools. There is only one press for the 'Braille' script in Mumbai. Institutes of other cities also send in their Braille transcripts for printing here. Outstation work is generally given preference. Thus, it becomes difficult to acquire the syllabi at the designated time, i.e. during the beginning of the year. In such a situation, these cassettes prove to be very handy. Some schools have no teachers for the standard ten students. Such students can study better with these cassettes. They can study independently in the evening, night or any other time and when the readers are not available.

The committee then prepared a script especially for the subjects of the standard One, explaining the lessons, giving simple tunes to English and Marathi poems so that the children can sing them easily. Initially, few specimen cassettes were recorded for the students of standard One, and their reactions and responses were observed closely while they listened. Similarly, the teachers too taught with the help of the cassettes. The response of both the teachers and students was encouraging.

Blind students in West Bengal, Maharashtra, Kearala , Kolkata, New Delhi, Gujarat, Goa, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh have availed of these cassettes based on the curriculum. Madhya Pradesh, Chhatisgarh, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Haryana, Orissa and Rajasthan have also asked for these cassettes.

Cassettes based on curriculum (’O’ level) for a student residing in Pakistan was also made for two consecutive years.

Almost 16,000 cassettes have been delivered to 165 schools.

The word 'strength' reminds of another incident that we would like to narrate. While the recording of the audio cassettes for standard six was being done, a girl came to the venue of Thursday discourse, to SEE who were involved in recording the cassettes for them. With utmost delight she held the hand of one of the committee members; and taking it to her nose, said, "You have worn a green Saree and purple bangles." She had guessed it perfectly right! We were astonished. They were indeed 'Differently able' children.

Yes, they are not 'disabled'.

They are special.

They are differently abled.......

Kolhapur Medical & Healthcare Camp

With the aim of providing welfare & proper medical facilities medical camps are being organized by “Shree Aniruddha Upasana Foundation”.
For the past five years, a unique mega medical camp is being organized in the backward area of Kolhapur District covering nearly 200 villages. The base camp location is situated on the farmland of a very small & poor village called Pendakhale. The medical team comprises of Physicians, Ophthalmologists, Dentists, Pediatricians, Gynecologists, Orthopaedicians & general Practitioners.

Although the camp is held for one day, the planning commences months in advance. After the camp, regular follow up activity is maintained till the next camp. Data of every remote village & villagers covered by the camp is maintained by the volunteers to meet the exact requirements of the villagers. During the last concluded 2008 mega medical camp, 16300 villagers from 200 villages including 7634 school children benefited from the camp.

During the Kolhapur medical camp food is served to around 40,000 peoples including 7500 school children under the Annapurna Mahaprasadm Project.

Main Features of the camp
> General O.P.D.
> Ophthalmic O.P.D.
> Dental O.P.D.
> Pediatric O.P.D.
> Orthopedic O.P.D.
> Gynaec O.P.D.
> Radiology ( X-Ray, Sonography, ECG)
> Pathology Dept. ( Hb, Blood Sugar, ESR Testing)
> Pharmacy ( Distribution of Medicines Free of cost)
> Dressing Room

Major Activities of the Camp
> Free medical check up of 16,300 villagers (including 7,639 students from 108 schools)
> Distribution of medicines free of cost (Medicines, Tonics, Syrups, etc.)
> Distribution of spectacles to the needy villagers, after their proper eye check up.
> Distribution of 2 sets of Uniforms to school children. 15268 sets of uniforms were distributed to 7634 students during the camp 2008. (Uniforms are stitched using the cloth prepared under Charkha Yojana)
> Distribution of candles & matchboxes to the school going children under the “Light of knowledge project” (Vidya Prakash Yojana)
> Distribution of caps, slippers, sports materials for school children.
> Distribution of Hygiene material such as water purification liquid, anti-lice lotion, tooth powder, soaps, combs, etc. and to make villagers aware about the importance of the hygiene in their day-to-day life.
> Distribution of the used cloths & quilts under the “Warmth of love project” (Maayechi Oob Yojana)

All these events are organized by “ Sadguru Shree Aniruddha Upasana Foundation” with the help of its sister concern organizations like Shree Aniruddha Aadesh Pathak, Shree Aniruddha Samprpan Pathak, Aniruddha Academy of Disasters Management and many more.

Kolhapur Medical Camp

Sadguru Shree Aniruddha Upasana Foundation is organising the Medical camp for the needy peoples of Kolhapur on 8, 9, 10th of February 2009.