KAW Charity Activities in 2010

Helping 2-year Old Dhanya Hear and Speak

Dhanya, 2 year 5-month old daughter of Maheswari and Shanmugha Kumar from Haripad is a born-deaf child, and is unable to communicate to any voice of this universe. After detailed audiological test doctors advised to undergo Cochlear Implantation for her to hear and speak. The cost of operation is Rs. 7.50 lakhs.

KAW EC has decided to help this family with a donation of $750. The Manorama news related to Dhanya's story can be found here.

Helping Poornima

Poornima, 16, a plus two student of JDT Islam Higher Secondary School, Vellimadukunnu, is in the intensive care unit of MIMS Hospital in Calicut, Kerala, India. She met with an accident on January 12th, 2011 while returning from the school. The back door of a private tourist bus was not closed properly and hit her on the back knocking her down. She suffered permanent spinal code injury and has been on ventilator ever since. To help her breathe and sustain life, she has to surgically implant diaphragmatic pacemaker.

KAW is sending more than $1100 for her treatment. The details are available here and here.

January 23, 2011: Donation to SightLife in Seattle

During the Christmas/New Year Celebrations on January 23, 2011, KAW President Santhosh Nair handed over KAW’s contribution of $1000 to SightLife to Robert J. Vatter (Vice President of Planned Giving). Mr. Vatter addressed the gathering and thanked KAW members for their generous contribution.

Sightlife is the largest eye bank and their mission is collecting and reaching Corneas to the hospitals where it can be provided at the most economical ways to people in need. Little Flower Eye Hospital in Angamally is their hub to store corneas. It supplies to the whole of South India. The cost for supporting one Cornea is around $120, the cost is so low because most of their expenses are underwritten by the Indian government.

Thank you letter from Rob Vatter, VP of Planned Giving, Sight Life.

Donation to SOS Children's Villages of India

KAW donated $400 to SOS Children's Villages of India, Aluva.

March 14, 2010: Anwin finds a matching donor

In Nov-Dec months KAW did a fund raising event to help out a three year old from Trichur requiring Bone Marrow Transplant. Finally he got a match, 6 out of 6, from his uncle, which everybody thinks is a miracle including his doctor. This has been a huge financial relief for the family as well. Now the whole expense comes down to around Rs 15 lakhs.

February 28: Bone Marrow Registration Drive for Anwin

If you haven’t registered to be a marrow donor please register with NMDP. Finding matching marrow for South Asians is really challenging as the registry got only very few members. You can register either through blood sample or through a swab of cheek cells. Collecting cheek cell is as easy as rubbing a swab against the inner side of your cheek few times and it takes less than a minute! The facts & myths about being a marrow donor can clear many of your fears to become a donor.

KAW has worked with NMDP Seattle Chapter and is arranging a Marrow Registry Drive (cheek swab method) on February 28th Sunday at 1 PM to 4 PM at Hindu Temple & Cultural Center, Bothell.

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