RIKHIA 2011

– fulfilling one of Swami Satyananda’s sankalpas

It was the avowed intent of Paramahamsaji that no child in his panchayat (district) would go to bed hungry. He said, on many occasions, that he would feed every child at least once every day.

To this end, new premises were acquired and developed in 2010. A vast warehouse was bought and renovated by the ashram to be the dining hall & store and an outdoor kitchen was built adjacent to it. Named Kanya Kitchen, the project is now fully operational.

Here, the 1500 kanyas (girls) and batuks (boys) who already receive ashram care, education and training, are fed daily.
Sponsors are needed to maintain this activity. It costs between Rs25,000 and Rs100,000 (£360 - £1,430) per day, depending on the menu.

For an ‘average’ meal, comprising rice, sabje (vegetables), dahl, pappadom and a sweet, the cost is in the region of Rs60,000 - Rs70,000 (£860 - £1,000).

As an ongoing tribute to the life and works of Sri Swamiji, please give generously, so that together we can donate funds required to feed these children for three or more days, and thus contribute to the fulfilment of one of Swamiji’s sankalpas.

In 2010, SYC Birmingham collected £1604.64 for this purpose - some of it last January when we held a day program here to Celebrate the Life & Works of Swami Satyananda - plus several individual & group donations.

Let’s double this figure.

PLEASE make your 2011 donation, in cash or by cheque (cheques payable to Satyananda Yoga Centre and marked clearly on the reverse ‘Sivananda Math 2011’).

• SYC has an ongoing Sivananda Math fund – your gift will be taken to Rikhia by hand (thus safe arrival at destination is guaranteed).
• If you have the means, you may wish to give directly the money needed to feed the children for one day - Satyaprakash will gladly advise on how best to do this.

Satyananda Yoga Centre, 38 Gaddesby Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7EX

Phone/Fax .: 0121 444 5976