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World Family FoundationStaying In Touch - Winter 2019

Dear WFF Sponsors and Friends

With the beginning of 2019 the children of PrashantiSchool continue to work hard at their studies Your loveand support will help give the children of World FamilyFoundation happier childhoods and a chance for abrighter futureEnjoy the following stories and photos about thechildren of Prashanti School

Prashanti School amp PrashantiInternational School (PIS)

Prashanti School and PIS are a non-profit combinedboarding and day school for under privileged andimpoverished children in the village area outside ofPuri India

Boarding students come from deeply impoverishedbackgrounds and are supported by WFF sponsorsThey receive food housing clothing medical caredaily tutoring books and school uniforms as well asenrollment at PIS Local children from the village areenrolled as day students at a very low tuitionaffordable by poor families in the area

The curriculum of PIS weaves together a high levelof academics with the human values of Truth RightConduct Peace Love Non-Violence and Service tocommunity This helps the children develop positive

community This helps the children develop positivelifelong habits of integrity kindness helpfulnesscompassion and civic responsibility

PIS is an ldquoEnglish Mediumrdquo school with a focus onEnglish language literacy and English is used in allacademic subjects Oriya (the local language) andHindi (the national language) are also studied Witha current total enrollment of about 250 students PIShas classes for pre-Kindergarten through 8thgrade As we move towards completion of a new classroombuilding PIS will be able to take the children all theway through high school graduation (10thgrade inIndia) This is a dynamic and sustainable project fullof love and optimism for the future

Sports Day

Sports Day is a joyous event held each year in earlyJanuary on the birthday of Sri YoganandaParmahansa a much loved world teacher and saintThe sports games take place over 2 days with boththe younger and older students divided into Houses(teams) of boys and girls of mixed ages Theycompete in relay races highlighting speed balanceand focus A great favorite with the little ones is thefrog jump race

The teams are named for the 5 human values ofSathya (Truth) Dharma (Right Action) Shanthi(Peace) Prema (Love) and Ahimsa (Non-Violence)

PIS Science FairThe PIS students in grades 6 7 and 8 have begun projects to explore the problems andpossible solutions to address Indias growing water crisis The theme of the projects isWhich India This theme highlights the understanding that by the choices in scientificresearch in industry and by the actions of each individual India will choose its destiny

The students researched the issues created posters to encourage awareness of the crisisfacing India and constructed models of the different types of projects to help An informalScience Fair complete with judges was held and these young environmental scientistshad an opportunity to present their projects and practice their English language skillsGrades 4 and 5 students had a tour of the projects and seeing the good work andenthusiasm of the older students made them very excited about hands-on science too

PIS Study Tour (Field Trip)The Upper Division students of PIS had a marvelous opportunity to go on a one day fieldtripstudy tour to Bhubaneswar the capital city of the state of Odisha about 65 km awayThey traveled by chartered bus (an exciting experience for them) and visited the StateMuseum of Odisha the Pathani Samantha Planetarium and the Regional Science Centre

At the museum they learned about the history of their state and viewed ancient artifacts ofthe many cultures of Odisha At the Planetarium they saw an audio-visual presentation onour solar system and beyond At the Science Centre they had a tour of all the interactivescience displays Some of these children have never been out of Puri It was an excitingand stimulating learning experience for all and lots of fun

The Lower Division students were treated to a picnic lunch on the beautiful grounds of theHariharananda Ashram outside of Puri They ate on traditional banana leaves They alsovisited famous local temples

PIS Student AchievementsWe are very proud of our PIS students

All Odisha Yoga Competition9 PIS students participated in a competitions organized by ouryoga teacher Alok Swain and yoga teacher JamishwarKhuntia a long time Prashanti School supporter Here areSubhashree Sundaray and Debasis Behera demonstratingsome of the difficult poses they performed

State-Level Rollerskating Competition

State-Level Rollerskating CompetitionBasundera Das received a third place trophy in the state-levelroller skating competition

All Odisha Chess TournamentOur chess champion Jagdish Barik received another chesstrophy Jagdish won the Odisha State Championship in chessunder 17 division When he takes his final class ten exams hewill have 10 added to his overall marks due to thisachievement He goes on to the national tournaments and willrepresent the state of Odisha and of course PIS

WFF is committed to preserving and supporting the local culture for Prashantistudents Here are some wonderful recent celebrations

Divali Festival of Lights

The children of Prashanti School celebrated Divali onNovember 7 2018 by lighting small oil lamps called dipasout in the courtyard of the Prashanti School hostelbuilding The lighting of lamps signifies the light ofknowledge and goodness overcoming the dark ofignorance and negative forces

Special tiffin snacks and Mahaprasad (blessed food) fromthe Jagannath Temple in Puri were donated for thechildren that evening The local government has nowbanned the use of loud firecrackers so it was a lovelypeaceful joyous evening

Christmas 2018

Christmas is a favorite holiday for thechildren of Prashanti School They read theChristmas story of the birth of Jesustogether and they all get special little giftsto celebrate the day

This year the residential WFF sponsoredboys each received new tee shirts and thegirls each received cute bracelets Thechildren also received many toys andgames to share together

Special Visits by Friends of Prashanti School

OUR SCHOOL MATAJIThe occasion of Divali was made especially sweet by the heart-warming visit to PrashantiSchool by Our School Mataji The 84 year old grandmother of our high school teacherSudhir Mishra Srimati Kamala Mishra came to share Divali with the Prashanti childrenEven though she suffers from extreme joint pain and has difficulty walking Mataji whichmeans little Mother wanted to make a donation toward the residential childrenseducation and spend time with the children personally Her own son died very young atthe age of 30 He was a brilliant engineer in Delhi and met with a fatal car crash Inprevious years she made this yearly donation at his former high school in Puri and thisyear she decided to donate to our scholarship program for disadvantaged kids of PuriDistrict Both her grandson Sudhir and his nephew Debasish Mishra are now teachers inour PIS high school

There is a saying in Odisha that No home is complete unless a grandmother is presentas grandmothers keep harmony in the home So we now call her Our School MatajiEveryone respects her and all the children teachers and staff honored her by touchingher feet She gave this advice to the children Learn to cooperate and work togetherOdisha is all about good family ties so you all should live together in the hostel like aloving family

VISIT BY FORMER PIS TEACHERROSALYN DALAIOur former English and computer teacherRosalyn Dalai also came to visit on Divali She isnow a college lecturer but her heart is alwayswith the Prashanti children Rosalyn was with usfor 7 years even before she finished college - shewas always at the top of her class andgraduated first rank with distinction Rosalyn willbe helping tutor our older students who areplanning to graduate high school through theOpen Schooling program Rosalyn is always afavorite with the children

PANIGRAHI FAMILY VISITOn Saturday December 1 the Panigrahifamily of Puri visited the Prashantiresidential children bringing them a lovinggift of blankets and study materials inhonor of the death anniversary of their latemother About 20 members of the familycame and all enjoyed a feast with thechildren

SRI amp SRIMATI MAHESH UBEROI VISITThe Uberois of Princeton NJ had a wonderful visit with the children of Prashanti SchoolThey are kind and gracious people with generous hearts full of love Mahesh wrote in ourvisitors book about their experience at Prashanti School

visitors book about their experience at Prashanti SchoolA fascinating school You are doing the work of God I see pure love andspirituality everywhere What a wonderful concept God bless you allMahesh Uberoi 11122018

VISIT BY DR EDIE RESTOWFF BOARD MEMBEROur very own WFF board member Dr Edie Resto spentan extended visit of several weeks at Prashanti SchoolEdie personifies the spirit and heart of World FamilyFoundation SERVICE amp LOVE

Dr Edie performed medical checks on each of our WFFsponsored residential children she brought much neededequipment for the PIS science lab such as microscopesteaching slides and anatomy posters she workedtirelessly with the kids to help them practice their ScienceFair presentations and improve their English skills sheparticipated in the Science Fair by being a judge shebrought duffle bags of toys and clothing to the kids andshe even participated in Sports Day by running a racebalancing a lemon on a spoon in her mouth

The children love Dr Edie completely and totally She made the health checks fun for thekids by wearing a red nose reindeer antlers and angel wings The children felt veryrelaxed and safe with this doctor of LOVE

Construction UpdateThe construction of the second half of the new classroom building for PIS is progressingrapidly The core of the building is completed and the electrical and plumbing in the wallsfinished The walls have been plastered and windows and doors are being installed

Through your generosity and loving commitment the dream of PIS taking the students allthe way from Kindergarten through 10th grade is becoming a reality This is a legacyproject that will endure for many generations to come

Sponsor A Child Through WFF

Would you like to become a WFF sponsorOur students from the most impoverished backgrounds live at the school hostel on fullscholarship through World Family Foundation Sponsorship pays for housing foodclothing medical books uniforms daily tutoring and enrollment in the PIS day school

Without the loving support of their WFF sponsors these children would never have beenable to have the kind of quality education that they receive at PIS Most boys would havedropped out of school by 7th grade and been sent to work in the paddy fields Many girlswould not get any education at all and would have ended up carrying bricks on theirheads at construction sites selling chai by the roadside or worse surviving by beggingor prostitution Instead these boys and girls are graduating high school and going on tocollege or vocational training

Read more about WFF sponsorship

How You Can HelpKeep this amazing project moving forwardYou can contribute any amount through the

World Family Foundation websitewwwworldfamilyfndorg

Or mail a check toWorld Family Foundation

PO Box 351 Ojai Ca 93024 USA

PLEASE DONATE

Education is the key to breaking the cycle ofpoverty and the education with values offered at

Prashanti School is positively transformative

The Lower Division students were treated to a picnic lunch on the beautiful grounds of theHariharananda Ashram outside of Puri They ate on traditional banana leaves They alsovisited famous local temples

PIS Student AchievementsWe are very proud of our PIS students

All Odisha Yoga Competition9 PIS students participated in a competitions organized by ouryoga teacher Alok Swain and yoga teacher JamishwarKhuntia a long time Prashanti School supporter Here areSubhashree Sundaray and Debasis Behera demonstratingsome of the difficult poses they performed

State-Level Rollerskating Competition

State-Level Rollerskating CompetitionBasundera Das received a third place trophy in the state-levelroller skating competition

All Odisha Chess TournamentOur chess champion Jagdish Barik received another chesstrophy Jagdish won the Odisha State Championship in chessunder 17 division When he takes his final class ten exams hewill have 10 added to his overall marks due to thisachievement He goes on to the national tournaments and willrepresent the state of Odisha and of course PIS

WFF is committed to preserving and supporting the local culture for Prashantistudents Here are some wonderful recent celebrations

Divali Festival of Lights

The children of Prashanti School celebrated Divali onNovember 7 2018 by lighting small oil lamps called dipasout in the courtyard of the Prashanti School hostelbuilding The lighting of lamps signifies the light ofknowledge and goodness overcoming the dark ofignorance and negative forces

Special tiffin snacks and Mahaprasad (blessed food) fromthe Jagannath Temple in Puri were donated for thechildren that evening The local government has nowbanned the use of loud firecrackers so it was a lovelypeaceful joyous evening

Christmas 2018

Christmas is a favorite holiday for thechildren of Prashanti School They read theChristmas story of the birth of Jesustogether and they all get special little giftsto celebrate the day

This year the residential WFF sponsoredboys each received new tee shirts and thegirls each received cute bracelets Thechildren also received many toys andgames to share together

Special Visits by Friends of Prashanti School

OUR SCHOOL MATAJIThe occasion of Divali was made especially sweet by the heart-warming visit to PrashantiSchool by Our School Mataji The 84 year old grandmother of our high school teacherSudhir Mishra Srimati Kamala Mishra came to share Divali with the Prashanti childrenEven though she suffers from extreme joint pain and has difficulty walking Mataji whichmeans little Mother wanted to make a donation toward the residential childrenseducation and spend time with the children personally Her own son died very young atthe age of 30 He was a brilliant engineer in Delhi and met with a fatal car crash Inprevious years she made this yearly donation at his former high school in Puri and thisyear she decided to donate to our scholarship program for disadvantaged kids of PuriDistrict Both her grandson Sudhir and his nephew Debasish Mishra are now teachers inour PIS high school

There is a saying in Odisha that No home is complete unless a grandmother is presentas grandmothers keep harmony in the home So we now call her Our School MatajiEveryone respects her and all the children teachers and staff honored her by touchingher feet She gave this advice to the children Learn to cooperate and work togetherOdisha is all about good family ties so you all should live together in the hostel like aloving family

VISIT BY FORMER PIS TEACHERROSALYN DALAIOur former English and computer teacherRosalyn Dalai also came to visit on Divali She isnow a college lecturer but her heart is alwayswith the Prashanti children Rosalyn was with usfor 7 years even before she finished college - shewas always at the top of her class andgraduated first rank with distinction Rosalyn willbe helping tutor our older students who areplanning to graduate high school through theOpen Schooling program Rosalyn is always afavorite with the children

PANIGRAHI FAMILY VISITOn Saturday December 1 the Panigrahifamily of Puri visited the Prashantiresidential children bringing them a lovinggift of blankets and study materials inhonor of the death anniversary of their latemother About 20 members of the familycame and all enjoyed a feast with thechildren

SRI amp SRIMATI MAHESH UBEROI VISITThe Uberois of Princeton NJ had a wonderful visit with the children of Prashanti SchoolThey are kind and gracious people with generous hearts full of love Mahesh wrote in ourvisitors book about their experience at Prashanti School

visitors book about their experience at Prashanti SchoolA fascinating school You are doing the work of God I see pure love andspirituality everywhere What a wonderful concept God bless you allMahesh Uberoi 11122018

VISIT BY DR EDIE RESTOWFF BOARD MEMBEROur very own WFF board member Dr Edie Resto spentan extended visit of several weeks at Prashanti SchoolEdie personifies the spirit and heart of World FamilyFoundation SERVICE amp LOVE

Dr Edie performed medical checks on each of our WFFsponsored residential children she brought much neededequipment for the PIS science lab such as microscopesteaching slides and anatomy posters she workedtirelessly with the kids to help them practice their ScienceFair presentations and improve their English skills sheparticipated in the Science Fair by being a judge shebrought duffle bags of toys and clothing to the kids andshe even participated in Sports Day by running a racebalancing a lemon on a spoon in her mouth

The children love Dr Edie completely and totally She made the health checks fun for thekids by wearing a red nose reindeer antlers and angel wings The children felt veryrelaxed and safe with this doctor of LOVE

Construction UpdateThe construction of the second half of the new classroom building for PIS is progressingrapidly The core of the building is completed and the electrical and plumbing in the wallsfinished The walls have been plastered and windows and doors are being installed

Through your generosity and loving commitment the dream of PIS taking the students allthe way from Kindergarten through 10th grade is becoming a reality This is a legacyproject that will endure for many generations to come

Sponsor A Child Through WFF

Would you like to become a WFF sponsorOur students from the most impoverished backgrounds live at the school hostel on fullscholarship through World Family Foundation Sponsorship pays for housing foodclothing medical books uniforms daily tutoring and enrollment in the PIS day school

Without the loving support of their WFF sponsors these children would never have beenable to have the kind of quality education that they receive at PIS Most boys would havedropped out of school by 7th grade and been sent to work in the paddy fields Many girlswould not get any education at all and would have ended up carrying bricks on theirheads at construction sites selling chai by the roadside or worse surviving by beggingor prostitution Instead these boys and girls are graduating high school and going on tocollege or vocational training

Read more about WFF sponsorship

How You Can HelpKeep this amazing project moving forwardYou can contribute any amount through the

World Family Foundation websitewwwworldfamilyfndorg

Or mail a check toWorld Family Foundation

PO Box 351 Ojai Ca 93024 USA

PLEASE DONATE

Education is the key to breaking the cycle ofpoverty and the education with values offered at

Prashanti School is positively transformative

State-Level Rollerskating CompetitionBasundera Das received a third place trophy in the state-levelroller skating competition

All Odisha Chess TournamentOur chess champion Jagdish Barik received another chesstrophy Jagdish won the Odisha State Championship in chessunder 17 division When he takes his final class ten exams hewill have 10 added to his overall marks due to thisachievement He goes on to the national tournaments and willrepresent the state of Odisha and of course PIS

WFF is committed to preserving and supporting the local culture for Prashantistudents Here are some wonderful recent celebrations

Divali Festival of Lights

The children of Prashanti School celebrated Divali onNovember 7 2018 by lighting small oil lamps called dipasout in the courtyard of the Prashanti School hostelbuilding The lighting of lamps signifies the light ofknowledge and goodness overcoming the dark ofignorance and negative forces

Special tiffin snacks and Mahaprasad (blessed food) fromthe Jagannath Temple in Puri were donated for thechildren that evening The local government has nowbanned the use of loud firecrackers so it was a lovelypeaceful joyous evening

Christmas 2018

Christmas is a favorite holiday for thechildren of Prashanti School They read theChristmas story of the birth of Jesustogether and they all get special little giftsto celebrate the day

This year the residential WFF sponsoredboys each received new tee shirts and thegirls each received cute bracelets Thechildren also received many toys andgames to share together

Special Visits by Friends of Prashanti School

OUR SCHOOL MATAJIThe occasion of Divali was made especially sweet by the heart-warming visit to PrashantiSchool by Our School Mataji The 84 year old grandmother of our high school teacherSudhir Mishra Srimati Kamala Mishra came to share Divali with the Prashanti childrenEven though she suffers from extreme joint pain and has difficulty walking Mataji whichmeans little Mother wanted to make a donation toward the residential childrenseducation and spend time with the children personally Her own son died very young atthe age of 30 He was a brilliant engineer in Delhi and met with a fatal car crash Inprevious years she made this yearly donation at his former high school in Puri and thisyear she decided to donate to our scholarship program for disadvantaged kids of PuriDistrict Both her grandson Sudhir and his nephew Debasish Mishra are now teachers inour PIS high school

There is a saying in Odisha that No home is complete unless a grandmother is presentas grandmothers keep harmony in the home So we now call her Our School MatajiEveryone respects her and all the children teachers and staff honored her by touchingher feet She gave this advice to the children Learn to cooperate and work togetherOdisha is all about good family ties so you all should live together in the hostel like aloving family

VISIT BY FORMER PIS TEACHERROSALYN DALAIOur former English and computer teacherRosalyn Dalai also came to visit on Divali She isnow a college lecturer but her heart is alwayswith the Prashanti children Rosalyn was with usfor 7 years even before she finished college - shewas always at the top of her class andgraduated first rank with distinction Rosalyn willbe helping tutor our older students who areplanning to graduate high school through theOpen Schooling program Rosalyn is always afavorite with the children

PANIGRAHI FAMILY VISITOn Saturday December 1 the Panigrahifamily of Puri visited the Prashantiresidential children bringing them a lovinggift of blankets and study materials inhonor of the death anniversary of their latemother About 20 members of the familycame and all enjoyed a feast with thechildren

SRI amp SRIMATI MAHESH UBEROI VISITThe Uberois of Princeton NJ had a wonderful visit with the children of Prashanti SchoolThey are kind and gracious people with generous hearts full of love Mahesh wrote in ourvisitors book about their experience at Prashanti School

visitors book about their experience at Prashanti SchoolA fascinating school You are doing the work of God I see pure love andspirituality everywhere What a wonderful concept God bless you allMahesh Uberoi 11122018

VISIT BY DR EDIE RESTOWFF BOARD MEMBEROur very own WFF board member Dr Edie Resto spentan extended visit of several weeks at Prashanti SchoolEdie personifies the spirit and heart of World FamilyFoundation SERVICE amp LOVE

Dr Edie performed medical checks on each of our WFFsponsored residential children she brought much neededequipment for the PIS science lab such as microscopesteaching slides and anatomy posters she workedtirelessly with the kids to help them practice their ScienceFair presentations and improve their English skills sheparticipated in the Science Fair by being a judge shebrought duffle bags of toys and clothing to the kids andshe even participated in Sports Day by running a racebalancing a lemon on a spoon in her mouth

The children love Dr Edie completely and totally She made the health checks fun for thekids by wearing a red nose reindeer antlers and angel wings The children felt veryrelaxed and safe with this doctor of LOVE

Construction UpdateThe construction of the second half of the new classroom building for PIS is progressingrapidly The core of the building is completed and the electrical and plumbing in the wallsfinished The walls have been plastered and windows and doors are being installed

Through your generosity and loving commitment the dream of PIS taking the students allthe way from Kindergarten through 10th grade is becoming a reality This is a legacyproject that will endure for many generations to come

Sponsor A Child Through WFF

Would you like to become a WFF sponsorOur students from the most impoverished backgrounds live at the school hostel on fullscholarship through World Family Foundation Sponsorship pays for housing foodclothing medical books uniforms daily tutoring and enrollment in the PIS day school

Without the loving support of their WFF sponsors these children would never have beenable to have the kind of quality education that they receive at PIS Most boys would havedropped out of school by 7th grade and been sent to work in the paddy fields Many girlswould not get any education at all and would have ended up carrying bricks on theirheads at construction sites selling chai by the roadside or worse surviving by beggingor prostitution Instead these boys and girls are graduating high school and going on tocollege or vocational training

Read more about WFF sponsorship

How You Can HelpKeep this amazing project moving forwardYou can contribute any amount through the

World Family Foundation websitewwwworldfamilyfndorg

Or mail a check toWorld Family Foundation

PO Box 351 Ojai Ca 93024 USA

PLEASE DONATE

Education is the key to breaking the cycle ofpoverty and the education with values offered at

Prashanti School is positively transformative

Christmas 2018

Christmas is a favorite holiday for thechildren of Prashanti School They read theChristmas story of the birth of Jesustogether and they all get special little giftsto celebrate the day

This year the residential WFF sponsoredboys each received new tee shirts and thegirls each received cute bracelets Thechildren also received many toys andgames to share together

Special Visits by Friends of Prashanti School

OUR SCHOOL MATAJIThe occasion of Divali was made especially sweet by the heart-warming visit to PrashantiSchool by Our School Mataji The 84 year old grandmother of our high school teacherSudhir Mishra Srimati Kamala Mishra came to share Divali with the Prashanti childrenEven though she suffers from extreme joint pain and has difficulty walking Mataji whichmeans little Mother wanted to make a donation toward the residential childrenseducation and spend time with the children personally Her own son died very young atthe age of 30 He was a brilliant engineer in Delhi and met with a fatal car crash Inprevious years she made this yearly donation at his former high school in Puri and thisyear she decided to donate to our scholarship program for disadvantaged kids of PuriDistrict Both her grandson Sudhir and his nephew Debasish Mishra are now teachers inour PIS high school

There is a saying in Odisha that No home is complete unless a grandmother is presentas grandmothers keep harmony in the home So we now call her Our School MatajiEveryone respects her and all the children teachers and staff honored her by touchingher feet She gave this advice to the children Learn to cooperate and work togetherOdisha is all about good family ties so you all should live together in the hostel like aloving family

VISIT BY FORMER PIS TEACHERROSALYN DALAIOur former English and computer teacherRosalyn Dalai also came to visit on Divali She isnow a college lecturer but her heart is alwayswith the Prashanti children Rosalyn was with usfor 7 years even before she finished college - shewas always at the top of her class andgraduated first rank with distinction Rosalyn willbe helping tutor our older students who areplanning to graduate high school through theOpen Schooling program Rosalyn is always afavorite with the children

PANIGRAHI FAMILY VISITOn Saturday December 1 the Panigrahifamily of Puri visited the Prashantiresidential children bringing them a lovinggift of blankets and study materials inhonor of the death anniversary of their latemother About 20 members of the familycame and all enjoyed a feast with thechildren

SRI amp SRIMATI MAHESH UBEROI VISITThe Uberois of Princeton NJ had a wonderful visit with the children of Prashanti SchoolThey are kind and gracious people with generous hearts full of love Mahesh wrote in ourvisitors book about their experience at Prashanti School

visitors book about their experience at Prashanti SchoolA fascinating school You are doing the work of God I see pure love andspirituality everywhere What a wonderful concept God bless you allMahesh Uberoi 11122018

VISIT BY DR EDIE RESTOWFF BOARD MEMBEROur very own WFF board member Dr Edie Resto spentan extended visit of several weeks at Prashanti SchoolEdie personifies the spirit and heart of World FamilyFoundation SERVICE amp LOVE

Dr Edie performed medical checks on each of our WFFsponsored residential children she brought much neededequipment for the PIS science lab such as microscopesteaching slides and anatomy posters she workedtirelessly with the kids to help them practice their ScienceFair presentations and improve their English skills sheparticipated in the Science Fair by being a judge shebrought duffle bags of toys and clothing to the kids andshe even participated in Sports Day by running a racebalancing a lemon on a spoon in her mouth

The children love Dr Edie completely and totally She made the health checks fun for thekids by wearing a red nose reindeer antlers and angel wings The children felt veryrelaxed and safe with this doctor of LOVE

Construction UpdateThe construction of the second half of the new classroom building for PIS is progressingrapidly The core of the building is completed and the electrical and plumbing in the wallsfinished The walls have been plastered and windows and doors are being installed

Through your generosity and loving commitment the dream of PIS taking the students allthe way from Kindergarten through 10th grade is becoming a reality This is a legacyproject that will endure for many generations to come

Sponsor A Child Through WFF

Would you like to become a WFF sponsorOur students from the most impoverished backgrounds live at the school hostel on fullscholarship through World Family Foundation Sponsorship pays for housing foodclothing medical books uniforms daily tutoring and enrollment in the PIS day school

Without the loving support of their WFF sponsors these children would never have beenable to have the kind of quality education that they receive at PIS Most boys would havedropped out of school by 7th grade and been sent to work in the paddy fields Many girlswould not get any education at all and would have ended up carrying bricks on theirheads at construction sites selling chai by the roadside or worse surviving by beggingor prostitution Instead these boys and girls are graduating high school and going on tocollege or vocational training

Read more about WFF sponsorship

How You Can HelpKeep this amazing project moving forwardYou can contribute any amount through the

World Family Foundation websitewwwworldfamilyfndorg

Or mail a check toWorld Family Foundation

PO Box 351 Ojai Ca 93024 USA

PLEASE DONATE

Education is the key to breaking the cycle ofpoverty and the education with values offered at

Prashanti School is positively transformative

OUR SCHOOL MATAJIThe occasion of Divali was made especially sweet by the heart-warming visit to PrashantiSchool by Our School Mataji The 84 year old grandmother of our high school teacherSudhir Mishra Srimati Kamala Mishra came to share Divali with the Prashanti childrenEven though she suffers from extreme joint pain and has difficulty walking Mataji whichmeans little Mother wanted to make a donation toward the residential childrenseducation and spend time with the children personally Her own son died very young atthe age of 30 He was a brilliant engineer in Delhi and met with a fatal car crash Inprevious years she made this yearly donation at his former high school in Puri and thisyear she decided to donate to our scholarship program for disadvantaged kids of PuriDistrict Both her grandson Sudhir and his nephew Debasish Mishra are now teachers inour PIS high school

There is a saying in Odisha that No home is complete unless a grandmother is presentas grandmothers keep harmony in the home So we now call her Our School MatajiEveryone respects her and all the children teachers and staff honored her by touchingher feet She gave this advice to the children Learn to cooperate and work togetherOdisha is all about good family ties so you all should live together in the hostel like aloving family

VISIT BY FORMER PIS TEACHERROSALYN DALAIOur former English and computer teacherRosalyn Dalai also came to visit on Divali She isnow a college lecturer but her heart is alwayswith the Prashanti children Rosalyn was with usfor 7 years even before she finished college - shewas always at the top of her class andgraduated first rank with distinction Rosalyn willbe helping tutor our older students who areplanning to graduate high school through theOpen Schooling program Rosalyn is always afavorite with the children

PANIGRAHI FAMILY VISITOn Saturday December 1 the Panigrahifamily of Puri visited the Prashantiresidential children bringing them a lovinggift of blankets and study materials inhonor of the death anniversary of their latemother About 20 members of the familycame and all enjoyed a feast with thechildren

SRI amp SRIMATI MAHESH UBEROI VISITThe Uberois of Princeton NJ had a wonderful visit with the children of Prashanti SchoolThey are kind and gracious people with generous hearts full of love Mahesh wrote in ourvisitors book about their experience at Prashanti School

visitors book about their experience at Prashanti SchoolA fascinating school You are doing the work of God I see pure love andspirituality everywhere What a wonderful concept God bless you allMahesh Uberoi 11122018

VISIT BY DR EDIE RESTOWFF BOARD MEMBEROur very own WFF board member Dr Edie Resto spentan extended visit of several weeks at Prashanti SchoolEdie personifies the spirit and heart of World FamilyFoundation SERVICE amp LOVE

Dr Edie performed medical checks on each of our WFFsponsored residential children she brought much neededequipment for the PIS science lab such as microscopesteaching slides and anatomy posters she workedtirelessly with the kids to help them practice their ScienceFair presentations and improve their English skills sheparticipated in the Science Fair by being a judge shebrought duffle bags of toys and clothing to the kids andshe even participated in Sports Day by running a racebalancing a lemon on a spoon in her mouth

The children love Dr Edie completely and totally She made the health checks fun for thekids by wearing a red nose reindeer antlers and angel wings The children felt veryrelaxed and safe with this doctor of LOVE

Construction UpdateThe construction of the second half of the new classroom building for PIS is progressingrapidly The core of the building is completed and the electrical and plumbing in the wallsfinished The walls have been plastered and windows and doors are being installed

Through your generosity and loving commitment the dream of PIS taking the students allthe way from Kindergarten through 10th grade is becoming a reality This is a legacyproject that will endure for many generations to come

Sponsor A Child Through WFF

Would you like to become a WFF sponsorOur students from the most impoverished backgrounds live at the school hostel on fullscholarship through World Family Foundation Sponsorship pays for housing foodclothing medical books uniforms daily tutoring and enrollment in the PIS day school

Without the loving support of their WFF sponsors these children would never have beenable to have the kind of quality education that they receive at PIS Most boys would havedropped out of school by 7th grade and been sent to work in the paddy fields Many girlswould not get any education at all and would have ended up carrying bricks on theirheads at construction sites selling chai by the roadside or worse surviving by beggingor prostitution Instead these boys and girls are graduating high school and going on tocollege or vocational training

Read more about WFF sponsorship

How You Can HelpKeep this amazing project moving forwardYou can contribute any amount through the

World Family Foundation websitewwwworldfamilyfndorg

Or mail a check toWorld Family Foundation

PO Box 351 Ojai Ca 93024 USA

PLEASE DONATE

Education is the key to breaking the cycle ofpoverty and the education with values offered at

Prashanti School is positively transformative

visitors book about their experience at Prashanti SchoolA fascinating school You are doing the work of God I see pure love andspirituality everywhere What a wonderful concept God bless you allMahesh Uberoi 11122018

VISIT BY DR EDIE RESTOWFF BOARD MEMBEROur very own WFF board member Dr Edie Resto spentan extended visit of several weeks at Prashanti SchoolEdie personifies the spirit and heart of World FamilyFoundation SERVICE amp LOVE

Dr Edie performed medical checks on each of our WFFsponsored residential children she brought much neededequipment for the PIS science lab such as microscopesteaching slides and anatomy posters she workedtirelessly with the kids to help them practice their ScienceFair presentations and improve their English skills sheparticipated in the Science Fair by being a judge shebrought duffle bags of toys and clothing to the kids andshe even participated in Sports Day by running a racebalancing a lemon on a spoon in her mouth

The children love Dr Edie completely and totally She made the health checks fun for thekids by wearing a red nose reindeer antlers and angel wings The children felt veryrelaxed and safe with this doctor of LOVE

Construction UpdateThe construction of the second half of the new classroom building for PIS is progressingrapidly The core of the building is completed and the electrical and plumbing in the wallsfinished The walls have been plastered and windows and doors are being installed

Through your generosity and loving commitment the dream of PIS taking the students allthe way from Kindergarten through 10th grade is becoming a reality This is a legacyproject that will endure for many generations to come

Sponsor A Child Through WFF

Would you like to become a WFF sponsorOur students from the most impoverished backgrounds live at the school hostel on fullscholarship through World Family Foundation Sponsorship pays for housing foodclothing medical books uniforms daily tutoring and enrollment in the PIS day school

Without the loving support of their WFF sponsors these children would never have beenable to have the kind of quality education that they receive at PIS Most boys would havedropped out of school by 7th grade and been sent to work in the paddy fields Many girlswould not get any education at all and would have ended up carrying bricks on theirheads at construction sites selling chai by the roadside or worse surviving by beggingor prostitution Instead these boys and girls are graduating high school and going on tocollege or vocational training

Read more about WFF sponsorship

How You Can HelpKeep this amazing project moving forwardYou can contribute any amount through the

World Family Foundation websitewwwworldfamilyfndorg

Or mail a check toWorld Family Foundation

PO Box 351 Ojai Ca 93024 USA

PLEASE DONATE

Education is the key to breaking the cycle ofpoverty and the education with values offered at

Prashanti School is positively transformative

Sponsor A Child Through WFF

Would you like to become a WFF sponsorOur students from the most impoverished backgrounds live at the school hostel on fullscholarship through World Family Foundation Sponsorship pays for housing foodclothing medical books uniforms daily tutoring and enrollment in the PIS day school

Without the loving support of their WFF sponsors these children would never have beenable to have the kind of quality education that they receive at PIS Most boys would havedropped out of school by 7th grade and been sent to work in the paddy fields Many girlswould not get any education at all and would have ended up carrying bricks on theirheads at construction sites selling chai by the roadside or worse surviving by beggingor prostitution Instead these boys and girls are graduating high school and going on tocollege or vocational training

Read more about WFF sponsorship

How You Can HelpKeep this amazing project moving forwardYou can contribute any amount through the

World Family Foundation websitewwwworldfamilyfndorg

Or mail a check toWorld Family Foundation

PO Box 351 Ojai Ca 93024 USA

PLEASE DONATE

Education is the key to breaking the cycle ofpoverty and the education with values offered at

Prashanti School is positively transformative

WFF - Our MissionWorld Family Foundation amp Prashanti SchoolPuri India are committed to providing a qualityeducation based on the human values of truthright-action peace love non-violence andservice for children from the poorest and mostmarginalized families

Education is the key to breaking the cycle ofpoverty illiteracy and the devastating trap oflow expectations Education is a basic humanright yet it is the children who live in povertyespecially those from the formerlyuntouchable classes who are the least likelyto attend school or to complete their education

Your contribution as sponsor or donor is helpingthese children have a happier childhood and achance for a brighter future

Together we are changing theworld one child at a time

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