Ramanathan
ALL INDIA MOVEMENT FOR SEVA
Press Release
Contact: V Swaminathan
Phone: (908) 575 8402
[email protected]
AIM FOR SEVA PRESENTS “NAYANI
On Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 4 pm
for Seva, an independent charitable trust
Vijayakumar and her team of professional dancers from Bangalore, India, at the
Nash Theater at Raritan Valley Community College
Branchburg, New Jersey.
Further information and other details ca
908 222 3474.
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Saylorsburg, PA 18353;
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2:00 P.M. EST, August 31
VA NAYANI“, A DANCE DRAMA
All India Movement
trust, will present a dance drama by Rukmini
aritan College, 118 Lamington Road,
can be obtained by calling 908 575 8402 or
P.O. Box 639,
Tel: (570) 402-1244
www.aimforseva.org
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This is one of a series of national level fundraising events across ten cities in
the USA directed by Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswat
resources to run the 93 free student homes called
states of India by AIM for Seva
reaching out and caring for over 35,000
religion, community and nationality,
families in over 2,500 villages. At no cost to the parents, the
accommodation, clothing, medical care, after school tuition, field trips and academic
supplies to the residents. The student homes provide a physically, academically and
spiritually nourishing ambience for a child to grow in a safe envi
complete his/her education, realize his/her dreams and become a contributing
member of the society.
Education is the key to transformation, particularly in the rural and
tribal regions of India. AIM
Our Founder
Swami Dayananda Saraswati is a visionary, thinker, author and
one of the foremost
associated with many classical scholars, Swamiji’s ability to
relate to today’s youth is highly regarded.
Vedanta, he has established four traditional teaching centers
“gurukulams
students with a primary focus on teaching Vedanta and Sanskrit
and related disciplines.
Having grown up in a small village in the Kaveri delta in Tamil
Nadu, Swamiji is very sensitive to the needs of the poor and
under privileged segments of the society
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Saraswati to sustain the
chAtrAlayas established in
(AIM-S). This organization has been fully active in
less privileged students, irrespective of
and making an incredible impact on 80,000
chAtrAlaya
environment to
AIM-S is at the forefront of this transformation.
mi teachers of Vedanta. Though often
gurukulams”, and many others across the globe through his
society. It has made him appreciate and empathize
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with the problems faced in rural areas such as lack of good education, health care,
and employment opportunities. This concern for the people and the future of the
country inspired him to initiate AIM for Seva.
AIM-S has grown to be a national movement making a significant impact in
providing education and health care to the less privileged sections of the
population. Of the 93 chAtrAlayas eighteen of them are exclusively for girl
students. Over the last 10 years, 11498 rural and tribal
children have had their lives transformed by AIM-S.
Presently, 2828 students live in the AIM-S student homes and attend a
nearby school. Most of them are toppers in their class and blossoming into
confident youth, ready to be the face of change for their community’s
progress. The dropout rate is also considerably less among the students in
the chAtrAlayas. Starting from 2012, AIM-S is committed to providing jobtraining
to students passing the 12th standard. Until they are skilled enough,
they may continue in the free student home. Right now, the future projects
are coming up on a high priority basis in the neediest states n Jharkand,
Chhattisgarh and Bihar.
Besides education, AIM-S has as one of its mission areas providing basic
health care to people living in the remote regions of India. Currently, it
administers 5 hospitals, 6 clinics and 6 mobile medical units in tribal and
rural areas. So far, over 500,000 people have benefited from the health
facilities and program. AIM-S also runs several other projects geared towards
empowering women by providing them opportunities to earn a living.
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General information on AIM for
Seva can be obtained from
www.aimforseva.org. Donations to
AIM-S are exempt in the US under
Section 501(c)(3).
