In 2003 CTR continued to grow in its fifth year of existence. Here are the details:

 

Senior Pension Project:
We had 130 seniors in Calcutta, 60 in Madras and20 in Bangalore.

 

Loreto Entally:
We now sponsor 20 girls as boarders.

 

Bow Bazaar:
Our education program to help 55 young day scholars continues.

 

Chennai (Madras):
We are helping to educate 20 young day scholars.

 

Hyderabad:
We started a program to educate 10 young day scholars.

 

Disbursements:
Here is what we sent our administrators to maintain the above projects (in $CA, $US and/or Pounds):

Ms Philo Eaton of CAISS - (for Tiljallah senior pensions)	Rs 358,451
Ms Philo Eaton of CAISS - (for Love of God - Hamilton TF seniors)	Rs 219,250
Ms Rachael Thurley of Madras AIC - (for senior pensions)	Rs 180,000
Mrs Sylvie Bosen of Bangalore - (for senior pensions)	Rs 113,125
Sister Joan of Loreto, Entally - (for convent boarders)	Rs 132,000
Mrs Clarice Eling, Madras - (for children’s education)	Rs 66,500
Mr Ron Thomas of Bow Bazaar - (for children’s education)	Rs 85,700
Mrs Roseann Besterwitch, Hyderabad - (for children’s education)	Rs 24,000
Total	Rs 1,179,026

This compares to a disbursement of Rs 527,592 in 2001 and Rs 659,751 in 2002).

In any currency this is a substantial effort.

 

Acknowledgements:

 

Many persons have cared enough to put in a lot of work in raising funds. A very generous donation from Mr Neil D Hamilton of Paris, helped to initiate the "For Love of God - Hamilton Trust Fund" covering Seniors in Howrah and surrounding areas. We have a good effort in the UK and Australia and an excellent effort in Canada. In November Canada (Toronto) organized the fifth Tiljallah Relief Dinner Dance that resulted in a contribution of over $5,000CA. In addition many Canadian and US AI’s sponsor Loreto girls and Bow Bazaar children. In the US we raised over $20,000 from non-AI’s and AI’s. As we increase our commitments we need to develop more funding avenues.

 

More Information:

We try and maintain a transparent organization. Please continue to visit our website where you will always find complete details of all our programs. For anyone that is visiting India, please check out any of our programs.

 

Addresses:

CAISS - 98/2 SN Banerjee Rd, Kolkata 700014
Anglo-Indian Concern - 36/102 Tana St, Purasawalkam, Chennai 600007
Ms Sylvia Bosen - 319, 10th Cross, Pillana Gaarden, Bangalore 560045
Sr Joan - Loreto Convent, Entally, Kolkata 700015
Mr Ron Thomas - 18/1 Bow St, Block E #8, Kolkata 700012
Ms Clarice Eling - Chennai, 264-338263
Ms Besterwitch - Hyderabad, 040-27002056

 

We believe in our cause and we are making a difference.

 

As always, for questions and/or for more information, contact me, Blair Williams.

 

Thanks for caring.

Blair Williams
NJ/USA