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Service Activities<\/h1><\/div>
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Service to Mankind is Service to God<\/h3>
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Distribution of monthly Ration Kits for the elderly destitutes<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div>
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\u2018He who has served and helped one poor man seeing Shiva in him, without thinking of his caste, or creed, or race, or anything, with him Shiva is more pleased than with the man who sees Him only in temples.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> \n\n<\/div> \n

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\u2013 Swami Vivekananda.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> \n\n<\/div> \n

A survey has been conducted in the villages in and around Sitanagaram to identify and locate poor elderly persons who are living without the support of their children or relatives. Some of them are getting small amount of pension from the Government and monthly ration like rice. To support them further, Ramakrishna Mission selected 100 such people and distributing monthly ration kits consisting of toor dal (1 kg), urad dal (1 kg), moong dal (500 gms), dalia (1 kg), suji (1 kg), wheat flour (1 kg), edible oil (1 litre) and garlic (250 gms), etc. Every month these elderly people come to Ramakrishna Mission and collect the Ration Kits. Once in a year sarees for the women and dhotis & towels for the gents are also distributed.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Each Ration Kit costs Rs.500\/-.Ramakrishna Mission is spending Rs.6.00 lakhs annually for this project and meeting this expenditure from the donations received from Public. We appeal to the individuals or organizations to donate for this Service Project. We thankfully accept even small donations meeting the requirement of one Ration Kit.<\/p>\n

Donations in cash \/ cheque \/ DD (drawn in favour of \u2018Ramakrishna Mission\u2019 payable at Vijayawada) may please be sent to the Secretary, Ramakrishna Mission, Gandhinagar, Vijayawada \u2013 520003, mentioning its purpose. The donations can also be sent through online transfer. Please visit the Donation<\/a><\/strong> page for details.<\/p>\n

(Donations are exempt from Income Tax under section 80G(5)(vi) of the I. T. Act 1961. The donation may be in the form of Corpus Fund the interest of which will be used to run this project, or as the yearly or monthly Running Expenses for the same. )<\/p>\n

Distribution of Ration Kits<\/u><\/h4>\n

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April 2019<\/a><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

February 2018<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

January 2018<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Sarees \/ Dhotis & Towels Distribution – 30 Dec 2017<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> \n\n