19th Dec FOUNDATION DAY!
A sincere THANK YOU to all those who helped TAKSHEEL FOUNDATION grow to where it has reached today. This wouldn't have been possible without the helping hand each one of you have extended in many different ways.

Founder & Managing Trustee

Remila Puravankara.

TAKSHEEL FOUNDATION in the News

The Spoken English Class is garnering some attention - a recent article in the Times of India.

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We're Working! - 2010

2010 -Activities conducted so far:-

January:

• Initiated a Rolling Trophy  for best student in Maths in the 10th Std

 March:

• Initiated  Spoken English classes at Lokhandwala garden
  

Students at the Spoken English class at Lokhandwala Garden

April: 

• Puppet making workshop

June:

• Sponsored text books for students of 9th Std
• Donated uniforms for students of 8th Std

July:

• Sponsored text books for few students of the Spoken English class
• Scholarship to 35 students across 3 BMC schools
• Donated uniforms to 25 students from 2 BMC schools

• Donated 106 schools bags to students of 8th Std
• Donated 636 notebooks to students of 8th Std
• Donated compass boxes to 106 students of 8th Std
• Distributed mithai to 1300 students of a BMC school

August:

• Donated umbrellas & distributed cake for 25 students from the Foundation-initiated Spoken English Class at Lokhandwala Garden
• Rolling Trophies for the top scoring girl and boy in 10th Std Board, plus a cash prize of Rs 1,000/- each.

• Distribution of school bags, compass boxes, stationery & water bottles to students of the Foundation-initiated Spoken English class in Lokhandwala Garden
• Fund raising exhibition of products designed & made by the volunteers of the Foundation
• Volunteer recruitment at the NGO fair, Jaihind College
• Initiated embroidery classes for girls as part of vocational guidance

September: 

• Initiated Spoken English classes at a Balvadi in Oshiwara

•   Joy of Giving week - Crafts Bazaar at Marico Industries Andheri

 

October:

• Joy of Giving week - Crafts Bazaar at Marico Industries Bandra

• Drawing competition at Lokhandwala Garden
• Distributed 150 bedsheets at Bal Bhavan orphanage
• Fund raising exhibition at Emirates office, Malad
• Fund raising exhibition at Irfans Dance Academy, Shastri Ngr 

November: 

•  Children's Day celebrations at the Lokhandwala classes
  

December:

• TF students participating in the Sykz Marathon 

• Started English coaching for Class X students 
• Started Maths coaching for Class X students
• 19th Dec FOUNDATION DAY! 
• Xmas party on the 25th

Earlier Efforts - 2009

Activities conducted while the organisation was being registered:-

• Served lunch, donated stationery, soaps, clothes and TB medicines for 150 girls in Andheri.
• Donated stationery to a YMCA program for 64 boys.
• Donated snacks and sweets for a program for 150 girls in Andheri.
• Served meals at a Kerala-based orphanage for 150 boys.