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To eradicate the miseries
suffered by innocent persons due to the adverse effects of alcohol is the
common intention of the first trustees of this Trust because we uphold the
dictum that “Alcoholism is a social evil and disease but it can be cured .”
Even prior to the formation
and registration of this Trust in the name “Punarjani”, the first trustees
were persons involved in the tragedy of the disease of alcoholism, either as
a victim or by way of a saviour and sympathetic rescuer of an Alcoholic.
Thus, we all are aware of the calamities suffered by the diseased persons
and the grievances suffered by the blood relatives and concerned persons of
such Alcoholics. Therefore, we intent to provide help and assistance to
those persons who are suffered by Alcoholism and other drug abuses. We wish
to help them by providing sufficient means to recover from the total ruin by
Alcoholism.
Prior to and subsequent to
the inception of this Trust, ‘Punarjani’, we propagate and
attempted to educate our local people about the dangerous effects of alcohol
abuse and also make them aware that Alcoholism is not only a bad habit but
it is a dangerous disease, from which a person can recover, live and enjoy
the fruits of life along with their family members in a joyous self-reliant
manner without alcohol.
The nine days camp at
Thadaparambu Harijan Colony was an encouraging event in this attempt. From
Atham to Onam (10 special enthusiastic days prior to the traditional and
secularly celebrating festival of Kerala, Onam), we conducted educating and
propagating classes at the said colony which is inhabited by daily wage
workers, who are mostly consumers of alcohol as a medicine for their daily
hard labour. We are not competent to claim that the said classes and
propaganda against abuse of alcohol at that place created a mass awareness.
We can assure that at least some of the younger generation who attended the
classes regularly will withdraw from alcohol abuse. But the reliable news
that, on a subsequent day they all unanimously decided and avoided the use
of alcohol at the ceremony of a marriage conducted in the colony, really
made us happy and provide fresh energy and confidence in the services
(already) rendered and intended to be completed through our Trust.
On the occasion of the
official inauguration of the Trust at Poomala High School, our Trust
conducted a Seminar about alcoholism in which Dr. Sebastian who was brought
up at Poomala in his childhood and later on became a famous surgeon who
obtained degrees from foreign countries and at present, the Head of Fathima
Hospital, Kalpatta and Dr. Anandan K R, Associate Professor of Medical
College, Thrissur and other eminent persons including active members of
‘Alcoholics anonymous’ also, educated and shared their experience with more
than 150 persons who attended the Seminar. The said seminar provided an
opportunity to become aware of the importance of prevention of Alcohol and
other drug abuses and the methods, means and centers which help them in
order to recover from Alcoholism.
On October 23rd our Trust conducted one-day camp mainly for women, who are badly affected by
alcoholic addicted persons. In the said camp more than 150 women
participated and learned about the mode of behaviour to be followed in
dealing with persons (father, husband, brother or son) who are prone to the
consumption of alcohol and other drugs. They became really enlightened about
the reasons, preventives, the need and means for eradicating alcohol and
other drugs from their lives and from the whole family. They became
liberal of their role in helping an alcoholic from his disease. The
said camp was conducted with the help of women members of the world-wide
organization of “Al-anon”, who shared their experiences..
Parallel to this educating
missions and propagations against Alcoholism, we felt the need of a Retreat
Center in which a person totally ill due alcoholism, can be admitted for
withdrawal and detoxification treatment for de-addiction. Such a Retreat
Center- a peaceful, calm resting place which provide medical, emotional,
motivational, and spiritual help and assistance to a badly-affected
dependant alcoholic - is very essential in the treatment of mentally
depressed, emotionally disturbed and spiritually fallen alcoholics. Our
attempts to re-discover, enlighten and de-addict a person who is suffered by
the dangerous disease of alcoholism is totally based upon the principles
and ideals of humanism and philanthropy which is secular in nature. Even
though we believe in God the Almighty, any discrimination of caste or creed
should not be a hindrance to the recovery of any human being affected by
alcoholism, hence we wish to provide absolute freedom to the Alcoholics to
conceive, pray and believe in God as he wish to conceive.
The said Retreat Center can be
functioned as a coordinating place for the various services intended to
be implemented by our Trust. Thus, that can also manage, provide all sorts
of assistance in the rehabilitation of de-addicted alcoholics and to their
dependents who are suffered by the after-effects of Alcoholism. The said
Center also will be the focal point through which we implement our
programs of education and propagation against alcohol abuse and will be
the Counseling Center for different categories of persons who are badly in
need of it.
We located an ideal site
for the establishment of such a Retreat Center at Poomala, which is a rural
village, situated at a height more than about 1000 meters above the sea
level and is only 15 Km away from Thrissur town. The said site having an
extent of one acre is situated very adjacent to the reservoir of Poomala
Dam. A very beautiful, calm and quite place with easy access to highway at
which, electricity, communication and water facilities are easily available.
Thus, our Trust intend to
purchase the said plot for an amount of Rs. 5 lakhs and in it we wish to
plant and grow herbal medicinal plants and also to generate a ‘Star-Forest’ by growing respective plants of each birth-stars, which
provide a peaceful meditative and totally unpolluted fresh air to the
inhabitants of the Retreat & Rehabilitation Center.
Moreover, we wish to construct a building complex
having about 3500 Sq. feet area, in an eco-friendly manner of Architecture,
by using locally available rock, granite, clay-bricks, bamboo and wood.
Thus the Center would be hygienic and will be cheaper in cost.
The other requirements of a
compound wall, tube-wells, electricity, telephone, water connections,
furniture for treatment and counseling and related requirements also should
be implemented in the said Retreat and, De-addiction treatment Center – “Punarjani”.
We already launched our
website “www.punarjani.org” through which we intend to help
alcoholics in their attempts to recover from alcoholism and also to educate
and propagate against the abuse of alcohol and other drugs and also to
spread out ideals and objectives to the world, by enlarging its space, in
due course.
In this respect, we already
created a Compact Disc by the name, “Punarjani” (re-birth) which is an illustration of the adverse impact suffered
by human beings due to alcohol and other drug abuse with touching stories &
experiences of the victims of alcohol. The said CD also included the
discussions with eminent doctors and social workers, which are interested
and involved in the service of de-addiction treatment and solving
psychological problems of adversely affected persons.
The present members of the
Trust alone are not competent enough to provide adequate funds for
implementing our dream project. So, in order to raise the minimum required
funds for the implementation of infrastructure for this project, we wish to
incorporate persons/institutions/organizations as members of this Trust by
accepting at least an amount of Rs. 10,000. The eligibility of obtaining
admission in the Trust “Punarjani” as a member is, concern for
persons who become an Alcoholic without his intention, and the aggrieved
members of his family.
“Punarjani” is a charitable
organization, which is intended to function without the motive of profit in
its all spheres of services.
We hope that, if our project of constructing the
infrastructure of the Retreat, Rehabilitation Center could be implemented
with the help of its members and well-wishers, then many agencies like;
State, Central Government, other Charitable Institution and NGO’s may help
us to run, maintain, develop and spread out and fulfill our objectives of
total recovery of at least many human beings their family from alcohol and
other drugs and the inevitable total destruction by them.
We are well aware of the
magnitude of our task. But, we know that Alcohol is mightier than Human
Will Power, at least in the case of an alcoholic. In order to fight against
this evil, we are all in need of the help of unseen power of Almighty,
whether we call it Allah, God, Iswara Brahma, Purusha, Prakriti (Nature),
Jesus, Krishna, or Rama or by any name. We firmly believe that it is
only through the grace and intervention of the Supreme Power, we can get-rid
off this calamity of alcoholism and other drug abuse and firmly expect His
graceful intervention in our project through you. In this venture we wish to
provide special significance to Alcoholics
Anonymous, Al - Anon and
Al - Atteen
A meager amount which you
spent for luxuries and a little span of time used for entertainment will be
worthful help, and turning point for our Trust and it activities.
We maintain our Trust account no: 1505 in the name “Punarjani”
with Catholic Syrian Bank, West fort Brach, Poothole. P.O , Thrissur- 680
004,
So, with prayers, we are
submitting this request for moral and spiritual support, financial
assistance, co-operation advice, guidance and involvement in all manners
from you and your organization in actualizing our project to construct and
function a de-addiction treatment & rehabilitation centre under the banner
of Punarjani and other programs
for de-addiction. |
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