Parijat Academy : A young man’s dream to fulfill his mission The place is Pamohi located on the outskirts of Assam’s capital Guwahati. The school is located in an area that is mostly inhabited by tribal people, comprising about ten tribal villages with approximately seven thousand people There are five stone quarries located in that area and most of the people work as a daily wage earner in the quarry. While the parents worked in the quarry, their children would wonder around all-day, some of them venturing dangerously close to the stone quarry. The recent incident of a woman losing her life as a stone blasted and hit her while she was working there needs to be mentioned. A young man started to think about a way to keep these kids engaged in a safer environment during the day when their parents were out. This is how the school Parijat Academy was born. The young man Uttam Teron had saved Rs 800 from the fees he received after giving tuition. With that amount he got a pair of desks and benches and set up the school. Please visit the website www.parijatacademy.org. to know more about Parijat Academy.     The purpose of this appeal for help is to seek monetary and material donations to build a Guest House in the Parijat Academy, a school for the underprivileged children of the village Pamohi near Guwahati, Assam in North East India.   How to Donate Please Mail US dollar check/MO payable to 'Friends of Assam and Seven Sisters Memo: Alohi Ghor Project International Address: Friends of Assam and Seven Sisters 20501 Katy Freeway, Suite 138C, Katy, Texas, USA. You may also wire transfer US Dollar or other currency to Friends of Assam account: JP Morgan Chase Bank A/c # 765403175 (Routing number 111000614) We also accept major credit cards. To send money through credit cards, please visit our website www.friendsofassam.org Thank you for your generous support. Friends of Assam & Seven Sisters (FASS) (EIN:26-2882430) is a Non Profit Charity Organization with Tax exempt status from Federal Income Tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. In 2003, Uttam Teron, a local unemployed youth from Pamohi found that there was no school for the children of his village. That was when he started a school in his own house with just four students. It is purely due to his sheer determination along with lots of help and support from sympathetic individuals that the school has grown, and today accommodate about five hundred students. The school provides free education along with free boarding to many local students. (see http://www.parijatacademy.org). Project Management: Rajen Barua, Manager ( rajen.barua@gmail.com) (Houston, USA) Ph. 713-677-9162 Rupesh Saikia, Treasurer (rcsaikia@hiwaay.net) (Houston, USA) Ph.281-316-8875 Vavani Sarmah, Public Relation (vavani@yahoo.com) (Seattle, USA) Jayanta Barman, Construction, (Guwahati, Assam, INDIA) REPLY FORM: Name______________________________ Email___________________________________ Address_________________________________ ______________________________________ City ________________ State ______ Zip Code __________ Amount Rs/- __ Amount $ ____________ Material ________________ Mail to: Friends of Assam and Seven Sisters 20501 Katy Freeway, Suite 138C, Katy, Texas, USA (email: friendsofassam@gmail.com)

Needless to say that the school is running in shoestring budget and is struggling to survive, and it needs lot of help. Fortunately the school is receiving lot of media attention, and due to which many teachers and many national and international volunteers from many countries have been visiting the school and volunteering their time as visiting teachers. Recently Mr. Garvin Brown from Australia, Ms. Dhaujee Kelly from USA, Ms. Promona Sengupta from Kolkata, Prof Margaret from Vancouver, Canada and Ms. Andrews from USA have volunteered their time at Parijat Academy. These international visiting volunteers provide unique lessons to the underprivileged students. More volunteers are willing to come. However, the school does not have adequate accommodation for the visiting volunteers. It badly need an Alohi Ghor (Guest House) for the visiting volunteers and teachers.. Considering the above need, we the Friends of Assam and Seven Sisters (FASS), an international non-profit organization, head quartered in Houston, Texas, (www,friendsofassam.org) have decided to build an Alohi Ghor (Guest House) for the school. To achieve our goal, we are appealing to the general public for any kind of donations, monetary or materials. For donation of Rs.5000 ($110) or more, the names will be exhibited in the Alohi Ghor. Please find attached the estimate details as well as a sketch plan of the Alohi Ghor (Guest House). The proposed Alohi Ghor (Guest House) is estimated to cost about 4 lakh rupees ($8,000). Mike Fincke, the American Astronaut, already laid the foundation stone of the Alohi Ghor when he visited Assam recently The Cost Estimate Item Need Unit Cost Total Cost(Rs.) Cement 100 bags Rs. 325/bag 32,500 Sand 15 cum Rs. 800/cum 12,000 Chips 15 cum Rs. 1000/cum 15,000 Steel 1.5 MT 44,000/mt 66,000 Bricks 5000 units Rs.2.30/Unit 11,500 BAmdoo & Shuttering     12,000 Doors & Windows 514 Rs. 3000/Unit 42,000 Paints     8,000 Floor, Tile     17,800 Electricity     30,000 Water     40,000 Misc.     30,000 Labour cost     40,000 Total Estimated Cost = Rs.356,000 ($8,000)