Partnership with Theo Welfare Trust
In 2004, I had the opportunity of visiting the beautiful states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, South India. While enjoying the main temple in the city of Madurai, I had the pleasure of meeting Brother Edwin Issac and Brother Paul. Brother Edwin told me of an orphanage (ISA Children’s Home) he had founded, and was currently running on the outskirts of the city. He invited me to visit, but I was ill and declined his offer.
Exchanging addresses, we parted ways.
Upon my return to California, I sent a care package to ISA (clothes, school supplies, ect.), later receiving heart-felt photos of the items donated, as well as the people who had so benefited from them. The light bulb went off: It is possible to make a difference. Thus began my desire to work on-going w/ Brother Edwin and Brother Paul.
All sharing a passion to contribute, we created a Trust to formalize our relationship; Theo Welfare Trust was established in 2006.
Strategic goal of Theo Welfare Trust:
* Positively impact the tribes of Thandikudi, located within the mountains of Kodaikanal, 125km Northwest of Madurai.
Tactics to achieve the Trust’s goal:
* Maintenance Plan - As donations permit, compile and distribute funds and material goods (clothes, school supplies, medical supplies) to the Trust’s Madurai headquarters; these reparations will then be transported to our tribal contacts in Kodaikanal.
* Schoolhouse Plan - Construction of a one-room schoolhouse in Thankdikudi. Brother Paul is in the process of selling a parcel of land on the outskirts of Madurai. The Trust plans to utilize these funds for the purchase of a 2 acre parcel in Thandakudi suitable for the schoolhouse.
I will continue to update the site as the schoolhouse plans gain momentum. Please donate to the Trust at your convenience, specifying whether you want the funds immediately disseminated to the tribal people (my contacts visit one time/ month with donor-sponsored reparations), or you prefer them secured for the schoolhouses’ building materials. I estimate the schoolhouse will cost approximately $12,000 to construct, of which we already have $1,000. Every dollar counts.
When donating, please make the check payable to, “Omprakash Foundation”; in the memo area of the check, please write, “Theo Welfare Trust”, and send donations to:
I will deposit your donation in the Trust’s bank account in the U.S., and wire your contributions to our Trusts’ headquarters in Marurai. Please provide me a mailing address; I will send a receipt which can be utilized for your tax deduction.
Any donations, however small, will make a fundamental difference in the lives of these people.
In Humble Service,
Theo Sadowski Beck & Jason Marcus Beck
Theo Welfare Trust