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NY Mandir gives $2M in assistance to charitable entities
Little Shereen Ally is seven years old. She cannot speak, read, write, walk and she cannot move her body without assistance. She is bedridden and has been living at the Hope Children’s Home located in Enmore, East Coast Demerara (ECD) since she was three years old.
The little girl who was abandoned by her mother at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation because of her physical condition is a joyful child who reacts to love and affection with a smile.
Pandit Persaud and caregivers pose with little Shereen Ally at the Hope Children’s Home.
Since she has been living at the orphanage her mother visited her once. Her only relatives now are the caregivers at the home and the other children. Because of Ally’s medical condition she has to be lifted from one location to another when required.
Recognizing that a wheelchair would make it easier for Ally and her caregivers, President of the Brooklyn, USA-based Vighneshwar Mandir, Pandit Mochan Persaud presented one to her last year.
And two Mondays ago, on behalf of the Mandir, he donated an adjustable bed to Ally.
Apart from the bed, the orphanage received $110,000 worth in groceries and $100,000 cash from Persaud, also on behalf of the members of the mandir.
The Mandir was founded 16 years ago and has since assisted less fortunate persons in and around the Caribbean. For the past three years, Persaud has been making similar contributions to several local charitable organizations here.
This year he donated a total of G$2M in cash and other items to nine such entities countrywide.
Those who benefited from the donations are the Dharm Shala – $100,000 in cash and 110,000 in groceries; Hope Children’s Home – $100,000 cash and $110,000 in groceries; Bless the Children Home – $100,000 cash and $104,000 in groceries; Canaan Children’s Home – $100,000 cash and $75,000 in groceries; Camal Home – $100,000 cash and $100,000 in groceries; Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre – $200,000; Prabhu Sharan Orphanage – $125,000 cash and $75,000 in groceries; Doobay Medical Centre $300,000 and Cheshire Home $200,000 in cash.
Pandit Persaud (second from left) along with workers and children at the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre.
According to Persaud, the members of his Mandir have recognized the good work being done by the Doobay Medical Centre and decided to add the institution to their list.
The Doobay Renal Centre is a non-profitable-organization that offers a subsidised renal service to the public.
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