An Appeal ! ~ SYMA seeks your financial support 2025-26

 

SYMA seeks your financial support

for   Medical Centre and Education projects 2025-26

 

 Dear Friends & well wishers of SYMA

·        Do you recall  those olden  days, especially   June – the best dress that we had was the Uniform !!

·        Police,   Army, Medical professionals, Civic  Workers, school students  and more  -  the uniting factor is Uniform which has been in vogue for centuries but systematized in last century.

·        Uniform brings in a sense of equality and ensure children attend classes with dignity

·        Even in the metropolis where – Bentley, Lamborghini, Porsche, Rangerovers, Fortuners, are seen competing with  Audi, Volvo, BMW, Mercedes Benz are seen on the road, otherwise occupied by Innovas, Kia, Maruti, Hyundai, Skoda, Volkswagen and the like - there are parents who cannot provide good quality clothes and quality education for their children !!

·         Having reached some position in life, many of us want to give back something to the society, helping them in some way – here is our humble effort.

செந்நாப்போதாரின் வாய்மொழியில் கல்வியின் சிறப்பு :

கேடில் விழுச்செல்வம் கல்வி யொருவற்கு

மாடல்ல மற்றை யவை.

ஒருவனுக்கு அழிவு இல்லாத சிறந்த செல்வம் கல்வியே ஆகும், கல்வியைத் தவிர மற்றப் பொருள்கள் (அத்தகைய சிறப்புடைய) செல்வம் அல்ல!  கல்விதான் சமுதாயத்தையே மாற்ற வல்லது. 

Please do read this – together we will change the way some students attend school. 

A few years ago, World came to a standstill almost – people remained indoor due to dreaded Corona virus Covid 19.  All that is a thing of the past as in  Tamil Nadu, as elsewhere, after almost 2 years of Corona  – Schools reopened,   now we have almost forgotten the dreaded pandemic.  Month of June infuses fresh energy in students as the Academic year starts -  Students are  happy in attending classes physically wearing fresh and new uniform with newer hopes of a bright future.  

Srinivas Youngmen’s Association (popularly SYMA)  has been doing service to the society ever since 1977.  Our  services engulf  various lines such as civic welfare, medicine, health, environment, education, personality development more.     We at SYMA, feel strongly the primary responsibility of improving the Society and helping the underprivileged.   

1) Medical Centre and Laboratory run for the poor wherein free consultation and medicines are provided – popularly known as ரெண்டு ரூவா மருத்துவமனை  [Rs. 2 hospital !] –  more than 13000  patients benefitted last year.   We  have a Medical lab (technical support of Neuberg Ehrlich) where blood and other tests are done at very nominal costs.  WE have Physiotheraphy and Ultrasound scan as well.  We also have some Specialists offering consultation on specified days on appointment. An Eye clinic is run by Pammal Sankara Hospital in our premises.

The cost of medicines alone is Rs.3 lakhs per year – with overall cost of the Medical centre – approx Rs.22 lakhs (including Dr salary, Staff salary, maintenance, rent, electricity .. ..lab expenses)

2)   SYMA Growth – a purposeful special tuition centre for coaching poor students of 10th and 12th standards.  Into its 18^th  year now, this was inaugurated in  2008 and producing good results year after year, changing the lives of poor children.  The current Academic year started auspiciously with a pooja on 16.7.2025.  This year we have enrolled around 80 students aiming to have only 20 students per class to ensure more one-to-one interaction and personalized tutoring.   The project cost is approx Rs.15 lakhs.

Education is the only thing that can change the lives of children coming from lower echelons of society.  We firmly believe that only quality education can improve them and ensure their moving to a higher echelon.  For making students attend schools with dignity, we have been providing uniforms for more than 2 decades now.  This year we have provided more than  1000  sets of unstitched uniforms to poor students.  Schools and students have been identified and the process is already on.   A set of uniform would cost Rs.1200/- approx..  We seek your support for a few sets from your side.  

Our Tuition Centre SYMA Growth – runs at an annual expenditure of Rs.15 lakhs approx. and this year, we have plans of extending.  Generally, we collect funds in the months of  July & ahead coinciding with our Educational Aid Programme, though donations are welcome throughout the year. You have patronized us in a big way in the past, and we look forward to receiving your donations this year too. 

Cheques are to be drawn in the name of  ‘SRINIVAS YOUNGMENS ASSOCIATION’  (or simply SYMA)– payable at Chennai. In case any donor wishes to make a Bank transfer, details are available below.  One can also scan the QR code and pay us !!  Contributions to SYMA are eligible for deduction under Sec 80G (5) (vi) of Income Tax Act, as applicable.  

Here are the details of our Current Account with Punjab National Bank:- 

A/c Name: SRINIVAS YOUNGMEN'S ASSOCIATION

Punjab National Bank  :   Current A/c No. 0346002100024570,

Triplicane Branch, Singarachari St. Triplicane, Chennai - 600 005.

RTGS/NEFT IFS Code : PUNB0034600 MICR Code : 600024015 

We generally collect funds once a year during June/ July  for our Educational programs and other annual programs – donations are welcome throughout the year.  Seek your donations – it can be as little as Rs.1000/-  or in multiples of thousands or

·        Rs.2500/- notionally for 2 uniform sets

·        Rs.20000/-- a day’s contribution for medical centre

·        Rs.25000/- Dhanvantri scheme for Medical centre (Name will be displayed on Board at Centre and a day’s expenses on a nominated day

·        Rs.100000/- towards Corpus Fund (name etched at the Reception of Medical centre)

This year on 13.7.2025 (Sunday) we conducted our Educational Aid Function.  In the event, we distributed more than 1000 sets of Uniforms, honoured School toppers of schools of Triplicane, distributed financial aid to deserving students (30 College students @ Rs.10000/- each and 5 school students @ Rs.5000/- each).  Many of the recipients were students who had earlier studied in our Tuition centre – SYMA Growth.   

The Chief Guest for this colourful function was Hon’ble Justice (Retd.)  P.N. Prakash, of the Madras High  Court and Dr K Sridhar, (renowned Plastic Surgeon) our patron, guiding force behind our Medical Centre.

Thank you – together we will strive in making this Society a much better place to live in.

With regards – S. Sampathkumar
Vice-President (SYMA)
30.7.2025.  

For more details of SYMA – please log on to : www.syma.in  ; or email us at : srinivasyoungmensassociation@yahoo.co.in. 

·         To those of you, who have already contributed to SYMA this year, this communication  is not to seek additional donation but only to say thanks again.

·         To those who effect bank transfer  - please do email me (allikkeni@gmail.com) or do send SMS / message by WA – we will require some details for accounting and for sending receipts to you.