Marathon training in full swing.

Last week marathon training took place at Bluemont Park in Arlington, VA and many of our runners participated in the training.

Some of the pictures below

"You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can't know what's coming."

- Frank Shorter 

Happy Running!

AIMS India : DC Chapter Meeting minutes - June 9th 2013

Attendees:  Aliyar Sahib, Balakumar Ponnusamy,  Dinesh Ganesan,  Iyappan Kothadaraman (On-Call), Jey Venugopalan, Priya Sambasivam, Sada Palanisamy, Selvakumar Jayaraj,  Siva Venkatachalam.

 Ongoing Projects Updates:

Ø  VIDIYAL - Kanyakumari AIMS School Teaching Assistance Project (ASTA 1&2) & AIMS Student Development Centers (ASDC)

o    Received Acknowledgement Receipt of ASTA-1 and 2

o    Reviewed the project extension request for the next fiscal year funding requirement for ASTA1 & ASTA2.

o    Required to review updated funding request for these two projects & continuous support for all these centers.

o    All the board members acknowledged the funding request.

Ø  Manappakkam Student Development Centers

o    Received student’s evaluation Report for May 2013 and Received Acknowledgement Receipt of SDC.

o    Next Six Months extension of funding is in “Pending Status”

Ø  KOODU - Computer and Tailoring Training & Projector for Educational Videos Project

o     Received report for May 2013

o    Next Six Months extension of funding is in “Pending Status”

Ø  RWDT - Rural Women’s Development Trust Projects 

o    Received report for May 2013

Ø  READ - Sakkiyar Micro loan Project

o     Received report for May 2013

Ø  VIDIYAL - Child Support Center Anganwadi Aakkanur, Tittagudi Tk, Cuddalore

o    99% work is done, Coordinator should submit the project closing report in July-2013

Ø  VIDIYAL - Govt. Elementary School, A. Palayam, Tittagudi Tk, Cuddalore

o    99% of work is done, Coordinator should submit the project closing report in July-2013

Ø  NAMCO - Vidya Nivas School Kotturpuram, Chennai , Tamil Nadu

o    Project completed. Inauguration planned on June 22nd 2013.

Approved Projects:

Ø  NAMCO - Sevai illam, Thanjavur

Ø  NAMCO - SDC, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu

New Project Proposals Reviewed: 

Ø  NAMCO – Adi Dravidar Welfare Higher Sec School in  Agarapettai, Thanjavur

o   Additional Teachers request

Ø  NAMCO - PU school Oothupatti, Dindugal district

Next AIMS India DC Chapter meeting will held in VA on 14-July-2013.

 Questions?   Please write to  info@aimsindia.net