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SI BANGALORE with SI WIDNESBRINDAVAN PROJECT02.11.13 SI Widnes Main Hall

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SI Widnes and India

Introduction

SI Widnes and Education

SI Widnes has a strong history of working or volunteering in education and several of our members have strong links with India2

A friendship link

The Brindavan Project

Vathsala and Radha come from Bangalore and still have strong family and friendship ties there, which led to a friendship link between the two clubs.3

The Project

The Brindavan Project

We were delighted when SI Bangalore invited us to join them in the Brindavan project, which allowed us to combine our common interests in education and India.4

SI Bangalore

We would now like to share with you a video about the project, which has been produced by SI Bangalore as they are, unfortunately, unable to join us here in Gateshead.5

The 3 EsEducate

Empower

Enable

We feel that the Brindavan project epitomises the 3 Es as SI Bangalores video has shown.6

The Dream

One of our fundraising events for the project was a walk to a local landmark, Dream. We feel that this represented our aims as Dream takes the form of a girls head. With her eyes closed in a dream like state.The sculptor says in our dreams, anything is possible7

The Dream

Her name is DreamShe stands up highAgainst the sky,A sculpture white and bright.Were walking up towards herAnd now our dreams take flightTo India, to Bangalore,To young girls who are givenUndreamed of opportunitiesAnd hope filled possibilities,Supported by Soroptimists And nurtured by Brindavan.

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The DreamChild Dream your dreamsBelieve in your dreamsLearn and growUntil you knowYou can achieve your dreams

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