Health Foundation - What plans?

Besides 60er Ronny Karkaria, 54er Rumy Kapadia and me, 59er Jacob Matthan, many others may have made private pledges to launch the Health Foundation, which was the dream of several.

During the membership to my Professional Society, we were able to contribute regularly, as we were earning, to a Benevolent Fund with contributions being made to suit ones pocket on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis.

The objective of the Benevolent Trust Fund is to provide support to members and their dependants in need, irrespective of race, colour, creed, location or nationality.

This Fund is being used, exactly like the way we thought the Health Foundation could work.

As is said "It is drops that make an ocean".

May I suggest the Alumni Association along with 57ers suggest this as a possible methodology for launching this Fund / Foundation, so everyone can have a feeling that they can be part of it without having to find a sum large enough to make it feel worthwhile.

We are not in competition to see who can make the largest contribution, but yet, even a regular contribution of Rs. 100 / Rs. 1000 can be of immense help to someone when many take part.

Why not make it possible to make a monthly automatic donation by bank transfer, much in the way I donate Euro 20 every month to Amnesty International.

What I would like to know is who is planning to take the responsibility to form this Foundation, who will form the Board of Trustees (including as many doctors and physicians who understand the complexity of caring and saving lives), and who will take the primary responsibility of running it ensuring that the funds collected are not spent on administration but yet make it possible for Staff and Senior Alumni to have access to it when they need it with extensive paperwork, etc.?

I understand that the School Alumni has some plans in this regard.

Please keep me informed as many want to know and they all are regular readers of this blog.

Please also let me know so that I can help in whatever way required this dream of many friends be realised.