Guest guest Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Hi All, SHANKARAM SHIVA SHANKARAM I am appealing for help to all of you for a patient in India who is suffering from a rare type of blood cancer.He has undergone 2 chemotherapy treatments already and now the doctors at K.E.M. hospital, Pune(where he has been admitted) are planning to do a stem cell transplant.The allogentic transplant is going to cost them $44,000 in total.They are a normal middle class family and you can imagine their financial burden.Also he is accompanied by his wife and a 2 year old daughter. This is not a spam email since he is a friend of a person whom I know very closely in Waltham, MA. They did their B.Pharm together and the patient just got married very recently in 2001. I am glad to know that God has chosen me to help them in whatever way I can and even a smallest contribution will be a very big help.So please I beg you all on behalf of their 2 year old daughter to come forward and help them as much as you can and pass on the word to as many people as possible in India or anywhere in the world.They will also send you back a receipt that will help in claiming back taxes. Please send your contributions to Praful Girase as mentioned in the forwarded email or you can mail the cheques to Usha Narayanan 5 Totman drive,#2, Brookside Apartments, Woburn,Ma-01801. For your confirmation the doctor`s certificate is also attached.May God help them. If possible please intimate me over the email after mailing the cheques so that I can let you know about its receipt. Thanks a lot SHANKARAM SHIVA SHANKARAM Note: forwarded message attached. Hi Usha, I will really appreciate it if you can spread the word around Thanks Vrush > >Prafulla Girase [pgirase] >Tuesday, July 20, 2004 1:16 PM >Parikh, Vrushali >Cc: Deshmukh, Sheetal >RE: CPAA Appeal + Need Volunteer + other issues > >Thanks a lot Vrush. >I am enclosing a file that has appeal and doctor's certificate on the >second page. >Thanks. >-Prafulla > >Prafulla Girase, M.S. >SAS Programmer >PharMetrics Inc. >311 Arsenal Street >Watertown, MA 02815 >Phone: 617-393-8357 >www.pharmetrics.com >This email may contain CONFIDENTIAL or PRIVILEGED information and is a >private communication between the intended addressee and PharMetrics, >Inc. If you have received this email in error, reading, copying, using, >or disclosing its contents to others is prohibited. Please notify us of >the delivery error by replying to this message, and then delete it from >your system. Thank you. > > > > > >Parikh, Vrushali [Vrushali.Parikh] >Tuesday, July 20, 2004 11:54 AM >Prafulla Girase >RE: CPAA Appeal + Need Volunteer + other issues > > >Hi Prafulla, > Alkesh and I are planning to extend our help we will give >you the check tonight Thanks Vrush > >> >>Prafulla Girase [pgirase] >>Monday, July 19, 2004 6:11 PM >>PRASHANT NIKAM; Parikh, Vrushali; tilakbv; >>tejasgunjikar; swarohini; swap_75; > >>sujeetnavale; milindwagh; >mahesh_fulu; >>jatoph; hemantrj; gundya_77; >>gauri_navare; gaja99; dushvar; >>altafdarvesh >>RE: CPAA Appeal + Need Volunteer + other issues >> >>I can take care of all collections, wiring the funds, & accounts in US. >> >>here are my details: >> >>Prafulla Girase >>50 Garden Circle, # 4 >>Waltham MA 02452 >>USA >>(H) 781-647-2870 >>Cell: 781-244-7183 >> >>More later. >> >>Thanks. >> >>-Prafulla >> >> >>________________________________ >> >>PRASHANT NIKAM [pranika1] >>Mon 7/19/2004 4:55 PM >>Vrushali.Khadilkar; tilakbv; >>tejasgunjikar; swarohini; swap_75; > >>sujeetnavale; pranika1; Prafulla Girase; >>milindwagh; mahesh_fulu; jatoph; >>hemantrj; gundya_77; gauri_navare; >>gaja99; dushvar; altafdarvesh >>CPAA Appeal + Need Volunteer + other issues >> >> >>Dear All: >> >>Thanks for all the comments on the web appeal. I have incorporated the >>suggested changes - please see attachment for the refined version. Now >I am >>just waiting for either Rohini or Ganesh to send me the family >photograph >>of Dinesh,Rohini and Swaraha. Once I have that - the appeal will be >sent to >>CPAA's webmaster. After researching the donations procedure through >CPAA, I >>found out the following - >> >>Excerpt from Shubha Mudgal's (Director new projects CPAA) email - >procedure >>for money transfer to the patient's family: >> >> " Donations come in the form of direct donations using credit card on >the >>site though " citi Credit card " . Citibank deducts 5% on each >transaction. >>Donations also come through transfer from bank account through the > " Bill >>Desk " . They also deduct 5%. Cheques and demand drafts received with the > >>patients name on the back are also collected. ALL such donations are >>collated from time to time and sent without any " cut " to the patient. >Every >>donor is sent a tax exemption certificate, receipt and thank you >letter- >>even donation coming from abroad. We only ask you to send us complete >>details of the patient (name, age, immediate family background, cancer >>site, doctor treating, cost certificate from the hospital) and bills >for >>the amount disbursed in original. " >> >>I think CPAA is a good option for big credit card donations and also >for >>stray benevolent web surfers. Also, after talking to Rohini -- it looks > >>like she prefers direct bank deposit (definitely much faster and >efficient >>way of money transfer). For this particular mode. as suggested by >Sujit - >>we would need a common collection point in US and then we can >collectively >>wire the money. Hence, we need a volunteer who would keep tab of all >the >>collections in US and wire the money once a substantial sum >accumulates. >>Unfortunately, I am in India during August and can't volunteer -- Any >>volunteers??? Please shout! However, I would volunteer for keeping >accounts >>and sharing the information with rest of the group. >> >>Now the awkward question about how much to donate? Should we agree at a > >>minimum amount for US based non-student and student donors? I guess >this is >>important so that we give people a benchmark to think about their >>contributions! I understand that this is a sensitive issue, but it is >also >>nice to have a benchmark and we need to collect as much as possible >from >>US/UK donors. Of course students can make their own judgments as to how > >>much they want to give. Any thoughts, comments, or criticisms??? >> >>sorry for the long email. look forward to hearing from you and also for >a >>very successful fund raiser. Always remember what Gandhiji said about >>giving --- " Whatever you do may seem insignificant, but it is most >>important that >you >>do it " >> >>Kind regards, >> >>Prashant >> >> >> >> >>________________________________ >> >> >>Vote for the stars of 's next ad campaign! >><http://advision.webevents.//votelifeengine/> This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business communication, and may contain information that is confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer system and notify the sender. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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