Our Treasurer Johanna Wild has visited the R K V Mission for two weeks in January 2012 and she was warmly welcomed by everybody. She has met her sponsored child and the children and staff members at the Barrackpore branch also celebrated her birthday. Johanna also visited with the Mission’s teacher, Goutam and also had meetings with the General Secretary Swami Nityananda and Asst Secretary Swami Nityarupananda. She was overwhelmed with emotion frequently especially meeting the children of the Mission. It was her second visit to the Mission in India.
Also our General Secretary Samir went to the Mission for one month in January/February his year which he does every year. He met all sponsored children and took photographs and discussed progress with the Asst Secretary who accompanied him all the time. Progress reports and photos are sent to the sponsors every year. Samir also visited our Purulia Primary School and donated books to all children funded by FoRVM. He has also distributed cakes for Christmas and New Year to all children at the R K V M funded by Helen, Gill and Sharmin. Samir met the General Secretary a few times and discussed several issues. Samir has also distributed shoes which were individually made for the leprosy sufferers, funded by FoRVM and our Trustee David Green, at the leprosy village of Purulia. He has also donated on behalf of us five solar lights to the New Leprosy Colony manufactured at the vocational centre of the R V Mission, funded by Helen, Gill and Sharmin. Samir and Tilak Maharaj, Head of the Purulia branch, also visited the Leprosy Mission Hospital meeting all patients, staff members including all dedicated nurses and doctors
