Aug 12, 2024
Spring Refresh Progress Updates
This spring, Mary, LPGM's Program Director, told you about crucial maintenance and repair projects that had unfortunately gone unaddressed at the four boarding homes in India due to a lack of funds. You learned about the pressing need for fresh paint, new toilet doors, roof repairs, and more! She called on you to help fund these urgent projects through a "spring refresh" initiative.
YOU answered her call and blew her away with your enthusiastic response. We ended up exceeding our goal of $40,000 by June 15! Thank you!
YOU showed us that you understand the importance of investing in the physical space where students live and study.
YOU are making a direct and tangible impact on the lives of boarding home students in India.
Thanks to YOUR support, the boarding homes are making solid progress on urgent facility projects.
We will be sharing progress updates below, so please continue to monitor this page for more information.
By the grace of God Almighty we have been doing all refresh maintenance work from the end of May to welcome the children with colorful joy. Our boarding home staff, children and teachers are so happy about this refresh maintenance at the beginning of this new academic year with 100 percent result. We once again thank our partners and our Bishop for this wonderful beginning.
-Rev. I. Jacob
Manager of Saron Boarding Home
Project Progress
Saron Boarding Home
Completed Projects:
- Completed masonry work in hostel rooms and dining hall.
- Painted the inner and outer walls, doors, windows, water tank, and the inner side of the compound wall.
- Painted the hostel ceiling and dining hall.
- Finished masonry work to fix drainage issues.
- Executed minor repairs in the overall area.
Pending Projects:
- Repair and paint the 8th standard hostel roof.
- Paint the children's park.
- Build the compound wall.
- Work on library improvements
Siloam Boarding Home
Completed Projects:
- Installed a new water pumping system in the borewell - which is a narrow, deep hole drilled into Earth's surface to access groundwater. A pump at the bottom of the well brings water up to the surface.
- Painted walls of 11th and 12th standard dormitories.
- Completed cement work in dining hall, kitchen, and washing area.
- Completed gate welding work.
- Completed masonry work at entrance gate.
- Painted dining hall walls and ceiling
- Whitewash and paint all buildings.
Pending Projects:
- Add cover slab and air pipe to septic tank.
- Clean septic tank
- Repair elementary dormitory
- Fix metal sheet roofs of 6th standard dorm and rec hall.
Melpattambakkam Boarding Home
Completed Projects:
- Added new cement floor in bathroom area.
- Built new brick wall.
- Installed new toilet doors in bathroom area.
- Whitewash and color wash
Pending Projects:
- Add cover slab to septic tank.
- Clean septic tank
- Toilet basis and accessories
- Create drainage routing to a public drain
Kalrayan Hills Boarding Home
Completed Projects:
- Repaired girls' dormitory roof
- Replaced dining hall's damaged cement roof with a new steel roof
- Whitewashed boys' dormitory
- Painted exterior/interior of girls' and boys' dormitories with bright colors, as well as the outer compound wall
- Improved library
- Also recently completed two special projects - the installation of fans and the installation of mosquito nets. However, while these projects planted the seed for the Spring Refresh Initiative, they were not part of the initiative.
Pending Projects:
- All projects are complete!
I thank God for all the best things the children receive for their life enhancement. Happy to inform you that the maintenance work has been completed successfully. The whole campus looks awesome and beautiful. The paint and the roof work look so fresh and lively. The total ambience has changed! The children feel joyous and the parents welcome it happily.
-Rev. D. Godwyn Prasannakumar
Manager of Kalrayan Hills Boarding Home
Work in Progress Photos
Before & After Photos
The water tower at Saron Boarding Home before and after it was repainted.
One of the hostel buildings at Saron Boarding Home before and after it was repainted.
One of the hostel buildings at Saron Boarding Home before and after it was repainted.
The bathroom area at Melpattambakkam Boarding Home before and after the concrete floor was redone.
The brand-new toilet doors in one section of the bathroom area at Melpattambakkam Boarding Home.
The freshly repainted dining room at Siloam Boarding Home.
The freshly repainted laundry area at Siloam Boarding Home.
A new roof at the Kalrayan Hills Boarding Home.
A freshly repainted building at the Kalrayan Hills Boarding Home.
Special Projects at the Kalrayan Hills Boarding Home
A few recent LPGM travelers to India saw the need for mosquito nets and fans at the Kalrayan Hills Boarding Home and felt compelled to help. They made a gift earlier this spring that launched a discussion that led to the Spring Refresh Initiative.
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The need for maintenance is ongoing, both at the boarding homes in India and on the campuses of our other global partners. To learn about specific needs, please contact Bethany Krepela at bethany@lutheranpartners.org.
