MY INTERVENTION AFTER TSUNAMI - 2007

BOYS SHELTER AND POLYTECHNIC

January-07
01.01.07
Fr. Rayan celebrates the New year with the community at DB Thanjavur and reaches Tharangambadi in the evening.
02.01.07
Staff meeting and salary being Don Bosco month the team took a recreation to conduct on youth this month. To have a youth cluster meeting.
03.01.07
Fr. Rayan pays a visit to the parish priest and all the religion to wish for the New year.
04.01.07
Fr. Rayan visits the new evening class areas of Mangudi, Attupakkam , Karampallam and Eduthukatti palur.
05.01.07
Fr. Rayan visits few more mew areas such as Vallakulam, Neejakulam, sarapoji, Natchathiramalai and Annapanpettai.
06.01.07
Fr. Rayan visits Thiruvidaikazhi, Therkutheru and Jeeva Nager.
07.01.07
Fr. Rayan attends recollection at Thanjavur.
08.01.07
Fr. Rayan attends the pretiminary meeting for the provincial chapter at Trichy.
09.01.07
Fr. Rayan discusses with engineer Rajkumar about the shelter home being built at Kazhiyappanallur.
10.01.07
Fr. Rayan visits fisher folk centers for supplementary education for children.
11.01.07
Mr. Suresh from CESVI visits our area.
12.01.07
National youth day. Our team members conduct awareness with a handout on youth rights and action.
13.01.07
Fr. Rayan attends pongal celebration at the Tailoring center at Akkur. The children from villages around Kazhiyappanallur gather at our land to celebrate pongal. They also plant 50 trees at the land.
14.01.07
Fr. Rayan meets the William family from PAPA fund from England along with Mr. Joseph at Don Bosco Thanjavur.
15 to 19.01.07
Fr. Rayan participates in the provincial chapter at Trichy provincial house.
20.01.07
Fr. Rayan joins the provincial house. Later he attends provincial council.
21.01.07
Fr. Rayan is at Don Bosco Thanjavur.
22.01.07
Staff celebrates pongal at our land.
23.01.07
Being the month of Don Bosco, the team lunacies a 10 point awareness campaign for the youth of on operation area. The date and plan as followed. Youth women at Thirukadaiyur.
24.01.07
Young men meeting at Tharangambadi and Nayanam colony.
25.01.07
Young women meeting at Palur.
26.01.07
Young men group meet at Thiruvidaikazhi and young women group meet at Thudaripettai.
27.01.07
Young women group meet at Tharangambadi.
28.01.07
50 children from our areas join the children’s day celebration organized by NCRC.
29.01.07
Fr. Rayan visits coastal village of Don Bosco operation.
30.01.07
Fr. Rayan visits villages of Thirukadaiyur cluster.
31.01.07
The Don Bosco team celebrates Don Bosco feast with holy Eucharist and a discussion on youth services.




February-07
01.02.07
Evening class stared for a new village of Christian known as Anna Nagar.
03.02.07
For youth from Tharangambadi go to Trichy Don Bosco vahikatti to participate in the training to attend competitive examinations.
05,06.02.07
Fr. Rayan attends the provincial council at Trichy.
06.02.07
Two workshops on How to face examinations? were conducted for the students in Hamedia high secondary school at thirukalachery and government higher secondary school at Thirukadaiyur.
09.02.07
Concrete for the first floor roof for the residence building was done.
10.02.07
Fr. Rayan goes to help Fr. Maran in preparing project for the office.
11.02.07
Youth from Eduthukatti village go to K.pudur Madurai to dance for a song from the audio album at its release.
13.14.02.07
Concrete was alone for the ground floor roof for polytechnic building.
16.02.07
Tailoring girls had a meeting on economic freedom for women. The same day survey of the boundaries was done.
17.02.07
Thanjavur Madhakottai community came to Tharangambadi for Tri- Monthly recollection.
17.18.02.07
Young women go to Trichy to attend training on self employment and entrepreneurship organized by Vazhikatti.
18-21.02.07
Folk art training was conducted for the staffs and volunteers at Kazhiyappanallur.
22.02.-7
The children home funded by CESVI was inaugurated. The provincial blessed it. Ms. Simona Stella inaugurated it. The staff and volunteers performed cultural program.
23.02.07
A few staff members and Fr. Rayan went to the shrine of Veilankanni to thank our lady.
24.02.07
Fr. Rayan and few staff went to Thanjavur to participate in the Tamil Festival.
25.02.07
Fr. Rayan and staff attend the marriage of vocational training staff Arokia Raj and Vasuki at kovandakurivhi near lalgudi.
26.27.02.07
The team members shift from rented building of Tharangambadi to Kazhiyappanallur.

28.02.07
Fr. Rayan goes to Don Bosco Thanjavur for the Tri- monthly recollection.



March-07

01.03.07
Four children who had lost their mother and with alcoholic father was referred to AVVAI shelter through childline.
02.03.07
Two team members John paul and Arockiam go to Yelagiri for training on MCS ( Missing children search) on National programme of YAR in collaboration with UNICEF.
03.03.07
Staff meeting was held and salary distributed.
08.03.07
Women’s celebration with Kazhiyappanallur tailoring center.
09.10.11.03.07
Five boys and girls go to Dindigul sirumalai for social Awareness camp.
10.03.07
Fr. Rayan goes to attend the provincial council at Trichy.
12.13.03.07
Fr. Rayan attends child welfare committee meeting at Salem juvenile home.
13to 15.03.07
Field co- ordinator from CESVI visit our areas.




16 to 18.03.07
Five youth from working areas go to Trichy Vazhikatti for VAO (Village administration officer) special training to attend selection examination.
19.03.07
Feast of St. Joseph Fr. Rayan attends the celebration by sisters of Joseph of tarps at Eduthukatti and sisters of Joseph of Lyons at poompuhar.
20 to 22.03.07
The ----- organize women’s day discussion and sharing in different operational areas.
23.03.07
I floor concrete was done in Don Bosco residence building. It was completed only at 2.pm.
24.03.07
Fr. Rayan goes to Don Bosco Thanjavur to join the birth day celebration of Fr. Christy.
25.03.07
Fr. Rayan goes to Velankanni to make recollection shrine the missed the community one.
26.27.03.07
Women’s day sharing and discussion organized different areas of our work.
28.03.07
Don Bosco Tharangam Trust was registered (DBT) Tharangam Means Ocean. The center will be an ocean of youth activities. CESVI A/C team visits to monitor accounting procedures.
29.03.07
Staff meeting and salary, Fr. Rayan leaves for Hyderabad for YAR meeting; this was especially for home link project.
31.03.07 and 01.02.04.07
YAR meet at Hyderabad Fr. Rayan attends the meeting since we have project in search institution of missing children. It is a program supported by UNICEF. There are 72 such institutions which are salacious who have taken this initiative to trace the unaccompanied children. The Don Bosco anbu illam of Coimbatore acts as a hub which co- ordinate the 10 nodals of Tamil nadu. This inactive is taken by the DBYAR of the salacious in India. The website WWW. Missingchildsearch.net serves as the point of communication. The 72 institutions are the website to upload and download information regarding the children.

April-07

01.02.04.07
Meeting of DBYAR at Hyderabad Fr. Rayan attends Cesvi partner’s meeting at Chennai. The funding agency which supports are activities at DBT held annual. Partner’s meeting at Chennai. Fr. Rayan, Mr. Xavier the coordinator, Mr. Justin and Mr. Johnpeter the accountant’s participated in the meeting . the annual reports and action plan for the coming year was presented.
05-08.04.07
Holy week Celebration. Fr. Rayan helps the parish priest of Tharangambadi Fr. Lourde.
09-11.04.07
Fr. Rayan attends the provincial council at Trichy.
09.04.07
The primary school of Eduthukatti of the diocese and run by the sisters of st.Joseph ofTarbs celebrated the school day. DBT donated tank and water pump for drinking water.
14.04.-7
Being the Tamil New year day and the birthday of Dr. Ambathkar at the centers observed the day with competitions and celebration.

15.04.07
Fr. Rayan goes to Vailankanni.
17.04.07
Financial support of Tsunami orphans and semi orphans a consultation was held in the collect orate of Nagapattinam. 58 children were taken from our areas for the same.
17-19.04.07
Field co-ordinate from Cesvi visits our areas.
18.04.07
All the 3 tailoring center came to DBT to celebrate Tamil New year day. There were 75 girls who participated in the function.
19.04.07
DBT begins summer camp for children. 1000 children were together. Classes and games occupied the whole day. Weekly prizes such as hygienic materials were offer to children.
22.04.07
Fr. Rayan goes to the community DB Thanjavur.
25.04.07
One of the staff Mr. Nataraj received baptism, as a preparation to marry a catholic girl working in John school.
26.04.07
Fr. Rayan and Mr. Xavier travel to Chennai to attend a meeting with Cesvi to finales the third year budget.
28.04.07
Fr. Rayan conducts fourth quarter evaluation with the staff team. By April second year project ends.
29.04.07
Fr. Rayan goes to Vailankanni to spend a day in prayer.

30.04.07
Child labor elimination day was observed. Summer camps in inaugurated in 10 places covering 50 villages and targeting 1000 children was held today.

May-07
01.05.07
A poor youth is sent for English coaching class conducted by alaihal at Trichy. A catholic youth named Vallavan from Eduthukatti is sent for vocational camp held at DB Thanjavur. He was working as a volunteer with DBT in taking class for private students from May 1st to 20th summer camps were conducted areas where summer camp were conducted.
Villages children participated

Thudaripettai 73
Sarapoji 109
Thiruvidaikazhi 220
Palur 190
Thillaiyadi 73
Karampallam 101
P. Koothur 85
Thottam 173
Total 1053 children
The children spent the full day at the camp sites. They had classes, talents, developments and games. Every day eatable were distributed weekly prizes were given. End of the month valedictory programmed was conducted and prizes were distributed. The program was appreciated much.
14.05.07
Fist floor concrete was done for the polytechnic building.
15.05.-7
Cesvi team visits our operational areas Mr. Lisa was on her last visit. Ms. Mercy would take up the Indian Cesvi office. They both distributed certificated to the tailoring students who finished 6 months training 103 girls and 8 boys received certificates.
19.05.07
Summer camp valedictory programmed was conducted. Public programmes were organized by children for the public.
20.05.07
Staff interview was conducted for the coming year. There children who will be admitted in to the shelter came for enrollment.
21.05.07
The staff team gathered for the evolution of the year. All the volunteers also gathered for the occasion. It was also clay of farewell because some staffs were getting back to their native places.
Bro. sahayaraj arrives DBT. He joins as the administrator and Incharge of polytechnic. He was welcomed by the whole staff team, with ponnadai/ towel.
22.05.07
Fr. Rayan goes to Thanjavur for the birth day celebration of Br. Vimalan.
24.05.07
Fr. Rayan and Br. Sahayaraj attend the perpetual profession celebration at Don Bosco Thanjavur.

25.05.07
Fr. Rayan joins the community for a picnic to Maduraj.
26.05.07
Fr. Rayan goes to the provincial house to leave Fr.VJ, who is transferred there as the administrator.
28.05.07
Fr. Rayan conducts the marriage of a staff Mr. Nataraj (a) Nirmal raj in the parish church of Tharangambadi.
29.05.07
Fr. Rayan goes to the shrine of Vailankanni. The staff team was given 10 days holidays.

June-07

01.06.07
After 10 days of holidays the staff team met to pray and plan for the year. New assignment was distributed to the staff.
02.06.07
Salary was distributed and planning was completed.
03.06.07
Fr.Rayan and Bro. sahayaraj go to Don Bosco Thanjavur for community meeting and Assembly confreres.
04.06.07
Fr. Rayan conducts staff animation for the teachers of Don Bosco School.
05.06.07
Private study center was started for the students who drop-out from school and there who failed.
06.06.07
Non- formal electrical and computer course was started. Bro. Sahagaraj organized all Non- formal trainings.
09.06.07
The community of Don Bosco Thanjavur visited Don Bosco Tharangam. After lunch Fr. Rayan and Bro. sahayaraj joined them with the collaboration to the shrine of vailankanni to seek he blessings at the beginning of the New Year.
10.06.07
The news of death of Fr. Amala joseph at USA arrived. Feast of body and blood of Christ.
11.06.07
The boys for the shelter home arrived. 22 boys joined the shelter. They were all orphans and semi- orphans. They stay at the shelter and attend the schools at Thirukadaiyur.
12.06.07
Bro. Sahagaraj goes to Maduraj to attend zonal youth directional meet.
13.06.07
Educational materials distributed to all children in our operational areas. Materials worth of Rs. 2,50,000/- was distributed to all children who admitted evening classes last year.
15.06.07
Fr. Antony Joseph and Fr. Maran come to see the development of the building works.
16.06.07
Fr. Rayan attends the child welfare committee meeting at Salem.
17.06.07
Fr. Rayan participated in the old boys meeting in Don Bosco Anbu illam Salem.
18.06.07
Fr. Rayan attends the funeral of Fr. Amala Joseph at perambur in Chennai.

19.06.07
Cesvi procedure policy meeting was held at DB Tharangam.
20.06.07
Fr. Rayan attends the provincial council at Trichy.
21, 22.06.-7
Cesvi policy on children visits came from Italy to share them policy.
23.06.07
Fr. Rayan goes to DB Thanjavur for the community celebration of Fr.Jeyan birth day.
24.06.07
Fr. Rayan goes to Kodaikanal for retreat from 25 to 30th june.

July-07

01.07.07
The boys and Bro. Sahayaraj attend the function at chinthadaripettai renovated chapel built organized by the parish priest.
02.07.07
Fr. Rayan returns after retreat. Bro. Sahagaraj goes to Trichy to bring two wheeler.
03.07.07
Staff meeting was conducted and salary distributed.
06.07.07
Visitor from Cesvi arrive to take pictures of children and community.
07.07.07
New areas of evening classes are started near sarapoji and Killiyur.
08.07.07
Death of Fr. John Nedumpuram at Don Bosco, Coimbatore was received.
09.07.07
Funeral of Fr. N.I.john at the new cemetery, at AMSAM,Trichy. This was the first funeral in the province Fr. Rayan attends it.
12.07.07
There girls are sent for nursing training at St. Annes Trichy. Fr. Rayan visits villages like Odaikarai, Natchathiramalai and Killiyur to start new centers.
13.07.07
Fr. Rayan preaches recollection for the sisters of St. Joseph Lyons who are working with the Jesuits at poompuhar.
14.07.07
Provincial and economer visit Tharangam to see the building and to plan for the blessing and inauguration.
15.07.07
First youth meeting was conducted at DBT. About 210 youth men and women participated. Bro. Sahayaraj in both local and regional youth coordinator.
16.07.07
Bro. Sahayaraj goes to provincial house to attend administrators meeting.
17.07.07
All commission meeting was held and both Fr. Rayan, as head of marginalized youth commission and Bro. Sahayaraj as member of Technical school commission attends, the meeting. Fr. Rayan gives a talk on vocation and mission of lay collaboration.
18.07.07
Fr. Rayan attends the provincial council at Trichy.

25.07.07
Bro. Sahayaraj attends a seminar organized by CAUVERI on right to information set and guarantee of rural employment scheme.
26.07.07
Bro. sahayaraj goes to Kuthenkuly polytechnic to work to wards approval of the proposal polytechnic at Kazhiyappanallur.
27.07.07
Fr. Rayan celebrates birth day mass with boys and goes to Don Bosco Thanjavur for the community celebration of that Fr. Baptist.
28.07.07
Three phase electric power connection to received for Don Bosco.
30.07.07
We received the sad news of the death of Fr. Philip kootianil, aged 74 at Madhakottai parish in Thanjavur. This is the third death in the province.
31.07.07
Fr. Rayan attends funeral of Fr. Philip at AMSAM Trichy. Many salacious from both Madres and Trichy province attended the funeral.






August-07

01.08.07
Staff meeting was held. Three months evaluation and planning was held and report sent to CESVI ITALY.
03.08.07
Local holiday due to AADI 18 Fr. Rayan visits new villages such as Perumal kovil pathu and sengamedu to meet drop- out children.
05.08.07
Fr. Rayan celebrates Sunday mass in the parish church.
06.08.07
Fr. Rayan and Bro. Sahayaraj meet NGO SAFAL to discuss about joint venture in vocational training for youth.
11.08.07
Two staff Arulmozhi and Stella attend a seminar organized at the provincial house on the of strenna of the year. Family based care children were gathered and things were distributed for 40.Fr. Rayan goes to Vellankanni for prayer.
12.08.07
Youth zonal meeting was conducted. 150 youth participated.
15.08.07
Assumption and Independence Day celebration staff and villages attended Grama saba meeting in all panchayat. Children had competitions.
16.08.07
Family based care provided to Thirukadaiyur cluster.
17.08.07
Staff training and Non- formal students one day seminar was organized by Fr. Maran and Fr. Adaikala Raj from Trichy.
18.08.07
Fr. Rayan goes to Trichy for provincial council meeting.
19.08.07
Child rights club federation level meeting was conducted. About 150 children took part in it.
21-24.08.07
Two tailoring staffs sankari and praba attend the curriculum planning training at the provincial house.
25-31.08.07
An Italian insists an associate of CESVI ITALY spends one week with children teaching painting.
24.08.07
Bro. Sahayaraj goes to Delhi for brothers meeting.
26.08.07
Fr. Rayan conducts the marriage of Mr. Arockiam staff at Kumbakonam. Fr. Rayan goes to Thanjavur for Tri- monthly recollection.
27.08.07
Death of Fr. Rozario perez the Rector of Don Bosco Dindigul due to heart attack.
28.08.07
Fr. Rayan attends the funeral of Fr. Rozario at AMSAM Trichy.
30.08.07
Fr. Rayan attends the state level consultation on prevention of child trafficking and presents a paper on tracking children on Tracks. As the head of marginalized youth commission conducts the commission meeting at Salem Don Bosco Anbu illam. As a commission the province launches the website on missing child search fr. Provincial preside over the function.







September-07
01.09.07
Staff meeting was held and preparatory work began for the blessing and inaugurated of the center to the held on 26.09.07.
04.09.07
Rectors and leaders meeting was conducted at the provincial house. Fr. Rayan attends it.
07.09.07
Fr. Rayan conducts the marriage of staff Justin at Kumbakonam.
08.09.07
Fr. Rayan and a few staffs attend the final day of the feast of our lady of veillankkanni.
15.09.07
Salesians from Don Bosco Thanjavur visit DB Tharangam. Fr. Rayan goes to Thanjavur Don Bosco for a meeting.
16.09.07
Fr. Charles Rector of yercaud visits with her benefactors on the way to veilankanni , they visit a village and meet children and people.
18.09.07
Fr. Rayan goes to the provincial house for a consultative meeting regarding youth resource centre. He along with others visit IDEAS of the Jesuit and people’s watch in madurai.
22.09.07
Bro. Sahayaraj goes to Chennai for the meeting of the Salesian brothers at citadel.
24.09.07
Sixteen private study students of first batch appear for exams.

25.09.07
The candidates and Fr. Baptist and Bro.Anto arrive for the blessing and inauguration of Don Bosco Tharangam. They decorated the house and sang for the mass.
26.09.07
BLESSING AND OPENING OF DON BOSCO THARANGAM and TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER Rev. Ambross devadass Bishop of Thanjavur diocese blessed the building. Rev. Fr. Amalraj. Provincial opened the building. All the community organized, students and inmates arranged for the programmed. There was a holy mass at 11.30 and lunch. The Salesian community of Don Bosco Thanjavur participated. Thirty staff members from Don Bosco anbu illam Salem attended the function.
27.09.07
Mr. Gianji, the president of CESVI, funding agency, Italy visited along with Ms. Simona Stella the Asian desk officer. They opened Children Park called SIRAR MAGILVAGAM and planted tree in it. They met staff, students, of vocational training Students, dalit villages and coastal villages. They were impressed by the variety of activities.




28.09.07
Fr. Maran Director of CAUVERI introduces a group volunteers from France and Belgium to the institution. 130 children from Don Bosco anbu illam Chennai visit Don Bosco Tharangam on their way to veilankanni. Fr. Rayan goes to Chennai for the funeral of the of Sr. Elisabath FMA and Sr. Vimala FMA at Avadi, Chennai.
29.09.07
Staff meeting was conducted and salary distributed. The community of Don Bosco Varadarajanpet visited on their way back from Veilankanni after their Tri-monthly recollection.

30.09.07
Children from Eduthukatti village come to play in the Children Park.


OCTOBER- 07

01.10.07
A strike was called by the Government of Tamil Nadu to implement sethu samudra project, and so our Non-formal ITI did not function.
02.10.07
Being the birth day of Gandhi, Grama sabha meeting was to be held in all the panchayat. Our team members organized people to present memorandums at the sabha.
04.10.07
Fr. Jayaraj, the director of Don Bosco Anbu illam Coimbatore visits.

06.10.07
Salesians and children participated in the parochial feast of Tharangambadi parish patroness our lady of Rosary.
07.10.07
Fr. Rayan celebrates the parish feast mass. Bro. Sahayaraj, Mr. Valavan and Miss. Joyce attend youth meeting at Trichy.
11.10.07
Fr. Adaikala Rasa SDB visits to sort out some computer Technical problem.
12.10.07
CESVI and ISIS exports, Chennai visit to discuss and seek ways to provide employment for young women. It was decided to provide training and later work for about 40 young women in DBT.
13.10.07
Sr. Arokia mary takes 4 young women to Gopi for job in Divya mills at Gopi. 40 children from villages are given cultural arts training at DBT for two days (13th & 14th). Fr. Rayan leaves for Trichy to take part in ordination celebration. He leaves for one weeks stay at home. Bro. Sagayaraj takes care of the house.

22.10.07
The sisters of SMMI convent celebrate their patron feast of St. Thresa of Avila. Fr. Rayan joined the holy Eucharist and dinner.
22, 23.10.07
Bro. Sagayaraj takes boys of ITI for two day tour to yercaud. It rained continuously for three days. District administration declared holiday for schools.

25.10.07
The staff team leaves for Trichy to take part in the staff live in programme organized by the commission for the marginalized youth. The staff traveled by train from Mayiladuthurai to Trichy. They had a sight seeing at Trichy. They visited Don Bosco Amsam and reached the provincial house in the evening.
26, 27.10.07
Social workers live in was held at the provincial house. 120 staff participated in the programme. It was organized by the commission for the marginalized youth. It was conducted by VEMBU Vilathikulam. It was organized to honors the day people in view of the year of the day, as it was the theme of the year proposed by the province.
31.10.07
Staff meeting was conducted and three months evaluation was conducted and planning was drawnup for three months ahead.



NOVEMBER-07

01.11.07
All saints day.
02.11.07
All souls day celebrated with shelter boys because most of the boys had last their one or both of the parents. Fr. Rayan and Bro. Sagayaraj help the parish priest in blessing cemeteries in the substations. Fr.Rayan celebrates mass at palur in the evening.

03.11.07
Fr. Joachim Desouza the Regional councilor for south Asia visits DBT for the fist time. It is his last visit to the province as the Regional. He distributed certificated for the youth who completed 6 months Non formal Technical training in electrician and computer courses.
04,05.11.07
Fr. Rayan attends provincial council and leaders meet at Trichy with the Regional. Fr. Regional was given a solomn farewell on the 5th November. Fr.Rayan was one of the speakers
05,06.11.07
Eight of staff attend “ Sathi ozhippu Manadu” at madurai at Fatima college.
08.11.07
Deepavali celebration. Boys go home. Salesian go to the shrine of veilankanni. Children who study in boarding and hostels come for help and support.
12.11.07
Staff reporting and role clarification and assignments for second half year.
14.11.07
Children day celebration held at all villages with planting trees and cultural programmes.
15,16.11.07
Fr. Rayan and 4 staff members attend project meeting at Mysore.
16,17.11.07
10 youth attend entrepreneurship training at Trichy organized by Vazhikatti. A youth named parthiban gets hurt during journey at Kumbakonam and admitted in hospital at Karaikal.
17,18.11.07
The DBT youth attend youth competition at k. pudur, Maduraj. They win first prize in drawing and third in music instruments.
19.11.07
Bro. Sagayaraj goes to DB Kuthenkuzhly to prepared for the application for polytechnic.
21.11.07
Heavy rain lashes coastal villages. DBT helps families in the working area.

22.11.07
Fr. Amalraj, the provincial and Fr, Thomas arrived for provincial visitation late in the evening.
23.11.07
The Provincial Fr. Amal Raj, Fr. Anthony Joseph, the Economer came for the visitation. The team had extensive discussion about the running boy’s home and the proposed polytechnic in the coming year. He met the confreres, staff, and the students and the Home boys. He celebrated Mass for the home boys. He left in the evening.
24.11.07
Child rights club leaders had leadership training for a day. Family based care distribution was held. St. Anne’s pro-novices and three sisters from Yercaud visited DBT on their way back home from Velankanni.
26,27.11.07
Fr. Rayan goes to Trichy to arrange for YAR governing body meeting, held at the Provincial house. The Theme for the Trichy province is caring community.
30.11.07
Staff meeting was held and salary given for the staff.




DECEMBER-07

01.12.07
Bro. Sagayaraj goes to Trichy Provincial house to celebrate the Golden jubilee of the Religious profession of Fr O.K. Madhew.
02.12.07
Fr. Rayan celebrated Sunday mass at Tharangampadi Parish church.
06.12.07
Fr. Rayan in the study committee for youth Resource center for the Province visited KKID Training Centre at Coimbatore.
07,8.12.07
Fr. Rayan and 10 youth conduct, YOUTH FOR YOUTH programme in Auxilium college at katpadi, vellore.


10.12.07
Human Rights Day. All the villages are taught to fight poverty as human right. Boys begin their Half- yearly examinations.
12.12.07
Bro. Sahayaraj goes to Chennai to present polytechnic application.
13.12.07
Heavy rain slashes the coastal Districts of Tamil Nadu.
15.12.07
Family based care for children was distributed to orphan and poor children.
16.12.07
Fr.Rayan visits the shrine of Velankanni with boys and Fr,JustinSJ from Darjiling.
17.12.07
Fr.Rayan conducts half day session for the Diocesan youth leaders and animators at Trichy Decpam centre.
18.12.07
Fr.Rayan attends provincial council at Trichy.
19.12.07
Heavy rain slashes in Tamil Nadu. Schools and colleges were closed and exams were postponed.
22.12.07
Christmas celebration held at DBT. Children, youth and staff participated in the function. Fr. Lourdhu samy joined celebration gave a massage after mass. Dinner was provided for all.

24.12.07
Fr. Rayan joined the parish midnight mass for Christmas.
25.12.07
Christmas gift was given to those children sponsored by Don Bosco and studying in other schools and boardings.
27.12.07
Eight priests were ordained for the province at Madurai. Fr.Rayan participated in the celebration.
23-31.12.07
The staff, students and boys of the shelter was given Christmas holidays from 23rd December to 31st December.