Greetings to one and all from “Team CCOT”. We are thrilled to share that we have tried our best to make significant progress in our programs for the children of 11 Homes that we support.

Funday:

Our major program “Christmas Fun Day” was celebrated on 4th December 2022 to the best possible way. Fun day at the club was a wonderful event that began with a delicious breakfast for all the children and volunteers. After breakfast, everyone gathered in the main hall for the cultural activities organised by each participating Home.  These activities included dance, music and various performance that showcased the rich cultural diversity of the community. Following the cultural activities, the highlight of the event was the talent competition, where participants showcased their skills and abilities. Throughout the day, there were also lots of fun and games organized by the members. The atmosphere was lively and energetic. The competition was judged and the winners were awarded prizes. After the talent competition, everyone gathered for a sumptuous lunch, Children were sent off with goodie bags, which they were thrilled to receive. We would like to express our sincerest gratitude to all the Donors for their generous donations. Donors in Cash namely Mr. Vinok Sequeira, Mr. Oscar D’Silva, Mr. Kiran Chitti, Mr. Ashok Sharma, Mr. Ajit Sharma, Mr. John Fernandes, Mr. Tushar Fernandes, Mr. Dilip D’Souza, Mr. Edgar Britto, Ms. Joanna Preethi Pinto, Mr. Rex D’Silva, Mr. Nelson Philip, Mr. Prakash, Mr. Eric Robert, Ms. Maya Bashyam, Mr. Felix Pinto, Ms. Lakshmi, Mr. Lawrance Pinto, Ms. Amina Mathias, Mr. Cyrus Nanavati, Mr. Krishnan, Mr. Eric Robert, Mr. Gavin, Mr. Dudley, Ms. Rohini D’silva. Donor’s in Kind namely Rotary Midtown we extend a heartfelt gratitude to Mr. Nadeem Ahmed for his remarkable generosity and invaluable contributions, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Satyanathan S – ITC, Mr. Rajesh Krishnamurthy – Himalaya Wellness Company, Ms. Millicent Thyagarajan – Britannia Mr. Nirav Mehta, Mr. Suresh Nilyara, Mr. Rakesh, Ms. Lynnette, Mr. Ananth, Mr. Anoop Shetty, Ms. Gangotri, Mr. John, Mr. David D’Souza, Mr. Sampath, Ms. Kirti. The event would not have been possible without the ice creams from Corner House by Mr. Narayan Rao whose generosity helped make Funday at the club such a success. We appreciate his support and thank him for his contribution to the event.

Medical:

The Medical Camp was organized for Asha Deep Girls Home, RTC Girls Home, St. Mary’s Boys Orphanage, St. Patrick’s Boys Home and Good Shepherd Home with the aim of providing medical check-ups and treatments to the children who might not have access to medical facilities. We were fortunate to have a team of dedicated medical professionals namely Dr. Bobby Joseph and Dr. Pretesh Kiran assisted by their entire team for the medical camp which covered general health check-ups, eye examinations for a total of 300 children. Dr. Vijayalakshmi chipped in for the dental check-up for a total of 206 children. We are grateful to this team of doctors who volunteered with their time and expertise to make this even a great success, the team had a good time working together, accomplishing with enthusiasm and wholeheartedness along with tremendous help of all CCOT committee Members and Volunteers.

Talent Ease:

Our well-known ongoing initiative “Talent Ease” program continued at Asha Deep, RTC Girls, Good Shepherd Girls, Snehanilaya and St. Mary’s Girls for the total of 260 children, this program has been an incredible opportunity for children to learn, grow and develop new skills that will undoubtedly benefit in their personal and professional lives.

Golf Tournament:

Our organization, has always been committed to improving the lives of underprivileged children. Post Covid-19 for the first time we organized a Golf Tournament on 14th October 2022 to raise funds to support our cause, there were total of 128 Golfers who took part in this tournament. We would like to express our sincerest gratitude to our key donor Mr. M.K Satya Prasad (Protech, MKS, MORADO) who has been our key support for a long time. Our golf committee was led by our key committee members Mr. Austin Roach who was the Chairman of the tournament and he was supported by Mr. Peter Prem. Our other golf committee members namely Mr. Jude Lobo, Ms. Gayatri Lobo and Mr. Gilroy D’Silva who helped us to organize the tournament in an efficient manner. Mr. Venkat Bashyam was the winner of the Catholic Club Best Golfer in the 13th Edition of the tournament. Our sponsors for the tournament namely Mr. Austin Roach – Charishma Hotels, Mr. Anand Dass Joseph -TALIN, Mr. K Ajith Kumar Rai – Suprajit Engineering, Mr. Praveen Singhvi -Sansera, Mr. Vijay Kumar – Epson India, Mr. Umesh R – Edelweiss, Mr. Dinesh Reddy -krishvi builders, Mr. Sunil Vasanth -Vasanth Builders, Mr. Prashanth – HHV. Donors-in-Kind  – Mr. Sandeep Kulhalli -Titan, Mr. Shankar – Peps, Mr. Rajesh Krishnamurthy -Himalaya Wellness Company, Ms. Millicent Thyagarajan – Britannia, Mr. Vinod Hayagriv – Krishniah Chetty, Mr. Sumit Rathor – Natures Fresh, Mr. Satyanathan S – ITC, Mr. Monappa – Nissin Foods we would like to extend our gratitude for your generosity and support, the donation was utilized to support the children by providing them with the resources they need and access to educational programs.

Initiatives of Catholic Club Orphans Trust:

1. Fun Day – Annual Christmas Party.
2. Medical – Annual Medical Camp.
3. Talent Ease – A program for Leadership Experience and Development
4. Golf – Fundraiser
5. Infrastructure – Certain essentials for the betterment of the children.
6. Hygiene – Hygiene products such as, sanitary napkins, sanitizers and toilet articles.
7. POCSO Sessions – conducted to raise awareness.
8. Career Guidance – Counselling to help them make the right career choices.
9. Placement – ICICI Foundation which specializes in imparting Training & Placement.
10. Tuition Fee – Paying the school fees directly on a case-to-case basis.
11. Ration – Ration delivery whenever there is a shortfall.
12. Tuition – Tuition support towards the Children to empower their futures.

A big Thanks to The President Mr. Ricky Patel & The Treasurer Mr. Melville D’Souza who are the trustees of CCOT. We also thank members of Catholic Club and all the staff for their whole-hearted support and cooperation towards the success of the various activities of CCOT. Also thank all the CCOT committee members namely Mr. Brian D’Lima, Mr. Carlisle Turner, Mr. Dilip D’Souza, Mr. Gilroy D’Silva, Mr. Joey Santiago, Ms. Lunita Pais, Ms. Mable Pinto, Mr. Rex D’Silva, Mr. Vivian Pinto, Mr. Felix Pinto, Ms. Vinita Thumboochetty for all your unconditional support. We also thank catholic club members and their families who have come forward in making CCOT activities possible. This year, we have initiated Tuitions at RTC Girls, which later could be replicated in other Homes. We look forward to your co-operation has you have extended over the years in and future as well. Thank You and God Bless.