A tireless act of charity
- Completion of 20 projects within one year

The chairman of the sponsoring association, Arul Lourdu, welcomed the members present at the scheduled general meeting on July 3rd at the Mauritiushaus in Leimen. Before he presented his report outlining the association's activities, a minute of silence was observed in remembrance of the members who had passed away in the previous year.

Since the last meeting, the association had done a lot in line with its purpose – promoting development cooperation and supporting people in need.
Here are some examples of a total of 20 support measures in the period from June 2023 to June 2024: A prison received books for prisoners, furniture and fans were donated to the visually impaired, tuition fees were paid for a female student, an old man was supported with his living expenses, machinery was purchased for a young man to build his own business, the costs of an appendectomy for a 7-year-old girl were covered, houses were built for poor people, etc.

Arul Lourdu thanked those present for their support through their membership. The association currently has 115 members, including five companies, the city of Leimen, and the municipality of Nußloch. New members are always welcome and urgently needed.

The donations generally go directly to needy or distressed individuals or institutions.

Many requests come directly and are always checked for objectivity and necessity.

Manfred Weida presented his accountability report in his capacity as treasurer.

The association is financially sound, but urgently needs more members and donations to handle the number of requests and finance its support from this budget. The auditors' report revealed no irregularities. The accounts were properly and correctly managed throughout the audited period.

Another item on the agenda was the amendment of the club's statutes.

Two issues needed to be decided:

• Expansion of support options from other countries

• Expansion of the board of directors by adding a third chairman and up to 5 additional members, as well as defining the representation.

Following the decision: The Arul Trust eV support association will in future also be there for people in other countries (not just exclusively for India).

Since the chairman, Arul Lourdu, will be out of the country for a certain period of time starting in January 2025, the board has been expanded as follows.

Chairman Arul Lourdu, Vice Chairman Christian Sych, Second Vice Chairman Ulrich Laier (new), Treasurer Manfred Weida. Newly elected to the board are the five assessors: Daniel Kohl, Nicole Senger, Sister Mary, Sister Saritha, and Silvia Sych.

Look out for further activities of the sponsoring association:

Summer festival on July 20, 2024, starting at 3:00 p.m. in the parish garden in Leimen

• Participation in the Leimen Christmas Market

• Processing of the project request for the purchase of a water tank, for the first time for the African continent, specifically in Tanzania.