Alpha Ripples from Alpha Foundation

Dear Supporter
The Alpha Foundation’s IRS children always exhibit high team spirit and sportsmanship. This month, the children were busy with sports and interschool competitions, which is the best way to get rid of excess energy and reinforce team spirit.
IRS Nandanavanam organized a Running Race competition on July 21, 2009 mobilizing children from LKG to Class V; 258 students have participated in the event. Master S Tarun and Master Ameer bagged the 1st prize. Everyone enjoyed this cheering, sweating and inspiring afternoon.
Since, the last three years, IRS children have been participating in basketball tournament organized by the Emmanuel Trust, Hyderabad. While participating in the sports remain the key focus, another advantage is children get to know other kids from different family backgrounds, learn to interact and respect each other.
This year, 14 children have participated in the 7thEmmanuel Basketball tournament held at St. Andrews school, Hyderabad, during the first week of August. This year along with IRS students, children from leading corporate schools took part in the tournament. Our children have learned to strive on an equal basis.
In sum, the event was full of exciting and amazing basketball games where IRS children had lots of fun and made good friends.

The Alpha Foundation’s <http://www.alphacharities.org> IRS childrenalways exhibit high team spirit and sportsmanship. This month, thechildren were busy with sports and interschool competitions, which isthe best way to get rid of excess energy and reinforce team spirit.
Taekwondo classes

Eighty energetic and curious kids have found an extracurricular activityto quench their thirst; our intern from Taiwan Ms. Judy Tseng, is ablack-belt expert in Taekwondo — an Olympic range martial art. Thepractice of Taekwondo has transformed naughty boys into disciplinedsoldiers and has helped them concentrate and respect the spirit ofmartial art — self restraint and perseverance. _____
E-mail us at irsresourcemobilization@gmail.com

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