Provide Care for 30 Vulnerable Children in India

Dearest Friends, 

It’s the beginning of a new school year for the girls of Dayspring! They made the most of the summer. Some got back to their families, some enjoyed tending to their beautiful fruit trees (guava, amla, coconut, indian blueberry trees…) and playing outside with their dogs. 

They got to celebrate a lot these last few months, with Independence day on August 15th, Hindu festivals like Krishna Janmashtami on August 26th and Ganesh Chathurthi on September 7th. These festivals celebrate the birth of both these divinities, but some girls also got to celebrate their birthdays! 

There are little kitties at Dayspring now! The girls feed them and pet the whole family after lunch. 

And on September 13th, the girls celebrated the wedding anniversary of the Blossom’s director with Blossom Trust’s staff. For a lot of them, it was the occasion to try their first burger!

We thank you once again for your tremendous support to children which help us take care of them and help them reach new opportunities!

Best Wishes,

Blossom Team

Dear Friends, 

All of us at Blossom remain immensely grateful for your ongoing support. As we settle into the summer the children remain in good spirits and health which we hope to take into the months ahead! 

Most of them are now on holiday, and have been able to go back to see their families for a few days, or even weeks. They are enjoying some free time well deserved after a long year of study. They are dedicating their days to many activities: taking care of the animals, collective activities, learning... They are having a lot of fun!

Since the month of February, a lot of events have happened at Dayspring, especially during the month of April. 

From the 8th to the 12th of April, GlobalGiving organised a campaign called #LittlebyLittle, during which the platform was matching your donations up to $50 by 50%. Thanks to your generosity, we have been able to raise more than 300$, which will be extremely useful to continue taking care of the children. 

The 12th of April, Seven of our Dayspring went to a center at Madurai and learnt about how to safely harvest honey from beehives. 

The day after, the 13th of April, Mercy, the director of Blossom Trust, and Raja the manager of Dayspring, took the girls to the Pongal festival in Virudhunagar. They had a wonderful time, going for rides and eating lots of candy floss ! It was a very rich three days with a lot of festivities across the city. 

On April 21st, the girls had a fun day playing with the new balls and a cricket set that were donated.

And as always, we also had lots of birthdays to celebrate!! 

At the beginning of May, we were really happy to see that Rosie delivered new puppies !! She is very excited to have new puppies to take care of, and she found a quiet place behind the house to raise and feed them. The girls are very enthusiastic, and are learning how to be around puppies. 

It has been a very rich past three months. Lots of events took place in the district and at Dayspring. This has enabled the girls to benefit from new experiences. We wish an amazing summer holiday to the children! 

We thank you once again for your tremendous support to children which help us take care of them and help them reach new opportunities!

With Best Wishes,

Mercy Annapoorani, 

Executive Director of Blossom Trust / Dayspring Home