Fund-raising Programs: Sponsor A Student Program
Various fund-raising programs and activities are under development to meet the growing needs of the Scholarship Program. One of these programs - Sponsor/Adopt a Student - is described below.
The Sponsor/Adopt a Student program provides an opportunity to donors to make contributions directed towards students with characteristics meeting the donor's preference. For example, the donor could indicate that the student to be sponsored be studying at a specified educational level, or be of a particular gender, or be studying for a particular course of study, or hail from a particular state/district/town in India. The Foundation will periodically provide donors with information on the students funded from out of the donor's contributions.
Sierra Atlantic sponsors students under the Adopt A Scholar Program
At the initiative of its CEO, Mr. Raju Reddy, Sierra Atlantic Inc., became the first corporate organization to adopt students under the Adopt A Scholar Program. Starting with academic year 2006-07, the company agreed to sponsor the education of 10 engineering/technology students from rural Andhra Pradesh. In addition to funding the scholarships of the 10 students, the company will mentor the students during their study period and consider them for employment upon completion of their studies.
The selected students were invited to Sierra Atlantic offices in Hyderabad, India, for an orientation meeting on October 27, 2007. Senior company officials briefed the FFE scholars on the company background, its management philosophy, corporate culture and expectations. The scholars were introduced to their mentors and taken around the company premises.
A second meeting with the scholars was held on February 2, 2008 on the occasion of the celebration of Sierra Atlantic's Annual Day.
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