From your hands to their heart” is the motto of the Amity Ministry. It was started by a group of five students in 2009. Amity spreads peace and love to people who need it. Christopher Vinoth, an MBA student, says this has given wings to his passion — community service — in the name of Amity Ministry. The inspiration for this came from their first visit to shelter homes for an eye donation camp. At one orphanage they found around 30 sick children who were not being attended to. “Having seen the conditions in which these children were living, my friends and I thought it was time they experienced better living standards,” he says.
Volunteers at this non-profit organisation interact with children who either are depressed or had a bad childhood and shower them with all the love they have lost out on.
There are about 40 volunteers and the person who contributes the most is selected Amitian of the month. “We funded the organisation ourselves in the beginning and later when our venture grew, we got others to fund,” says Vinoth.
“For our first event in December, actress Keerthana Partiban had come to entertain the children. It was a very memorable day — just like any other day that I spend with the kids,” he says.
Amitians have even created a website and have an enormous following in all social networking sites. Anyone can be a part of this volunteering service by just registering on the website.
Their next events are the Dream Dress Project and Amity Burger. These were conceptualised when one of the kids asked them for new clothes.
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