Malaysia Endowment ActivitiesJuly - August 2001 NewsletterThe Malaysian Hindu Youth Educational Trust was created by Kuala Lumpur attorney Arjunan Subramaniam in 1996. The trust funds the free distribution of the Saivite Hindu Religion Children’s Course--published by Himalayan Academy--making the texts available to Malaysia’s Hindu children to the greatest extent possible. To date hundreds of copies have been distributed throughout Malaysia. The most recent event took place last February when Yoginathaswami gave copies to a number of children at a ceremony in Ipoh (photo). The HHE fund is #16 with a balance of $10,449.26. In February, 2001 a grant of MR. 760 was given to the Manjung Hindu Sabha Orphanage Fund of Sitiawan in northern Malaysia. It is the first grant the orphanage has received and helps to support a group of 21 boys and girls, ages two to fourteen, who reside at the orphanage. Some of the children are not orphans but victims of neglect and abuse. They attend public school and take tuition classes for extra lessons. Religious activities include daily prayers, temple attendance once a week and on all festival days, plus religious classes on weekends. Monthly outings or picnics are held. Hindu homes are visited from time to time, and during hospital visitations the kids uplift the ailing. The staff, who play the part of parents to these young ones, have been working hard to make life bloom for them. It is fund #53 with a current balance of $9,530.32. Please help build this worthy endowment. Memorial FundsEstablishing a memorial fund at Hindu Heritage Endowment in addition to honoring a deceased loved one can provide permanent financial support to the loved one’s favorite Hindu institutions or perhaps a temple in the town in which they were raised, an orphanage they supported, a swami’s ashram they regularly frequented. Through HHE’s unique global reach, the beneficiary institutions can be in any country globally. Two of our current memorial funds are described below. The Sundari Peruman Memorial Fund was started by Markandeya and Ravi Peruman--husband and son of Sundari--both now living in California. The Fund welcomes donations from anyone who loved or admired Sundari Peruman. This endowment is dedicated to teaching Hindu children in America about their religion. Another memorial fund is the A. Shanmugam Family Fund which was created by Bala Shanmugam of Ipoh, Malaysia, in honor of his father. To establish the fund, Bala was joined by his mother, Sambugardevi, and other members of the family. This endowment gives a yearly grant to the Abirami Amman Temple at Thirukadaiyur, South India, and in turn the temple performs an archana on each full moon day. Recent Contributions
MISSION STATEMENTHindu Heritage Endowment is a publicly supported, charitable organization recognized as tax exempt by the IRS on April 22, 1994. Employer ID 99-0308924. Founded by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, its philanthropic mission is to provide secure, professionally managed financial support for institutions and religious leaders of all lineages of Sanatana Dharma. PROFESSIONAL ADVISORSHalbert/Hargrove, Investment Counsel; Sonoda & Isara, LLP, CPA. HHE is a member of the Council on Foundations, an association of more than 2,000 foundations which interprets relevant law and management and investment principles, and of the National Committee on Planned Giving, the voice and professional resource for the gift planning community. I want to participate. Where should I Send My Donation? You may send your gift to an existing fund, create a new Endowment or request information through the address below. Donations may be made online at www.hheonline.org or use the HHE tear-out card in the HINDUISM TODAY magazine to join our family of benefactors who are Strengthening Hinduism Worldwide. Thank you. |
Helps to regenerate the lives of the disadvantaged, particularly children and women
Provides youth scholarships for monastic or priest training at Kauai Aadheenam
Helps support the Hindu American Foundation's Hindu human rights efforts
Helps preserve the Hanuman statue and assure that its worship is continued, generation after generation