Shimoga, May 09, 2020: The fight against COVID-19 still continues. The number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases is on the rise every day. The lockdown is extended with certain relaxation in some places. However poor people's plight still continues. Poor people who depend on their daily earnings to make ends meet are continuing to face difficulties due to lack of work. True to its mission the Diocese of Shimoga through the Shimoga Multipurpose Social Service Society continues its humanitarian response to the current situation of hunger and helplessness caused by COVID-19.
Till date the Shimoga Multipurpose Social Service Society has supplied essential food items kits containing rice, dal, cooking oil, sugar, wheat flour, sambar powder, chilli powder, tea powder, etc. to 2,545 most deserving families of all faiths in places like Holalur, Sugur, Ragigudda, Hosudi Farm, Hosudi Village, Basavanagudi, Oddinakoppa, Vidhyanagar, Bapuji Nagar, Ayanur, Harnahalli, New Mandli, Tippunagar, Veerannana Benavalli, Bommanakatte, Shrirampura, Muddinakoppa in Shimoga Taluk, Bhadravathi New Town, Bhadravathi Old Town, Bhadravathi Paper Town, Bommanakatte, Mavinakere, Hadlaghatta, Karehalli, in Bhadravathi Taluk, Nelavagulu, Matthikote, Harogoppa, Muddanahalli, Shikaripura Town in Shikaripura Taluk, Sonale, Jeni, Koduru, Hosanagar, Nagar, Kable, Arasalu in Hosanagar Taluk, Anandapura, Kanle, Yedajigalemane in Sagar Taluk in Shimoga District, Thimmappayyanahalli and Molakalmuru in Challakere Taluk, Hiriyur in Hiriyur Taluk in Chitradurga District, Nyamathi, Palavanahalli, Mussenal, Ganjenahalli in Honnali Taluk, Harihar in Harihar Taluk in Davanagere District.
The Shimoga Multipurpose Social Service Society through the Self Help Groups also prepared and distributed 2367 face masks to people in and around Shimoga.
The Diocese of Shimoga supplied essential food items to 283 most needy families of all faiths. In a special humanitarian act the Diocese of Shimoga supplied tarpaulins to 41 families living in the tents near Shrirampura coming under Muddinakoppa Gram Panchayat, Shimoga. Due to the lockdown these people living in the tents do not have any earnings these days. The Diocese of Shimoga and the Shimoga Multipurpose Social Service Society also supplied essential food items to 38 migrants labourers presently stationed in Shimoga.
Our desire is to support many more families in the coming days and weeks with the help we receive from generous philanthropists and people of goodwill. We sincerely thank Caritas India and all other donor agencies and individual donors for their generous support in this our humble but worthy venture. We look forward to receive similar support from many more such generous men and women of goodwill. May God bless our efforts and your generosity.
Earlier News:
Shimoga, April 20, 2020: Responding to the existing situation during this extremely challenging times, the Shimoga Multipurpose Social Service Society till date has supplied home essential food items like rice, pulses, cooking oil, wheat flour, tea powder, sugar, sambar powder, rava, etc. to most needy 1763 families and the Diocese of Shimoga has supplied essential food items to 283 needy families of all faiths in places like Holalur, Sugur, Ragigudda, Hosudi Farm, Hosudi Village, Basavanagudi, Oddinakoppa, Vidhyanagar, Bapuji Nagar, Ayanur, Harnahalli, New Mandli, Tippunagar, Veerannana Benavalli, Bommanakatte in Shimoga Taluk, Bhadravathi New Town, Bhadravathi Old Town, Bhadravathi Paper Town, Bommanakatte, Mavinakere, Karehalli, in Bhadravathi Taluk, Nyamathi, Palavanahalli, Mussenal, Ganjenahalli in Honnali Taluk, Nelavagulu, Matthikote, Harogoppa, Muddanahalli, Shikaripura Town in Shikaripura Taluk in Shimoga District and Thimmappayyanahalli in Challakere Taluk, Hiriyur in Hiriyur Taluk in Chitradurga District, Harihar in Harihar Taluk in Davanagere District. The Shimoga Multipurpose Social Service Society through the Self Help Groups also prepared and distributed 2300 face masks to people in and around Shimoga.
The Gram Panchayat Presidents and Panchayat Development Officers of Holalur Gram Panchayat and Hosudi Gram Panchayats of Shimoga Taluk and Nelavagilu Gram Panchayat and Matthikote Gram Panchayat of Shikaripura Taluk, Palavanahalli of Honnali Taluk in Davanagere District had officially requested us to support the needy families with essential food items.
Our desire is to support many more families in the coming days and weeks with the help we receive from generous philanthropists and people of goodwill. While thanking the donors for their generous support in this our humble but worthy venture we look forward to receive similar support from many more such generous men and women of goodwill. May God bless our efforts and your generosity.
The director of SMSSS could be personally contacted on his cell phone: 8277557247 or by email: <
Please send your contribution, however small, to the following Bank account:
Local (Indian) Contribution
Account Name : The Shimoga Multipurpose Social Service Society
Account Number : 1820101001699
IFSC Code : CNRB0003066
Bank Name : Canara Bank
Branch : APMC Branch, Shimoga
All donations made to SMSSS are tax-exempt U/s 80G.
Kindly send us a message once you have transferred the amount to our account.
P.S: In view of guarding the privacy of the beneficiaries we have refrained from uploading any photos of families receiving the help.
Earlier Updates:
Updates on the Response from the Diocese of Shimoga and SMSSS to COVID - 19
Shimoga, April 08, 2020: The Diocese of Shimoga and the Shimoga Multipurpose Social Service Society till date has supplied home essential food items like pulses, cooking oil, wheat flour, tea powder, sugar, sambar powder, rava, etc. to most needy 788 families of all faiths in places like Holaluru, Sugur, Ragigudda, Hosudi Farm, Basavanagudi, Oddinakoppa, Vidhyanagar, Bapuji Nagar, Ayanur, Harnahalli, New Mandli, Tippunagar in Shimoga Taluk, Bhadravathi, Bommanakatte in Bhadravathi Taluk, Nelavagulu in Shikaripura Taluk in Shimoga District and Thimmappayyanahalli in Challakere Taluk in Chitradurga District.
The Gram Panchayat Presidents and Panchayat Development Officers of Holaluru Gram Panchayat and Hosudi Gram Panchayats of Shimoga Taluk and Nelavagilu Gram Panchayat of Shikaripura Taluk had officially requested us to support 100, 100 and 150 families respectively.
Our desire is to support many more families in the coming days and weeks with the help we receive from generous philanthropists and people of goodwill.
While thanking the donors for their generous support in this our humble but worthy venture we look forward to receive similar support from many more such generous men and women of goodwill. May God bless our efforts and your generosity.
The director of SMSSS could be personally contacted on his cell phone: 8277557247 or by email:
<
Please send your contribution, however small, to the following Bank account:
Local (Indian) Contribution
Account Name : The Shimoga Multipurpose Social Service Society
Account Number : 1820101001699
IFSC Code : CNRB0003066
Bank Name : Canara Bank
Branch : APMC Branch, Shimoga
All donations made to SMSSS are tax-exempt U/s 80G.
Kindly send us a message once you have transferred the amount to our account.
P.S: In view of guarding the privacy of the beneficiaries we have refrained from uploading any photos of families receiving the help.
Earlier News:
The Diocese of Shimoga through SMSSS makes a modest attempt to realise our Lord's Dream Recorded in Mt 25:35, "I was hungry and you gave me food"!
Shimoga, April 04, 2020: The Diocese of Shimoga, through its 'Development Arm', The Shimoga Multipurpose Social Service Society, responding to the current situation of hunger and helplessness caused by the total lockdown due to COVID-19 has already supplied home essential food items like pulses, cooking oil, wheat flour, tea powder, sugar, sambar powder, rava, etc. to most needy 205 families of all faiths in and around Shimoga.
The SMSSS is planning to continue to reach out to many more such needy families in the coming weeks with the help we receive from generous philanthropists and people of goodwill.
While thanking the donors for their generous support in this our humble but worthy venture we look forward to receive similar support from many more such generous men and women of goodwill. May God bless our efforts and your generosity.
The director of SMSSS could be personally contacted on his cell phone: 8277557247 or by email:
<
Please send your contribution, however small, to the following Bank account:
Local (Indian) Contribution
Account Name : The Shimoga Multipurpose Social Service Society
Account Number : 1820101001699
IFSC Code : CNRB0003066
Bank Name : Canara Bank
Branch : APMC Branch, Shimoga
All donations made to SMSSS are tax-exempt U/s 80G.
Kindly send us a message once you have transferred the amount to our account.
P.S: In view of guarding the privacy of the beneficiaries we have refrained from uploading any photos of families receiving the help.
