Stoking the Fire, Together
To stoke the fire is to pursue something brighter. To fuel the intrinsic drive of humans through taking some weight off their shoulders. To alleviate discomfort, to do what can be done.
At Thi, the fire is stoked by helping people in the local communities of Northern Tamilnadu through facilitating events and gathering volunteers to help with our cause. Whether it be through a blood drive, prosthetic donations, or helping the community through installing necessary infrastructure, Thi seeks to stoke fire.
Past Events
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STEM Accessibility Book Drive.
Vaniyambadi Public Library
Thi worked to raise money through community funding and donated 20 STEM books to Vaniyumbadi Public Library Through this drive, Thi hopes to achieve increased accessibility in Vaniyambadi by providing materials that have a real impact on student education. Thi seeks to stoke the fire by inspiring the local youth to chase education.
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Prosthetic Donation.
Christian Medical College of Vellore
Thi raised $3,000 through local community donations in partnership with local organization JCI Arcot Kitchili to donate professionaly-made prosthetics by CM Prosthetics and Orthotics in Vellore to multiple people.
A child, who had a below-the-knee amputation. She received a professional prosthetic to help her stand again.
An adult who lost both his arms. He received a preliminary prosthetic that utilized myoware sensors to simulate finger movement.
A Parkinson’s patient. They received a custom-made, non-invasive prosthetic glove that eased tremors through fingertip stimuli.
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Community Donations.
Across Northern Tamilnadu
Thi facilitates the lives of locals in rural Tamilnadu by raising money to donate necessary utilities to underserved communities. One such donation is seen in the water purifier donated by Thi to Sathur High School in Vellore. Another such donation were school uniforms to the government school in Krishnagiri. In addition, many teaching camps have been organized by Thi, recruiting talented volunteers who are willing to help more rural communities develop .
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Blood Drive.
Sri Narayani Hospital and Research Center
Thi ran a blood drive where 30 people donated 450 milliliters of blood (one unit); that’s 13.5 liters we collected for the Sri Narayani Hospital. All of that went directly to the hospital after Thi vetted every donor, making sure that the donors didn’t have bloodborne diseases and that the sample size had a variety of blood types.
About Thi
Thi is a 501(c)(3) that stands to facilitate the development of the underserved communities in Northern Tamilnadu. The name “Thi” itself comes from the fire that Tamilnadu inspires in the hearts of anyone who visits, anyone who comes through and attempts to understand its intricacies.
Thi has its subtitle, “Stoking the Fire,” for a reason. Stoking the fire symbolizes keeping something alive, to even enhance it. By organizing and participating in activities that work to help the community, we stoke the fire.
Thi is meant to help those underserved in Tamilnadu by promoting equity regardless of physical or socioeconomic conditions. It plays this role through various forms of community help that all relate to health. Without the health of the community, there can be no hope. Helping out those who can’t afford to help themselves is stoking the fire.
Contact Thi Here
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