Cricket Cares 2010 - Annual Triple Wicket Tournament
Together with the "Pittsburgh Cricket Association", Cricket Cares is proud to bring you the Fourth Annual Tennis Ball Triple Wicket Cricket Tournament.
The 2010 Cricket Cares tournament kicks off on Saturday June 19th. This years beneficiary is Tamil Nadu Association for the Blind, based out of Salem, India (Southern India). "THE TAMIL NADU ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND" was founded in the year 1999 by Mr. Aasair Nallathambi from Madurai, India, who himself was blind. His urge to bring care centers to the visibly challenged led to the birth of this organization. With humble beginnings the association now has its branches in four centers in Tamil Nadu. At present the association’s center in Salem is running with help of subsidies from the Tamil Nadu State Government which is giving Rs.200($4) per student, which is sufficient only for the staff salaries, and maintenance expenses. It is only with the contribution and the kind-hearted support of many philanthropists that the organization is sustaining itself.
The home in Salem currently has about 75 students ranging from the age of 5 to 20 years. 48 of them are partially or completely blind, 19 are deaf and dumb and 3 have Mental Health problems. All of them are school going and are studying in various Governments schools nearby.
