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The Centralized Kitchen of ISKCON Food Relief Foundation (IFRF) was inaugurated at Nellore, Andhra Pradesh on 31st October 2008. The Honorable Minister for Information, PR & Cinematography, Govt of AP, Anam Ramanarayana Reddy was the Chief Guest. Honorable Anam Vivekananda Reddy, MLA Nellore, Sri Rama Gopal (IAS) Dist. Collector Nellore, also graced the occasion. Dr Radha Krishna Das, Managing Director IFRF presided over the function. The premises for this Centralised Kitchen was made available to IFRF Nellore by The Govt of Andhra Pradesh. It was earlier occupied by the Dist Leprosy and Tuberculosis Hospital, Bhaktavatsala Nagar, Nellore. ISKCON Food Relief Foundation will implement the Midday Meal Project for the benefit of 15,000 students from 41 High Schools in Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore Dist. in the first phase. The menu will consists of rice, sambar and butter milk, kitchdi, lemon rice, sweet rice, curry, corn flakes sweet pongal, and hot pongal. The midday meal will be served from Monday through to Saturday, the menu will be changed daily.

The project cost more than Rs. 50 lakhs to set up, this was in part to meet the Governments guide lines for the standard of the kitchen, and to meet the dead line for starting the program. We have taken loans for the vehicles and have not fully paid for the kitchen equipment. We therefore require your help to clear our outstanding payments and loans.

You can help with this program in various ways:
You can sponsor an individual child, or as many children as you like for Rs. 1500 per child per year.
You can sponsor one of the vehicles for delivering the Midday Meal to the shcools, if you sponsor the full amount of Rs. 5 lakhs your name and details will be displayed on the sides and back of the vehicle.
You can make a general donation for the project of any amount you desire.
All donations made in India are tax exempted under 35 AC and are 100 per cent exempted from Income tax.

Your donation can be made in the following ways:
By demand draft or cheque payable to "Iskcon Food Relief Foundation, Nellore" and sent to ISKCON Nellore, Sri Sri Radha Shyamsundar Mandir, Hare Krishna Road, ISKCON City. Nellore - 524 004. AP.
By internet banking to "Iskcon Food Relief Foundation, Nellore" SBI Bank, bank code: 01344, Fattekhanpet, Nellore AP, Account No: 30563509489.
By direct electronic transfer to SBI Bank, Swift code: SBININBB323, RTGS code: SBIN0001344, Bank code: 01344, Fattekhanpet, Nellore AP, Account No: 30563509489. (This facility can also be used for International transfers)
Donations can also be made in person at Sri Sri Radha Shyamsundar Mandir, Nellore.

Above all the service itself is a highly noble activity bringing joy and the blessings of the Lord upon you and your family. For further details contact: Sukadevaswami@gmail.com (Dr.Sukadeva Swami, mobile: 092155-36589) Locally, Chandrakesava dasa, Mobile: 99481-20655 and Rajasekhara dasa: 99850-58550.