Theosophical Order of Service (TOS)
(Founded in February 1908)
(A Union of Those who Love in the Service of All that Suffers.
Promoting the Application of Theosophical Principles for a 100 Years.)
UK Donations to Organisations
Decided at the 2007 AGM

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The TOS-UK AGM was held on 10th August 2007 during The Theosophical Society Summer School at Leicester University.

Following discussion, it was decided to donate £2,500 and keep a sum for donations for any emergencies that may arise during the year.

The following twelve charities and projects were selected. Eleven were given £200 each, the twelfth was given £300.

1. Cardio Start . ( http://www.cardiostart.com) is an international, charitable, non-profit, humanitarian, medical organisation, dedicated to providing free heart surgery, cardiology, obstetrics, gynaecology, paediatric and other medical support to children and adults living in underserved areas of the world, with volunteer medical and non-medical staff. (via Nancy Maranth)

2. Compassion in World Farming. ( http://www.ciwf.org.uk) is recognised as the leading international farm animal welfare organisation campaigning to improve the short, miserable lives of farmed animals all around the world. (via Julie Cunningham).

3. EthiopiAid. ( http://www.ethiopiaid.org.uk) is a fundraising organisation based in the UK which supports locally run community projects in Ethiopia. (via Mary Roynon).

4. Edward's Trust. ( http://www.edwardstrust.org.uk) is designed to give practical support to parents and carers caring for families and children during child illness and bereavement, through counselling and training.

5. Prison Phoenix Trust. ( http://www.prisonphoenixtrust.org.uk) encourages prisoners in the development of their spiritual welfare, through the practices of meditation and yoga, working with silence and the breath. (via Cynthia Trasi.)

6. The Dr Hadwen Trust. ( http://www.drhadwentrust.org.uk) believes animal experiments are unethical and scientifically inadequate. They want medical progress without animal suffering, so are developing better, more advanced and humane methods of conducting medical research.

7. Tree Aid. ( http://www.treeaid.org.uk) is the UK's only forestry focussed development charity providing funding and on the ground training and support to local organisations in the Sahel of Africa.

8. Children's Home in India's Kerala State (CHIKS). (via Marlene Brown).

9. Animal Welfare, 10. Women's Aid and 11. Olcott Memorial High School* http://www.olcott-school-chennai.org all at Adyar, Chennai, India.
*The School provides free education for over 700 children from underprivileged families, and also free textbooks, uniforms, and a nutritious breakfast, and enriches a mid-day meal provided by the government.

12. Dr Sunita Maithreya's Free Medical Dispensary also at Adyar.

If you know of an ethical charity that you feel should be considered to receive a donation, please let us know with its details. The next disbursement of funds will be decided at the TOS-UK AGM during The Theosophical Society Summer School, to be held in Bristol University in August 2008.