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Memorial Funds
What is a memorial fund?
It is creating a fund in order to preserve the memory of someone without having to go through the entire legal process of forming a legal entity.
Birth of a son or daughter.
Your Silver or Golden Wedding Anniversay.
The death of a loved one.
What better way to preserve the memory of these events and persons?
Photographs? Albums? Videographs? Tombstones?
Start a MEMORIAL FUND in We Care for the benefit of the poor. Your name will be remembered in their hearts forever!!!
For more information on this contact:
We Care,
St. Anthony's Fund,
85 Hosur Road,
Banglore - 560 095
or just email us at:
WeCare Memorial Funds
Click on any one to learn more about it.
- We Care Leprosy Fund
- We Care Fund for the Care of the Women
- John and Theresa Memorial Education Fund
- Kevin and Maureen Colaco Charity Fund
- Vida and Douglas Lobo Health Care Fund
We Care LEPROSY FUND
In the year 2000, We Care set up a corpus fund of Rs.50,000/- towards the Care of Leprosy patients and their families. The interest from this fund will be utilized for the benefit of leprosy patients and their families.
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We Care FUND FOR THE CARE OF WOMEN
We Care has set up a fund for the care of women. The money will be utilized for developing the quality of life for women.
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JOHN & THERESA MEMORIAL EDUCATION FUND
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KEVIN & MAUREEN COLACO CHARITY FUND
Kevin and Maureen Colaso celebrated their silver wedding anniversary on 31, December 2000, with a difference. They fed over 100 orphan children and donated from their family sources Rs.55,000 to We Care under the fund heading Kevin & Maureen Colaco charity Fund. We have reproduced their letter to We Care below:
OUR SILVER YEAR OF MEMORIES:
Our Silver Wedding Day draws near, we recall many happy memories we have gathered on life's way which add a wealth of meaning to our Silver Wedding day.
"A Promise we made before GOD and man, the beating of two hearts in love, prayed that our life together be a happy one blessed by god from above."
We are sweethearts and the closest friends and with each other, our days begin and end. Time has stolen our strength and youth but it has not changed this shining truth. We can't believe our love has lasted all these years, while hardships came with sorrow's tears. Met each test and got by, promising each time we will love each other till we die.
We are not rich in worldly wealth nor do we own anything gained by stealth, but to each other we remain the greatest treasure, which is our source of pride and quiet pleasure. 31st December dawned and we wished each other all the happiness with which two loving hearts are blessed.
Renewed our promises, exchanged Silver Bands and what joy filled my whole being to hear Kevin say " Maureen you were, and are, my choice for life. My girl, my lady, my sweet wife."
What anniversary celebrations are you having, our loved ones asked when we all met to celebrate my sister's silver wedding only a month before. But we didn't think much of a celebrations as our eldest son was away in the US on an assignment.
We decided that in memory of our Silver Wedding, we would present a silver gift to society to help under privileged children and that is how the 'Kevin & Maureen Colaco Charity Fund' under We Care was born.
What immense joy filled us on our Silver Wedding day which was otherwise a quiet affair. We were blessed with two boys who have grown up to be handsome lads. Keith is now working and his gift to us was his contribution to our charity fund. We appreciate his thoughtfulness and gesture and we hope he will continue to help us build up this fund. Conrad is still a student, so we got warm wishes and kisses from him and we hope that his contributions to this fund will flow shortly.
Both of us have retired under VRS and plan to help social organizations with our services. I end saying, loving God and serving Him in such a faithful way will be a source of pride and joy to us. We pray that he may richly bless our future and may it be even happier than the years we've left behind.
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VIDA & DOUGLAS LOBO HEALTH CARE FUND
I am fifty-three years old. I remember the day when my Godchild, Athena, was to be married. I was getting ready for the wedding. While I was bathing, I got breathless. I rushed out of the bathing room shouting for help. The doctor soon arrived and after examining me put it down to "allergy".
A year later, bouts of breathlessness continued. After a thorough examination, the doctors diagnosed fluid in my lungs. I was asked to go to TATA Memorial in Mumbai. My worst fears came true. After the doctors had performed all the tests, I was declared a cancer patient!
My whole life changed.
I had to take long leave from my job in the Syndicate Bank. The treatment was long and painful. Everything began to change, including myself. After months of treatment, when I looked in the mirror, I could not believe that I was looking at myself. I knew that my days on this earth were limited and the clock had begun ticking. But the thought of leaving my loved ones behind, especially my husband and two daughters, was unbearable. They needed me most at this time of their life. 'I have to live,' I told myself and began to fight this disease. But while the mind was strong, the body was slowly giving way.
Each day passed by in the company of my loving husband, Douglas, who tried to give me the best treatment possible. My daughters too were there at my side and tried to make life as comfortable as possible. My friends and family members visited me to encourage and cheer me up. But all the while, I knew that I had to face this disease all by myself. People could only see the agony on my face, I could feel the pain in my muscles and bones. I had to bear my suffering all by myself.
During my sickness, I had a lot of time to think and reflect on the wonders of life and its mysteries. I saw my medical and hospital bills .and I wondered. Suddenly, I realized how I needed to thank God for providing us with sufficient money to meet these expenses. And then I wondered about the poor. how will the poor people pay these bills if any of them fall sick. it must be very difficult for them. And it was then that my husband and myself decided to do something for the poor, especially those suffering from sickness.
We decide to set up a Corpus Fund of Rs 35,000 in our memory in We Care. The interest from the fund would be utilized to provide medical and health care to the poor and needy. I hope and pray that after my death, my husband and daughters will continue to contribute towards the poor through this fund.
NOTE: Vida Lobo passed away on 19 February 2002. The Vida & Douglas Lobo Health Care Fund was set up in We Care.
This fund is a tribute to the memory of someone who cared!
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