The St. Joan of Arc Center for Integral Development (JACID) Charitable Trust

“Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day.  Teach a man to fish, and he will eat for a lifetime.”

                                                                                ~            Confucius

The JACID Charitable Trust has been established to accelerate community development and to provide intervention strategies to address educational and vocational training needs as well as employment opportunities for disadvantaged young adults in the Southern region of Tamil Nadu, India.   The Saint Joan of Arc Community College is the first formal project of JACID, Charitable Trust.  This school will provide vocational training for these youth, and meet the following objectives to promote their personal and professional growth, as well as to help accelerate the economic development of the area:

Identify the marginalized rural population and appropriate trades to increase their income and develop the area.
Provide vocational training to the rural youth, and to prepare them for better employment opportunities.
Provide counseling and career guidance for these youths.
Equip the rural women with productive skills to enable them to support themselves through non-formal education.
Create links with government, industries and businesses to facilitate marketing opportunities.
Educate people about financial planning and promote habits of thrift and savings.
Impart value education, and promote holistic approaches to health and personal development.

SPONSORSHIP FOR ST. JOAN

COMMUNITY COLLEGE (JACID)

 By becoming a sponsor of St. Joan of Arc Community College, you will have the great satisfaction of knowing whom you are helping and how your money is used.  You will become a missionary by helping poor and underprivileged youth obtain an education and build a better life.  Through personal sacrifice, you will have the real joy of securing a better future for many unfortunate people.  Please take a moment to give whatever you can afford.  All money goes directly to the trust for this project.  May God bless you abundantly for your kind consideration and generous concern for this new school.

You can sponsor JACID in several ways:

Make a pledge of any amount, which may be given in full payment or monthly installments.
Contribute $1000 or more, in honor of your family, or in honor of a deceased loved one.  An inscription will be placed at the school according to your wishes.
Consider a gift of assets through estate planning.

Campaign Pledge for St. Joan of  Arc Community College
 

Name  ________________________________________________

Address  ______________________________________________

City  __________________  State  __________  Zip  __________

Home Phone ___________________________________________

Email Address  _________________________________________

Pledge Options

______  I would like to pledge a one time gift of $ _____________

______  I would like to pledge a gift of $ _______________ over a

period of ________ months for a total of $ ___________.

Thank you for your kind offering.  Please send your completed pledge card to:

JACID

St. Joan of Church

100 Willow Bend Road

Marlton, NJ  08053

856. 983.0077

Checks may be made payable to JACID

May God bless you most abundantly for your kindness!



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Last modified: 05/14/2008