History of our Philanthropy
In December of 1999, Founding Mother Sheila Krishan traveled to India
and visited various ashrams (shelters) where young children resided.
The purpose of that visit was to find ashrams in India where the Mothers
could donate some clothes and various items that were needed. While
there, she encountered many young children who had been abandoned because
their families could not feed another mouth or because of their gender.
While there she learned the stories of many of the children. The head
of this one particular ashram was a nun who had the frailest of statures
and the gentlest of natures. As she told Sheila each of the children’s
stories, Sheila’s heart would break a little bit at the unfairness
in life. When the nun had finished, Sheila had turned to her and said
that she and her friends would do what they could to help, but it wouldn’t
be much. They were only a few hands in an organization with a limited
budget. When the nun heard this she replied, “The entire ocean
is but a contribution of several single drops of water.” Meaning
that each hand that helps is something better than none at all. When
Sheila returned to school and retold her experiences, the Mothers realized
what they wanted their philanthropy to be.
Our Philanthropy Today
The Sisters of Delta Kappa Delta Sorority, Inc. dedicate themselves
to the awareness and prevention of child abuse. Child abuse is such
a widespread ailment in society, reaching from the most industrious
nations and cities to the most impoverished villages in the world. Our
commitment in raising awareness and prevention of child abuse is done
through educating adults and children about the different types of physical,
mental, and emotional abuse that a child can endure. Every day, more
than three children die of child abuse or neglect. That is over a thousand
unnecessary deaths per year. We realize that we can't change such a
devastating occurrences overnight; however, we believe that every ounce
of time and effort given to child abuse prevention organizations, both
national and local, will help at least one child out there. For this
reason alone, the Sisters work hard to spread the awareness of child
abuse by volunteering for CASA's Safe Harbour visitation program as
a liaison for abused children and their parents. We hand out balloons,
baskets filled with bottles, formula, baby announcements, and pamphlets
to new mothers informing them about Family Outreach's various programs
to prevent child abuse within the family and where they can go for help.
We have put on a seminar for local parents and children called "Child
Lures" informing them of the danger of strangers. During our Recruitment
events, we teach future Associates the signs and symptoms of child abuse
and what we can do to help those who may be in need of help by showing
a touching video provided by Family Outreach. During April, the Child
Abuse Prevention Month, the Sisters hand out blue ribbons all over the
Texas A&M University campus. The Sisters also spend much of their
time at Pheobe's Home, a shelter that houses victims of domestic violence.
The Sisters of Delta Kappa Delta Sorority, Inc. hold this philanthropy
very dear to our hearts and work endlessly in making this problem aware
to everyone in the community. Children are the future of the world;
to harm them is to harm our futures. |
