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Happy New Year! A Big Donation from ISH

The hip, fun parents from the Parents' Committee of the International School of Hyderabad presented Usha Rani with a check for 30,000 rupees today! This check represents the proceeds from the ISH Christmas Bazaar.

It is a very big honor to be considered a worthy investment by the ISH community. Thank you Parents' Committee!The funds will be used to purchase chalkboards for all the classes and desks for the fourth and fifth standard students. It was a lovely, unexpected pleasure to get the call from Carole.

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