Programs
1.) Plan and organize in-house picnics and gatherings at the old age home, in which the volunteers will also play an integral role.
2.) Plan and organize a movie nights at the old age home on a weekly basis.This will provide the residents with the opportunity to interact with each other, which does not happen on a regular basis
3.) JAMTSE will also organize trips for the elderly who are living in Dharamsala, but don’t have family to support or take care of them.
4.) Collect in-kind donations from the community of Dharamsala (including clothing, eyeglasses, and canes) and distribute to the members of the old age home.
Jamtse will keep on innovating various activities according to the need of the residents like bringing in fruits, cleaning their rooms etc.
SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS:
1. Norbulingka Trip:
On 20th September, 2008 Loving-Kindness In Action had its first trip to Noribulingka. JAMTSE has had 5 successful trips to Norbulingka over a period of two and a half months covering more than 80 residents of Jampaling Elders home who can take such trips to the Norbulingka trip. The trip includes their conveyance by taxi, two time tea, fruit, snacks, lunch and small souvenir for all including the volunteers.
During these trips the responses from the residents of the old age home was overwhelming, as more than 80% residents have never seen Norbulingka since they came to Dharamsala. Their appreciation is clearly visible in the pictures taken during those trips (check the albums called Jamtse in Action trips). On the other hand, the volunteers during these trips were very humbled to be able to serve the community with such a noble act. Some of them have experience a positive influence in their relations with their parents after taking these trips.
FORTHCOMING PROJECTS:
1. Gifts on LOSAR (Tibetan New Year) for all the residents.
2. Trip to Gyutoe Monastery with audience with His Eminence the Karmapa.
3. Trip covering Bir, Chauntra and Sherabling monastery.
4. Trip to Tso-Pema.
5. Trip to Manikaran hot spring water.
6. Trip to Monasteries around Dehradun.
7. Trip to Bodh Gaya.