When Tom and Mary Anthony visited Christel House South Africa last year, they knew that they had to do something. As they toured the classrooms, Tom asked one of the principals how they could help the Christel House students. The answer was simple: Toothbrushes.

Few Christel House students have running water at home, and dental hygiene is a luxury. In South Africa, a family will often share one toothbrush! During the school day, we try to instill good habits in all of our students, including teaching them to brush their teeth. For example, at Christel House Mexico, all students brush their teeth after lunch before returning to classes. 

When Tom and Mary returned to Indiana, they reached out to their friends and family. As Lt. Governor of his Kiwanis district, Tom asked fellow Kiwanis members to donate toothbrushes as a service project. Their church also go involved. The result: over 2,700 toothbrushes for the kids of Christel House. A box of 500 are already en route to the students of Christel House Mexico.

Thank you Tom and Mary!

Tom and Mary Anthony with the toothbrushes they collected and Cheryl Wendling, Sr. Vice President of Christel House International.

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Citrix and Christel House hum a common tune

For a company propagating Work Better Live Better through smart, experience enhancing products for their users, a visit to Christel House by 25 Citrix employees with Mr. Rakesh Singh, VP & General Manager, Citrix India, is just an extension of their philosophy.

The visitors were given a guided tour of Christel House, in groups of three by the students and staff council members. Class rooms, music room, computer labs and PU classes, interaction with the students from various grades - it was a moment of discovering management lessons in these initiatives. The final icing on the cake was the mind blowing performance by students in “Shakunthalam”, a dance drama on stage.

Well, this is the enigma of Christel House. The VP & General Manager admitted his surprise, pleasant one at that, with the level of planning and detailed attention to the students at the school. Lunch with the student council members and the concerned staff, Principal and the Directors at the cafeteria was quite a delight for them.

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