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One Man's Dream - A Million Kids' Beneficence
Friday, 22 December 2006

George Hess
George Hess
One Man's Dream - A Million Kids' Beneficence is a book on De Nobili School and the life of Father Hess, written by Rajat Bhatia, a Nobilian. It is a photo-chronicle of the history of De Nobili School and the life of Father Hess.

The De Nobili School, FRI, Dhanbad was founded in 1956 by the same Jesuits who established Loyola School, Jamshedpur. Fr. F. X. McFarland was the founding Principal of De Nobili. Fr. George Hess, one the longest serving principals at Loyola, was the principal of the sibling school for 17 years. Fr. Kirsh established the physics labs there just like he had done it here in Loyola. The two schools have shared the same set of Jesuits, besides those named above, including Fr. T. Peacock, Fr. Hunt, Fr. E. Welch, Fr. Eugene Power, Fr. J. Keogh, Fr. H. Lobo, Fr. Eric Cassel, Fr. George Thana and Fr. Pius Fernandes.

All revenues from the sales of the book will be used to fund scholarships for needy students. These scholarships will cover tuition and an allowance for text books.

The cost of printing the first 1000 copies was borne by another Nobilian, Anurag Dikshit, the co-founder of the world's leading online poker site PartyPoker.com.

Cover of One Man's Dream - A Million Kids' Beneficence
Cover of One Man's Dream - A Million Kids' Beneficence
There is no price tag on the book because nobody can really put a price tag on the great work done by Fr Hess, Fr McFarland and so many other Jesuits who came to India from Maryland. However, the book has been sold in India for Rs 450 each. In the USA, people have paid anything from US$ 40 to US$ 100 for the book. Even some people who have never been to India or to De Nobili School for that matter were delighted to pay US$ 100 when they found out that the book is for charity.

To contribute to the charity and obtain a copy of the book, draw your cheque / demand draft in favour of "De Nobili School", FRI, Dhanbad. For outstation cheques, please add Rs 75 for clearance charges and Rs 75 for courier. Mail your request to Fr. George Hess at:

De Nobili School
P.O.: F.R.I.
Dhanbad - 828 108
Phones: +91-326-2381373
 
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