Asha for EducationAsha for EducationNYC/NJ ChapterNYC/NJ Chapter

Asha for EducationAsha for EducationNYC/NJ ChapterNYC/NJ Chapter

December 13, 2007December 13, 2007

First Dinner Gala

First dinner gala in May at the Waldorf=Astoria in NYC

Kris Gopalakrishnan (CEO, Infosys Technologies) as Chief Guest

P. Sainath (Award-winning author, development journalist of The Hindu) as Special Guest Speaker

Raised over $40,000 in net proceeds through ticket sales and event-day activities.

Reached out to a different demographic of the community to raise awareness about organization’s mission.

4th Annual 5K Run/Walk

Fourth Annual 5K Run/Walk in June at the Riverside Park in NYC

Over 300 runners of all ages participated in the event

Runners raised funds through pledges from friends and family

Raised about $25,000 in net proceeds through this event

Notes of Hope Concert

Notes of Hope musical concert in August at Synod Hall in NYC

Sold out performance by fusion-rock band Indian Ocean

Over 500 people attended the event

Raised about $13,000 in net proceeds through ticket sales

The Marathon Program

Flagship fundraising program Enrollment and training starts

in June One of the preeminent

training programs in the area Almost 50 participants this

year Runners can choose to

participate in half or full marathons

Participants have the option to take part in a marathon in any part of the world

Participants raise $100/mile through pledges Program has already raised over 100K this year

Total Funds Raised

Individual donations through Work-An-Hour program, United Way Campaign, and Online Donations

Almost $350,000 raised……expected to touch $400,000 by end of the year!

Not just highest amount to date but the best growth rate ever!

Asha ProjectsNew Projects –

Child Aid Foundation HUT AIDS Orphans Education Program Shilpa Society for Mentally Handicapped Kedi Residential School for Girls

New Initiatives with existing projects –

Sahyog-Ekta – Basic health services Sarvodaya Parivar Trust - Zero Class Program Project AHEAD – library and school bus service Asha Fellow – Siddama’s efforts in Tamil Nadu

Asha Projects (cont’d)

One-time funding to projects supported by other Asha chapters -

Dhamma Dipa School at Tripura – Asha Stamford towards building new classrooms

Sandyna Project in Nagpur Maharashtra – Asha Athens Operational expenses

Asha ProjectsCHILD AID FOUNDATION:

The Child Aid Foundation, established in 1993, is a NGO working for education of poor and needy children in India.

CAF runs "Shri Vijaya Bharati School", with 350 students, in Vijayawada City, Andhra Pradesh.

The school provides conventional education from the Nursery to 10th grade - Government's Department of Education approved syllabus and curriculum.

CAF provides free: 1) education, 2) transportation to and from school, 3) school supplies 4) midday lunch, 5) school uniform, 6) after school tutoring, and 7) non-school clothing.

ASHA has delegated $10,000 to this project. Currently the funding covers the salaries of all thirteen teachers. Part of the funding also goes to the school autos and salary of an additional staff assistant.

Asha ProjectsHUT AIDS ORPHANS EDUCATION PROJECT :

Human Uplift Trust (HUT) is a community-based organization serving certain rural areas in Tamil Nadu, which has been identified as being disproportionately affected by HIV infection.

Asha supports HUT’s center in the district of Perambalur, which was identified as a high prevalence area by the Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society.

HUT’s goal is to assist children and orphans from families affected by AIDS (FAA), by providing-

o Free formal education

o HIV/ AIDS prevention and counseling services and psychosocial support

o a safe and enabling environment where their needs are met in a stigma free environment.

Asha disbursed $14,000 to this project, and the monies are being used for staff salaries, school supplies, classroom and dormitory furniture.

United Way Campaign

If your company participates in a United Way program, and permits agency designation, we encourage you to consider participating in the campaign.

Find out how you can help by visiting our United Way campaign website at http://www.ashanet.org/nycnj/unitedway .

Dhanyawad

Thank you for keeping alive…Our Dream - Their HopeThrough Your support!!

2008 Coordinators Chapter Coordinator

Padmaja Rajagopalan

Funds Coordinators Kiran BegariSiddharth Mallik

Knowledge CoordinatorSharad Sundararajan

Marathon Coordinators Manav Agarwal Prasanth Ramanand Advait SaneSapna Vijaykumar

New Member Coordinators Emmanual BenedictRick Gandhi

Projects Coordinators Shreya Amin Vivek Jayaraman Sandeep Kulkarni

Publicity CoordinatorsRemya Thomas

TreasurersGeetha RamachandranSweta Mohanty

Website Coordinators Vimal Nath