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Sponsor Anusha's "Run for a dream"
- a dream to make a difference
Dear Friends,
When I initially decided that I wanted to complete a Half Marathon,
it was purely as a personal challenge. When I heard about Lend-A-Hand
India's Run for a Dream program I thought it would be a fantastic
opportunity to do more than just focus on a finish line.
Lend-A-Hand India focuses on grass-roots level initiatives to provide
vocational training and career development. If you have a spare
moment, have a look at the description of Project Swadheen, which
I was specifically inspired by. The project provides training in
20 different skills such as poultry farming, electric maintenance,
tailoring, nursing assistance, and construction. The students are
both girls and boys between the ages of 14 - 20. The project also
offers full and partial scholarships to students. Unlike top down
developmental schemes, programs such as this offer tangible results,
emphasizing equality of opportunity. These students are better equipped
to seek employment and since many of these schools are in rural
areas, this is a focused approach to helping alleviate rural unemployment.
I am currently training to run for the Hamptons Half Marathon on
September 29th and will be running 13.1 miles. I would really appreciate
your support in this endeavour by sponsoring my run and contributing
funds to Lend-A-Hand India.
Lend-a-Hand India is a 501(C)(3) organization, and all donations
are Tax Deductible and eligible for company match programs. You
can contribute by sponsoring me online through PayPal (click on
the button below - no PayPal account required) or by check payable
to "Lend-A-Hand India" to the address below.
Thank you for your support!
Anusha
For a contribution by check, please make
the check payable to "Lend-A-Hand India" write
"Sponsorship for Anusha Harid" in the memo and mail to:
Lend-A-Hand India
784 Columbus Avenue #10G
New York NY 10025, USA
Read about our volunteers' past experiences
Raj Gilda - New York Marathon (November
2006)
Pooja
Gupta - Queens Half Marathon (May 2006)
Raj Gilda - New York Marathon (November 2005)
Timir Naik - Run for
a Dream (October 2005)
Dina Deligiorgis
- Queens Half Marathon (May 2005)
Raj Gilda - San Diego "Rock
n Roll" Marathon (June 2004)
Raj Gilda - Paris Marathon
(April 2003)
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