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Sponsor Balaji's "Run for a dream"
- a dream to make a difference
Hi There,
As some of you already know, I'm currently training for the Phili
half Marathon to be held in Nov'07. This is my first marathon attempt
and I am training with Lend A Hand India's "Run for a Dream" program.
I do have to confess that the initial impetus for the marathon was
for purely materialistic reasons. It was the only way that my wife
would buy me the iRobot Roomba. However, over the course of my training
and interactions with other volunteers, I have come to realize and
appreciate the tremendous impact the money I raise through this
program will have on underprivileged communities across India.
Lend-A-Hand India focuses on grass-roots level initiatives to provide
vocational training and career development. My goal through the
pledge is to collect $1300 ($100 for every mile I run) and I would
really appreciate your support in this endeavor by sponsoring my
run and contributing funds to Lend-A-Hand India.
Here are some examples of what your donation will do:
- $100 pays for the tuition fee of two boys / girls for a vocational
training program
- $400 pays the one-year salary of a trainer at the school
- $1500 pays to purchase a PC and internet facility for a high school
- $4000 pays for the one year of operating cost of a batch of students
for training programs (includes teacher's salaries, consumables,
coordination, and monitoring) or meets the capital cost of launching
a vocational training center at a high school,
... but of course, any amount helps!
Lend-a-Hand India is a 501(C)(3) organization, and all donations
are Tax Deductible and eligible for company match programs. Please
note that most corporations will match your donation! You can find
the appropriate forms by going to your company's philanthropy site.
For an illutrative list of such companies, please click
here. The EIN for Lend-A-Hand India is 90-0150814. If you need
assistance, please contact me.
As of this week, I have completed 9miles and still have 4 to go
before I can stake my claim on having completed a 1/2 marathon.
If you can, please consider participating in this fund raising effort
by joining me via your contributions as I make it through this last
lap of my journey.
Together I believe we can make a lasting difference
Balaji
For a contribution by check, please make
the check payable to "Lend-A-Hand India" write
"Sponsorship for Balaji" 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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