Do you really need your own money to do good things? Absolutely not. You need to convey and convince people about the good deeds. Rest will follow.
I approached my cousin Vijendra Kuroodi who is in US about our Ashrama. He is gem of a person. He got things clarified, understood our plan and told me hold back, will approach all his friends. Then we got Satya Dixit, friend of Vejendra (I call him Vijayanna) on board.
Satya Dixit is so concerned and appreciated our efforts. He and his wife Maxine Dixit contacted their friend circle and could raise 2500 USD. Yes its a big money for us. It will be around 1,37,000 Rs. Then he called me over the phone to understand about our plan deeper. Then we came to know that he also hails from Davanagere, where I also studied. My classmate Shree Lakshmi is his relative. Wow, what a small world.
Thats not the end. Satya is telling if we could get 501(c) approved, Microsoft will match the contribution. WOW. Can we have a nicer twist than this? We were in the process of registering our organization with CAFAmerica. This is going on from last 6 months. And we are almost nearing the final stage. If we are fortunate enough, we may get registered soon there. Then the donations to our Ashrama will get 501(c).
Thank you Vijayanna and Satya.
Following is the latest matrix.
| Total Funds Received | 49,300 |
| Funds Pledged | 191,000 |
| Alcatel-Lucent Employees Contribution | 390,000 |
| Target to achieve | 750,000 |
| Short of funds | 119,700 |
| Achieved | 84% |
-Anjan
Team Jeevitha
Anjan, I understand you spoke with my colleague Sanjay about Cultural Care Kids First Foundation. We would love to support this project. Please contact me at susan.robinson@culturalcare.com. Thank you so much for all you are doing for the children of Jeevitha!
ReplyDeleteThanks Susan. This is unbelievable. Thank you very much.
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