07/29/2009 - Summer Update |
Greetings from OPEN! We hope all is well with the OPEN community. The fifth OPEN-Rasika concert, held at South Riding, VA, on May 9 was a huge success. We thank the Northern VA/DC/Maryland community for coming out in force and our good friends in RASIKA for the great entertainment. We also thank all the donors at the concert, including the donors to the Educate A Child program. Please expect an Educate a Child update within the next few weeks. Our next fund raiser initiative is a Thamizh play - "Ninaithaalae Nadakkum", by a Bay Area theater group called Avatar (http://www.theavatars.org/) at 7 PM on October 3, 2009 at South Lakes High School in Reston, VA. Mark your calendar and stay tuned for further details. We are also excited to announce that the community can now contribute to OPEN online at http://www.mydonations.com/openindia. At the concert, we presented the following videos:
We will continue funding benches and desks at the Garodia high schools and scholarships for nursing students in partnership with the NGO Kaingkarya. Our ability to fund these projects depends on your generosity. We request that (tax deductible) contributions payable to "OPEN Inc." be sent to one of the addresses below. If you made a pledge during the concert and if you haven't sent your check yet please do so as soon as possible.
If you would like your contribution to go towards the "Educate a Child" program, please mention it on your check memo section. Contributions may also be made online at: http://www.mydonations.com/openindia Please consider investing in India's future. To delay may mean to forget. Sincerely, |