12/20/2007 - Winter Update |
Greetings from OPEN! We hope all is well with the OPEN community. The fourth annual OPEN-Rasika concert sold out again this year. We moved the event this year, held on Oct. 27, to a larger venue at Langley High School in McLean but found ourselves running short of seats again.
At the concert, we showed videos of some of the kids we are helping, and the schools we are working with in India. Here is a one-minute video from a boy who is now in Engineering college. When he thanks OPEN for his scholarship, we consider it due to the efforts of all our supporters and volunteers. Here is a clip from a chat with the Principal of General Cariappa Vocational High School. Since our fall update, we have now introduced an "Educate a Child" program to provide scholarships for school and college students. The contributions are set at three levels:
Since the fall update, we have also undertaken other projects:
We are also evaluating other projects:
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, |