1. Asha for Education NYC/NJ Chapter December 13, 2007

2. First Dinner Gala  First dinner gala in May at the Waldorf=Astoria in NYC  Kris Gopalakrishnan (CEO, Infosys Technologies) as Chief Guest  P. Sainath (Award-winning author, development journalist of The Hindu) as Special Guest Speaker  Raised over $40,000 in net proceeds through ticket sales and event-day activities.  Reached out to a different demographic of the community to raise awareness about organization’s mission.

3. 4 th Annual 5K Run/Walk  Fourth Annual 5K Run/Walk in June at the Riverside Park in NYC  Over 300 runners of all ages participated in the event  Runners raised funds through pledges from friends and family  Raised about $25,000 in net proceeds through this event

4. Notes of Hope Concert  Notes of Hope musical concert in August at Synod Hall in NYC  Sold out performance by fusion-rock band Indian Ocean  Over 500 people attended the event  Raised about $13,000 in net proceeds through ticket sales

5. The Marathon Program  Flagship fundraising program  Enrollment and training starts in June  One of the preeminent training programs in the area  Almost 50 participants this year  Runners can choose to participate in half or full marathons  Participants have the option to take part in a marathon in any part of the world  Participants raise $100/mile through pledges  Program has already raised over 100K this year

6. Total Funds Raised  Individual donations through Work- An-Hour program, United Way Campaign, and Online Donations Almost $350,000 raised… …expected to touch $400,000 by end of the year!  Not just highest amount to date but the best growth rate ever!

7. Asha Projects New Projects –  Child Aid Foundation  HUT AIDS Orphans Education Program  Shilpa Society for Mentally Handicapped  Kedi Residential School for Girls New Initiatives with existing projects –  Sahyog-Ekta – Basic health services  Sarvodaya Parivar Trust - Zero Class Program  Project AHEAD – library and school bus service  Asha Fellow – Siddama’s efforts in Tamil Nadu

8. Asha Projects (cont’d) One-time funding to projects supported by other Asha chapters -  Dhamma Dipa School at Tripura – Asha Stamford  towards building new classrooms  Sandyna Project in Nagpur Maharashtra – Asha Athens  Operational expenses

9. Asha Projects CHILD AID FOUNDATION:  The Child Aid Foundation, established in 1993, is a NGO working for education of poor and needy children in India.  CAF runs "Shri Vijaya Bharati School", with 350 students, in Vijayawada City, Andhra Pradesh.  The school provides conventional education from the Nursery to 10 th grade - Government's Department of Education approved syllabus and curriculum.  CAF provides free: 1) education, 2) transportation to and from school, 3) school supplies 4) midday lunch, 5) school uniform, 6) after school tutoring, and 7) non- school clothing.  ASHA has delegated $10,000 to this project. Currently the funding covers the salaries of all thirteen teachers. Part of the funding also goes to the school autos and salary of an additional staff assistant.

10. Asha Projects HUT AIDS ORPHANS EDUCATION PROJECT :  Human Uplift Trust (HUT) is a community-based organization serving certain rural areas in Tamil Nadu, which has been identified as being disproportionately affected by HIV infection.  Asha supports HUT’s center in the district of Perambalur, which was identified as a high prevalence area by the Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society.  HUT’s goal is to assist children and orphans from families affected by AIDS (FAA), by providing- oFree formal education oHIV/ AIDS prevention and counseling services and psychosocial support oa safe and enabling environment where their needs are met in a stigma free environment.  Asha disbursed $14,000 to this project, and the monies are being used for staff salaries, school supplies, classroom and dormitory furniture.

11. United Way Campaign  If your company participates in a United Way program, and permits agency designation, we encourage you to consider participating in the campaign.  Find out how you can help by visiting our United Way campaign website at http://www.ashanet.org/nycnj/unitedway.

12. Dhanyawad Thank you for keeping alive… Our Dream - Their Hope Through Your support!!

13. 2008 Coordinators  Chapter Coordinator Padmaja Rajagopalan  Funds Coordinators Kiran Begari Siddharth Mallik  Knowledge Coordinator Sharad Sundararajan  Marathon Coordinators Manav Agarwal Prasanth Ramanand Advait Sane Sapna Vijaykumar  New Member Coordinators Emmanual Benedict Rick Gandhi  Projects Coordinators Shreya Amin Vivek Jayaraman Sandeep Kulkarni  Publicity Coordinators Remya Thomas  Treasurers Geetha Ramachandran Sweta Mohanty  Website Coordinators Vimal Nath