Past fundraising activities of Sahaya International

Below is a sample of the variety of ways in which Sahaya volunteers have dedicated their time and efforts to raise awareness about our programs and raise funds to help the people overseas. Please note that this list is not complete; if you have an activity that you like to add, don't hesitate to contact us.

Many thanks again to all our volunteers and supporters!

Come and Trance-Dance to benefit Sahaya International's Mother Teresa School in India The workshop is taught by Ramin Yazdani. Click here for more information. We thank everyone who came to the Trance Dance workshops in March and April 2011. We will plan more workshops in the near future.

We thank everyone who supported the Sahaya benefit concert of Indian classical music by Ustad Shafaat Khan on February 26, 2011 at I-house Davis, via their donations and tremendous volunteer efforts. We raised $1672 dollars for the construction of a 2nd level on the Mother Teresa School in Southern India

We thank everyone who participated in our Charity Work Days (December 10, 2010 and January 28, 2011): Donations are continued to be accepted for this program until February 27. So far, the Charity Work Days have raised already $ 1,660 for the construction of the much-needed 2nd level on the Mother Teresa School of Periyakrishnapuram. Instead of traveling to India and laboring and sweating under very hot conditions, you can help to construct the 2nd level by volunteering one hour to one day at your regular job! It's very simple. Click here for more information on our Charity Work Day program.

We thank everyone who participated in Hope Walks Davis 2010 Mark your calendar for Sahaya Walk 2011 Sunday October 16

On October 17, 2010 Many people in Davis showed that rain, rain and more rain could not dampen our spirits. Our lively event showed that we truly care about HIV-affected children in India. A big ...THANKS to everyone! You are so inspiring! You are truly the best, and really what Hope Walks is all about. We walked, played games, threw water balloons, ate snacks, drank mango lassi, wrote letters, and raised $5,917 to provide the infected children in our programs in India with hope for a future. Click here to see many pictures of our 2010 event or to learn more. The banner made by children in Davis was taken to the children in India who are being helped by Sahaya International and our Hope Walks Davis event.

Mount Shasta Fundraiser for the construction of the Jawahar Matriculation School From June 18-2, 2008, to help raise the funds for this school, a team of 3 (Ramin Yazdani, Lauren Vaage and Koen Van Rompay) climbed Mount Shasta in California this past week (June 18-21). They made it to approximately 13,000 feet (very close to the summit of ~14,000 feet) before rapidly changing weather conditions with extremely strong wind gusts forced them to retreat to avoid further danger. The same evening, a lot of lightning was visible in the skies (which led to many forest fires in the region). A more complete picture story of our trip can be seen at this link (and click then on "slide show"): http://www.flickr.com/photos/17225747@N08/sets/72157605802532247/

 

• On June 3, 2006, we had a fun dinner and entertainment evening in Davis to raise money to construct an urgently needed building for the Periyakrishnapuram school (click here).

Rochelle Frank-Bobell and her friends organize dinners for their friends, and the proceeds are used to sponsor orphans in India.

On Sunday, May 4, 2003, the Belgian Club of Northern California hosted a fundraiser and invited Koen Van Rompay to give a slide presentation about Sahaya International. Money was collected and cards were sold to support the children programs in India. In addition, on September 25, 2004, on November 19, 2005, and on November 25, 2006, the Belgian Club hosted three times a special "Belgian Beer and Friet/Fries" fundraiser event in Hayward, California. The event was well attended and in addition to the legendary good food and beer, a silent auction was held with many art items, books and household items donated by club members. The proceeds went to 3 charities, including Sahaya International.

In 2004, the Gospel Justice Committee of the St. James Parish in Davis also became closely involved with Sahaya International, and has been raising money on a continuous basis to help our program overseas. In addition, several committee members have become dedicated sponsors of Indian children through our orphan sponsorship program .

Students Against Global AIDS (SAGA) is a group of students from the University of Maryland (Baltimore County) and the University of Maryland Medical School. The group, led by Tara Raviprakash, raised HIV awareness to their fellow students and raises money for Sahaya's HIV programs.

In the Summer of 2005, several teams of friends organized yard sales in Davis, and the proceeds were donated to Sahaya International. Innovative ways were used to attract passing people to come and take a look at some incredible deals!

On May 6, 2006, the GSA club of Davis organized a picnic, with lots of good food, entertainment (songs, skits) and a silent auction. All proceeds went towards Sahaya International's fundraising efforts for the Mother Teresa school in India.

On March 10, 2001, the schools of the St. Jacob parish in Borsbeek, near Antwerp (Belgium) did a major fundraising event to remember Lent: students and their family and friends went on a 10 km walk or a 30 km bike ride. Thanks to sponsorship, approximately 219,000 Belgian Franks (approx. $ 4,800) was raised to help the educational programs for children in the rural villages in India. Please (click here) to see photographs of this event.