Minutes for Asha Berkeley 3/9/08
1.Introductions (Puneet, Chinmay, Amit, Ann, Sangita, Lakshmi,
Milla, Digvijay, Bala, Shashin)
2.Ping Pong Celebrity Event (Shashin)
- Celebrities: Raj Mathai, Yau-man Chan, Mohini Bhardwaj, Sania Mirza?, Steve Westley
- Expenses: $200 for roundtrip and hotel to bring Mohini Bhardwaj from Southern California
- Expected Revenue: charge $50-$100 to play one game to 11 with each celebrity. Event lasts 3 hour with four celebrities. Which means $1,200 - $2,400. We can also sell or auction autographed items. Sponsorships is another potential source of revenue.
- Shashin's Tasks: recruit celebrities and handle media coverage
- Asha's Tasks: find sponsors
- Suggestions:
- Reach out to people outside the Indian community
- Contact Cal Ping Pong Tea,
- Find possible donors through ICC Database
- It would be helpful to have a write up of media sources and contacts
- Contact Previous Asha Donors
- Send Sponsorship Packets
3.Child Rights Trust (Foster) – educates children of their rights
(Bangalore)
- Rights include: Right to Development, Gender Equality, Right to Education, etc.
- Project was approved in 2005 and it got FCRA clearance in Dec. 2007.
- Cofounder: Padmini (retired from Unicef)
- 2006-2007: legislative action is being taken and other NGOs have gotten involved
- CRT was given responsibility to set up helpline for children and women
4.Parijat Academy – Assam (Digvijay)
- Budget
- Salary for Cook Rs 12, 000 (Rs. 1000 monthly)
- Books/ writing materials Rs. 67000 (Rs. 350 per child)
- Desk and bench – 30 pairs Rs. 36,000 (Rs 1200 per pair)
- Total: $3,000
- Suggestions
- Should we supply books at the start of the Academic year?
- Contact Asha Seattle because Parijat only has FCRA clearance for that chapter
5.WAH Coordinator
- Amit Mookerjee
- Email: mookerjee@berkeley.edu
