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Pooja Taskar

Why am I running the marathon?

2 Reasons... 1st .... simply becoz of the cause.... to do anything possible from my end to raise some money for supporting the projects undertaken by ASHA back in India. and 2nd ..... to tell myself..... 'yes I can do a marathon ... if I want to' ... + I am sure it's going to help me get into a better shape ;-)

I always thought I wanted to do something good for others ... i didn't know how and when I was going to do that. Somehow I feel that a lot of goooood things can be done... it's just that it needs the right kind of support.. both personal and financial. With a good financial backing a lot of projects can actually be completed. This marathon for me is just one way of getting that financial support.

ASHA is one such organization working on numerous projects back in India. As I begin to work for this organization.. i plan to give my support today by generating some money .. and then by actually working on some project in the future.

Something more about my second reason... doing a marathon is a biiig thing.... not many people do it... and it definitely needs some consistent practice to complete it.... when i heard about the marathon from ASHA... I knew that this was the one thing which would keep me motivated till the very end. + it's just a way of telling myself.. nothing is impossible if I decide to do it.... so here I am.... training for the marathon...... and looking forward to completing it.

What's my goal?

My goal is to raise at least 1360 dollars (100 dollars per mile) through contributions from people like you.

What you can do?

Simple...... just sponsor my run... help me meet my goal ... and in turn help ASHA support projects like SUPPORT. All of your contribution is going to go to the ASHA projects. Check out the following site for more details SUPPORT - Society for Undertaking Poor People for Rehabilitation. Thank You.