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Sign Up for Email Updates For Email Marketing you can trust. Sahaya Going Beyond (narrated by Jeremy Irons). "Sahaya song" by Sandeep Khurana "Thank you" from the Sahaya-supported children. With thanks to our event sponsors: International House Davis Preethi Indian Cuisine (712 2nd Street, Davis, CA 95616) Many thanks to everyone who supported our Sahaya Walks event! Thanks to your generosity and efforts, we raised approximately $5,000 which will all go towards helping HIV-infected children and youth in our programs in India. To view more pictures of our event, go to this Facebook album. Sahaya Walks 2017: Sunday October 8 from 1 to 4 pm at International House Davis SAHAYA WALKS (previously called Hope Walks) is a family-oriented annual event to celebrate that we can make a difference in the lives of HIV-infected children and orphans in the programs of Sahaya International in India. This year marks the 11th edition! Come join us! Participants of all ages – young and old – are welcome. There will be an Indian lunch, a short walk, music and dance, and fun activities (such as origiami, face painting, henna tattoos and a photobooth), music and dance. 100% of the proceeds of this annual event directly support 33 HIV-infected children and youth, who are part of our programs with the organization READ in India. Program: Where: International House Davis (10 College Park, Davis, CA 95616) 1:00 pm: Start of check-in/ on-site registration Lunch: with food provided by Preethi Indian Cuisine; we'll also have a potluck so feel free to bring a side-dish (such as a salad) or dessert to share. Activities (including face painting, henna, origami, photobooth) 2:00 pm: Opening ceremony with several performers/speakers (including VSP, the dynamic duo, UCD Project Rishi, and more to be announced soon): Walk: a leisurely half-mile walk, fit for all ages. Post-walk activities: Continued fun activities (see above) (Picture above, taken August 2017; picture below: September 2015): Some of the beneficiaries of Sahaya Walks (Most of the 33 children and youth that we are helping via Sahaya Walks) One of the children in our program has grown up and leads a healthy life. We provide them with proper nutrition, clothing, education and access to life-saving medications. With proper care, love and education, HIV-infected children can have a real future. Thanks to our efforts, we have not lost a single child in because of HIV/AIDS in 9 years! This is truly something to celebrate! Will you join us? Our goal is to raise $10,000 to help all these children for the coming year. What your contributions mean: $10:     One month of life-saving HIV medicines $30: One month of food, clothing, tuition $100: School fees and clothing for a year $360: One year of food, clothing and school fees View some highlights of recent Sahaya Walks Posted by Sahaya International Inc (USA) on Sunday, October 18, 2015 Sahaya Walks 2014 from Sahaya International on Vimeo. (Videoclip and song by Sandeep Khurana) "We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop." (Mother Teresa) © Sahaya International, 2017 Webmaster: koen@sahaya.org