Join Team VOC at Sevathon 2013
Spring is here! It is time to make your fitness goals a reality!
We invite you to join Team VOC for Sevathon 2013 – a 5K/10K/Half marathon run and walk event.
Sevathon is an annual event conducted by India Community Center (ICC) that brings close to 5000 people and 100 non-profits together. While you achieve your fitness goals, you also support the deserving charitable causes. Click here to read more about this event.
When and Where?
Sunday, July 14 2013 – Baylands Park, Sunnyvale, CA
Event registration:
4 simple steps:
- Create login and pw: http://x.co/vocseva
- Complete the Race registration form (click on Sevathon-2013 icon on the right)
- Add family and friends
- Make a payment ($25 for 5K/10K, $40 for Half Marathon)
Can I help raise funds for your organization?
Yes. After you register for the event, you have the option to set up a personal pledge page and raise money for the non-profit cause of your choice.
Where does my money go?
100% of the donations pledged in this event will go towards supporting education projects that we run in India.
Can we practice for the event as a group?
Yes. Training session organized by ICC is held every Saturday at 8 AM in Baylands Park, Sunnyvale, CA
Past Events
- November 2012 – Youth Tennis Tornament – to support education of under provileged children
- February, 2011 – Helping hands for Haiti, Maui massage event
- January, 2011 – Dine at Garden Fresh restaurant, Support Haiti
- June 2009 – Sugato Nag Sitar Concert – Brazil Computer School Fund raiser
Youth Tennis Tournament
Ace for Kids 2012
Sign-up your child and help them help a child in need. All proceeds go to support the education of underprivileged children.
Date: Sunday, November 4th 2012
Time: 2-6 PM
Venue: Newark Memorial High School 39375 Cedar Blvd., Newark, CA
Age: 10-15 years
Entry Fee: $25
Contact details: events@voiceofachild.org 408 306 4745 / 408 242 8631
Winners will receive a trophy. All participants receive a certificate of participation.
Coming soon - more details about the tournament including format and rules
Click here to see the event flyer
Helping Hands for Haiti: Maui School of Therapeutic Massage Donates Massage to Support Relief Work for Children in Haiti
Maui School of Therapeutic Massage will be hosting Helping Hands for Haiti, 1-5pm on Friday, February 5 and Friday, February 26. Clients will receive an hour-long massage in the student clinic and all proceeds will benefit relief work in Haiti. Minimum donation is $30. Appointments are available between 1-5pm. To book an appointment call 572-2277.
Donations from Helping Hands for Haiti will support the work of Voice of a Child, a 501(c)(3) non-profit which funds relief activities which target the needs of children through its sister-organization, AMURT/AMURTEL. Presently professionals are providing medical care, managing food and medical supply distribution, and creating safe temporary shelter for approximately 1000 children. AMURT/AMURTEL has been operating schools and providing ongoing medical relief work and community-building activities in Haiti for over twenty years and has earned the trust and respect of the local community, government and United Nations.
Maui School of Therapeutic Massage is a Hawaii Department of Education state-approved vocational school with full- and part-time programs commencing each year in March and September. The school regularly offers massage as a community service to seniors through Hale Mahaolu, at local fundraisers such as Relay for Life, a benefit for the American Cancer Society, and at sporting events such as the Maui Marathon, the Maui Oceanfront Marathon, and the Hana Relay. To find out more about MSTM’s community service outreach program, call 572-1888.
Event Flyer
Contact: Shelagh Lampshire
Cell: 808-283-9898
Email: shelampshire@gmail.com
Dine at Garden Fresh, Support Haiti
Garden Fresh Vegetarian Restaurant in Mountain View will pay 50% of the money received plus tips to VOC’s Haiti relief work. This only applies to customers that come specifically for the fundraiser (the restaurant will still be open for normal business). The fundraiser event runs Monday through Thursday, until February 11. You can come any time during business hours (11am-9.30pm).
If you go, be sure to tell your server that you are there for the Haiti Fundraiser.
The restaurant address:
Garden Fresh Vegetarian Restaurant
1245 W. El Camino Real
Mountain View, CA. 94040
(cross street is Shoreline Blvd.)
Hours: 11am-9:30pm
Sitar concert Los Altos, California – June 7th 2009 at 5:00 PM
Sitar virtuoso Sugato Nag will play with prominent tabla player Abhijit Banerjee. Sugato Nag’s 13 year old son, Snehesh Nag, will also give a short performance.
When: Sunday, June 7th @ 5 PM
Where: Ananda Marga Yoga and Meditation Center, 27160 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills, CA
Part of the proceeds will go to support our computer school project in Brazil
Concert Flyer
Portuguese version of the ITA website.
