Dear Friend,

This fall I will be participating in the Morgan Hill Marathon on Sunday, October 23, 2011 benefiting the Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation. The Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation is a charitable trust that initiates, supports, and runs non-formal one-teacher schools (popularly known as Ekal Vidyalayas) all over India. I have joined the Ekal Vidyalaya movement and need your help in raising money for the noble cause.

The Ekal movement is the largest, grassroots, non-government education movement in India, operating in over 35,115 villages and educating over 984,480 children in rural India. I urge you to visit EVF's website at www.ekal.org for more information.

Ekal Information http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb_jarZenIg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpadDQrxzhw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXWzH7gyII0 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=61044367580 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ekal-Vidyalaya-Bay-Area/181587381886546

I need your help with your generous donation to achieve my fund raising goal, while I will train hard to achieve my other goal of completing the race. You can donate online by filling the form on the right hand side or by writing a check payable to the "Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of USA". Please mail checks to the following address:

Attn: EkalMarathon Bay Area Chapter Ekal Vidyalaya,
3908 Westhollow Parkway,
Houston, TX 77082

Please specify my runner number and name in the memo.

Thank you very much.