The Asha for Education Newsletter Vol. Volunteers prepared home cooked food for over 800 people, giving them a different taste of India. Such programs provide an avenue to reach new donors and volunteers. Fundraisers also provide volunteers with tangible results for their efforts, thus keeping alive their involvement with Asha.
Volunteers get satisfaction by organizing a successful program and from working for a good cause.
Other chapters have organized cricket matches, Carrom tournaments, pledge drives, and concerts by distinguished musicians or local talent. Innovative ideas include tutoring program where volunteers teach students, who donate a token amount to Asha. Asha volunteers have come up with amazing ideas for raising funds, most of which have been wildly successful. The Work an Hour program, which was the first Asha wide fundraiser, comes to mind. The new chapters can make use of the existing ideas and expertise available with volunteers in the older chapters.