Volunteers Needed ...

Alright, some serious stuff... There is an organization called Asha , which focusses on education for underprivileged children ( U can read more details at http://www.ashanet.org/ ) . As part of fund-raising activities , we are planning to organize a corporate quiz here at B'lore ..This is something which has been successfully organized at Hyderabad over the last two years and has yielded good funds by means of sponsorship, registration money etc... Please note that nothing in terms of when, where etc are not yet planned for B'lore... Basically it involves talking to HR / managers of different companies about the mission of Asha, asking them to sponsor few teams from their organization ( The registration fees at Hyd was 5000/- per team ..and around 35+ teams came ) which can be done through your contacts, mails, phone...etc..It also involves roping in some sponsor to pay the prize money ( At Hyd, it had to be paid from registration money ) , getting a reputed QM to host it for free, getting an auditorium for free (At Hyd, it was hosted at ISB ) , printing leaflets, preparing web, registration etc... So, in a nutshell, it involves talking to lot of ppl , convincing them about the mission of Asha, and roping them in...

We need a core group of volunteers based at b'lore who'll help us in doing this.. It'll involve using your contacts ( c'mon, make some practical use of orkut, messenger etc ) ..Essentially it would mean that you'll have to sacrifice sometime -- perhaps a significant portion-- from the weekends which you'll be spending with your girl friends /boy friends , pubbing, partying, window shopping at forum ( I too belong to this category ) etc ... People from other cities are also welcome to help us with their contacts in companies, friends etc..But more importantly we need people at b'lore who are willing to sweat it out for this...

So, if u r interested, mail me at - ajithprasadb@gmail.com -- or comment here ,I'll get back to you.. Also, if you are not from b'lore but happen to know someone in b'lore whom you feel will help us in doing this, please pass the message to them too....Don't put this message to public mailing lists or anything like that...I dont want spam here... If you feel you can help / someone whom you know can help , get them in...Basically, trust your instincts rather than blindly trusting the internet in propagating the message...

Thanks,
Ajith