4th SQUASH-A-MILE for

Sunday, 23rd August, 201510 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.

atBombay Gymkhana Squash Courts

Mumbai

Save the date!

VCare Foundation2015

What is Squash-a-Mile?

• Squash-A-Mile (SaM) is an initiative of the Squash fraternity, first conceived in the U.K. in 2010.

• Participants run/walk 165 lengths of the squash court, which is equivalent to one mile (1.6 km).

• All proceeds from the fundraiser are donated to charity.

SaM in India• 2011- SaM organised by Caran Arora to raise approx. Rs.1.3

lakhs for Concern India.

• 2012- First SaM for V Care Foundation organized by Rhea Advani. Raised Rs. 8.4 lakhs.

• 2013 - SaM for V Care Foundation organized by Rohaan Advani and Abhimanyu Shah. Raised Rs. 8.5 lakhs.

• 2014 – SaM for V Care Foundation organized by Rohaan Advani in association with the Rotaract Club of Bombay Bayview. Raised Rs.11.7 lakhs, taking the Fundraiser to another level.

• 2015 – SaM for V Care Foundation being organised by Riddhi Sampat, Sireena Divecha, Rohaan and Rhea Advani. Target to raise Rs. 15 lakhs.

Support

SaM 2015 is being supported by Bombay

Gymkhana Club. The event will be held

at the squash courts on Sunday, August 23rd .

Why V Care Foundation?

• Established in February 1994 by Vandana Gupta, a cancer survivor, VCare provides emotional support and information to poor cancer patients. For want of adequate resources, the NGO was initially unable to provide any financial assistance to needy patients. They did amazing work, but lacked financial resources.

• Thanks to the money raised by SaM for V Care Foundation, over 1000 additional poor patients battling cancer will be or have been financially aided through the V Care Foundation.

Marketing The Event• Facebook page- Social networking helps spread the word

• Targeting Corporates – Rs. 1 lakh commitment will entitle you to co-sponsorship benefits…corporate logo can be printed on t-shirts and posters.

• Posters displayed at prominent locations

• Printing of Event Boards

• Printing T-Shirts

• Coordinating with teams involved with the venue, logistics, menu and collection of funds

Corporate sponsors

• Value the contribution of corporate sponsors meeting their CSR goals

• Contributions of minimum 1 lakh will entitle the sponsor to sponsorship benefits including logo on posters and t-shirts (cut-off July 23rd , 2015)

• First corporate sponsor, Marsil Exports, already committed

Letter to sponsors Dear Sir,

We are writing to you to solicit the support of your company to Squash-a-Mile 2015 for poor cancer patients.

Just to give you a little background. Squash-a-Mile (SaM) is an initiative of the Squash fraternity, first conceived in the UK in 2010. It consists of a Run of an entire mile (1.6 km) shuttle-run between the front and back walls of the squash court ad measuring 9.75 metres, equating to 165 lengths of the court in total.  In 2011, the first SaM was held  in India under the auspices of the Bombay Gymkhana Club, to raise funds for Concern India. In 2012, the first SaM for V Care Foundation was held to raise funds for cancer treatment and medicines for poor cancer patients. VCare Foundation is a 20 year NGO founded by Vandana Gupta, an inspiring cancer survivor who has helped make a difference to hundreds of cancer inflicted patients and families.

Established in February 1994, VCare counseled and provided emotional support and information to cancer patients and their families. For lack of resources, the NGO was initially unable to provide any financial assistance to needy cancer patients. Thanks to SaM 2012, over 315 cancer patients received financial assistance, with more than 100 generous participants contributing approximately Rs. 7.7 lakhs. SaM 2013 helped 384 poor cancer patients and SaM 2014, helped over 400 patients. Our catchy slogan "Run a mile, spread a smile" has helped gather hundreds of participants to support this compelling event. This year, we hope to raise the collection bar to yet another level, to give hope and help to many more cancer patients in India.

The event will be held on Sunday, August 23rd, 2015, from 10 am to 12.30 noon at the squash courts of the Bombay Gymkhana club. Please do encourage your employees to participate. We solicit your generous pledge. Donations may be made in cash or cheque in favour of "VCare Foundation". We would be delighted if you will extend your support to make this event meaningful. LET’S MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Yours sincerely, SIreena, Riddhi.

The ResponseSunday, September 7, 2014

• People of all ages participated( the youngest being 2 yrs old and the oldest being 81 yrs!) with a total of 235 participants, 105 of which completed the mile.

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