Sahayta supporter scales Mt. Kilimanjaro

Guru, a Sahayata supporter climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro recently and helped raise funds for Sahayta.

Guru learnt about Sahayta’s cause from a friend and appreciated the importance of the cause. He always wanted to get involved as a benefactor and Sahayta stood out to him because he saw a direct application of the funds raised. He felt that he had to do something to raise awareness. As a result, he dedicated his challenging attempt to climb Kilimanjaro to the cause of Sahayta. Guru was inspired by the stories of various cancer inflicted victims and especially their children who without the help of Sahayta might not get the same opportunities to explore life otherwise.

We salute Guru’s endeavor in raising awareness for Sahayta by scaling one of the toughest peaks in the world!

Sahayta/SAMAR Bone Marrow Registration Drive Nov 2006

Sahayta in partnership with SAMAR (South Asian Marrow Association of Recruiters) organized a registration drive at the Verizon office in Waltham, MA on Nov 21.

The event was quite successful with a lot of people signing up as potential marrow donors. SAMAR’s representative RoopJyot Kaur gave an indepth informational presentation on Leukemia, the Bone Marrow donation procedure and about the lack of registered donors from the minority races in the US (69% of people in the national bone marrow registry are Caucasians, South Asians are just 1%)

With advancement in medical technology there is no longer a blood sample required to register as a bone marrow donor. Only an oral swab from the cheek is required. The entire process of filling the forms and giving the sample takes just 10 minutes.

Sahayta requests you to become a marrow donor. The chance of you matching a patient are 1 in 20,000 - 1in 100,000. But if you do match your marrow will be that patient’s only chance at survival.

Generation Desi Bhangra Party Aug 2006

Generation Desi, a local Boston group that organizes social events for Indian students and professionals supported us through their bhangra party on Aug 25.

The party was held at The Rack club in downtown Boston and Generation Desi donated 50% of the amount collected through ticket sales to Sahayta supporters. We had a turn out of about 50 friends and volunteers. With Bhangra music and live dhol it was a great event.

We thank Generation Desi for supporting Sahayta and we thank all our friends who were there to support us.