The 5k Walk/Run organized by Saheli which originated at Burlington High School on Saturday, September 29, 2007 to raise funds for Domestic Violence Women’s issues could not have been conducted on a more glorious sunny and pleasant fall morning.A very diverse crowd including eager tots, energetic high school and collegestudents, industry professionals and social workers, Saheli volunteers and members along with family and friends combined with strong support and presence from the Burlington Police Department and Lahey Clinic was enough to create a cheerful and very enthusiastic atmosphere for the entire Walk/Run.

There were 2 groups of Walkers/Runners who completed the session at their pace.Good weather, enthusiasm of the Walkers/Runners and the strong encouragement and support from the Burlington Police throughout the route securing traffic orderliness and safety ensured the success of this Walk/Run and left everyone in high spirits of fellowship and good cheer. The Walk/Run did create a goal to make this a more serious running event in New England for runners and also create this as a impetus for prospective runners to get started and help Saheli in their fund raising efforts for helping women.

Thanks to the generous and open hearted efforts and contributions of the participants and sponsors, Saheli was able to raise funds little more than $4000 from about 65 participants and sponsors for the 2007 Walk/Run for Non-Violence Against Women event.Major sponsors included One World Cuisine, Trupti Patel, Sun Microsystems, David Ludwig, Deloitte & Touche (SAEN)  Pradeep Audho, Robert Keating, Gora Banerjee , Karma Enterprise , Dinesh Tanna, Raj Sharma, Dr. Amrit Chopra, Dr. Anup Singh, Cisco Networks ,Lahey Clinic, and DV Forum

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On Friday October 19th 2007 from 10am-3pm, Saheli, Support for South Asian Women and Domestic Violence Services of Central Middlesex Inc (DVS) is inviting you to attend: 
 

A Forum to Build New Community Ties: Bridging the Cultural Gap to Provide Effective Domestic Violence Services to the Asian Immigrant Community.

This conference will serve as a platform for community members, advocates, service providers, volunteers, activists, police departments, members of our legal system, and academic community to come together and share information and discussion around the issue of providing domestic violence services to the Asian Immigrant community. This conference is funded through the Northwest Suburban Health Alliance/CHNA 15 DoN funds from Lahey Clinic.

We believe this conference will serve as a conduit for effective collaboration among those working toward ending abuse. Attached is the flier for this event. It includes the program for the day. Please feel free to pass this email to your colleagues and fellow community members.
 
Space is limited. Please register as soon as possible by sending an email to aarti at 

sahelidvservicesconference@gmail.com
 
For further information please contact aarti at 

sahelidvservicesconference@gmail.com 
 

For information about Saheli, please visit our website:  www.saheliboston.org

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