For the past one year, I have been serving on the board of a non-profit organization called Vision Aid. This organization provides computer skills and tools to the visually challenged, low income people in India. The demand for Vision Aid's services far exceeds the supply. Our single center in India is not able to accomodate all the applicants who come to the center seeking training. In order to raise funds for a new center we ran our first ever fund raising event "Ramayana - A Visual Journey", a solo dance drama in a traditional Indian dance form with English narration. The event was held at "The National Heritage Museum, Lexington" and was completely sold out! It was an awesome feeling to realize that the proceeds far exceeded our expectations. I am particularly excited because we now have enough money to provide early intervention programs for children - a few dollars can help detect visual problems early enough to prevent low vision or even blindness later in life.
This year I will be serving as President of Vision Aid and along with the title comes the responsibility of creating a plan for the year that will help us set up a new center, work with more children and raise funds to implement all the ideas!
