Update:
1. Prerana completed the NYC Marathon on November 5, 2006 in 5h 8m 48s.
2. Raksha and Sworupa also completed the Philadelphia Marathon yesterday (Nov 19).
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Thank you for believing in us and in our mission.
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Three women, two marathons, one cause
Three Nepali women (all members of Help Nepal Network USA) are running the US Marathons this November to raise funds for the Help Nepal Health Post in Haripurwa VDC, Sarlahi. Haripurwa VDC is a conglomerate of villages with approximately 13,000 people. The VDC does not have a health facility and the villagers have to walk long hours to the district hospital in Malangwa for minor treatments and check ups.
This summer, the MaHa US Tour organized by Help Nepal Network raised $10,760.90 for the 13-bed Health Post. The total initial estimated cost for the construction of the Health Post is approximately $19,000. Prerana Shrestha, Sworupa Khadka and Raksha Pant will attempt to raise the remaining $8,000 for the Health Post. Money raised in excess of $8,000 will be put towards Bhai Bahini Program. Bhai Bahini Program is designed to allow a child in the US to support a child in Nepal with their parent’s help. Prerana will run the ING New York City Marathon on November 5, and Sworupa and Raksha will run the Philadelphia Marathon on November 19.
Please support these courageous women the best you can with online contributions at https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=5012.
If sending checks, please make checks payable to the individual runners with the memo: For Sarlahi Health Post/Help Nepal Network USA/NYC Marathon or Philadelphia Marathon.
Prerana Shrestha
500 East 63rd street Apt 7D
New York, NY 10021
Sworupa Khadka
736W 187St, Apt 409
New York, NY 10033
Raksha Pant
28 S. Oxford St, Apt 5
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Please check with your employer to see if they match your contributions towards registered non-profit organizations. Help Nepal Network USA is a registered 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization in the US.
The runners
Prerana Shrestha – THE ING NEW YORK CITY MARATHON (Nov 5, 2006)
Prerana is a PhD candidate in Neuroscience at The Rockefeller University in New York. She graduated from Bates College in 2003 with a Bachelors of Science degree in Biological Chemistry. She also serves in the executive committee of International Nepali Biomedical Society (INBS). Prerana (874B) is a member of Society of Ex-Budhanilkantha Students - North America (SEBS-NA) and an Alum of Adarsha Vidya Mandir High School.
Raksha Pant – PHILADELPHIA MARATHON (NOV 19, 2006)
Raksha works in McKinsey & Company's Asset Management Research Practice in NYC. Raised in Thailand and the Philippines, Raksha graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 2002 with an Economics major/Math minor. Raksha and friends also launched “Badi ko Sathiâ€, a non-profit with the goal of educating Badi children and raising societal awareness about the Badi plight.
Sworupa Khadka – PHILADELPHIA MARATHON (NOV 19, 2006)
Sworupa works as an Assistant Operations Manager at Mellon Financial Corporation in its Consulting and Investment Solutions group. She graduated from University of Bridgeport, CT in 2001 where she served as a President of The Himalayan Club, a student organization. She is also the founding member of XMA (Xavier's Mary's Alumni Association). She has been actively involved in the organization of various social and fund raising events/activities in the New England and tri-state area.
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