Asha Danbury

RAY OF HOPE event on Sunday, December 7, 3-7pm

Dear Friend of Asha for Education-Danbury,

We would like to invite you to our Ray of Hope event to be held on Sunday, December 7, 2025 at the Tarrywile Mansion in Danbury, CT. The event will feature an elegant evening with a reception, games & dares, live bollywood music with DJ, and gourmet version of Indian street food. The evening will be a place for us to connect to a shared vision of Hope and contribute to a real change. This year, we will display our “Holiday Giving Tree” at the venue, where we will showcase the names of our attendees/donors. If you are unable to attend, please consider adding a sparkle to the Holiday Giving Tree.

We are thrilled to welcome back Vishy and the team from Bombay Central Live Band, who are eager to do their share to the cause. They are good entertainers who knew how to get the crowd moving to the beats of BC band last year and are sure to bring the same energy back to the dance floor this year! We are equally excited to have Alok and the team from Avon Indian Grill back, and they are working diligently to create a menu of an elevated version of Indian street food. They too are eager to make a difference to the children and the families who we support!

Our project partners in India are social innovators and changemakers. They are seeing some impact of shifts in global economic priorities on CSR funding. While broader changes and impact of such changes are out of scope at Asha Danbury, we would like to stand tall in Hope with our partners (with your support) to ensure that vital programs for marginalized communities who we support, continue to thrive. As always, we have put forth donation packages while keeping children as the beneficiaries at the forefront of everything we do. We hope you will find a package that works for you. We disbursed ~$50,000 to 5 projects in 2025, so our goal is to replenish our funds pool for 2026. We look forward to seeing you with your friends and family.

DONOR PACKAGES FOR THE HOLIDAY GIVING TREE:
Give with Joy package: Click here for the ‘Give with Joy’ package.
$70: Individual ticket
$30: Student, >10y
$650: Tickets for Group of 10
Give with Joy for Greater Impact:
$100: Seeds of Change, includes 1 ticket.
$150-200: Bridge to the Future, includes 1 ticket.

‘Dil Se’ package: Includes individual contribution or matching from employer. Click here for the ‘Dil Se’ package.
$250: Asha Supporter Society, includes 1 ticket.
$500: Asha Empowerment Circle, includes 2 tickets.
$750: Asha Radiance Partners, includes 3 tickets.
$1000: Asha Champion of Compassion, includes 3 tickets.
$2000: Asha Beacon of Hope, includes 4 tickets.
$3000: Asha Luminaires, includes 8 tickets.
$5000: Asha Change Makers, Includes 10 tickets.

ASHA DANBURY, 15 Years, 2010-2025:
Asha Danbury has conducted >25 site visits to schools supported in India and has disbursed ~$525,000 to 10 projects impacting ~500 children annually. Asha Danbury has contributed 50% or more of each of the school’s annual program budget. Average family income across supported schools is ~$4 per day and serves as a reminder for reliance of families and schools on Asha Danbury. The long-lasting impact of Asha Danbury’s contributions include offering children an opportunity to gain knowledge, life skills, ability to seek employment, read prescription labels, balance a checkbook, heightened awareness of rights as citizens, and financial independence as adults.

PAST EVENT in 2025: BUZZ-T STEP CHALLENGE