Asha for Education - Vote for Hope!

Asha for Education   "Asha for Education" (AfE) is participating in a campaign sponsored by Chase Bank in the US for winning a $500,000 grant and needs your support to win the 1st place. Your vote will help Asha get there. And all it takes is a few moments of your time.   You've helped us with generous donations in the past - all we ask now is YOUR VOTE to help us win upto $500,000. Please note that voting ends on May 25th - so do VOTE NOW!   We thank you for your time.   Sincerely, Asha for Education Why vote for Asha? Why should I vote? With over 270 million illiterates and over 370 million below the poverty line, a large section of the population reaps very little benefit from the ongoing economic boom. A girl's education is an abruptly ended hope for millions of girls as only 1 in 4 remain in school long enough to complete Class 10. With so many people struggling to make ends meet, with so many children deprived of normal childhood which you and I took for granted, I strongly believe you will join us in taking 30 seconds of your day to support them with a couple of clicks.   Why Asha? Asha is 100% volunteer driven, zero overhead organization committed to bringing socio-economic change in India through education. We believe that education is a critical first step towards bringing the underprivileged into the mainstream. For over 20 years, we have served tens of thousands of children in the lowest socio-economic strata of society through 400 project partners and 73 worldwide chapters. Asha is perhaps one the few organizations guaranteed to put all the grant money to support the under privileged through "Entrepreneurship Training for Rural Enterpreneurs", "Business education for farmers" and "Vocational and Skills Training for Urban Youth".  How do I vote?   Step 1: Visit and "Like" the Chase Community Giving App on Facebook - http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving (You will see a message saying "Chase Community Giving is requesting permission ...." Click on Allow. This is to make sure same person doesn't vote multiple times for the same Org) Step 2: Visit the "Asha for Education" Chase page and VOTE - http://tinyurl.com/voteAsha      How can I further help this great cause? You can help AfE get the 500 K grant by joining the movement. Please spread the message to your friends, family, co-workers, facebook/linked-in contacts.   This is our chance to make India proud, to show we care, to show we have ASHA.   Like us at http://www.facebook.com/ashaforeducation?ref=ts for more outreach tips.     Quick Links Why vote for Asha? How do I vote? Use Facebook to vote   You will need to use your facebook account to vote for Asha for Education. Click Here or scroll down to find out how. More about Asha for Education Asha for Education is a secular organization dedicated to change in India by focusing on basic education in the belief that education is a critical requisite for socio-economic change. Read more about us at www.ashanet.org