Hello all,
I’m Kimaya Daptardar, and I’m 14 years old.
Over the weekend of July 12–13, I took on a huge challenge: the STP (Seattle to Portland) bike ride—a 207-mile journey with more than 5,100 feet of elevation gain!
Since March, I’ve been training hard with the Asha Biking Team and have ridden over 800 miles to get ready for this event. One of the biggest milestones in my training was the Flying Wheels ride—another tough event here in the Pacific Northwest that pushed me to keep going.
This was my third year riding with Team Asha, and people often ask me:
Why do you do this every year? What keeps you going?
The answer is simple: I ride for something I really care about—Raising funds for Asha for Education.
Asha is a non-profit that helps provide education to underprivileged children in India. With your support and donations, those in need get access to a variety of resources they need to learn, grow, and dream bigger!
Today there are many organizations for us to choose from to donate our hard-earned dollars, so Why choose Asha for Education?
Besides their noble cause and work at the grass root levels, Asha is a “minimal overhead” organization, driven by volunteers (including the administrative expenses) ensuring that more than 95% of our donations are sent to their partner groups in India. Asha for Education has consistently secured a 100% rating on Charity Navigator, a well-established database that evaluates non-profit organizations on the basis of transparency, accountability and financial parameters
Click here to learn more about the projects supported by the Asha Seattle chapter, all over India!
This year, my goal is to raise $500. Every single dollar helps bring education and opportunity to a child who needs it.
Thank you for your time and donation!
Note that Asha is a registered 501(c) organization, and all donations are tax-deductible.