By Mardavi Patel

Sharing and Caring for 32 Years to Educate Children Improve Healthcare and Empower Women CONGRATULATIONS! May the Share and Care Foundation Have continued success in Empowering many more lives. Asha and Vijay Dalal Amrita, Yash, Yamini and Pranav Dalal Shraddha, Ravi, Sujan and Radha Munver THE SPIRIT OF SHAKTI “The Empowered Woman, moves through the world with confidence and grace. She has always given, now she understands to ask for herself. She is always been generous, but now she is strong of heart. She hears the wind rustling through the trees; beckoning her to live the dreams she holds so dear. She feels the softness of her hands and marvels at the power they possess. Her spiritual strength and inner beauty, shine through; And she becomes the embodimentShreya Mehta of the Spirit of Shakti.” Artist Supporter of Share Care Foundation By: www.shreyamehta.com “To call woman the weaker sex is a libel; it is man’s injustice to woman. If by strength is meant brute strength, then, indeed, is woman less brute than man. If by strength is meant moral power, then woman is immeasurably man’s superior. Has she not greater intuition, is she not more self- sacrificing, has she not greater powers of endurance, has she not greater courage? Without her, man could not be. If non-violence is the law of our being, the future is with woman. Who can make a more effective appeal to the heart than woman?” (Mahatma Gandhi wrote in “Young India” on October 04, 1930 addressing “To the Women of India”) 3 2014 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE ShareKailash and Care congratulates Satyarthi 2014 & Malala Peace Price Yousafzai Nobel Laureates for their “Struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the rights of all children to education” If not Now, Then When? If Not You Then Who? – Kailash Satyarthi Join and support Share and Care in its journey to empower The challenged Youth and Women by arming them with education and skill training 4 Spirit of Shakti 3 Educate 2 Graduate-E2G- Quality Growth 57 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winners 4 Educate 2 Success- E2S –An Update 60 Content Index- Copyright 7 The Breakfast Revolution 63 Dr. Sheena Iyengar – Chief Guest 8 Changing the World- One Slum At A Time 67 President’s Message-Looking to Our Future 9 A Gift of Good Health 71 SCF honors Shades of Shakti 10 Volunteers-Doctors & Dentists 75 Share and Care Team 12 Kit Based Science Education 77 Tonight’s sponsors 13 Medical Committee Report 80 Media Sponsors 19 Health & Wellness Fair 83 Tonight’s Program & Performers 21 Give up and Enjoy 85 Mission-Vision- Core Values 24 Beneficiaries- Where Are They Now? 87 Impact and Accomplishments 25 Whatever Your Mission Is 91 An Undimmed Vision 27 Vanity of Volunteerism 95 Ignite Change & Create Lasting Values 29 What Donors Are Saying? 97 Inspiring Change-Shades of Shakti 33 Heartwarming Stories 98 Shanti –Symbol of Shakti 35 Merali Foundation 102 Livelihood Projects For Women 36 ALS Story 104 Paradox of Femininity 39 Salute To Gala Team 106 Bystanders No More 41 How You Can Help ? 109 Progress Chart 43 Drop by Drop 110 Auditor’s Report 46 Thank You 115 Our Approach and Outcome - Overview 52 List of Advertisers 117 Snapshot of Signature Programs 54 Why Give to Share and Care? 118 Travel the path of integrity without looking back, for there is never a wrong time to do the right thing. Copyright C 2010 by Share and Care Foundation All rights reserved. Reproduction of any material is strictly by written permission from the officers of Share and Care Foundation, Paramus, NJ only. Published by and property of Share and Care Foundation, Paramus, NJ www. Shareandcare.org Logo , “SCF” and “Share and Care” are registered trademarks of Share and Care Foundation, Paramus, NJ Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed herein by authors are not necessarily those of Share and Care Foundation (SCF), its staff or management and they assume no responsibility for them. SCF accepts no responsibility, directly or indirectly for the views and opinions expressed by the authors as well as for the pictures used in the articles. 7 DR. SHEENA IYENGAR Dr. Sheena Iyengar is currently S.T. Lee Professor of Business in the Management Division of the Columbia Business School. She is also Director of the Global Leadership Matrix and Research Director of the Jerome A. Chazen Institute of International Business. Dr. Iyengar’s research on how and why we choose, and what we need to do to choose bet- ter, is invaluable not only to businesses looking to improve strategy, leadership, and customer relations, but to every individual trying to make positive and lasting changes to his or her life. Her presentation at a TEDxEast event was so successful that she was invited back to speak at TEDGlobal. Her book, The Art of Choosing was a finalist for the 2010 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award. It also received the 2011 Gold Axiom Business Book Award in the “General Business/Economics” category and was selected by Amazon.com editors as one of the Top 10 Best Business Books of 2010. Dr. Iyengar knows firsthand how the power of choice can transform lives. When only three, she was diagnosed with a rare form of retinal degeneration. By 6th grade, she had lost the ability to read, and by 11th grade, she had lost her sight entirely. She was told that college was out of question for her. But, against all odds, she graduated from the Wharton School of Business with a B.S. in economics and a B.A. in psychology and received her Ph.D. in social psychology from Stanford. Her dissertation, “Choice and Its Discontents,” received the prestigious Best Dissertation Award from the Society of Experimental Social Psychology. In 2002, she was the recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Social Scientists for her work on cultural differences in decision making. In 2005 she was invited to a fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ. She has written for CNN.com, Slate, and strategy + business, and has been a guest on CNN, CNBC, CBS Sunday Morning News and The Today Show. 8 ARUN BHANSALI President Celebrating Our Past, Looking to Our Future Dear Friends, “WeOn behalf did not of thestart Board out likeof Trustees other not-for-profit of Share and Care organizations. Foundation (SCF), welcome to the 32nd Annual Gala celebration! We did not start out to get glory or recognition. We started out by coming together for the common good” Thus an idea was born. On December 20, 1982 Vijay and four friends and their spouses opened the doors of a small organization that would become Share and Care Foundation. The first years were tough. Money was tight and getting impact analysis out of nonprofits was a monumental challenge. It took years to put that database online. And then, in October 1999, Share and Care became the first organization to post nonprofits’ 990s on the World Wide Web. Things exploded. Share and Care became the go-to place for nonprofit information, sparking a revolution in nonprofit transparency. We’re proud of what our first revolution has achieved. Transparency is now an expectation, one that the public and most organizations now embrace. TOGETHERFast forward – to WE 2014. Nurture Share Our and Communities,Care is still the premier provider of nonprofit programs. TOGETHER – WE Provide Sustainable Programs with Impact TOGETHER – Our Results Stir and Inspire Stakeholders to Act SCF’s success is built on a firm foundation of SERVICE, LEADERSHIP, ETHICS, and TRANSPARENCY. I am pleased to share our Foundation’s work in engaging and unlocking a poor person’s human potential on an unimaginable scale. Nowhere is this more evident than in the fight to transform brilliant but needy brains into a productive resource for communities. In Rural India, where brilliant students could not afford higher education and ate mud cakes to ease their hunger pangs, our E2G program has helped them become professionals. All told, in the last year alone, we have provided to over a thousand women and children the tools they need to lift themselves and their families out of poverty and despair. Starting this year, we are charting “Feed the Future” to reflect on our three decades of extraordinary results and define our path forward. Over 32 years, the SCF Brand has evolved into a culture that transcends generations. The philanthropic world is changing. Today, equality and respect are just as essential as charity and its outcome when it comes to achieving progress. Sustainable development is the only viable option. That’s why we invest in technologies, and development of communities that are willing to assume responsibility, management, and self- support within a reasonable time. “An era of responsibility has begun. Responsibilities are more important than posts. Government will be for the poor, youth & women” –Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India said on May 20. He resonates with the mission and vision that Share and Care has always cherished... As you read the letter, I encourage you to think how we can further push the boundaries of compassion and innovation--ensuring that the Share and Care Foundation continues to lead the shared mission of ending poverty for entire communities. We know we have a long way to go but we do believe we can build a brighter future together. We would appreciate your comments, views, feed- back and any ideas you may have for our Foundation’s growth. Our sincere thanks to you all—Our NGO partners, donors, supporters, journalists, volunteers and staff—for contributing to Share Thankand Care’s you forsuccess 32 great during years.

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