SAHELI’S NIRBHAYA – A FUN FILLED FUNDRAISING GALA
Date:  December 8, 2017 at 6:00 PM
Venue: Woburn Hilton Hotel

Three years ago, Neeru felt hopeless and stuck. She was in an abusive marriage, had no money of her own, and knew no person she could turn to.

Chances are, you’ve actually met Neeru. Approximately 1 in 4 adult women experience threats or physical abuse from their intimate partners. That number is even higher for South Asian women. Neeru is your friend, your neighbor, your relative, or your co-worker. Fortunately, the Neeru in this particular story reached out to Saheli. Today, she is a confident woman training to be a nurse practitioner in specialty healthcare, and she is no longer experiencing abuse.

Saheli is a community-based organization in Massachusetts with the mission to empower South Asian women and families to lead safe and healthy lives. During the past twenty-one years Saheli has taken significant strides to end domestic and intimate partner violence in the South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Nepali and Sri Lankan) communities. For example, in 2016 alone, we:
 

v  Assisted 182 women, 300 children and 200 elderly parents with concerns related to domestic violence, abandonment, divorce, and child custody

v  Provided financial aid for career skills training and professional certifications to women seeking greater economic independence and families in crisis

v  Escorted women to police stations and district courts to translate, interpret and advocate for them to district attorneys and judges

v  Provided over 1,353 hours of counseling and responded to over 300 helpline calls
v  Provided referrals to 60 family law and immigration attorneys, and,
v  Connected families to physical and mental health professionals

Every day, Saheli helps women like Neeru transition from being victims to survivors, and it does so with the support and strength of people like YOU. Your generosity enables Saheli to provide free services to the South Asian American community, as a result, thousands of families are safer and healthier today. Saheli’s very dedicated staff and volunteers are working hard every single day for a safer and healthier community, not just for today but also for the future.

We invite you to join and celebrate Saheli’s efforts at our upcoming gala and fundraiser, Nirbhaya, on Friday, December 8th at the Woburn Hilton at 6:00 pm. The gala promises a fulfilling evening of networking and entertainment as Saheli celebrates 21 years of service to the South Asian community. Together we can make the women in our community “Nirbhaya” - women without fear.

Ticket and sponsorship information are below. For more information, to sponsor the gala event, or to provide services, please write to: info@saheliboston.org

Yes, I want to make South Asian women’s lives safe and healthy

To buy tickets or to donate to Saheli, please go to h ttp://www.saheliboston.org/nirbhaya Or you can mail a check payable to SAHELI at P. O. Box 1345, Burlington, MA 01803. Our Tax ID # is: 03-0547972. All donations are tax deductible and receipts will be sent. If your company matches charitable donations, please send the form to the above address and we will submit it. Thank you.

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SUGGESTED FLAT RATE DONATIONS

·         $1,000 to provide 75 hours of support line services to survivors of abuse

·         $750 to provide 25 people one-on-one group support

·         $500 to provide educational assistance to 1 South Asian domestic violence survivor

·         $250 to train one volunteer to become an agent of social change in the community

·         $100 to buy 2 monthly subway tickets for a woman to obtain crucial services

·         $50 to provide groceries to 1 woman living in a shelter for one week.

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