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Vibha derives strength from all its stakeholders including projects, volunteers, patrons and donors. Vibha Connection, a Podcast Series, is a forum that will serve as a source of information, sharing and community for all these stakeholders.
Vibha Connection is an extension of the Vibha mission to educate, empower and enable every individual who wishes to make a positive difference in the life of the underprivileged child. Topics covered will include project spotlights, social issue deep-dives, action center updates, call to action, anything that would benefit the Vibha family.
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Running and Living!
Starting from rock bottom with a simple 5 min routine every day and modifying his training to what his body needed, Earl was able to turn around his life, reach newer heights and become an inspiration for others. How far will your running journey take you? How will it transform you?
Find out more about our speaker today Earl Hooks on IG @hookdonfitness and Hookdonfitness@gmail.com.
Check out our other episodes in this Running Series:
Running and Giving
Running at Next Level!
What it takes
It takes all of 5 mins for you to move towards a path of fitness. Vibha DreamMile is celebrating its 25th year and is the perfect event to train towards, not to mention a lot of fun for the entire family. Please register here: https://runsignup.com/TheDreamMileBayArea2023 -
What it Takes
Runners can be ambitious, they set preposterous goals and don’t rest until they achieve them. Have you ever wondered about what it takes? Let’s find out in this episode. There’s insights and life lessons you don’t want to miss.
Hear from our guest speaker, Maya Bisineer (IG @thinkmaya). Mom, entrepreneur, Boston Marathon finisher, triathlete and an inspiration of all.
And if that inspired you, the 2023 season of the Vibha Striders Half Marathon Training Program starts soon! For more information and to register, go to https://www.striders.vibha.org/
Listen to this episode on any of your favorite podcast app … https://anchor.fm/vibha-connection
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The Real Story of Kathrine Switzer’s 1967 Boston Marathon -
Running at Next Level
From couch to running multiple rounds of Mission Peak*, meet Anil Chandran! An alumni of the Vibha Striders program, techie during the day, clicking pictures for fun, parent of two at all times and running sometime in between. Listen to his journey and get inspired!!!
*Mission Peak is a popular and challenging bay area hiking destination, gaining 2000ft in 3.1 miles.
@clicks.by.anil, https://www.clicksbyanil.com/
Vibha Striders: Half Marathon Training Program
https://www.facebook.com/VibhaStriders/
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Running and Giving
Running for a cause gives us that extra impetus to exceed our limits for a higher purpose. This is what makes athletic fundraising so effective. It also builds community with the volunteers, strengthens the organization and eventually helps us evolve into a better version of ourselves.
Register for Virtual Dream Mile (September 2022) at https://dreammile.org/
Register for Sevathon (Sunday, Aug 28 @ Vasona Park) at https://tinyurl.com/VibhaAtSevathon
For more information about Sevathon, visit https://iccsevathon.org/
Sources:
https://www.learningtogive.org/resources/fundraising-through-races
https://greekreporter.com/2021/12/12/stylianos-kyriakides-marathon-man-runner-greece/
Title music by Campfire by Roa https://soundcloud.com/roa_music1031
Additional Music “Beautiful Oblivion” by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au -
Following the Funding Trail
As volunteers, your top priority often is raising funds. You work hard for it. We believe it is important to match that passion with information on how the funds are used. Who decides what to fund, how much to fund, how do we monitor the funds. Come join us as we lead you through the Funding Trail.
If you would like to submit projects for potential funding by Vibha, please click here (bit.ly/Vibha_ProjectsProposal). -
Solving for Inequity in Education
The first step to making a difference is to say “I care”.
A school may have all the resources it needs, but if the students, teachers and community are not engaged, learning outcomes are bound to be affected. Motivation is at the crux of the issue of inequity in education and this is the problem Sikshana, a pioneering NGO started to solve, one school at a time. Partnering with the government to reach the remotest school, they have scaled to multiple states and are now building solutions for the next gen problems.
Prasanna Vadayar, CEO of Sikshana and Scotlin Maryma, Vibha volunteer and Project Manager of Sikshana will take us through their journey of Sikshana and its growth across India.
Also, sign up for an in-person Dream Mile Marathon, hosted by Vibha Bay Area at https://runsignup.com/bay-area
Sources:
https://www.unicef.org/india/what-we-do/education
http://img.asercentre.org/docs/ASER%202021/ASER%202020%20wave%201%20-%20v2/aser2020wave1report_feb1.pdf
http://www.asercentre.org/