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Dear LIS Forum members I am very pleased to share a piece of good news. In a way it is a combination of more than one good thing. *Part I of the good news:* We recently registered our Foundation on a US based entity's fund raising portal - www.globalgiving.org. Global Giving helps non profits round the world, to raise funds. The registration process is lengthy, but they are very helpful, and we were able to complete all formalities well in time. Then we had to go through "a test" called the "Open Challenge". In the month of September - we had to prove that we would work hard at fund raising - *by getting a minimum total of $5000 from at least 40 different individuals* * * We are proud to state that we reached that target yesterday by raising 5000 from 47 donors. Now we will continue to be on the site on a long term basis. We can raise more funds for our project and we can even put up new projects to raise funds for. *Part II of the good news:* We got a donation of $500 from Dr. Eugene Garfield - a name that we have all revered and a person whose works we have all studied so much about! I had the privilege of meeting Dr Garfield when I was in the US for a conference where I got an award. It was simply delightful meeting him and his Indian wife (of Mumbai origin!). My young colleague later suggested that I should write to him and ask for a contribution. (I think I would never have thought of that on my own!!). So I wrote to him, and he immediately responded and sent a cheque for $500 to Global Giving - and it has shown on our Global Giving profile where we track donations. If any one of you is involved in voluntary work with charities or knows anyone who is - please ask them to check out www.globalgiving.org - and see if they can register there. It is time consuming but worth it. Do check out our page *Helping Medical Students Become Better Doctors*http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/better-doctors-india/ Regards & best wishes to all on Ananta Chaturdashi! Vasumathi Sriganesh QMed Knowledge Foundation (Trust - Reg No: E-24663) A-3, Shubham Centre, Cardinal Gracious Road Chakala, Andheri East, Mumbai 400099 Tel: 91-22-40054474/75 Fax:91-22-40054358 Web: www.qmed.org.in http://www.qmedkf.org.in/ www.indianmedicalsites.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.