Mata Annapurna Ashram

 

 

WHERE IS THE MONEY
COMING FROM?

 

One Sterling Pound or two US dollars can provide four nutritious meals, feed four hungry children. To provide ten million meals we are going to raise two and a half million sterling pounds or five million US dollars.

 
That is a lot of money. But we should not be overwhelmed. It is very easy to raise that money. Let me show you.

 
Can you do this simple thing?

 
Can you give one sterling pound or two US dollars? If you can, it will provide four meals.

 
Now, can you ask your friends to give one sterling pound or two US dollars? If they can, every single pound, every two dollars, will provide four meals, feed four hungry children.

 
Believe me, if you can do this simple thing, two and a half million sterling pounds will be raised, that is five million US dollars. Ten million meals will be provided to hungry children. We will all be partners in that karma.

 

This karma will not stop at
Ten Million Meals
It will go far beyond

 
We will be doing it together.
We will all be partners in this on-going karma.

 

Can you do two simple things?

 
(1)  Everyday everyone of us is spending money here and there for various things. When you pay for your coffee or lunch or dinner, when you put gas in your car or pay for your shopping, can you put one dollar aside for hungry children? It is just a dollar. It will not make any difference to you. But it will make a world of difference to those hungry kids. They will get to eat that day.

 
If you put aside just one pound everyday or just two dollars, you will feed four hungry children everyday. If you do this you will be making deposits in your Karma Bank everyday. All those deposits will come back to you many times more. If you don't do it, well, you didn't do it. So what do you expect to get?

 
(2)  This is new. No one has ever done this before. So you might think this is crazy. But believe me, this simple thing has the power to feed hungry children by the millions. Seriously, it will raise money to provide food to millions of children every day. All it requires is for you to do a simple thing.

 
Become a "Two-Percenter" (2%er)

 
Some time back we started asking store owners to give us two percent discount on our purchase. We would send that money to feed hungry children in India, one percent in their name, one percent in our name. It started working very well. Store owners were gladly giving us the discount. No one said 'no'.

 
So we started spreading the word and many people in UK and California statred doing it. First we were asking for the discount only at grocery stores. Then some people started asking at restaurants and coffee shops and then at other stores. Now everyone is asking for it everywhere they shop, even on-line. If they are buying something they are asking for two percent discount and they are telling the owner or manager what they are doing with the money. The good part is, every store is giving it. So far, not even one store has declined it. It is amazing. There is something magical about this thing.

 
Word spreads fast. This is becoming a new reality in retail business. Day by day it is becoming more popular. Customers love it because they are able to help the hungry children every time they buy something. Business owners love it because it helps their business. It looks like this new trend has Divine blessings because it does good in the world without hurting anyone.

 
When you buy anything anywhere ask for your two percent discount. Retail stores are offering it in every ad. On-line stores on every page, with every item. If you don't see it, ask for it. Tell them what you are going to do with the money. Believe me, all you need to do is ask. Business owners spend lots of money to create goodwill with customers. Here they are doing it with a nominal two percent discount. They love it.

 
In the beginning you might hesitate because you have never done this before. Don't worry, you will feel good after you do it a few times. Then you will never stop doing it.

 
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Use the money you contribute
and the discounts you get from stores,
for this purpose:

 
You can send One Sterling Pound or Two US Dollars or any amount for Ten Million Meals. Please send it through PayPal to:
ten-million-meals@mata-annapurna-ashram.org

When we open a Chapter of Mata Annapurna Ashram in your area, you can send it to your local chapter.

 
With the rest of the money, you should do this:

 
You can do this alone or you and your friends can make your own group, put everyone's contribution together, take contributions from neighbors if you like, and sponsor Childrens Day events in your hometown or state or anywhere you like to help. Schools and colleges put their proposals on YouTube and other sites. You can pick the events you want to support.

 
You should also do this if you can. Support a regular everyday lunch program in a school. Work directly with a school in your hometown or state or anywhere you like to help. One way to choose a school is to sponsor a few events, participate in those events or visit them if you can, stay in regular contact with them and get to know them. Then send your support to them direct and be involved with them as much as you like.

 
Many stores may want to get more involved, register their own non-profit organizations, involve their customers and support charity kitchens directly. You or your group can team up with a store in your area. 

 
If you like to volunteer with us we welcome you.
Please see "Volunteers" page.

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key word: "two-percenter"

 
Make your first video and post it on YouTube, MySpace and all other sites. This video is just to say "Hello" to everyone. Introduce yourself and your group, say where you are (city and country) and just say something about the two-percent or the charity party, how you're going to play your part, what you're going to do, etc. If you're doing somethng, talk about that. This is all very casual, you're not presenting a plan.

 This is a very simple thing but there is a very big purpose for doing it. Making this video will energize you. It will energize your whole group. The more thought and effort you put in making it, the more positive energy you will create within you and around you. Positive energy makes all good things happen. Staying in positive energy circle helps us in everything we do. Not only you and your group, your video will energize everyone who will see it.

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key word: "two-percenter"

 
Make your own videos. Tell the world how you're doing it. You and your friends and families. Involve your children. Involve the store owners. Let everyone share their excitement.

A karma multiplies when we tell others how we're doing it and how they can do it too. That is how this karma will multiply. It will keep multiplying. No child will sleep hungry in India.

 Post your videos on YouTube and other sites.
Tag: "two-percenter".

Send us the links at:
videos@mata-annapurna-ashram.org

 
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