When I last wrote on Dec 5th, I had requested that we consider Jan 30th, 2011 as our pledge deadline. This is the day by when you want to let us know how much you will contribute towards a philanthropic cause of your choosing. You DO NOT need to contribute till sometime in the spring/summer of 2012, but certainly by Jan 30 should indicate your pledge amount. At this time some of you have emailed your pledge amounts and cause to me and I appreciate that. I look forward to everyone's pledges by Jan 30.
If for some reason you need more time, certainly take it but please do but let me know.
Some material updates;
1. Thanks to Soumitri we found that recently a group of our seniors has a reunion in Mysore. They met at Metropole and the buffet cost Rs 300/person. I believe this could be an option for us.
2. Srinivas C has been doing some diligence in to how we collect monies and distribute them while ensuring there is total transparency and ownership by this group. I am sure we will additional details soon.
In addition there were a few questions some of you posed to me that I believe we should collectively answer.
1. Should pledge amounts be kept secret or should they be shared with the team?
My take - Share with the team. Transparency is going to be the key to our success.
2. Should pledge amounts include the cost of get-together?
My take - Philanthropy and celebrations money should be separate. Reason is we do not know the total guests at this time and it would not be fair to our cause to reduce philanthropic contributions.
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