Please join us for Samhati’s 2022 Benefit dinner

Sunday, October 9, 2020, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm

Address: River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 6301 River Road (entrance on Whittier Blvd), Bethesda, MD 20817. Free parking in lot. (Exit 39 from Beltway to River Road. Go towards Bethesda/Washington, take left at Whittier Blvd and venue is immediately on left. Public Transport: Bus T2).

Featuring:
Inspiration, empowerment, dance performance by Mayur Dance Academy, henna art, delicious food, drinks, and dessert!

Admission per person:
Early bird: $75 [only until September 20!]
Regular: $100
Silver level: $500
Gold Level: $1000
Platinum Level: $5000 and up
Sponsor a table for $1000, get 8 tickets plus special acknowledgment.

If you send in your check, we will reserve a ticket for you and your name will be on the guest list at the door. Please make your check payable to “Samhati” and mail to: Samhati, 13107 Laneview Ct., Oak Hill, VA 20171, USA

Click here to: Buy tickets to Samhati Benefit

After three years we are excited to have an in-person event this year.  We will have Covid protocols in place.  We will serve drinks and dinner after the program and request that everyone except presenters wear masks during the program.  We will also provide a take-away box if you prefer to eat at home.  An online viewing option will also be available.

Founded in 1984, Samhati is the longest-running organization of Bangladeshi women in the United States.  We design and support small projects – focused on education, health, and environmental sustainability – to improve the lives of impoverished women and families in Bangladesh. Samhati is tax exempt (IRS ID Number 52-1390261). As an all-volunteer organization with negligible overhead, Samhati can direct approximately 95% of your contributions to needy families.  This is what your contribution will do:

• If you donate $75, it will provide a one-year scholarship to ensure that a middle or high school child stays in school and does not have to work.   
• A donation of $100 will provide adult literacy or vocational classes for a village woman.
• A donation of $250 will provide three months of college costs for a low-income young woman.
• A donation of $500 will fund our health clinic in Katakhali village for one month, providing care for the entire Barobaishdia Island of 27,000 people.
• Your gift of $1000 will support 80 families with small cash grants to meet basic needs.

During the pandemic, Samhati has provided critical support to our communities and continued all our programs to empower women and families.   We have given out more bicycles to girls, expanded our scholarships, and are providing leadership skills as well as education in eco-farming, computers, and more.  Please support our work and join us on October 9 to get the latest exciting news.  We request that you pre-purchase your tickets this year.

Hundreds of women, children, and families have been transformed by Samhati’s work. Our focus on literacy, health, and environment has created leadership from within to maintain and grow our projects. Samhati has provided cyclone relief and climate adaptation training, established the first women’s shelter in Bangladesh, and developed eco-empowerment projects in villages. Your support is crucial!

Image credit: Monica Jahan Bose from bike distribution to girls, Katakhali Village, Bangladesh, February 2022