Community Shares of Mid Ohio (COSMO) is a coalition of locally-based, non-profit organizations collaboratively participating in workplace giving campaigns. If you work at any of these places, you have an opportunity to give to ASHA through payroll deductions.
COTA Central Ohio Transit Authority; City of Columbus Combined Charitable Campaign; City of Dublin; Columbus Metropolitan Libraries; Columbus Public Schools Columbus State Community College; Combined Federal Campaign of North Central Ohio ; Franklin County Combined Charitable Campaign; Heart of Ohio Combined Federal Campaign (CFC); Hilliard Schools; Miami Valley Combined Federal Campaign (Dayton area); The Ohio State University Community Charitable Drive ; South Western City Schools; State of Ohio Combined Charitable Campaign (CCC); 3 Rivers Combined Federal Campaign ; Upper Arlington Schools; WCBE 90.5; Westerville Schools; OTA Central Ohio Transit Authority; City of Columbus Combined Charitable Campaign; City of Dublin; Columbus Metropolitan Libraries; Columbus Public Schools Columbus State Community College; Combined Federal Campaign of North Central Ohio ; Franklin County Combined Charitable Campaign; Heart of Ohio Combined Federal Campaign (CFC); Hilliard Schools; Miami Valley Combined Federal Campaign (Dayton area); The Ohio State University Community Charitable Drive ; South Western City Schools; State of Ohio Combined Charitable Campaign (CCC); 3 Rivers Combined Federal Campaign ; Upper Arlington Schools; WCBE 90.5; Westerville Schools; AT&T (online and as CS USA); CNA Insurance (online and as CS USA); MEDCO Health Solutions; US Filter and Wells Fargo Financial Services.
Kirit Kapadia (President)
Kirit is a Manufacturing Consultant. He has over 48 years of manufacturing experience in a wide variety if industries such as Aerospace, Mining, Construction Equipment, Hydraulic Controls and Machine Tools. read more...
Hollie Hinton (Vice President)
Ms. Hollie Hinton has been a friend and supporter of Asha-Ray of Hope since 2008. She was the Director of Governor Ted Strickland's Office for Women's Initiatives and Outreach, which worked on and developed public policy that advanced the status of women and girls in the areas of economic development, health, education and personal safety. read more...
Dr. Suvankar Sengupta ( Acting Treasurer)
Suvankar Sengupta is Chief Technology Officer at MetaMateria Technologies, LLC. Previously he worked as: Chief Scientist at Nano Dynamics, Inc., Chief Scientist at MetaMateria Partners LLC and Chief Scientist at SCI Engineered Materials. read more...
Maliha Raazi ( Secretary)
Maliha has been living in a suburb of Columbus for the past 11 years and has been actively involved with ASHA- Ray of Hope since 2007. read more...
Dr. Shantha Balaswamy
Shantha Balaswamy is associate professor in the College of Social Work at The Ohio State University. She did her PhD and post-doc from Case Western Reserve University. read more...
Bhagwan Satiani, MD, MBA, FACS
Bhagwan Satiani is professor of clinical surgery in the Division of Vascular Diseases & Surgery, Director of FAME Faculty Leadership Institute and medical director, Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory at The Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus. read more...
Amar Padey
Amar Padey is the founding member and Past President of ASHA-Ray of Hope. He is the current board member of ASHA-Ray of Hope and current President of FIA. read more...
Nina Sanyal
Nina is an Alumni of The Ohio State University, Fisher Business School, Marketing and currently supports the Pediatric Business Unit in Sales for Abbott Nutrition. read more...
Shivane Patel
Shivane Pate is a new board member for 2013 ASHA's board. She is an attorney licensed to practice in the state of Ohio. read more...
Asha-Ray of Hope was celebrating the anniversary of its seventh year of community service with a magnificent dance and musical extravaganza "Kalanjali" (a cultural showcase of dance and music) on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at the Jeanne. B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts in New Albany. The evening was highlighting Indian dance with over 600 people in attendance, raising funds for the cause that Asha supports. Indeed, our target for the audience and funds was more than achieved.
The program highlighted the unity in the South Asian community. It was attended by several dignitaries including Renata Ramsini, Director, Governor's office for Women's Initiatives and Outreach with Anna Heintzelman., Mayor Ferguson, Village of New Albany and many more. Senator Sherrod Brown and Rep Tiberi sent letters of congratulations. Debarati Bardhan, President of Asha-Ray of Hope shared Asha's activities and accomplishments over the last year with the audience. The program was emceed by Bhagwan Satiani and Sahar Zaheer.
The program of Indian dance and music was performed by different Indian dance and music schools and organizations: Nalanda School of Dance, Arya International, Ratanpur tarana, Silambam, Amrapali, Natya School of Dance, Swaranjali and Jhankar.
Swaranjali, Amrapali, Silambam brought the traditional Indian treasures by performing classical and contemporary dance styles, while young dancers from The Nalanda School of Dance, Ratanpur Tarana, Arya International, Natya School of Dance had the audience tapping their feet to today's newest Bollywood hits. Jhankar took the audience back to the Golden days of Indian Cinema by their renditions of popular Qawalis.
In the words of a guest: "It was a wonderful event, well organized, well-planned for reaching ASHA's goals." Asha would like to congratulate all board members, sponsors, donors, members, staff and volunteers for this successful event.
Please click here to enjoy the pictures of this spectacular event!