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Who helped us? Fund Raising & Sponsorship Auction Lea King of Cisco arranged an auction of her personal effects before leaving Bangalore. The proceeds of the auction were divided among 3 charities, ACT being one of them. As a special request the ACT children were asked to perform. They received an encore for their spectacular performance leading to a unique experience that had the dance being auctioned as well! Spandan Harshad and Phalguni Rawal of Eshani Boutique organised a charity program called Spandan at the Town Hall. They were kind enough to donate part proceeds of the program to ACT. Bangalore Marathon The Bangalore Marathon organised by Procam helped us mobilise Rs. 13.3 lakhs which is incidentally half our annual budget. We are grateful to and overwhelmed by the huge support given by all our dedicated volunteers to achieve our target of 10 lakhs. We are extrememly grateful to Mr T. C Meenakshisundaram for raising funds for ACT Bangalore Cares organized a function to present the marathon cheques to the Top 3 fund raisers at the Bangalore Marathon. ACT was felicitated for being the 3rd highest. This was followed by a Press Meet at the ITC