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The Boston Chapter of Access Life America proudly hosted its annual Gold Ribbon Strides 5K walk/run 2021 event at Cape Cod Canal, Buzzards Bay (MA)

The energy and enthusiasm of the participants upon successful completion of 5K walk/run was amazing. Our proud supporters and volunteers made this event successful and empowering (as always).

September, being an International Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, the Boston Chapter of Access Life America organized for lighting of iconic bridges from Massachusetts to carry golden glitter (Gold being the color associated with Childhood Cancer Cause). It was a symbolic gesture as a part of an awareness campaign to shine some light on the dire challenges posed by this disease as well as to celebrate our bravehearts and their courage for battling cancer with smiling faces !

September 21st, 2019. Access Life America, Jacksonville, Florida Chapter hosted second mega event “Raas for A Cause” – An evening of dance, music and delicious street food to promote and raise funds to provide support to children and their families, who are fighting against cancer in Mumbai.

Jacksonville is one of the youngest members of Access Life America. But being a baby of this family will not stop them from making the biggest impact on these kids’ lives. This was a very well-coordinated and an organized event.

A fit Body leads to a positive Mind, which forms the basis of serene Soul and Happiness.

On April 29th, The Youth chapter of Access Life America hosted their first-ever Gold Ribbon Strides 5K Walk/Run event at Webb Bridge Park, Alpharetta, GA.

On March 23rd , Access Life America organized Bollywood Beats 2019 – a musical event to promote their efforts of providing support to children and their families, who are fighting against cancer.  One of the biggest challenge faced by patient families, is getting a hygienic accommodation in highly costly city of Mumbai, during the treatment.

On April 28, 2019, the Access Life America Youth Chapter once again outdid themselves. Hosting their second annual Gold Ribbon Strides 5k for charity, the youth chapter attracted over 250 participants. Members of the youth chapter volunteered at the registration tables, served out the complimentary snacks, and monitored the race track to ensure that their event ran smoothly. Additionally, they designed the T-shirt, logo, and flyer for the event. Of course, the event would not have been possible if not for the donations from sponsors that the youth chapter reached out to, including Paramount Software, 27th Investments, Patel Brothers, Primrose of Johns Creek, Resolution Technologies, Cancer Center of Middle Georgia and the music band Dhwani.

Fabulous singer Shobhana Chandramohan of ZEE TV Saregama fame was suppose to come to Houston for a in-person fundraiser performance. Unfortunately due to coronavirus pandemic she had to cancel her visit. Instead she graciously agreed to do a virtual performance for our children battling with cancer. She went live on AccesslifeAmerica’s FB page on Sat, 16th May 12.00pm EST . She sang some of the lovely bollywood melodies from the decade of 80s, 90s and even the latest 2020s. The event got a phenomenal response and she truly enthralled the audience from all over the world for 1.5 hours. Till date, the video has reached around 5.5k views.

As part of the Access Life America Leadership Course, we met with Corporate Leader Amit Kachru for a leadership enlightenment on the topic of trust. Kachru is the Vice President (Finance, IT) for Medtronic – a leading medical device miracle in Healthcare and effectively, one of the largest medical companies in the world. With operations in 150 countries, their products treat 70 major health conditions and aid over 75 million people every year. With 90,000+ employees, Medtronic pushes its mission, to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life, in order to take healthcare further.

A seemingly simple question yet old and young ponder over its hidden complexities. From the skyscraper office-inhibitor to the school back-desk dreamer, at least once in a while, the thought dances over our minds. Yet, we push this idea aside and in a flash we begin our personal journey of life – get an education, pass exams, go to university, get a job and before we know it, we are back to square one. However, this time, we are probably lounging late one night in our newly furnished dining room, or swivelling in a leather chair as we admire the freshly bought mahogany table sprawled before us. All it takes is a simple preacher, an idle headline, a passing thought to snap us out of our delicately designed futures with busy lives to remember ‘Oh, how unfortunate’ as we see a 4 year old child dying of cancer. Not because treatment wasn’t available but because a home was not.