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ExtraordiNari Connections Inc

ExtraordiNari Connections empowers girls and women in India by providing access to education, health resources, and community support. We strive to create brighter futures and uplift vulnerable communities.

Join us for our second annual Brunch &amp; Bollywood Fundraiser 🎬🥂 &mdash; a vibrant afternoon of food, music, dance, and community in support of girls&rsquo; education in India.&nbsp; Your ticket helps ExtraordiNari Connections provide tuition, books, uniforms, and additional support&nbsp;for vulnerable girls. Together, we&rsquo;re building equity in education and real opportunities for their futures. Get your tickets now and be part of this cultural celebration and meaningful fundraiser. Come hungry and &nbsp;ready to learn about our past year of incredible outcomes, try your luck on a few amazing gifts, and of course, dance! Last year&#39;s event was a full house, so we recommend grabbing your tickets in advance!&nbsp; A few helpful details:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">🎁 Additional activities include henna, a bracelet bar, and &#39;try your luck&#39; gifts - please have venmo or cash&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">💃🏽&nbsp;Come dressed in whatever is comfortable for you - we recommend comfy shoes if you&#39;ll join us on the dance floor!</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">🎨 We will have activities and crafts for kids under 10 provided by DIG</li></ul>

Brunch & Bollywood Fundraiser 2026

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1739508079/k5za2qmxtsqsesv10wxm.png" style="width: 195px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; text-align: center; max-width: calc(100% - 10px); position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 195px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; text-align: center; max-width: calc(100% - 10px); position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> Join us for an intimate ladies lunch to network and build community around our mission to&nbsp; Advanced ticket purchase is recommended. This will be a fun-filled, experiential event with:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="box-sizing:inherit;" style="box-sizing:inherit;">Bollywood &amp; traditional Indian festival music &amp; dance</li><li fr-original-style="box-sizing:inherit;" style="box-sizing:inherit;">tbd</li><li fr-original-style="box-sizing:inherit;" style="box-sizing:inherit;">Food trucks</li><li fr-original-style="box-sizing:inherit;" style="box-sizing:inherit;">Henna hand art and an Indian bangle bracelet bar (for additional purchase)</li><li fr-original-style="box-sizing:inherit;" style="box-sizing:inherit;">Raffle tickets to great local prizes (for additional purchase)</li></ul>Bring or wear comfortable dancing shoes, as certified BollyX&reg; dance instructors will showcase high-energy Bollywood moves, and all will be invited to join in the fun to learn how to dance like a movie star! Learn more about BollyX <a fr-original-style="text-decoration-color:initial;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit;" href="https://bollyx.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="text-decoration-color:initial;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit;" target="_blank">here</a>. Meet your ExtraordiNari community locally and help us lift up communities across the globe. Through donors and event participants like you, we are supporting girls and women in India with access to education, health resources, and connections that empower brighter futures and build communities.&nbsp; Our current projects:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="box-sizing:inherit;" style="box-sizing:inherit;">Financial support: $100 covers tuition, books, and uniform for one girl for one school year. Help us meet (or exceed!) our commitment to pay a girl&#39;s way to school for at least 50 of the community&#39;s most vulnerable girls per year.</li><li fr-original-style="box-sizing:inherit;" style="box-sizing:inherit;">Infrastructure: we are rebuilding damaged restrooms at our partner school in Uttarakhand, and are scoping additional improvements like building a library.</li><li fr-original-style="box-sizing:inherit;" style="box-sizing:inherit;">Educational programming: we are scoping 2 highly requested improvements by students, staff, and parents -- English language education and supporting the expansion of our partner school&#39;s grade level offering beyond 8th grade.&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="box-sizing:inherit;" style="box-sizing:inherit;">Tackling period poverty: we partner with sustainable period care brand, Nora, to distribute washable sanitary pad kits to girls to help equip them to go to school all month long.&nbsp;</li></ul>Learn more at <a fr-original-style="text-decoration-color:initial;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit;" href="https://www.extraordinariconnections.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color:initial;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit;" target="_blank">extraordinariconnections.org</a> *Payment for additional experiences via cash or Venmo only please. Raffle ticket sales and drawing will happen day-of, winners please be present to claim your prize. <span contenteditable="false" draggable="false" fr-original-class="fr-img-caption fr-draggable" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; text-align: center; max-width: calc(100% - 10px);" style="width: 600px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; text-align: center; max-width: calc(100% - 10px); position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1739508578/aezcthuisjmmau5vjpx5.jpg" style="width:600px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:bottom;margin:auto 5px;text-align:center;max-width:calc(100% - 10px);position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit;" fr-original-style="width:600px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:bottom;margin:auto 5px;text-align:center;max-width:calc(100% - 10px);position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><span contenteditable="true" fr-original-class="fr-inner" fr-original-style="" style="outline: transparent solid 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: auto; display: block; padding: 5px 5px 10px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; opacity: 0.9; width: 100%;">Our founder, Preeti Sikri, at one of our partner schools in Uttarakhand, India

Light Up a Life Lunch

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1739508079/k5za2qmxtsqsesv10wxm.png" style="width:195px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:bottom;margin-right:5px;margin-left:5px;text-align:center;max-width:calc(100% - 10px);position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit" /> Join us for a joyful event celebrating Indian culture for a great cause. Experience a peek into the sensation that is Bollywood music and dance. Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" and "Hollywood," and refers to the Hindi language film industry based in India that continues to make waves both in South Asia and around the globe. Capacity is limited. Advanced ticket purchase is requested and highly recommended. This will be a fun-filled, experiential event with:<ul><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Bollywood music by DJ Gabrielle Lakshmi</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">BollyX dance & mini-class by expert instructors</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Brunch bites, chai & refreshments</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Henna hand art and an Indian bangle bracelet bar (for additional purchase)</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Raffle tickets to great local prizes (for additional purchase)</li></ul>Bring or wear comfortable dancing shoes, as certified BollyX® dance instructors will showcase high-energy Bollywood moves, and all will be invited to join in the fun to learn how to dance like a movie star! Learn more about BollyX <a href="https://bollyx.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="text-decoration-color:initial;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit" target="_blank">here</a>. Meet your ExtraordiNari community locally and help us lift up communities across the globe. Through donors and event participants like you, we are supporting girls and women in India with access to education, health resources, and connections that empower brighter futures and build communities.  Our current projects:<ul><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Financial support: $100 covers tuition, books, and uniform for one girl for one school year. Help us meet (or exceed!) our commitment to pay a girl's way to school for at least 50 of the community's most vulnerable girls per year.</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Infrastructure: we are rebuilding damaged restrooms at our partner school in Uttarakhand, and are scoping additional improvements like building a library.</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Educational programming: we are scoping 2 highly requested improvements by students, staff, and parents -- English language education and supporting the expansion of our partner school's grade level offering beyond 8th grade. </li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Tackling period poverty: we partner with sustainable period care brand, Nora, to distribute washable sanitary pad kits to girls to help equip them to go to school all month long. </li></ul>Learn more at <a href="https://www.extraordinariconnections.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color:initial;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit" target="_blank">extraordinariconnections.org</a> *Payment for additional experiences via cash or Venmo only please. Raffle ticket sales and drawing will happen day-of, winners please be present to claim your prize. <span contenteditable="false" fr-original-class="fr-img-caption fr-draggable" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; text-align: center; max-width: calc(100% - 10px);" style="width:600px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:bottom;margin-right:5px;margin-left:5px;text-align:center;max-width:calc(100% - 10px);position:relative"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1739508578/aezcthuisjmmau5vjpx5.jpg" style="width:600px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:bottom;margin:auto 5px;text-align:center;max-width:calc(100% - 10px);position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit" /><span contenteditable="true" fr-original-class="fr-inner" fr-original-style style="outline:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) solid 0px;margin:auto;display:block;padding:5px 5px 10px;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;box-sizing:border-box;opacity:0.9;width:100%">Our founder, Preeti Sikri, at one of our partner schools in Uttarakhand, India <span contenteditable="false" fr-original-class="fr-img-caption fr-draggable" fr-original-style="width: 207px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; text-align: center; max-width: calc(100% - 10px);" style="width:207px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:bottom;margin-right:5px;margin-left:5px;text-align:center;max-width:calc(100% - 10px);position:relative"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1739508020/khfgn8rrn5gbibgel2r6.jpg" style="width:207px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:bottom;margin:auto 5px;text-align:center;max-width:calc(100% - 10px);position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit" />

Brunch & Bollywood Fundraiser

Help us reach our annual fundraising goal of $10,000 that honors our multi-year commitment to fund school fees for 100 girls in our tuition program in India. Donations raised beyond our tuition commitment will fund additional programs like English language classes, workshops, period care distribution, and more. All of our work is focused on empowering girls and women in rural areas of India. Thank you for your support!

Help us reach our annual fundraising goal of $10,000 that honors our multi-year commitment to fund school fees for 100 girls in our tuition program in India. Donations raised beyond our tuition commitment will fund additional programs like English language classes, workshops, period care distribution, and more. All of our work is focused on empowering girls and women in rural areas of India. Thank you for your support!

ExtraordiNari Connections Inc

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