TAP Charity Inc.

02/11/2026

Headline: 🏃‍♀️ Only 7 Spots Left to Hit Our Goal of 25 for the Oakland Marathon! 🏃‍♂️
Wow! Our omrun tap charity team is absolutely flying! We're already 18 members strong, and we're just 7 runners away from reaching our ambitious goal of 25 for the Oakland Marathon on March 22nd! 🎉
Whether you're planning to conquer the Full Marathon (42K), hit a personal best in the Half (21K), enjoy the 10K, or walk/jog your first ever 5K, there's a perfect distance for you. Every single step you take helps us meet critical unmet needs!
Your Impact with TAP Charity Inc.:
🎓 Engineering Futures: Fund $550 scholarships to keep 2nd & 3rd-year engineering students from low-income families in school.
🩸 Immediate Health Support: Provide $125 LLF diagnostic kits, giving patients at Tata Memorial Hospital a crucial head start on treatment.
Ready to be one of the final 7 to join our incredible team?
Join Us Here: Secure your spot on the team by registering via this direct link: https://raceroster.com/events/2026/103813/oakland-marathon/register?team=882381
Start Fundraising: Create your personal campaign page and share your "why" here: https://tapcharityinc.org/campaigns/tap-oakland-marathon-2026/
WANT A DISCOUNT? 🎁 If you're tackling the Half (21K) or Full (42K), tag a friend who should run with you, or drop a comment below, and we'll send you a special discount code! Let's build this team!


Join the growing team:
Prasana Iyengar, Kunal Shah, Sheela Nain Shah, Pradnya Jamkhedkar, Usha Sudharsan Rao, Rohini Deshpande and many more

TAP Oakland Marathon 2026 1.10% Raised $551.00 donated 2 Donors 78 Days Left Headline Join Our Team - Start Your Fundraiser! FUNDRAISE TAP Oakland Marathon 2026 1.10% Goal USD: $50,000.00 $25.00 Every donation counts. $55.00 Every donation counts. $75.00 Every donation counts. $125.00 Funds one LLF....

11/27/2025

The Boy Who Carried the World
TAP Charity is a community united by one belief: Talent, Time, and Treasure can change lives. From funding life-saving care to empowering first-generation learners, we show up where hope is needed most — not just with support, but with presence, compassion, and impact that’s felt immediately.
This Giving Tuesday, I want to share a story that was told to me during my visit — a story I still haven’t been able to shake.
A 19-year-old boy arrived at Tata Memorial Hospital with his mother.
He had just lost his father.
He was responsible for his sister’s future.
And now he had to care for a mother fighting cancer.
He had no income.
No support.
No idea how he would survive in Mumbai for the required 8 months within a 1-mile radius of the hospital.
That evening, he told an LLF volunteer:
“I think I will end my life tonight.”

But LLF didn’t let him.
They helped him with documents, funding, medication support…
They helped his mother continue treatment.
And they helped him continue life.
His mother is now cancer-free.
And he is still with us.
Your Giving Tuesday donation can literally pull someone back from the edge.
💛 $124 — full cost for 1 patient
💛 $620 — 5 patients
💛 $1240 — 10 patients
💛 $6200 — 50 patients
✨ Your kindness can save a life twice.
https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=U3T9UF7YA75GE

For additional info, the email address is [email protected]

https://tapcharityinc.org/tap/

04/13/2025

HUGE SUCCESS at the Oakland Marathon 2025 for TAP Charity! 🎖️🥳 We're absolutely thrilled with Team TAP's incredible performance!

Our amazing team ran, walked, and powered through the course, covering a massive 221 miles combined! 🏃‍♀️‍➡️🚶‍♀️‍➡️🏔️🎯 Huge thanks and congrats to our dedicated runners and walkers! 👏💪

Thanks to their efforts and the generosity of our community, we've already raised over $4,000 towards the vital causes TAP Charity champions! 🙏💖 Thank you for your support!

🚨 EXCITING Fundraising News & Opportunity! 🚨

Now is the perfect time to amplify your impact! Our wonderful supporters and teammates (Rohini+Prasana Prasana Iyengar ) have generously offered to MATCH dollar-for-dollar every new donation received from now until April 30th, 2025! They've pledged to match up to $3240! 🙌

✨ TRIPLE YOUR IMPACT? ✨ Don't forget to check if your employer offers donation matching – many do! This could turn your $1 into $3 for TAP Charity! 💰💰💰

Let's rally together and make the most of this incredible matching challenge! Help us reach (and maybe even surpass!) this goal before the end of the month! 👇

➡️ Donate securely today: https://tapcharityinc.org/donate

Thank you for believing in our mission and helping us finish April strong! Every bit helps! 💫💥



Pradnya Jamkhedkar
Usha Sud
Karthika Suresh

03/21/2025

🏃‍♀️ **COUNTDOWN: Just 2 days until Team TAP runs the Oakland Marathon!** 🏃‍♂️

Our amazing team of 13 dedicated runners is ready to hit the pavement this Sunday for a cause close to our hearts. Each mile we run supports TAP Charity's vital projects in India, addressing critical needs in health, education, livelihood, and psychosocial support.

To our returning runners who've been with us through multiple marathons: Your continued dedication is the foundation of our success. You exemplify the spirit of perseverance that drives our mission.

To our wonderful first-time Team TAP members: Welcome to our family! Your enthusiasm brings fresh energy to our cause and reminds us why this work matters.

To everyone running under the TAP banner this weekend: THANK YOU for turning your personal athletic challenge into meaningful change for communities in need.

Want to support our runners? There's still time!
👉 Visit tapcharityinc.org/tap to donate

Together, we can maximize the impact of every step taken this Sunday.

See you at the finish line! 🏅

TAP Charity Inc. WHO WE ARE TAP Charity Inc. is comprised of a group of like-minded Thadomal Shahani Engineering College (TSEC) alumni who have come together to find ways to give back to the underprivileged in India. With the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are even more committed to assistin.....

12/04/2024

Giving Tuesday December 2024
Donors all across the US are participating on this day of giving and the holiday spirit. Can you join them to support the TAP mission? Your thoughtful giving directly impacts the underserved, underprivileged in India. With your support, we are able to fund Health, Education, Livelihood and Psychosocial (H.E.L.P.) projects to empower these families to reach for a better life.

Your gift helps change lives for the better!

Click “Donate" and additionally leverage your company match (if possible) to make a difference - https://tapcharityinc.org/tap/

Thank you for supporting TAP Charity Inc.




Prasana Iyengar, Dhananjay Mahajan, Pradnya Jamkhedkar, Karon Shaiva at Team TAP

TAP Charity Inc. WHO   WE ARE TAP Charity Inc. is comprised of a group of like-minded Thadomal Shahani Engineering College (TSEC) alumni who have come together to find ways to give back to the underprivileged in India. With the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are even more committed to assistin...

02/21/2024

25 days to go to Oakland Running Festival - Team TAP Charity Inc. will be represented by 3 of us, Captains Ganesh Iyer and Usha Sudharsan Rao and yours-truly.

Thank you for your support and looking forward to another succesfull outing on march 17.
For a bird's eye-view of Y2023, https://bit.ly/tap-gbm-202401 - tldr, another impactful year with women entrepreneurs (with help from Idobro Impact Solutions), young scholars for Guruji Education Foundation and more.

Your support means a lot to us - and we have a generous matching offer for the race (any amount until race day March 17, 2024); All donations up $2620 (26.2*$100) will be match 1:1 to double its impact.

To donate, tapcharityinc.org/donate

02/04/2024

42 days to go to the Oakland Running Festival; Ganesh Iyer and I are running as Team TAP Charity Inc. - counting on your support to get to 5000$ goal for TAP's work.

bit.ly/tap-gbm-202401 - reflects on year 2023
TAP's work continues to deepening the engagements and the impact. With amazing partners like Idobro Impact we have no doubt in that.

You can help dispel the doubt in our ability to cross the finish line on the fundraising goal. Thank you in advance.
we'll miss Sachin Thatte this year at the finish line - celebrating with his favorite nephew.
Counting on a few more teammates to join, there's 42 days to go
Pradnya Jamkhedkar Kavita Lalwani Usha Sudharsan Rao Unmesh Shastri Sushama Joshi Prashant Jamkhedkar Rohini Deshpande Adwait Sathye Suhel Dhanani