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Give your child an opportunity to help another needy child.

The Dollar-A-Square (DAS) is a program that was started in 2003 through which children growing up here in the US can help another child in India by raising pledges. It is a program For the children By the children.

  • Kids can be youth volunteers for NSF
  • It’s fun, easy and they are helping someone who needs it
  • They can easily raise pledges with our “Dollar-A-Square" pledge sheet
  • They can a sk neighbors, school friends, aunts and uncles, cousins even teachers
  • Encourage them to grow as future caring citizens

The Pledge Sheet is very simple. It has 100 squares in it and each square is worth a dollar. By going around the neighborhood and asking family friends and classmates parents, children can easily fill in the squares. They can ask for as little as a dollar. Usually donors come up with at least $5, if they explain the cause. One sheet is ½ a scholarship. We offer incentives – surprise gifts and access to the on-line game to help them prepare for the spelling/vocabulary bees.

This is something fun and educational but most of all it develops a giving heart in your child.