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Help Us Welcome the Girls of the Magic Bus Foundation in Mumbai!

Did you follow Christen and Kate’s journey to Shanti Bhavan, our partner school in India & wish you could travel there, too?

Do you want to find a meaningful way to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Title IX,  the law that ended gender discrimination in U.S. sports?

Here’s what we suggest: Join us on June 25, 30, or July 2nd to meet a group of girls visiting NYC from Mumbai–the city that houses the impoverished slum where Slumdog Millionaire took place, if you saw that movie–with an organization called Magic Bus. They tweeted us a very exciting, free, and inspiring invitation!

The Magic Bus Foundation is a non-profit built on mentorship — they empower children and communities to break the poverty cycle by promoting education, health, gender equality, and leadership. Soccer is one way in which they achieve the mission. (We already know this is a smart idea, because of very own  She’s the First*{Notre Dame} star Lindsay Brown‘s project which landed her a spot among Seventeen‘s Pretty Amazing Reader Cover contest finalists).

The U.S. General Manager, Rahul, reached out to @shesthefirst after meeting with our friends over at @10x10act. Social media continues to work magic for us!

Magic Bus is now working in Bangalore, where Shanti Bhavan is located! We can’t wait to see where this partnership will lead, but in the meantime let’s give these girls a NYC visit they will never forget.

Join us and meet the girls (Tickets are FREE!, just RSVP):

• Monday, June 25th: Meet the girls at a reception in The Fuller Building, 595 Madison Avenue, Suite 900
• Saturday, June 30th: Cheer the girls on at their soccer game at Pier 40
• Monday, July 2nd: Help the girls take over the Today Show Plaza & grab Al Roker’s attention on national TV at 30 Rock!

To learn more visit www.magicbus.org and tweet us or @magicbus_usa if you plan on coming!