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Lifting 1,000 children from poverty in India Mark Lee to present on Bethania Kids The Thursday, Sept. 5 program will be presented by Estes Park resident Mark Lee. He will provide an introduction to the economic conditions in India and the impact they have on Indian children. Then he will introduce the to the Bethania Kids organization and its charter and tell the story of how it is making a positive difference in the life of more than 1,000 children today. Lee has worked in the consulting and information technology industry for the last 30 years, including 12 years as a partner with KPMG and most currently as the Senior VP of Customer Services for a Silicon Valley software company, Solix Technologies. Like many technology workers, the internet has made it possible for him to work from anywhere, and he chose Estes Park as home base. Lee moved to the Estes Valley in 2005 with his wife Karen, and son, David. During these years, Lee's work has required frequent trips to India to collaborate with a large group of engineers on his team based in Hyderabad, India. Lee, center with some of the older boys and alumni of Angel House in Rajahmundry, Andra Pradesh. "During my trips, I have witnessed the extreme poverty in India and seen its effect on children," Lee explains. "Being surrounded by small children in the street begging for food and rupees made a huge impression and motivated me to learn more about these kids. This ultimately led me to Bethania Kids, a charity focused on helping at-risk children in southern India. First I became a donor, then a volunteer, and have recently joined their board of directors." Some young residents of Angel Home |
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