Empower young females; Dr. Sandip Lalli's legacy

Dr. Sandip Lalli, FCPA, ICD.D

Business Leader, Colleague, Wife, Mom, Sister, Aunt, Cousin, Friend, Mentor & Athlete

We are devastated by the sudden passing of Sandip. Our hope is that we keep her impact and memory alive by supporting what she was proud of and what she stood for.

Sandip’s Influence

Sandip had tremendous success professionally around the globe with her visionary leadership, exceptional communication skills, and ability to initiate and execute her progressive strategic plans. She regularly broke through barriers and faced adversity in her journey, and it was her perseverance and commitment to change in our world that saw her through to her successful professional life.

For Sandip, the tools for her adult life successes were ones that she had clearly identified as being honed as an athlete on the basketball court – in her own words, “sport changed the trajectory of my life” and her personal passion in her adult life was empowering young women & girls through sports.

Sandip served as a board member and then chair for Canadian Women & Sport (formerly known as Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity or CAAWS) as a pay-it-forward commitment. She often shared that although the business world had become her arena, her time as an athlete had nourished, shaped, and inspired her business success. As a mom, she encouraged and supported her daughter’s athletic journey, knowing this was a path to life success.

The goal of this fundraiser

The heart of everything Sandip did was through the lens of a firm belief that making a contribution to society is fundamental to a well-lived life. In light of this, we believe that Sandip would approve of celebrating her legacy and impact in the world by “giving back” to the community that shaped her – and we honour her by sharing her passion for empowering young women and girls through sport.

The goal of this GoFundMe is to create a fund directed to not-for-profit organizations whose focus and agenda are to provide opportunities for female athletes to play and that empower female athletes through sports. We will ensure donations will go to organizations that also empower her daughter’s athletic journey.

This fund will be open for your donation until April 15, 2023. At such time, the proceeds will be donated in Dr. Sandip Lalli’s name to this kind of directed programming. The specifics of these donation(s) will be shared as an update on this page.

PLEASE DONATE WHATEVER YOU'RE INSPIRED TO.

THANK YOU

REFLECTION FROM HER MARATHON JOURNEY – OCT 2022

Consistency, perseverance, grit, and tenacity all played a part. These are all very strong leadership skills which, if you can put ego aside and authentic humility first, teams can lead to unlocking great value in the work that we get to do.

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Update #1: On April 15th, we will be closing off the fundraiser. The Bumble Bees team has put together a committee to meet with a number of nonprofits. They'll take the final value of donations into consideration when determining where the funds will be distributed in Dr. Sandip Lalli's name. Karen will personally be responsible for ensuring every penny is donated accordingly. Stay tuned for more updates.