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Magic at Maher

Tom and Chris Yerlig spent four days in Pune performing for the Maher Foundation  —Maher has over thirty homes for abused and battered women and their children. There were many marvelous and moving shows, among them: a show for 200 + women with severe mental disabilities, the hall was filled with smiles and squeals of laughter and delight. performances out in the villages where Maher has centers. We felt honored to be there performing in these beautiful places for calm and excited audiences;  old and young alike have a childlike spirit that is a joy to perform for. We had an exhausting …
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Post from India

Greetings and magical best wishes from Mumbai India . Full days of teaching and performing Magic. Yesterday we began a new project at the DH Sirur Boys Orphanage, teaching magic to 11 boys —7 hours of teaching and practicing yesterday to get the project launched and 7 more hours today –going well! Enthusiastic group of boys between 12 and 15. We will visit them three times a year and in-between, one of the young women magicians we have been training for four years, Priyanka, will arrange to work with them. There is an older young man, Raja, at the orphanage, …
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