By a Staff Reporter
BURBANK,CA- The spirit of philanthropy was evident throughout the evening on August 25, 2018 as Caring Hand For Children, a Los Angeles-based charity that supports underprivileged children in India, held its 12th annual fundraising gala at the Marriott Burbank Airport, here. Guests and donors came from far and wide as aroma...
BURBANK,CA- The spirit of philanthropy was evident throughout the evening on August 25, 2018 as Caring Hand For Children, a Los Angeles-based charity that supports underprivileged children in India, held its 12th annual fundraising gala at the Marriott Burbank Airport, here. Guests and donors came from far and wide as aroma...
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of fresh Indian cuisine wafted through the air and live instrumental music was played by young volunteers. All this culminating for one common cause: to help educate underprivileged children in India. The night started off with a silent auction, which included signed sports and Bollywood memorabilia as well as authentic, designer Indian outfits donated by boutiques from Little India in Artesia. Artwork and sculptures were also donated by many local talents in the community. Aside from the silent auction, in the center ballroom, Chili Beatz, a contemporary Indian band, welcomed patrons to the main event. Staying true to the theme of “Legends of Bollywood” the singing troupe performed old and new melodies along with amazingly choreographed dance numbers by children.
As the main event kicked off, emcees Noopur Chhabra and Aneesh Puri greeted the guests. Vinay Chabbra gave an update on the children being supported in India and said the organization is still 100% volunteer supported with no administrative salaries. The video and the talk given by the founding member of Hope Foundation, Ms. Geeta gave a first-hand account of the immense work being done at the grassroot level. Young volunteers who had visited the charities in India also shared moving accounts, informing the guests of exactly how funds were being put to work to educate the underprivileged.
Opportunities for sponsoring and donating were shared throughout the night, with option to donate by buying raffle tickets to purchase a gold and diamond necklace donated by Highglow Jewelers. The Sponsor-a-child program touched many hearts and wallets making it a huge success with excess of 500 new pledges being made at the event alone.
Founding board members also shared progress made in the last year. Shashi Bhatter highlighted the remote learning program which provides tutoring to the children in India via online Google classrooms. Younger volunteer members, Mahika Saoji (15) and Rayan Jawa (12) also shared an outline and description of the progress made by this teaching program.
Another announcement was an upcoming senior program to support the needs of the local elderly community.
Dr. Seema Arora reiterated the mission of the organization and elaborated on the immensity of the challenge. She invited the attendees to join the Caring Hand family and become a collective force to eradicate child illiteracy in India.
The event attracted about 400 guests and raised $250,000.
Currently the charity is donating funds towards education for a total of 3,933 children through 23 projects all over India.
As the main event kicked off, emcees Noopur Chhabra and Aneesh Puri greeted the guests. Vinay Chabbra gave an update on the children being supported in India and said the organization is still 100% volunteer supported with no administrative salaries. The video and the talk given by the founding member of Hope Foundation, Ms. Geeta gave a first-hand account of the immense work being done at the grassroot level. Young volunteers who had visited the charities in India also shared moving accounts, informing the guests of exactly how funds were being put to work to educate the underprivileged.
Opportunities for sponsoring and donating were shared throughout the night, with option to donate by buying raffle tickets to purchase a gold and diamond necklace donated by Highglow Jewelers. The Sponsor-a-child program touched many hearts and wallets making it a huge success with excess of 500 new pledges being made at the event alone.
Founding board members also shared progress made in the last year. Shashi Bhatter highlighted the remote learning program which provides tutoring to the children in India via online Google classrooms. Younger volunteer members, Mahika Saoji (15) and Rayan Jawa (12) also shared an outline and description of the progress made by this teaching program.
Another announcement was an upcoming senior program to support the needs of the local elderly community.
Dr. Seema Arora reiterated the mission of the organization and elaborated on the immensity of the challenge. She invited the attendees to join the Caring Hand family and become a collective force to eradicate child illiteracy in India.
The event attracted about 400 guests and raised $250,000.
Currently the charity is donating funds towards education for a total of 3,933 children through 23 projects all over India.
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