Sweet memories

Me as SIPA director

It was an interesting period. I used to be director of events and web on SIPA. Silicon Valley Indian Professionals Association. Thanks to SIPA. I got a good friend Raman Daksh. I used to get sponsorship for SIPA. It was a challenge to bring a potential sponsor for this non-profit organization. There were various levels of sponsors we used to have, like diamond sponsor, annual event sponsor and monthly event sponsor. To get the core benefit out of our members, I used to recommend company's to become a long term sponsor like a period of 2 years.

Once again I still remember the thoughts that I served a non-profit community for around 5 years and at the end of the day we have a satisfaction that we did something good to the society.

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Our love that gives us pleasure

Udavum Karangal - we sponsor a couple of girls for the education and upkeep. I strongly feel that poor girls must be educated to support themselves. Udavum Karangal is a big organisation with various activities like orphanage, old age home, handicapped children's rehab, mentally retarded kids rehab etc., But they charge like Rs. 50,000 for the complete education expenses for a girl /boy until grade 12.. I think. They keep you informed about your sponsored kid's progress and you can visit them whenever you visit India. Alternatively, we do send few thousand rupees or so for every birthday or wedding day to feed them on this special occasion. In my opinion, it doesn't matter how much you do, it matters only that you want to do something for the needy and that is a great thing... There are tons of orphanage and old age homes that need help, but we can't support every one of them.. so we do send few dollars as and when we can to a few orgs and we do visit the place regularly during our visit to India.. like visiting our family and spend a day with them. It is a great feeling and I always come out of there with tears in my eyes. you can check them out in the net before you make a decision. Pay a visit once , see for yourself and then decide to send money periodically for your favourite cause, if it is worth it. In the US, I do donate 25 to 50$ per charity like cancer society, PTAs, redcross, and such organisations as I live and enjoy here and this country gave me so much, and I will be grateful as well. I am an 'active hero' named by redcross for regularly donating blood. My dad & my uncle started helping charities by going to blind school, and helping them. At the end of the day, you have a satisfaction that you did something good to the society.