Shefali Kalyani and Jay Srinivasan organized the 3rd Annual Fundraising musical event for We Care Charity on October 16th at the historic Mechanics Hall in Worcester, MA. The sold out event was attended by more than 400 people.
The singers for the evening included Sankar Gangaikondan, Rajiv Gangudre, Hemant Patkar, Raghu Saranathan, P. Shetty, Sudha Lakshmi Rao, Vaishnavi Kondapalli, Reshma Nair, Rohini Rajaram and Sowmya Shri. The variety of songs, old and new, kept the audience wanting for more.
We Care Charity is a 501C(3) organization. It is an all-volunteer organization and no one is paid for their services. As such, 100% of donations goes towards the cause. Some of the projects are:
1. Purchase groceries cook and serve close to 700 folks here in NH each month. This includes 3 soup kitchens and 3 children’s homes.
2. Celebrate children’s birthday parties and also sponsor all children’s Christmas wish list each year
3. In India, support education for 50+ children by providing grains to their families so they can attend school and not sell things on the streets.
4. Ship and distribute clothes and school supplies to India.
5. Support slum children who are exceptionally bright with a private school education in conjunction with partner Non Profit Organization in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. India.
The emcee for the evening was Swathi Subramanian. The event also featured entertainment by Fauj Bhangra and raised more than $50,000.
Finally Vijay and Shefali thanked all the attendees, sponsors and singers for their support in making the event a huge success.
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