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community affairs News India Times May 24, 2013 10 www.newsindiatimes.com – that’s all you need to know By a Staff Writer – NEW YORK ore than 350 guests attended Nanubhai Education Foundation’s fifth annual gala held May 10 at Midtown Loft and Terrance here. More than $55,000 was raised at the event, according to a press release issued by the group. The foundation provides scholarships to women in India to attend college and works to improve the quality of education in rural schools in India Actor Manish Dayal, spokesman for the foundation, along with special guests includ- ing actresses Melanie Kannokada, Neelu Sodhi, Pooja Kumar, Ami Sheth, model Nina Manuel, celebrity photographer and star of Bravo TV’s “Double Exposure “ Indrani Pal Chaudhuri and fashion designer Payal Singhal came out to sup- port the charity. Previous gala supporters have included actors Kal Penn and Sendhil Ramamurthy. “This year we exceeded our fundraising goals with the help of our longtime supporters,” Dayal was quoted as saying in the release. “Every year our mis- sion of reforming rural education is being put to work in a real way.” Former Executive Director Nita Nehru announced her new role as co-chair of the founda- tion’s board, along with Kandarp Shah; Claire Arthurs will take over as the next executive direc- tor. Guests enjoyed cocktails from Diageo, Kettle One Vodka and Guinness, appetizers from Michelin Star Indian restaurant Tulsi and desserts by Sonam Sondhi of Chocal8Kiss. DJ Gaurav kept the crowd enter- tained, while Singhal provided her new collection on man- nequins as the décor for the venue. The gala is the primary source to raise funds for the founda- tion’s Teacher Training and Professional Development Program, which focuses on enhancing the teaching skills, classroom management tech- niques and English language capabilities of local teachers. Gala Raises Over $55,000 to Support Rural Education in India At the Nanubhai Education Foundation’s fifth annual gala held May 10 at Midtown Loft and Terrace in New York, from left, actresses Ami Sheth and Melanie Kannokada; Raj Shah, founder and chairman of Nanubhai Foundation; Nita Nehru, chair of the NEF Board; actor Manish Dayal, spokesperson for the foundation; actresses Nilu Sodhi and Pooja Kumar and model Nina Emanuel. Peter Ferreira By a Staff Writer – NEW YORK RY America celebrated 10 years of working to improve the lives of chil- dren by hosting Pledge 2013, a benefit dinner at The Pierre here May 10. A similar event was held May 4 in the Seattle area at the Westin in Bellevue. More than $220,000 was raised at the two events and will fund various projects, according to a press release from the group. More than 100 people from the New York and New Jersey area attended the New York event which was addressed by Shefali Sunderlal, president of CRY America. “As we remi- nisced about our childhoods at the events, we also thought of the 422,878 children living across 2,395 villages and slums in India, whose lives have been irreversible transformed through our collective efforts,” she said, thanking donors, vol- unteers and project partners. Sotheby’s Priyanka Mathew led the auction that featured paintings donated by famous Indian artists Ram Kumar, Seema Kohli, Kiyomi Talaulicar, Prakash Deshmukh, Anand Panchal; autographed guitars by the Rolling Stones; auto- graphed record albums by The Beatles and Pink Floyd; and other autographed memorabil- ia. Prominent attendees includ- ed Professor Padma Desai of Columbia University, Ruchir Sharma from Morgan Stanley, Natvar and Janet Bhavsar, Scarlett Pildes, Suneeta Dewan, Anu and Naveen Jain, Gurdeep and Seema Pal, Swati and Raj Angolkar, Sangeeta and Jigar Thakkar, Murali and Mithali Narayanan. In over 10 years, CRY America has helped to immu- nize 156,848 children, provided regular health checkups for 76,821, activated 364 public health care centers and 1,111 public schools and ended child labor in 501 villages in India, the release said. Monica Kharkar, marketing manager for CRY America, left,; Padma Desai, Gladys and Roland Harriman Professor at Columbia University, center, and Shefali Sunderlal, president, CRY America at the May 10 gala held at Taj, The Pierre in New York. CRY America Celebrates 10th Anniversary Gala By a Staff Writer – CHICAGO, Ill. op local restaurants unit- ed on May 2 at the Chicago Cultural Center to support survivors of domestic violence in immigrant communities at the fifth annual Taste for Life hosted by Apna Ghar. More than 400 people attend- ed the gala, which raised over $100,000 to fund critical services provided by the group, according to a press release from the organ- izers. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky and State Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka sent congratulatory messages, the press release said. An hour-long VIP reception featured hors d’oeuvres prepared by chefs Hiran Patel and Sahil Singh. Later, at the main event, small plate dishes were provided American Junkie, Atwood Café, Bombay Wraps, Cabot Creamery Cooperative, Cantina Laredo, Chocolat – Uzma Sharif, Dishoom Foods, Emilio’s Tapas, Gaylord Fine Indian Restaurant, Isla Pilipina, Metropolitan Club, Peacock Indian Restaurant, Sullivan’s Steakhouse, Sataza and Untitled. Wine and beer tastings were offered by Revolution Brewing Company, Maverick Wine Company, Wirtz, Vintage and City Grocery. Pepsi provided nonalcoholic beverages. Each restaurant incorporated a purple food item into one of its dishes, purple being the color of domestic violence awareness, the release said. Gaylord restaurant received the most votes for the Purple Dish Award. The award was pre- sented by “MasterChef” contest- ant Suzy Singh to manager Kamran Ali. A raffle featured gift certificate packages donated by restaurants, clubs, tourist attrac- tions, etc. Of the six prizes, the Chicago for Foodies Package was won by Ruben Salazar who get to dine at Rosebud Restaurants, Epic, Argo Tea, Black Dog Gelato, Travernita and Tru. Deepika Sharma won the grand prize donated by Ramzan Dhanji and the Bellagio Hotel.Students from the Music Institute of Chicago took turns in playing various instruments. Saiyed G. Rabbani, president of Apna Ghar’s board of directors, spoke about its founding by five women in 1990. Executive Director Serena Chen Low explained how Apna Ghar got its name from a picture drawn by an elementary school student.Event chairs Sabrina Hans and Monika Sharma intro- duced the participating restau- rants. A video titled “Nishaat is a Survivor” presented the case of a girl who moved into an Apna Ghar shelter with her mother for six months at the age of 4. She is now a student at Georgetown University and wants to start a domestic vio- lence awareness group on cam- pus, the release said. Shelter Raises Over $100,000 for Battered Immigrant Women M Participating restaurants show off their commemoration plaques. Manager Kamran Ali of Gaylord Restaurant, which won the Purple Dish Award, is front center. T C
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www.newsindiatimes.com – that’s all you need to know
By a Staff Writer
– NEW YORKore than 350 guestsattended NanubhaiEducation Foundation’sfifth annual gala held
May 10 at Midtown Loft andTerrance here. More than$55,000 was raised at the event,according to a press releaseissued by the group.
The foundation providesscholarships to women in Indiato attend college and works toimprove the quality of educationin rural schools in India
Actor Manish Dayal,spokesman for the foundation,along with special guests includ-ing actresses MelanieKannokada, Neelu Sodhi, PoojaKumar, Ami Sheth, model Nina
Manuel, celebrity photographerand star of Bravo TV’s “DoubleExposure “ Indrani PalChaudhuri and fashion designer
Payal Singhal came out to sup-port the charity. Previous galasupporters have included actorsKal Penn and Sendhil
Ramamurthy.“This year we exceeded our
fundraising goals with the helpof our longtime supporters,”Dayal was quoted as saying inthe release. “Every year our mis-sion of reforming rural educationis being put to work in a realway.”
Former Executive DirectorNita Nehru announced her newrole as co-chair of the founda-tion’s board, along with KandarpShah; Claire Arthurs will takeover as the next executive direc-tor.
Guests enjoyed cocktails fromDiageo, Kettle One Vodka and
Guinness, appetizers fromMichelin Star Indian restaurantTulsi and desserts by SonamSondhi of Chocal8Kiss. DJGaurav kept the crowd enter-tained, while Singhal providedher new collection on man-nequins as the décor for thevenue.
The gala is the primary sourceto raise funds for the founda-tion’s Teacher Training andProfessional DevelopmentProgram, which focuses onenhancing the teaching skills,classroom management tech-niques and English languagecapabilities of local teachers.
Gala Raises Over $55,000 to Support Rural Education in India
At the Nanubhai Education Foundation’s fifth annual gala held May 10 at Midtown Loftand Terrace in New York, from left, actresses Ami Sheth and Melanie Kannokada;
Raj Shah, founder and chairman of Nanubhai Foundation; Nita Nehru, chair of the NEFBoard; actor Manish Dayal, spokesperson for the foundation; actresses Nilu Sodhi
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By a Staff Writer
– NEW YORKRY America celebrated 10years of working toimprove the lives of chil-dren by hosting Pledge
2013, a benefit dinner at ThePierre here May 10. A similarevent was held May 4 in theSeattle area at the Westin inBellevue. More than $220,000was raised at the two eventsand will fund various projects,according to a press releasefrom the group.
More than 100 people fromthe New York and New Jerseyarea attended the New Yorkevent which was addressed byShefali Sunderlal, president ofCRY America. “As we remi-nisced about our childhoods atthe events, we also thought ofthe 422,878 children livingacross 2,395 villages and slumsin India, whose lives have beenirreversible transformedthrough our collective efforts,”she said, thanking donors, vol-unteers and project partners.
Sotheby’s Priyanka Mathewled the auction that featuredpaintings donated by famousIndian artists Ram Kumar,Seema Kohli, Kiyomi Talaulicar,Prakash Deshmukh, AnandPanchal; autographed guitarsby the Rolling Stones; auto-graphed record albums by TheBeatles and Pink Floyd; andother autographed memorabil-ia.
Prominent attendees includ-ed Professor Padma Desai ofColumbia University, RuchirSharma from Morgan Stanley,Natvar and Janet Bhavsar,Scarlett Pildes, Suneeta Dewan,Anu and Naveen Jain, Gurdeepand Seema Pal, Swati and RajAngolkar, Sangeeta and JigarThakkar, Murali and MithaliNarayanan.
In over 10 years, CRYAmerica has helped to immu-nize 156,848 children, providedregular health checkups for76,821, activated 364 publichealth care centers and 1,111public schools and ended childlabor in 501 villages in India,the release said.
Monica Kharkar, marketing manager for CRY America, left,; Padma Desai, Gladys andRoland Harriman Professor at Columbia University, center, and Shefali Sunderlal,president, CRY America at the May 10 gala held at Taj, The Pierre in New York.
CRY America Celebrates 10th Anniversary Gala
By a Staff Writer
– CHICAGO, Ill.op local restaurants unit-ed on May 2 at theChicago Cultural Centerto support survivors of
domestic violence in immigrantcommunities at the fifth annualTaste for Life hosted by ApnaGhar.
More than 400 people attend-ed the gala, which raised over$100,000 to fund critical servicesprovided by the group, accordingto a press release from the organ-izers. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn,Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel,U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky andState Comptroller Judy BaarTopinka sent congratulatorymessages, the press release said.
An hour-long VIP receptionfeatured hors d’oeuvres preparedby chefs Hiran Patel and SahilSingh.
Later, at the main event, smallplate dishes were providedAmerican Junkie, Atwood Café,
Bombay Wraps, Cabot CreameryCooperative, Cantina Laredo,Chocolat – Uzma Sharif,Dishoom Foods, Emilio’s Tapas,Gaylord Fine Indian Restaurant,Isla Pilipina, Metropolitan Club,Peacock Indian Restaurant,Sullivan’s Steakhouse, Sataza andUntitled. Wine and beer tastingswere offered by RevolutionBrewing Company, MaverickWine Company, Wirtz, Vintageand City Grocery. Pepsi providednonalcoholic beverages.
Each restaurant incorporateda purple food item into one of itsdishes, purple being the color ofdomestic violence awareness,the release said.
Gaylord restaurant receivedthe most votes for the PurpleDish Award. The award was pre-sented by “MasterChef” contest-ant Suzy Singh to managerKamran Ali. A raffle featured giftcertificate packages donated byrestaurants, clubs, tourist attrac-tions, etc. Of the six prizes, theChicago for Foodies Package waswon by Ruben Salazar who get to
dine at Rosebud Restaurants,Epic, Argo Tea, Black Dog Gelato,Travernita and Tru.
Deepika Sharma won thegrand prize donated by RamzanDhanji and the BellagioHotel.Students from the MusicInstitute of Chicago took turns inplaying various instruments.Saiyed G. Rabbani, president ofApna Ghar’s board of directors,spoke about its founding by fivewomen in 1990.
Executive Director SerenaChen Low explained how ApnaGhar got its name from a picturedrawn by an elementary schoolstudent.Event chairs SabrinaHans and Monika Sharma intro-duced the participating restau-rants. A video titled “Nishaat is aSurvivor” presented the case of agirl who moved into an ApnaGhar shelter with her mother forsix months at the age of 4.
She is now a student atGeorgetown University andwants to start a domestic vio-lence awareness group on cam-pus, the release said.
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Participating restaurants show off their commemoration plaques. Manager Kamran Ali of Gaylord Restaurant,which won the Purple Dish Award, is front center.
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