The Initiative
From Jan 14 (Sankranti) to- Mar 8 (Shivaratri), commit to the following daily practices…
Contemplation
giving Effort
How?
54 days of communing with your Infinite Nature guided by the experienced Shri Vivek
- $216 contribution to selected food charity to complete registration
- Live daily contemplation at 5:30am ET on Zoom
- Recordings available for practice
Collection
giving Time
How?
540 seekers collecting 20.24 lbs of food for local foodbank
- Identify a local food bank of your choice
- Set aside non-perishable food
- Calculate/ Track the weight (in pounds) of the food before drop-off
- Drop off the collection at your local food bank or participating Chinmaya Mission Centers.
Contribution
giving Resources
How?
Over $54,000 to support efforts to feed those who have food insecurity
Selected food Charities:
Mississippi Food Network, Akshaya Patra Foundation, No Kid Hungry
Our CommUnity has supported 3 charities by donating over $58,000 working hard to ensure nutrition for so many who otherwise would be without food!
List of Participating Chinmaya Centers & Ambassadors
| No | Participating CM Center | Ambassador |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niagara | Kalpesh Desai |
| 2 | Cleveland | Deepa Sriram / Archana Krishnan |
| 3 | Boston | Sapna Rao |
| 4 | Toronto | Yatin Dullabh |
| 5 | Chicago | – |
| 6 | London, ON | – |
| 7 | Raleigh | Sharmila Sridharan |
| 8 | Portland | – |
| 9 | Connecticut (includes Orange, Stamford, etc.) | Srikanth Vasudevan |
| 10 | Washington DC | Maryland – Neha Mehta Virginia – Anuradha Pajjur |
| 11 | Texas (includes Austin, Dallas, Houston, College Station, etc.) | Prema P |
Our Progress
As we collectively fulfill our responsibility, we can also inspire others through tracking our progress! Be sure to check this page often to see how we are doing!
giving Resources
Our CommUnity’s generosity has expressed itself through completion of raising over 27,000 dollars each for the Mississippi Food Network and Akshaya Patra Foundation!!!
Through Contribution, our CommUnity is now striving to offer over 3500 dollars to No Kid Hungry.
giving Time
Through Collection, seekers all over North America strive to donate 10,800 pounds to local food banks on or before March 8.
Food Collection Tracking
Food Collection by Centers
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*Photos by Krishna Kant, Karsten Würth on Unsplash