Shriya Shah gives back to the local Michigan community by donating 10 inches of her beautiful locks to the "Wigs 4 Kids"
Wigs 4 Kids is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that reaches out to kids and young adults with hair loss. This program is available to any child or teen through age 18 in Michigan.
Wigs 4 Kids main focus is on cancer patients and includes other young people with similar appearance related challenges that cause hair loss such as:, alopecia, trichotillomania, lupus, hydrocephalus, burns and other disorders.
WAY TO GO SHRIYA. WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!
Volunteers at the Gleaners Food Bank
Local Kids participate in Gleaners Food Bank Drive
In the spirit of giving and helping those in need, a group of local Indian Kids participated in a local food drive held at the local Detroit distribution center under the Kids Helping Kids program of the Gleaners Food Bank. Under the youth coordinator Ayushi Jain, the group learnt about Gleaners,toured the food bank and participated in Empty Bowls Ceramics Project.
As one of the oldest food banks in the United States, Gleaners Community Food Bank's mission is to turn surplus food, which otherwise would go to waste, into millions of nutritious meals for hungry people in southeastern Michigan. For more than 32 years, Gleaners has been "nourishing communities by feeding hungry people".
Local talents support Spread International Annual Fundraising Event
The annual Spread International Event was celebrated on June 5th , 2010 at St Toma Church in Farmington Hills Michigan, suburb of Detroit city.
The fund raising event is attended by 200 guests with families. The program started with children performing dances. Rohit Goru played solo violin for telugu devotional and minuet. Smt Jayalakshmi, eminent Kuchipudi dancer and Nandi Award winner for Swarabhishekam movie enthralled the audiences with Kuchipudi dances. Her daughters Swetha and Sruthi Haridasu entertained the audiences with elegant Kuchipudi and folk dances.
Avinash Rachmale, Chairman & CEO Lakeshore Engineering Services was the chief guest for event. He was awarded the 2009 National Champion Award for Entrepreneurial Success by President Barack Obama. Lakeshore Engineering Services is a leading engineering constructions and consultancy companies with $150 million annual revenues based in Detroit. Avinash truly lived American Dream with rags to riches storyline.
Vandana Krishnaswami Dance Teacher and choreographer worked hard for a quality program with 2 group dances. Rani and Nishant Alluri presented a dance performance drawing deafening applause from audience.
The main event started at 7:30 PM with lighting the lamp and devotional song by Sruthi Haridasu, and Detroit local kids. President, Sridhar Patel, thanked all the guests for attending the event and for their support, guest speakers, event coordination team members for their efforts for putting together the event, and executive team members, coordinators, and volunteers for their efforts in educating poor kids. He gave an updates on organization activities, students successes.
MetLife South Asian Spelling Bee
On Jun 19 & 20, MetLife South Asian Spelling Bee conducted the LA and Bay Area regionals where over 120 spellers participated for the chance to win prizes and qualify for the finals. We want to share with you pictures videos and also the written test that was given this past weekend.
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"As gold is tested in four ways by rubbing, cutting, heating and beating -- so a man should be tested by these four things: his renunciation, his conduct, his qualities and his actions"
Chanakaya
"Conquer the angry man by love.
Conquer the ill-natured man by goodness.
Conquer the miser with generosity.
Conquer the liar with truth."
Buddhist Quote
About KISHANGANJ,BIHAR
A Muslim majority district, Kishanganj is situated in the North East part of Bihar, bordering West Bengal, Bangladesh and Nepal.
During the period of Khagada Nawab, Mohammed Fakiruddin, one hindu saint arrived, he was tired and wanted to rest at this place, but when he heard that this place name is Alamganj, the river name is Ramzan and the Jamindar name is Fakiruddin, he refused to enter at Alamganj.
After that the Nawab decided and announced some portion from Kishanganj Gudri to Ramzan pool gandhi ghat as Krishna Kunj. As time passed by the name gets converted to present KISHANGANJ
The Ramzan river crosses through the middle of the town, which adds more attraction to the beauty of the city.
Denard Robinson accounted for 383 yards and two touchdowns in his first game as Michigan's starting quarterback, leading the Wolverines to a 30-10 win over Connecticut on Saturday at the bigger than ever Big House.
Freshman Le'Veon Bell rushed for 141 yards on 10 carries and scored two touchdowns to spark Michigan State past Western Michigan 38-14 in a season-opening game Saturday.
Cleanup efforts are under way in Downriver communities after a quick-moving storm swept through Thursday afternoon, knocking out power to thousands and damaging houses.
AP - The man who once served as the international face of Saddam Hussein's regime predicts he'll die in an Iraqi prison, citing his old age and lengthy prison sentence.
AP - The Taliban vowed Sunday to attack polling places in Sept. 18 parliamentary elections, warning Afghans not to participate in what it called a sham vote.
AFP - Basque separatist group ETA declared a ceasefire Sunday in its bloody 42-year campaign for a homeland independent of Spain, vowing to give up guns and bombs to seek a democratic solution.
AP - The former head of the British Army has accused former prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown of forcing the military to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan without adequate funding.
AP - The Basque separatist militant group ETA declared a cease-fire in a video statement issued on Sunday, suggesting it might turn to a political process in its quest for independence.
AP - Militants detonated a car bomb at a Baghdad military headquarters on Sunday and then tried to shoot their way into the building, killing eight people and wounding 29 in a brazen morning attack, Iraqi officials said.
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