06/13/2018
INTRODUCTION TO AKSHAYA PATRA
Established in 2000, Akshaya Patra began by serving 1,500 in 5 schools in Bangalore. Today Akshaya Patra is the largest NGO-run school meal programs in the world and serves over 1.6 million children daily in over 13,000 schools through 30 kitchens in twelve states in India.
Akshaya Patra USA is the US branch of Akshaya Patra and raises funds and awareness for the school meal program in India through Volunteer Chapters in cities across the US. The San Diego Chapter raises funds and awareness for Akshaya Patra's school meal program.
Please see the presentation created by the San Diego Chapter below, for more information:
https://www.foodforeducation.org/introduction-san-diego
Slide 9: This is the most important slide for you to take action. Kindly click on the pink button with $ sign. It takes you to a "Payment Gateway" Page for a Campaign started by San Diego Chapter to raise $ 100,000 by December 31, 2018. (For your information,
Akshaya Patra USA has 20 Chapters, one of which is San Diego Chapter, under which you come, based on CA Zipcode). Kindly note, your Name, Donation Amount & Date of Donation along with your remarks that you put in the box provided with title: OPTIONAL MESSAGE will instantly appear on that page after you click "Purchase" button, while the amount donated will go straight to the Akshaya Patra Foundation, USA in Boston. Your donation is tax deductible. If you donate in multiples of $ 15, you will know how many kids lives you have transformed from Child Labor to Happy & Normal Kids with DREAMS! Thanks in advance on behalf of such kids, whose lives you have touched!
