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HC4A FOUDATION BOARD 2018 MEMBERS

Bridge income disparity through education! Serve Where You Live!

Indian Community Center (ICC) of Austin donates $10,000 to HC4A for Scholarships

India Community Center (ICC), the oldest Indian organi-zation in Austin, has donated $10,000.00 to Hindu Chari-ties for America (HC4A) towards Vocational Training Scholarships for economically dis-advantaged students in Austin metro area in the spirit of “Serve Where You Live”TM.

There were several organizations competing for the donation funds. Our Vice Chairper-son, Dinesh Vakharia and Pankil Matalia worked on the presentation and were able to secure this donation. This donation will be divided into four yearly scholarships of $2,500.00 each. The recipients will write a “Thank You” note to ICC.

HC4A sincerely appreciates the generosity of ICC and thanks to Mr. Rohit Jain and his team.

Please contact us if you would like to donate, volunteer, sponsor a event or even join our board! Your deductions will be tax deductible since we are a registered non-profit organization. Visit www.hc4a.org/ or www.facebook.com/HinduCharities for additional infor-mation.

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Our Mission: Hindu Charities for America (HC4A) was conceived for the

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Winter 2018 NEWSLETTER

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Dr. Ishwar Thakkar (Chair)

Vijay Mohan Anantula

Arun Andharavapu

Jay Gaglani

Aashish Gupta

Gopal Gothikonda

Lakshmi Kondubhatla

Sam Kumar

Dr Narendra Majithia

Ashna Modh

Brahmaji Mutyala

Dinesh Vakharia

UPCOMING EVENTS

2019

Bollywood Meets Borsht

Belt

Sunday, April 7th 2019

School Supplies Packing

Event

Sunday, April 11th 2019

5th Annual HC4A Gala

Friday, October 11th 2019

Published by HC4A

2018 Chairperson's Report

Your generosity in 2018 enabled HC4A to meet our fund raising goals and provide school supplies to over 1,500 homeless children and vocational training scholarships to over 110 economically disadvan-taged students in the Austin Metropolitan area. Students served are through: Austin Community Col-lege, Capital Idea, Texas School for Blind & Visually Impaired, Round Rock Education Foundation, Manor ISD, Pflugerville ISD, ISDs with Veterans population: Hutto & Florence, Share The Will and Apoyando a Un Angel.

Both Fundraising Events, Bollywood Meets Borscht Belt and HC4A Gala met the fundraising goals.

We thank the Gala sponsors, notably Gold Sponsors: Austin Endodontics, Greater Round Rock Community Foundation, Mathnesium North Austin and Silicon Hill Wealth Management.

Our sincere thanks to all our Board Members, we also thank numerous vol-unteers who have helped with the events and running of the charity. Each year HC4A recognizes a group of volunteers who have participated in HC4A

events and thereby served the community.

2018 Service Awards recipients:

Bhanu & Ashwin Ghatalia for their Ongoing Sustaining Support

Greater Round Rock Community Foundation for their Generous Support for Families of Veter-ans

Srivas Venkatesh for HC4A Gala Photography for “Stars”

Lakshmi & Subba Kondubhatla for Ongoing Sustaining Support

Texas Homeless Education Office for Enabling HC4A

Jennifer Bloom Greenberg for Jewish Commu-nity School Supply Project Partnership

Seema Govil for Support and Vision for Dancing With the Stars

Sankra Eye Foundation Team Koushik Kundu for Dedicated Selfless Support

Pankil Matalia for Leadership with School Sup-plies Event

Manish Modh for Dedicated Selfless Support

Sujata Vadi for Initiating Newsletter

Meena Vakharia for Creative Support

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The HC4A Board awarded Harish Kotecha a “Vision and

Leadership Award for HC4A” to show their appreciation .

$203,000 in Scholarship, largest amount given by Asian American Charity in Austin Ar-

ea.

320 Student impacted - helped develop skills leading to jobs and career opportunities.

9300 Backpacks given to homeless children in Austin Area.

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HC4A Impact to date

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On October 20th 2018 at the Crowne Plaza in Austin, Hindu Charities for America hosted

its 4th Annual Gala. A fun filled cultural and social event, all the proceeds raised will be

used to fund vocational scholarships for those living below federally defined poverty line in

Austin metro area. The recipients for scholarships ($500 or $1,000) are selected using

guidelines by local area ISDs, Austin Community College and Capital Idea. Our featured

presentation “Dancing with the Stars” - local businesses and community leaders who

trained for weeks with local dance instructors to get ready for their performances.

Dr. Richard Rhodes, President/CEO of Austin Community College was the keynote speaker

with Austin Mayor Steve Adler attending among other distinguished guests.

4th Annual HC4A GALA

Dancing with the Stars Supporters:

Agni the dance company

Starting in 2007 as a small group of dancers, Agni dance ensemble now features 35+ dancers that have performed

at major venues, various festivals, musical schools, corporations, studios and private events. The ensemble's reper-

toire ranges from folk styles like garba to poetic interpretation of Sufi music.

Sri photography

Srivas, CEO, uses his skills to create endearing and engaging photographs of products, place and people in an in-

spired environment. He is fascinated by everything from nature’s beauty to the glamor of dancers and models.

Monsoon dance

Monsoon Dance is committed to high quality instruction of Bollywood, Bhangra and Indian Dance forms in a fun &

friendly environment. We offer dance lessons for adults and kids (4 yrs.+) to suit beginner and advanced skill levels

in Round Rock, Cedar Park, Austin & Circle C.

Nritya Varsha Dance Academy

NrityaVarsha Dance Academy is a Kathak dance school founded by Varsha Jawadekar. Nritya is slower and ex-

pressive aspect of Kathak that attempts to communicate feelings, storyline with spiritual themes in Hindu dance

traditions. NrityaVarsha is authorized to teach the Certificate and Diploma programs in Kathak. Starting Nov 2018

exams in Kathak will be conducted.

Sargam dance school

Sargam Dance School is a premier dance school in Austin teaching Bharatnatyam, folk, contemporary and Bolly-

wood founded by Mansi M Patel. The mission of Sargam Dance School is to foster a love for fine arts and rich Indi-

an culture, engage students through the happy medium of dance, build self-confidence and instill discipline

through the medium of dance .

Taj fashions

Taj Fashion is proud to support HC4A Gala 2018. We bring latest fashion wear from India to Austin. We are a bou-

tique of ethnic Indian wear for Men, Women and Kids. Taj Fashion's collection includes Indian outfits ranging

from day to day wearable suits to elegant bridal wedding attire to party wear sarees; all designed and customized

to your fit.

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HC4A Mission : Bridge Income Disparity Through Education.

This year’s HC4A 2018 Gala was a great success in bringing awareness to the unprecedented challenges

facing 44 million Americans holding more than $1.4 trillion in student loan debt. HC4A has worked with

many agencies including THEO to provide vocational training scholarship for students living below feder-

ally defined poverty level via scholarship and school supplies on a yearly basis.

HC4A 2018 Gala was well attended by many local dignitaries from the Austin communities who have con-

tributed whole heartedly in supporting this cause. We thank all our Supporters and our Stars as well as our

volunteers who help make this event a success.

Please visit https://www.facebook.com/HinduCharities/ to see the videos of our Star Performers!

Our Dancing with the Stars Celebrities!

Vijay Mohan Anantula I think it is a great service by supporting

education of poor kids and helping with scholarship.

Anita & Satyajeet Dodia Knowledge is the greatest Gift

to give and receive!

Ashok Kumar & Anitha Ganesan I believe in “Live

Here, Give Here” mission

Manjima & Koushik Kundu There is no better Gift

than Giving Gift of Education

Nagavalli Medicharla Knowledge is the greatest Gift to

give and receive!

Sharmila & Anuska Mehta Education is the passport to

the future!

Jyoti Mistry “Education is the foundation of every

growth! “

Smita Parikh Education is a way to reach goals and

make a difference in the lives of others.

Malin Pathak Nothing makes me happier than making

someone happy.

Nupur Sharma I strongly believe in the power of grati-

tude and giving back to the community.

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HC4A IMPACT: “HC4A helped our students and their families. The financial support enabled students further their education and come closer to completing their degree. Please know that you have truly benefited the lives of our students by helping to relieve some of the expenses of college.” – Stephanie Diina-Dempsey, Executive Director of Austin Community College Foundation “HC4A’s immense support through Capital Idea helps low-income adults to succeed at Austin Community College and start new careers that has made a huge difference in their lives.” — Steven Jacobs, Executive Director of Capital Idea

“Thank you for the opportunity for financial assistance through your scholarship. This will help

with fees, books and tuition for the fall 2018 semester. I am currently in the Associates Degree of

Nursing Program through Austin Community College, taking much of the time I have throughout

the week. I do pay for tuition out of pocket, so this scholarship takes a lot of pressure off of my

regular job and more focus on Nursing School. I sincerely appreciate your belief in me through

this scholarship offer and I intend to do well in all of my classes this semester.”

-Scholarship Recipient, Austin Community Center.

“I would like to take the time out to humbly send my greatest gratitude, for you choosing me as a

candidate to support throughout my semester of Nursing School. It is because of you I am able to

continue focusing on my studies and passing my tests without worry of financial strains this se-

mester. Thank you for this opportunity to receive the $500 scholarship. I now not only owe mov-

ing forward to myself and the generations I’d like to touch and change, but also to you. Thanks

for making a difference in my life.

Thanks for all you do!”

- Sincerely, Future Registered Nurse.