Diwali Food Drive 2008
Posted by abhimanyu on November 8, 2008
What could have been better way of celebrating Diwali than sharing the joy of this Hindu festival of Lights with the less privileged people of our local community. So Abhimanyu Shakha in Chicago Vibhag conducted a Diwali Food Drive and collected several bag full of non-perishable food items and essential toiletries. Several local Food pantries in surrounding communities were contacted and one of them housed inside a Church in Elk Grove Village was very excited to be the beneficiary of this Food Drive.
Nancy from this Food Pantry welcomed kids and parents from our Shakha who came to deliver the items. She was very appreciative of people from Hindu faith coming into a Church to deliver Food items. She conducted an informative discussion on how this Food Pantry was established 20 years ago with just $700 and how exactly it has been functioning with the help of local community. She also talked about her experiences of visiting several Hindu temples. Kids and parents were given a tour of the Food Pantry and they got to learn how it is organized. From beginning to end, it was a great and fulfilling experience for all of us in Abhimanyu Shakha.
