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September 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth Benefit
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Find out more »Chicago Benefit Gala
Make a difference in the lives of millions of children in India! Join us for an evening of fun and good food as we celebrate The Akshaya Patra Foundation's many achievements and look ahead to feeding 5 million children, every day, by 2025. This year's gala will be held on Friday, September 20 at Meadows Club in Rolling Meadows, IL and will feature special guests Actor Anupam Kher, keynote speaker Sunil Kumar and musical entertainment byHarmony Group. It includes a…
Find out more »Los Angeles Benefit Gala
Make a difference in the lives of millions of children in India! Join us for an evening of fun and good food as we celebrate The Akshaya Patra Foundation's many achievements and look ahead to feeding 5 million children, every day, by 2025. This year's gala will be held on Saturday, September 28 at Delta Hotels by marriott in Garden Grove, CA and will feature special guests Actor Anupam Kher and Raj Shah with guest of honor, Mayor of Cerritos,…
Find out more »Bay Area Benefit Gala
Make a difference in the lives of millions of children in India! Join us for an evening of fun and good food as we celebrate The Akshaya Patra Foundation's many achievements and look ahead to feeding 5 million children, every day, by 2025. This year's gala will be held on Sunday, September 29 at Hyatt Regency, SF Airport in Burlingame, CA and will feature Chet Kapoor as Keynote Speaker, special guest ActorAnupam Kher and Comedians Rajiv Satyal and Paul Varghese. …
Find out more »October 2019
Breakfast with Sanjeev Kapoor @ Cisco
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Find out more »Dinner with Chef Kapoor Las Vegas
Make a difference in the lives of millions of children in India! Join us for an evening of fun and good food as we celebrate The Akshaya Patra Foundation's many achievements and look ahead to feeding 5 million children, every day, by 2025. This year's gala will be held on Saturday, October 5 and will feature Guest Speaker Chef Sanjeev Kapoor. It includes a delicious Indian dinner and a chance to mingle with like-minded people who share the same passion about children as…
Find out more »Seattle Benefit Event
Make a difference in the lives of millions of children in India! Join us for an evening of fun and good food as we celebrate The Akshaya Patra Foundation's many achievements and look ahead to feeding 5 million children, every day, by 2025. This year's gala will be held on Sunday, October 6 at the Highland Community Center in Bellevue WA, and will feature Guest Speaker Chef Sanjeev Kapoor and comedy by Paul Varghese. We hope to see you there!
Find out more »Austin Benefit Gala
Make a difference in the lives of millions of children in India! Join us for an evening of fun and good food as we celebrate The Akshaya Patra Foundation's many achievements and look ahead to feeding 5 million children, every day, by 2025. This year's gala will be held on Thursday, October 10 at River Place Country Club in Austin, and will feature Guest Speaker Chef Sanjeev Kapoor and comedy by Paul Varghese. We hope to see you there!
Find out more »Columbus Benefit Gala
Make a difference in the lives of millions of children in India! Join us for an evening of fun and good food as we celebrate The Akshaya Patra Foundation's many achievements and look ahead to feeding 5 million children, every day, by 2025. This year's gala will be held on Friday, October 11 at the Columbus Colony Community Center Ohio School of Deaf in Westerville and will feature Guest Speaker Chef Sanjeev Kapoor. It includes a delicious Indian dinner and a chance to mingle…
Find out more »Buffalo Benefit Gala
Make a difference in the lives of millions of children in India! Join us for an evening of fun and good food as we celebrate The Akshaya Patra Foundation's many achievements and look ahead to feeding 5 million children, every day, by 2025. This year's gala will be held on Saturday, October 12 at the Buffalo Marriott Niagra in Amherst, NY and will feature Guest Speaker Chef Sanjeev Kapoor. It includes a delicious Indian dinner and a chance to mingle with like-minded people…
Find out more »Tampa Benefit Gala
Make a difference in the lives of millions of children in India! Join us for an evening of fun and good food as we celebrate The Akshaya Patra Foundation's many achievements and look ahead to feeding 5 million children, every day, by 2025. This year's gala will be held on Sunday, October 13 at the Indian Cultural Center in Tampa and will feature Guest Speaker Chef Sanjeev Kapoor. It includes a delicious Indian dinner and a chance to mingle with like-minded people who…
Find out more »San Diego Gala
Make a difference in the lives of millions of children in India! Join us for an evening of fun and good food as we celebrate The Akshaya Patra Foundation's many achievements and look ahead to feeding 5 million children, every day, by 2025. This year's gala will be held on Sunday, October 20 at Qualcom, Inc. in San Diego and will feature comedy by Paul Varghese. We hope to see you there!
Find out more »November 2019
Phoenix Benefit Gala
Make a difference in the lives of millions of children in India! Join us for an evening of fun and good food as we celebrate The Akshaya Patra Foundation's many achievements and look ahead to feeding 5 million children, every day, by 2025. This year's gala will be held on Saturday, November 9 at the Indo American Reception Hall in Phoenix and will feature comedy by Paul Varghese. We hope to see you there!
Find out more »New Jersey Benefit Gala
Make a difference in the lives of millions of children in India! Join us for an evening of fun and good food as we celebrate The Akshaya Patra Foundation's many achievements and look ahead to feeding 5 million children, every day, by 2025. This year's gala will be held on Saturday, November 16 at Double Tree by Hilton Hotel Newark, Airport, in Newark, New Jersey and will feature Rishad Tobaccowala as Keynote Speaker, special guest, Actor Anupam Kher and Comedian…
Find out more »December 2019
Portland Benefit Gala
Make a difference in the lives of millions of children in India! Join us for an evening of fun and good food as we celebrate The Akshaya Patra Foundation's many achievements and look ahead to feeding 5 million children, every day, by 2025. This year's gala will be held on Sunday, December 8 and will feature entertainment by Paul Varghese. It includes a delicious Indian dinner and a chance to mingle with like-minded people who share the same passion about…
Find out more »Phoenix Benefit Gala
Make a difference in the lives of millions of children in India! Join us for an evening of fun and good food as we celebrate The Akshaya Patra Foundation’s many achievements and look ahead to feeding 5 million children, every day, by 2025. This year’s gala will be held on Saturday, December 14 and will feature entertainment by Paul Varghese. It includes a delicious Indian dinner and a chance to mingle with like-minded people who share the same passion about…
Find out more »February 2020
Deepak Chopra Dinner Event – New York
It gives us great pleasure to announce that writer and philosopher, Dr. Deepak Chopra, will be hosting an intimate event on February 22 at the Princeton Club of New York. For more information, contact Ankita Narula at [email protected] https://vimeo.com/392728612
Find out more »March 2020
May 2020
Boston Virtual Gala
https://youtu.be/r_xZyqv5W2g Our first ever virtual Boston Gala was a huge success! Thanks to generous supporters, we raised $1 million to provide meals to migrant workers families and mid day meals to children in India. The Bollywood-themed evening celebrated the beneficiaries, chapter teams, and volunteers who continue to work to alleviate classroom hunger. We had renowned speakers: Prof. Ashish Jha from the Harvard Chan School of Public Health, Prof. Kash Rangan from Harvard Business School, and celebrated Indian actor, Paresh Rawal.…
Find out more »June 2020
AP Women’s Club – Yoga and Sound Healing – June 7th
Announcing another AkshayaPatra Women's Club event that involves making use of ancient practices of de-stressing in these modern times using Yoga and Sound Healing! Join us for a 1.5 hour of online class on June 7th at 3:30PM EST that will bring deep awareness within to give us bliss. We are all aware of the strength of the powerful ancient techniques of Yoga Asanas and how it helps to maintain body posture and emotional composure: Yoga asanas practice helps with mental clarity and calmness, increases body awareness,…
Find out more »Recipe for Change w/ Boman Irani, Vinita Bali & Chef Sanjeev Kapoor – June 20th
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gtBlV-s0ew&t Recipe for Change was hit! We exceeded our target and raised over $500,000 to provide COVID relief to migrant workers and mid day meals to school children in India. The event was inspiring and entertaining thanks to our esteemed speakers: Boman Irani, Chef Sanjeev Kapoor, and Vinita Bali. Each one brought their own experiences, knowledge, and personalities to the virtual stage, showcasing just how far-reaching and diverse our supporters are. In case you missed the event, especially Boman Irani’s…
Find out more »July 2020
Technology for Change w/ Narayana Murthy & Siva Sivaram – July 25th
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo5MXrSuK30&t Technology for Change was captivating! We exceeded our target and raised $950,000 to provide mid-day meals to school children and COVID relief to migrant workers in India. The evening was eloquently led in a scintillating conversation with Mr. Narayana Murthy, Chairman Emeritus of Infosys by Siva Sivaram, President of Western Digital. Mr. Sivaram was recently appointed Chairman of Akshaya Patra Foundation USA. Mr. Murthy touched on many aspects of giving, success, and individual responsibilities throughout the conversation. As a long time Akshaya Patra…
Find out more »August 2020
Philanthropy for Change w/ Sudha Murthy, Shankar Mahadevan, Sanjeev Kapoor & Ramamurthy Sivakumar – August 29th
https://youtu.be/im_3at9aEVc The Akshaya Patra Foundation raised $2.85 Million at the Philanthropy for Change virtual gala. The funds raised will provide COVID relief to migrant workers, including cooked meals, ration boxes for families and Happiness Boxes containing 30 days worth of food, hygiene products, and education supplies to our mid-day meal beneficiaries. Esteemed philanthropist and social worker, Sudha Murthy provided a stimulating and authentic conversation about how sharing and giving back is impactful, no matter how big or small. Long-time Akshaya…
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