a 501(c)(3) organization
It's not how good we are, but what good things we do
- Help the poor and needy to improve their quality of life.
- Seek, motivate, and nurture the positive outlook and team spirit in the young adult community.
Latest News- USA Chapter EVENT- Greeting Cards Workshop Saturday, Oct 15th 2011 2.00 p.m to 3.00 p.m. At West Cary, Regional Library 4000 Louis Stephens Dr., Cary, NC, 27519 Make Hope Avenue Greeting Cards that will be a part of its Give It Forward Today (GIFT). Select cards from this workshop will be printed and these cards will be given in exchange for donations which benefit our charities. Free for kids of all ages.
EVENT- Geography Workshop Saturday, Oct 15th 2011 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. At West Cary, Regional Library 4000 Louis Stephens Dr., Cary, NC, 27519Get ready for the new, improved and in a new Avatar, our very own Geography Workshop. We hope to present a new format & syllabus which excites and enriches the minds of our young explorers. Free for kids of all ages. UPDATE- Bracelet workshop at ATMA Shruthi Gopalan and Mayuri Senthilnathan conducted bracelet workshops at ATMA(American Tamil Medical Association) and raised $100. Thank you girls!
UPDATE- T shirt workshop A splash of enthusiasm and a stroke of genius by the kids and a tint of support from the parents! Thank you Nivi Palanivel and Aditi Senthilnathan for making this a huge success. Aug 14th was a colorful day with 10 children tying and dyeing T shirts. With the rest of the time Shruthi Gopalan brought out her beads and worked her magic with jewelry making. We hope to have more such workshops in the Fall. After all, it was fun for a cause, the funds of this workshop will be donated to Japan Earthquake victims at the Red Cross. UPDATE- Food bank volunteering-USA
Food Bank visit in August was also a very enriching experience. In Aditi’s words, “We truly understood that something we take for granted so much - food - is in such great demand, and we felt gratified that we were able to help. We had fun and felt accomplished at the same time. I want to thank Deekshita and Sreeja for doing this me, and I encourage anyone who wants to volunteer for a few hours on a weekend to try doing so at the Food Bank!”
| Latest News- Chennai Chapter Anagha(8) Harshitha(6)and Anushree(4) celebrated their Birthdays with up to 30 children making Greeting cards, bracelets and bead coasters respectively. It was a fun filled time with friends and parents. More importantly, it was heartening to see the mission of Hope Avenue in action- Seek, motivate, and nurture the positive outlook and team spirit in the young adult community. Thank you Harshitha, Anagha and Anushree. You rock! With your choice of the Birthday Packages, Hope Avenue has raised Rs.4000 which will be donated to the Maithri trust. Weekend volunteering for "Vedika" & "Maithri" Hope Avenue Chennai is calling for volunteers to join our volunteer lead Srikala Ganapathy in giving their time and energy on Saturdays from 10 am to 1 pm to work with children on Science, Art and Craft projects. These weekend interactions result in gifts that can be used in exchange for donations which will go on to fund projects for the needy children to empower their lives and shape their future. Silent Auction Harshitha, together with her parents, donated her school project of a waterways model to Hope Avenue. With their suggestion of a silent auction of this model, the bid went at Rs.400 and with additional contribution by our President Lalitha Vasudeva, the total funds raised– Rs.700. Thank you Harshitha and family for this pioneering, “going..going...gone!” idea. Readathon India Readathon India has so far raised Rs.1000 half of which is kept in the reading lottery pool and the other half is planned to be donated to the rural school in Trichy. Thanks to each one of the readers who participated in this first time event for Hope Avenue. Jump rope club in Chennai, IndiaThe Jump rope club meets weekly to learn and advance on new jump rope routines. We also emphasize on having a healthy diet and disguise calorie burning routines in a fun and unique way. The proceeds from this club are donated to Suseela old age home in Chennai. Browse for a cause- Use goodsearch.com as your search engine GoodSearch.com is a Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. Use it just as you would any search engine, get quality search results from Yahoo, and watch the donations add up! GoodShop.com is an online shopping mall which donates up to 37% of each purchase to your favorite cause! Hundreds of great stores including Target, Gap, Best Buy, ebay, Macy's and Barnes & Noble have teamed up with GoodShop and every time you place an order, you'll be supporting your favorite cause. Just go to www.goodsearch.com and be sure to enter Hope Avenue as the charity you want to support. And, be sure to spread the word! To add Good Search to the various browsers and browser search boxes, use the following link: http://www.goodsearch.com/Toolbars.aspx, but be sure you have first entered Hope Avenue in www.goodsearch.com as the charity you want to support. Once that is selected and verified, it will stay in your computer until you delete your cookies. |