Snippets from the Spring Jam 2016 Event. Video Credit: Anupam Lahiri
NCC Spring Jam 2016 – Indian Community @ Work!
The Indian community came out in large numbers to support the Neighborhood Christian Center’s Spring Jam Event. This year the focus was on ‘visiting India’. Volunteers helped plan, prepare food, man different stations like states, market and school, performed dances, provided materials and helped wherever they could. This in addition to the monetary contribution that ICFGM gave to NCC to… Read more →
Wolf River Conservancy – Annual Tree Planting Day. March 19th 2016
The Wolf River Conservancy celebrated their annual plant-a-tree day today (postponed from last week due to inclement weather). Despite the cold weather and icy wind about 300 volunteers from various organizations showed up to plant 500 Rosebud trees and a few hundred butterfly attracting flowering plants. The Indian community was recognized as an important partner in this effort. Not only… Read more →
WKNO Channel 10 Telethon – March 9, 2016
Members from the Indian community braved the thunderstorms and flash-flooding to help volunteer at the WKNO Channel 10 (PBS) telethon from 7PM-10PM last night.We answered the phones and took pledges from callers. We raised over $10,000 yesterday. The shirts we wore proudly said “Indians for a Better Memphis”. Thanks to all of you who showed up to help despite the… Read more →
