Sweets for Smile “Misti Mukh”
The festive season is around the corner and as we all celebrate and create wonderful memories with our near and dear ones, let us not forget the ones who mayn’t be as fortunate. MaitreePDX is delighted to bring back our successful “Sweets for Smiles” fundraiser. Like the previous year, all proceeds will be used to […]
Lunch for Healthcare Workers
MaitreePDX Supports Oregon Healthcare Heroes at the Oregon Convention Center MaitreePDX continues to demonstrate its commitment to community service in Portland through meaningful acts of gratitude and support. Recently, MaitreePDX sponsored 200 individually wrapped sandwiches from Great Harvest Portland, which were served to frontline healthcare workers from Legacy, Providence, Kaiser, and OHSU. These dedicated teams […]
Womens International Day
SHE is a BELIEVER SHE is a DOER SHE is an ACHIEVER SHE is a WOMAN SHE is YOU Happy International Women’s Day from MAITREEPDX. MAITREEPDX felt very honored and happy to be able to participate at the Women’s Day Celebration organized by NFIA and other non-profit organizations of Portland. Their excitement to […]
Oxygen Cylinders
In April, when India battled unprecedented crisis with the disastrous unfolding of the 2nd wave of the Covid mutant and Kolkata struggled along with the rest of the countryand facing an oxygen cylinder shortage MaitreePdx teamed up with MUKTI (https://muktiweb.org/about-us/), to provide support to help organize and manufacture oxygen concentrators (cost pp 50,000 INR or […]
Warm Blankets
MaitreePdx ended the year by donating warm blankets to the sponsored children in the Abhilasha camp. The happiness receiving the educational toys and blankets will bring a smile in anyone’s face! Our work needs to continue so that we can bring more smiles in this world!
Sonrise Church
MaitreePdx team had the privilege to collaborate with Sonrise church and spent a day cooking in their church premises for 75 people. The experience of walking in downtown searching the tents for homeless in Portland downtown and calling them out to hand them packets of food , drinks, fruits and cookies was an eye-opening and […]
Rose Haven
When we could not meet to prepare lunch packets, we sponsored Pizza and Brownies lunch for women and children in Rose Haven Shelter. The joy in their faces and heartfelt Thanks, always inspired us to do more!
Blanchet House
Maitree PDX team spent several Saturday mornings preparing lunch packets for Blanchet house homeless shelter. It was a fun activity and helped in team bonding. It gave us a reason to meet and a sense of purpose to move us through the dark days of Covid. We made 400 lunch packets and donated sanitizers and […]