As 2022 comes to an end, I would like to thank my great team and all our supporters and donors who helped MaitreePdx’s fulfill its goals for the year. We as a team count our abundant blessings that we could help so many organizations this year and hope we will be able to continue our support for more in the future.
Our volunteer endeavor in US included providing hundreds of sack lunches to Blanchet House throughout the year and warm blankets, sleeping bags, beanies and gloves during winter, Pizza lunch for women and children in Rose Haven Shelter, preparing Welcome Boxes for the foster children in Washington and Clackamas County on behalf of everychildpdx.org and meals for homeless as part of Sonrise Church Outreach program.
Our main fundraiser for the year Sweets for Smiles was a great success and all funds and donations collected were sent to Antyodoy Anath Ashram to build a classroom for the foster children.
In 2022, MaitreePdx associated with two new organizations – Purbasha and Ishwar Sankalpa -NGO. Donations were contributed to Purbasha for building construction of Purbasha Rural Child Education Center in Sundarban Coastal India and to Ishwar Sankalpa for performing cataract operations for the abused, harassed homeless women. MaitreePdx also continued support for Abhilasha and provided donations for warm blankets for the children in winter. Please check out the websites for each of these organizations and read about the amazing work they are doing.
I am thankful and grateful to all for the precious memories that I have created in this journey. I count my blessings to have such a wonderful team of friends who share my enthusiasm and purpose to bring a change in the lives of the less privileged. You all are the bright shining stars in my life! Thank you everyone and wishing you all a joyous, peaceful, happy and healthy 2023 ❤️