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NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                               MARCH 08, 2024       |  The Indian Eye 28


         Tamil Nadu Foundation Golden Jubilee




                          Celebrations held in Chicago
































        OUR BUREAU                        underprivileged  individuals  across   our journey from a small group of vi-  niks Kannikeswaran featuring over a
                                          Tamil Nadu. This includes providing   sionaries to impacting over 250,000   hundred artists; Fusion Dance Perfor-
        Chicago, IL
                                          aid to over 200,000 students in govern-  children and families across 650 villag-  mance: Showcasing 150 local talents;
              amil Nadu Foundation (TNF),   ment schools through TNF’s flagship   es in Tamil Nadu. The event promises   Tamil Isai - Featuring traditional Tamil
              established in 1974 in Baltimore,   ABC education initiative, assisting   a rich blend of music, dance, and infor-  musical instruments; The Renowned
        Tstands as the oldest and largest   over 60,000 victims of the 2015 floods,   mative sessions, providing an opportu-  YouTube - Village Cooking Channel
        U.S.-based humanitarian organization   aiding more than 20,000 victims of Cy-  nity to engage with our Youth Force,   Team; Emerge 2024: An all-day Entre-
        dedicated solely to Tamil Nadu. Over   clone Gaja in 2018, and donating over   the future bearers of our mission,   preneurs Event sponsored by TNF and
        the last 50 years, TNF has evolved as a   1 million USD during the challenging   and to minimize administrative costs   ATEA; Youth Conference: Organized
        social organization impacting the lives   COVID-19 pandemic.        through  event  profits,  ensuring  that   by young adults; College Alumni Gath-
        of less privileged children and fami-  To commemorate TNF’s Golden   100% of donor dollars directly ben-  ering: Expecting participation from
        lies through Education, Women Em-  Jubilee, a significant milestone, we are   efit  the  beneficiaries  in  Tamil  Nadu.  over 25 colleges; Districts Parade: Rep-
        powerment, Rural Development and   delighted to announce our celebratory   Event Highlights:  Grand Music   resenting 38 districts from Tamil Nadu;
        Health & Hygiene.                 event scheduled from May 24 to 26   Concert: Featuring the legendary “Isai   and other high-quality programs from
            Over the past five decades, TNF   in Rosemont, IL (Chicago), marking   Gnyani Illayaraja”;  Therukoothu: By   TNF Chapters and local organizations.
        Life Members, TNF Chapters, and   50 years of our Foundation’s journey.  Sangagiri Rajkumar with 260 partici-  Guests from various  parts  of
        TNF Convention donors have collec-    TNF lifetime members and the   pants (Attempting to make Guinness   North America and at least 50 other
        tively supported over 700 projects, pos-  Tamil diaspora are eager to celebrate   record); “EGAI” Tamil Symphony: A   countries will converge to witness this
        itively impacting more than 500,000   their  accomplishments,  reflecting  on   spectacular musical event by Dr. Kan-  mega event.




































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