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USICOC Foundation expects said Sanjeev Joshipura, exec- fer to families who have lost the state and country, and for
to send a third shipment of an- utive director of Indiaspora. a primary earning member decades the family physician,
other 25 ventilators in the next “We hope Saturday’s event will through the nonprofit giving friend and confidante of former
few days in addition to several continue to raise awareness platform GiveIndia, and food Senate Majority Leader Harry
hundred oxygen concentrators. and provide another opportu- relief and livelihood assistance Reid (D.-Nev.) is also taking a
In California, Indiaspo- nity for all of us to give. This for migrant workers and oth- high-level delegation to meet
ra, a nonprofit community of has the potential to serve as a er underserved populations with Vice President Kamala
global Indian diaspora leaders, launch pad for additional and through nonprofits Goonj and Harris to help release/expedite
announced they raised $1 mil- much-needed help for relief ef- Jan Sahas. the raw materials needed for
lion toward COVID-19 relief forts in India.” In Nevada, longtime com- vaccine in India.
efforts within the last 48 hours, On May 3, Indiaspora munity and political activist, Dr. Prabhu had earlier
and will aim to double the im- launched its ‘Chalo Give for Dr. Prabhu Rachakonda (For- played a very important role in
pact of their donations by of- India’ Covid relief initiative. mer President of Indian Amer- helping India with the US-India
fering to match funds May 1 The $1 million will ad- ican Forum for Political Edu- Civil Nuclear deal by arranging
during the virtual event, “Help dress three major areas of cation), has donated $ 15,000 for a meeting between the then
India Breathe,” reports ANI. COVID-19 relief on the towards Gandhian Foundation Indian Ambassador and Sena-
“We are proud of our com- ground: the creation of urgent- to help towards supply of Ox- tor Reid who was the then sen-
munity’s response. The out- ly needed COVID care cen- ygen Concentrators to India. ate majority leader. The Indian
pouring of support from the ters and makeshift hospitals Dr. Rachakonda of Las Vegas, American community is proud
Indian diaspora has been im- through the nonprofit WISH Nevada — one of the most in- of the services of leaders like
mediate and overwhelming,” Foundation, direct cash trans- fluential Indian Americans in Dr. Prabhu.

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