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    NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                                   MAY 15, 2026     |  The Indian Eye 28

                                ‘Sammaan for All’ Establishes

                   Scholarship at Queens College, City of

                      New York to Support Student Future

            NEERAJ DHAR
            Flushing, NY
                 ammaan  for  All,  a  nonprof-
                 it  organization  dedicated  to
            Sempowering  individuals  from
            lower-economic  strata  through  sus-
            tainable  opportunities,  has  proudly
            established  the  Sammaan  for  All
            Scholarship  at  the  Queens  College
            Foundation  on  April  22,  2026.  The
            initiative is part of Sammaan’s broad-
            er mission that “everyone deserves to
            live  with  respect  and  dignity,”  rein-
            forcing its commitment to education
            as a pathway to esteem, integrity and
            long-term success.
                Founded by Neeta Bhasin, Sam-
            maan for All works to equip under-
            served  communities  with  the  tools
            and  resources  needed  to  achieve
            their  aspirations  and  build  sustain-
            able livelihoods. Inspired by her par-
            ents, who strongly believed in giving
            back to the community, Neeta Bha-
            sin has carried forward these values
            through her work and leadership.
                The  Foundation  not  only  pro-
            vides  monetary  assistance  but  also
            empowers  individuals  with  the
            knowledge,  guidance,  and  oppor-  South Asian marketing.
            tunities  to  transform  that  support   Also, in attendance were Laurie
            into  long-term  stability  and  self-re-  Dorf, Vice President of Institutional
            liance—enabling  them  to  live  with   Advancement;  Joann  Acquista,  Di-
            dignity and purpose.              rector  of  Donor  Relations  and  Re-
                On  April  22,  Neeta  Bhasin,   becca Baron, Scholarships & Fellow-
            alongside her husband Harish Bha-  ships  Advisor;  further  underscoring
            sin and Rita Suri, Vice President of   the  collaborative  effort  behind  sup-
            Sammaan  for  All,  met  with  Frank   porting student success.
            H.  Wu,  President  of  Queens  Col-  The scholarship recipients were
            lege, as well as the inaugural cohort   carefully selected based on their ac-
            of five scholarship recipients, in the   ademic excellence, leadership poten-
            presence  of  college  leadership  and   tial, and commitment to their respec-
            administrators.                   tive  fields,  while  also  representing
                During  the  intimate  ceremony,   diverse backgrounds and experienc-
            President  Wu  expressed  his  grati-  es. 2026 Sammaan for All Scholarship
            tude,  stating  that  “the  scholarship   Recipients:
            not only provides financial assistance   1. Rishayna Rokib  (Macaulay  Hon-
            but also reflects a meaningful invest-  ors, Undeclared Major)      maan for All continues to champion  ing  individuals  from  underserved
            ment in students’ futures.” Students   2. Ravneet Singh (Economics)  education as a powerful tool for em-  communities  by  providing  access  to
            had the opportunity to engage in in-  3. Adnaan Ali  (Sociology/Political  powerment,  ensuring  that  deserving  resources,  education,  and  opportu-
            sightful  and  valuable  conversations   Science)                   students have the support they need  nities  for  sustainable  living.  Guided
            with Neeta Bhasin, gaining perspec-  4. Jennifer Chen  (Environmental  to  thrive  academically  and  profes-  by the belief that everyone deserves
            tive on her journey in building a suc-  Science)                    sionally.                         to live with respect, the organization
            cessful  organization  like  Sammaan   5. Elijah Agard (Computer Science)  Sammaan for All is a nonprofit  works to turn aspirations into achiev-
            for  All  and  becoming  a  pioneer  in   Through  this  scholarship,  Sam-  organization  committed  to  uplift-  able outcomes.

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