IANH Covid-19 India Relief Fund

 We are sure you are aware of the devastation Covid is causing in India. Covid was all but gone a month ago with daily new cases down to under 10,000. But everything has changed in the last one month. Currently, India is experiencing 350,000 new cases everyday and more than 2000 deaths every day based on official estimates. Informally, the tally is said to be much higher than that.

It seems that a new highly infectious Covid variant is causing the current surge. This variant is also supposed to be more deadly and is causing widespread suffering in India. As a result, the Indian healthcare system has been totally overwhelmed. There are not enough beds, ventilators, and supply of oxygen in the hospitals. People are running from one hospital to the other to find an empty bed.

People who cannot find hospital beds are staying home and relying on the oxygen cylinders. India has enough capacity to produce oxygen but there are not enough tankers to transport oxygen and not enough cylinders to dispense oxygen. Many people are dying daily because of the unavailability of oxygen.

In this dire situation, we have determined that one of the best ways to help India is to rush oxygen concentrators and other needed supplies to India. The funds would also be used to support organizations that are helping fight this crisis in India.

We know that all of you want to help. So, we are launching IANH Covid India Relief Fund with immediate effect to alleviate the suffering in India. We want to assure you that every penny you donate will be utilized for Covid Relief in India. Not only that, we at IANH are committing $10,000 from our reserves to the IANH Covid India Relief Fund.

We are requesting you to donate generously at the earliest so together we can do our part and make a difference and save lives in India. The need is urgent, and we would like you to support our effort as much and as soon as possible.

We thank you for your generosity. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our Treasurer Anand Thippeswamy at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 IANH Covid-19 Fundraiser

The Covid-19 crisis is far from over. There is no doubt that there are many people in the US who are suffering from the fall-out of this crisis. This is evident from the long lines at food banks across the country. Food from the food banks and soup kitchens is a god-send for the families of people who have lost their jobs. IANH would like to raise funds for the following organizations to help alleviate the current suffering.

1. Nashua Soup Kitchen: NSK is serving food and produce to those in need. 

2. Manchester Soup Kitchen: MSK and Families in Transition have created an Emergency Relief Fund and have requested donations

3. Derry Soup Kitchen: DSK will start offering to-go meals from April 21.

4. NH Food Bank: Food banks play an important role during the crisis by distributing food to families in need through various agencies in the state. Currently, the National Guards is working with NH Food Bank to support its operations.

5. Feeding America: This is the parent organization that operates all food banks. Feeding America can channel the funds to states where the need is the greatest. According to Feeding America, every dollar donated to Feeding America helps provide “at least ten meals to children and families in need (www.feedingamerica.org)”. 

6. North South Foundation: NSF has launched a major effort to raise funds to help with the crisis. Given that we have collaborated with them in conducting the Education Bees for the last twenty years, we would like to support their fundraising efforts.

This crisis is unprecedented. It has been called the “the biggest global crisis since World War II”. Please support our fund raising effort by generously donating to the cause by using one of the options below. For any questions or clarifications, email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Online via Paypal : https://www.paypal.me/ianhpp

Checks payable to "India Association of NH" mail address: P.O.BOX 3132, Manchester NH 03105

IANH plans to serve Sonshine soup kitchen at Derry, NH

Serving and supporting the community via soup kitchens has always been a heartfelt experience and the best way to engage with our local community and giving back to community.

For decades, India Association of NH (IANH) has been serving and supporting Nashua and Manchester soup kitchens that benefit thousands of needy people in these areas. IANH also has been participating in their annual fund raisers and been sponsoring these events every year for last many years.

This year, we have decided to undertake a new geographical area in New Hampshire to expand our community service via participating at Derry soup kitchen also known as Sonshine soup kitchen. Sonshine soup kitchen has been serving the local community at Derry, NH since 1989 serving meals, donating food and clothes to the needy (www.sonshinesoupkitchen.org). This will be a great opportunity for our youth group as well to expand their community reach program.

We have decided to start our engagement with the Derry soup kitchen by sponsoring a meal every month (so total of 12 meals a year). The cost for sponsorship for each meal will be 100 dollars, so we are looking for a total sum of 1200 dollars for the whole year. The soup kitchen will take care of cooking and serving the meals.

We are looking to our IANH community to come forward with meal sponsorship at Derry soup kitchen and be a part of this new initiative that IANH has undertaken. They can sponsor a meal ($100 per meal) or choose to sponsor multiple meals. If you are willing to sponsor one or more meals, please register yourself via the registration link provided below.

SPONSORSHIP REGISTRATION

Please feel free to contact Manoj Chourasia at 603-557-7981, Barinder Ahluwalia at (603) 714-9260 or send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for any questions/clarifications.

IANH Fundraiser for Kerala floods Relief

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Donate by Check Please make checks payable to IANH and mail to the following address. Please mention "Kerala Fund" in the memo.​ IANH Secretary PO Box 3132 Manchester, NH 03105

For additional questions, please contacct secretary@ianh.org

IANH Soup Kitchen Service

Nashua Soup Kitchen Service IANH sponsors the soup kitchen service at Nashua Soup Kitchen on the third Sunday of every month. In most cases, the even-numbered months are taken by the Sai Group. IANH and the Sai Group, cook and serve at the Soup Kitchen. If you would like to volunteer, please let us know. We would like to thank the generous sponsors listed below for sponsoring the soup kitchen service for the years 2022 and 2023. Some spots are still available. We invite you to sponsor one of the remaining spots. Normally, the sponsors cook and serve the food on their designated days. if you are not able to cook and serve, you can sponsor the lunch service for $500 (full sponsorship) and $250 (co-sponsorship). Sponsors for Year 2023 January 15: Prasad Dabbi, Jyoti Sharma and Janet & Suresh Masand Februay 19: Sai Group and Kala Kumar March 19: Anand Thippeswamy and Gautami & Venu Rao April 16: Sai Group May 14: Vani Thilagar and Gautami & Venu Rao June 18: Sai Group July 16: Sneha Jacob August 20: Sai Group September 17: Anmol Wadhwa and Anand Thippeswamy October 15: Sai Group November 19: Sud Family and Deepa Mangalat December 17 Sai Group Sponsors for Year 2024 January 21: Sponsors welcome February 18: Sai Group March 17: Sponsors welcome April 21: Sai Group May 19: Sponsors welcome June 16: Sai Group July 21: Sponsors welcome August 18: Sai Group September 15: Sponsors welcome October 20: Sai Group November 17: Sponsors welcome December 15: Sai Group

 

Manchester Soup Kitchen Service IANH sponsors the soup kitchen service at Manchester Soup Kitchen on the fourth Saturday of even-numbered months each year. The cooking is done by the Soup Kitchen staff and the IANH volunteers serve the food. If you would like to volunteer, please let us know. We would like to thank the generous sponsors listed below for sponsoring the soup kitchen service for the years 2022 and 2023. Some spots are still available. We invite you to sponsor one of the remaining spots. The full sponsorship amount is $500. You can cosponsor for $250. Sponsors for Year 2023 February 25: Gohel family and Vijay Nagaraju April 22: Sheshadri Dwarkanath and Sudhakar Tadepelli June 24: Homai Khanna August 26: Gohel family, Jasmine Pandit and Kalyan Ghanta October 28: Umesh Rao and Dr. Shashidhar December 23: Padma Mathur, Co-sponsorship Avaiable General Sponsor for 2023: Chakravarthy Ghavini Sponsors for Year 2024 February 24: Sponsors welcome April 27: Sponsors welcome June 22: Sponsors welcome August 24: Sponsors welcome October 26: Sponsors welcome December 28: Sponsors welcome

 

Derry Soup Kitchen Service IANH sponsors the soup kitchen service at Sonshine Soup Kitchen in Derry on the fourth Thursday of even-numbered months. The cooking and serving is normally done by the Soup Kitchen. If you would like to volunteer, please let us know. We would like to thank the generous sponsors listed below for sponsoring the soup kitchen service for the years 2022 and 2023. Some spots are still available. We invite you to sponsor one of the remaining spots. The full sponsorship amount is $200. You can co-sponsor for $100. Sponsors for Year 2023 February 23:  Narendra Aeron/ Gopi Govindarajan April 27:  Nagendra Bhanu  June 22:  Nagendra Bhanu  August 24: Homai Khanna October 26: Homai Khanna December 28: Sponsors welcome Sponsors for Year 2024 February 22: Sponsors welcome April 25: Sponsors welcome June 27: Sponsors welcome August 22: Sponsors welcome October 24: Sponsors welcome December 26: Sponsors welcome

 

If you would like to volunteer for, sponsor or co-sponsor a service any of the above Soup Kitchens, please contact IANH Public Service at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.