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Non-Perishable Food: Collectively Chinmaya families delivered non-perishable food items regularly.
● CM Houston: Sevaks distributed 16,500 lbs of food to Houston food banks, half of which was fresh produce.
● CM Chicago: Delivered about $4500 worth snacks/packaged food to the homeless through local shelters Hesed House and Dupage
Pads, and continued to deliver on a bi-weekly basis. CM Chicago also delivered lunch or snacks to 7 ER, Respiratory therapists, and
nursing home teams.
● CM Los Angeles: Volunteered at a local Stater Bros with restocking groceries and other supplies. Sevaks teamed up with the Boy
Scouts of America and baked 500 cookies, various toiletries, hygiene kits, dry goods and canned food.
● CM Seattle: donated $2000 to various local organizations, Sofia Way - Homeless women's shelter, Pantry Pack - Supports families
with school-age children, Northwest Harvest - distributes to food pantries in the Seattle area.
● CM Peoria: Food pantry and monetary donations $ 2,130 received via COVID Fund were
donated towards, Feeding senior citizens & school children thru Neighborhood House, Food
for nonprofits/disaster relief/tender mercies services thru Midwest Food Bank and Salvation
Army.
● CM Trinidad: provided food vouchers for 70 Chinmaya Vidyalaya teachers who were not
working due to the closing of all school facilities.
● CM Columbus: 1000+ packages have been made and delivered to healthcare and essential
workers at various locations across central Ohio.