Sewa Bay Area chapter’s annual banquet was held this past weekend at the Sewa Community Center and at the adjoining Auditorium at Milpitas, California.

The event started off with Deepa Prajwalan (lighting of the lamp) and was attended by a very diverse crowd of over 200 people which included several dignitaries,, supporters, partner organizations, public officials, donors, Youth volunteers and their families.

Several beneficiaries gave live testimonies and thanked Sewa for making a difference in their lives. This gave a good insight to the donors and event attendees about Sewa’s accomplishments.

Keynote Speaker KARL MEHTA (Founder & CEO of EdCast Inc.), talked about the true meaning of Vasudeva kutumbakam shown in action by Sewa.

Sewa Bay Area Projects and new initiatives were showcased along with the youth Empowerment Programs (LEAD, ASPIRE and Empower) .

The audience was entertained with a medley of Indian Bollywood music by a young adult Abhinav Simha.

4 partner organizations were recognized for their outstanding partnership with Sewa.: Corporate partner of the Year went to Intel for their contribution to Sewa COVID help Agape Silicon Valley - partner of the Year award for their outstanding work with the unhoused people Buddhist Temple- partner award for serving the seniors with weekend food program and American India Foundation - Special COVID Warrior Award.

The Prestigious Sewa Excellence award went to Anjali Rimi of Parivar Bay Area for her outstanding work in support of the LGBTQ+ community. Sewa Bay Area is very proud of her work towards the upliftment of the transgender community.

Our Second Guest Speaker: Dr. CATHERINE MOHR (President of the Intuitive Foundation) gave an inspirational talk on "Striding forward for a bright post-pandemic future"

The leads for local Disaster relief, COVID food help, homelessness prevention effort, Family Services, and international projects gave a glimpse of these activities in their own words and made an appeal to volunteers to join the team.

The event ended with a Vote of Thanks to all the Partner Organizations, Volunteers, Donors, Corporates and the local community.

As the Bay Area President Dr. Anurag Mairal said, Thanks for making 2021 a great year for Sewa International Bay Area Chapter. We are truly grateful to each and every one of you.

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