EKAM USA Austin Chapter
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Chapter Contacts
Austin EYA Coordinator
EYA Coordinator | Austin | EKAM USA
Youth Ambassadors
Local Volunteering
COVID-19 Care Kits
Over the course of a few months, our team put together over 100 COVID-19 Care Kits. Each Care Kit contained two masks, one water bottle, a travel-sized hand sanitizer, and a granola bar. More than 50 kits were donated to the Trinity Center, a local Austin organization which hosts various programs for the homeless and the ARCH (Austin Resource Center for the Homeless). We also donated an additional 50 kits to Easterseals.
Belmont Senior Living Pen Pal Letters
Our team wrote over 100 letters to residents at the Belmont Village, a local senior living care facility. These letters, filled with positive messages, aimed to brighten up the residents’ days and hopefully alleviate the loneliness exacerbated by visitor restrictions. We even had some residents respond to our letters allowing us to continue writing to them!
Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India Volunteering
We raised over $3,000 to purchase NICU equipment for villages in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. We supported the Neonatal Care Units in both the Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital and the Tirunelveli Government Head Quarters Hospital. These funds purchased medical devices such as pulse oximeters (to measure oxygen saturation levels for sick newborn babies) and neonatal ventilators.
Activities & Fund Collection Drives
Austin EYAs created Medical Kits
This kit is for Direct Service Providers that work with intellectually challenged kids, youth and adults offering OT, PT, Oral Motor therapy etc. Each kit has 4 masks, couple pairs [...]
Java Summer Camp
Over the summer, we conducted a Java Boot Camp titled “Introduction to Java and Programming” as an introduction to programming and the Java language for middle school students. We covered [...]
EKAM Austin Caring Crowd Fundraiser
After the pandemic shut down the country, we had to turn to virtual means in order to raise the remaining funds to meet our goal. We utilized the global health [...]
Kendra Scott Fundraiser
Through Kendra Scott’s Give Back program we held a fundraiser at a local store in which 20% of the store’s profits were donated. Over the course of two hours, we [...]
TIPS Fundraiser
At the Texas Indo-American Physicians Society (TIPS) Annual Gala, our team spoke about the health challenges facing millions of newborn infants in India. Through our raffle, we raised $480.
Durga Puja Fundraiser
EKAM Austin organized a fundraising booth in collaboration with the Central Texas Bengali Association at their annual Durga Puja. With the gracious contributions of almost 50 donors, we raised $355 [...]
Events
How to Communicate Better Workshop
Workshop : How to Communicate Better Conducted by : Ms. Sumitha Tharasingh, MBA certified in Project Management, with IT/Computer/Business background and experienced in teaching children. Location : Virtual Date: August […]
YOGA FOUNDATIONS-10 ( 8/20, 8/21, 8/27 , 8/28)
“Yoga Foundations-10” is a holistic yoga workshop for young kids and adults to lay a solid foundation for
yoga, including asana (postures), pranayama (breathing), dhyana (meditation) and gyana (knowledge).
This allows one to prepare for a daily yoga practice and equip with tools to handle stressful situations at
school, work and life.
