HOUSTON, TEXAS, May 26, 2020 (India Herald): Since the early days of the pandemic, Hindus of Greater Houston (HGH) has channeled the community’s combined resources into multiple food drives, distribution of PPE’s and actively fundraising to help Houstonians impacted by the economic shutdown. About $100,000 has been raised by HGH to date for Sewa International and other organizations for their relief efforts. In a meeting organized on May 23 and moderated by Secretary of Meenakshi Temple Parthasarthy Krishnaswamy, HGH Board of Trustees, Advisors and other community leaders once again got together virtually to share updates and chart the way forward.
HGH Chairman Dev Mahajan apprised the gathering about the commendable work done by the Hindu Worship Society, Arya Samaj and VPSS with respect to food drives and the blood donation camp. VPSS was going to “targeted communities” to distribute food instead of requiring them to come to the temple. Sanjay Jain from the Arya Samaj and Rajinder Soni from the Hindu Worship Society filled in more details about the events. On May 31th, a blood donation drive will be held at the Arya Samaj School building from 9:00 am to 1.30 pm in collaboration with the Gulf Coast Blood Center.
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