Events Recap
IAGB’s participation in the Walk Against Alzheimer's
The Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Northeastern MA that was held on October 6! Thanks to our amazing walkers, the Alzheimer’s Association have already raised $596,100 toward our goal of raising $673,500. These funds are crucial to continuing to provide support for individuals with Alzheimer’s and their families. The funds allow anyone access to at-no-cost services like our 24/7 Helpline, care consultations and support groups. Thank you, Indian American community and team IAGB for continuing to raise awareness and being part of the community dedicated to ending Alzheimer’s and all other dementia!
The walk saw over 2000 walkers! The ceremony preceding the walk featured a Promise Garden Ceremony where chosen leaders from the community were to hold flowers to symbolize their connection to Alzheimer’s and their commitment to ending the disease. IAGB Team Captain Tanu Phoenix was selected to hold the White Flower, which signified the hope to find a cure for this disease.
Here’s to finding a CURE TO ALZEIMER’S – a tormenting brain disorder that is the most common cause of dementia in older adults and is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States!
IAGB’s participation at the Tamil Makkal Mandram Deepavali 2024
IAGB received a warm invitation from Sivakumar Mallaiyasamy, President of Tamil Makkal Mandram to attend their Deepavali 2024 event.
President Tanu Phoenix and Vice President Nilesh Agrawal delightfully attended the event. “The warm festivity, the graceful greetings, the atmosphere of togetherness, the joyful ambience and the scrumptious & savoring banana leaf feast being so lovingly served by the TMM team – my first ever experience of this kind and most definitely an experience of a lifetime!”…commented IAGB President Tanu Phoenix.
IAGB is grateful to TMM for its continued camaraderie, love, warmth and respect towards IAGB. We feel the same way about TMM – here’s to continuing to live up to this endearing ethos of mutual admiration and community spirits!
THANK YOU, TMM President Sivakumar Mallaiyasamy, Vice President Subhashini Raman, Ex-President Ramesh Kumar Radhakrishnan & the entire TMM team, for being such gracious hosts!
IAGB’s participation at the Asian Community Fund’s Inaugural Gala
IAGB leadership (President Tanu Phoenix, Vice President Nilesh Agrawal and Treasurer Deepak Garg) is proud and honored to have joined the Asian Community Fund’s Inaugural Gala on October 3rd, a signature event for AAPI leaders and supporters in MA to celebrate the region’s most prominent AAPI leaders and allies and help amplify AAPI visibility, representation, and narrative change!
The Asian Community Fund (ACF) at the Boston Foundation is the first and only philanthropic fund in Massachusetts dedicated to activating, convening, and supporting the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.
Launched in 2020, ACF’s goal is to increase the visibility of the Asian American community and expand resources for nonprofits and businesses.
Key Facts to note about ACF:
- Mobilized $6 million to date in gifts and pledges for the AAPI community across Massachusetts.
- Distributed over $1 million in grants to 81 Asian-led and serving organizations throughout the region.
- Launched vital community coalitions and programs including the Asian Business Empowerment Council, the AAPI Arts and Culture Network, and the AAPI Mental Health Collaborative.
President Tanu Phoenix commented, “ACF unites the diverse ethnicities within the AAPI community, incubate new partnerships, and build a stronger advocacy voice. IAGB stands in support of ACF’s trajectory and looks forward to working with ACF and AAPI in many more such groundbreaking endeavors! A huge “THANK YOU” to Danielle Kim, Executive Director, Asian Community Fund, The Boston Foundation and Anu Chitrapu, ACF Campaign Co-Chair, for their warm invitation and for encouraging inclusivity and camaraderie across the board. I look forward to doing meaningful work with these two superior leaders in the greater good of our Indian American community.”
