May 15, 2007 > Making a Difference One Person at a Time Making a Difference One Person at a Time Indo-American Charity Ball supports two local nonprofit organizations The Fourth Annual Indo-American Charity Ball, organized by Indo-Americans for a Better Community (IndoABC), was held Saturday, May 5. The evening showcased Indian and American culture while helping the needy of the local community. IndoABC, with the help of a matching grant, made donations of over $56,000. Beneficiaries of this year's event were the Tri-City Homeless Coalition and Kidango, helping homeless and low income families. It was a sold out event with about 350 guests and contributors in attendance. Guests enjoyed great music performed by the Canyon Band during social hours. The program included dance performances choreographed and performed by local talent. Highlighting the evening were video presentations and a testimonial from a Tri-City Homeless Coalition resident. Tri-City Homeless Coalition provides housing, emergency shelter and services including outreach through a mobile health clinic to end homelessness. Kidango, an early care and education organization, serves over 2000 children in Alameda, Santa Clara and San Francisco counties. Kidango's mission is to inspire and educate all children by promoting their potential and diversity through quality education and healthy nutrition. The event was a great success as two worthy causes received much needed monetary aid. IndoABC has asked the community for support and each year, the response has been overwhelming. We are thankful for the support and will continue to reach out to our fellow citizens the best we can. For more information about next year's Indo-American Charity Ball or other IndoABC community projects, please visit our website at www.IndoABC.org. IndoABC is grateful to everyone who contributed to the success of this year's ball, especially our sponsors listed below: Diamond Sponsors ($10,000) Fry's Electronics Priem Family Foundation Platinum Sponsors ($5,000) Fremont Ambulatory Surgery Center Fremont Bank Foundation Vineyard Bank Washington Hospital Healthcare System Gold Sponsors ($2,500) Bank of America (Deepak Ganju) California Cardiovascular Consultants Fremont Professional Firefighters Kaiser Permanente (Ana Apodaca) Robson Homes LLC Silver Sponsors ($1,000) Dr. Gary & Jean Basrai Dr. David S Cheng Rajeev & Sangeeta Lahri Pacific Imaging Partners Professional Home Care Associates Bronze Sponsors ($500) Ashok & Monika Agarwal Dr. Aruna Chakravorty Dr. Satish & Ellen Chandra Jasvir & Kaval Gill Dr. Prasad & Risha Kilaru Parveen & Manju Maheshwari Dr. Dianne Martin and William Utic Dr Neelu and Naresh Nigam Pro Tech (Dr. Dave Giri) Dr. Gregory Roth Dr. Maskeen and Paul Sabharwal Dr. Rohit Sehgal Dr. Vandana and Arvind Sharma Contributors Audio Visual - Red Wolf Productions Flowers - Fremont Flowers Gold Items - Bhindi Jewelers Hospitality - Fremont/Newark Hilton Photography - Amit Patel Printing - Fremont Printing Snacks - New Taste of India Tax & Accounting - Neeraj Bhatia CPA