Durga puja - Pashchimi Fremont, California
Durga puja - Pashchimi
Fremont, California
Website: www.pashchimi.org
Pashchimi is a non-profit organization (a 501 (3) (C) public charity incorporation) based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded in 2004 and run by a dedicated group of business executives and professionals living and working in the Bay Area, Pashchimi seeks to support the ethnic diversity and culture in the US as well as provide economic support for the charitable institutes that work for the uplift of meritorious students from low-income families in India.
Pashchimi also raises funds to support families resident in the Bay Area during medical emergencies. Pashchimi has raised more than $70,000 in the last two years itself to provide assistance during such emergencies. Pashchimi is proud to be the leading organization among the Bay Area charities in this regard.
SOCIAL COMMITMENTS
On Socio-cultural front, to promote Indian culture and heritage in US as well as to support charitable institutions working for the Indian community, Pashchimi has been organizing large community events since its incorporation. Pashchimi plans to work more directly in India thru its members to utilize these funds in future. Since 2004, Pashchimi has raised more than $70,000 in support of this cause.
Pashchimi is working with India-based NGOs to provide financial support for meritorious children from poor families and show them the path to success. Pashchimi does not merely provide money, sponsors for these programs also have the ownership of constantly interactingwith the child they support and guide them thru the developmental process. In 2010, Pashchimi plans to support at least 8 such children thru their 10th and 12th classes.
Pashchimi ‘s flagship event and one of the largest of its kind in the Bay Area is the Durga Puja and Sharod Mela. Since its humble beginning in 2004, this event has grown in size and popularity. Last year, it attracted over 15,000 visitors over five days. The popularity of the event has spread not only within the Bay Area, but also to other parts of US and even to the neighboring countries. (We are often thrilled to hear stories of visitors to the Bay Area residents planning their trip around the dates of our event!)
While multiple events are organized on the same theme, this Pashchimi event is one of its kinds in its approach. Honesty to tradition and sheer grandeur are its main strengths. Usually spread over five consecutive days, the main attractions of the event are its colorful fair, diverse cultural programs,authentic and traditional Indian Puja - all organized within the same facility. It is an eagerly awaited festival for all local Indians and amust see” for all visitors who happen to be in the Bay Area during that period. Internationally acclaimed must see” for all visitors who happen to be in the Bay Area during that period.
