The Central Government, Indian army and locally stationed NGOs are working tirelessly towards rescuing and rehabilitating flood victims in Kashmir. The quickest way Indians living abroad can contribute is by financially supporting our countrymen. This is not the first time the Indian students in Ames have contributed to flood relief. During the Uttarakhand flood in 2013, Sankalp and Hindu YUVA ran independent campaigns for rehabilitation projects and sent $4750 within three weeks. Let us unite and show our support to the people who are suffering, and aim to surpass our previous record by targeting $5000.
In collaboration with the Indian Students’ Association and Hindu YUVA at Iowa State University, Sankalp hopes to raise funds and send the consolidated amount at the earliest for flood relief in Kashmir. You may have already donated to other initiatives for the same cause, but if you would like to contribute through this collaborative effort from all three organizations via Sankalp, we are grateful for your patronage.
Sankalp has decided to donate to the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PM-NRF) towards this cause. The advantage of sending to PM-NRF is two fold; (1) all of the funds will go to the victims as there is no financial overhead, and (2) all operations are being overseen by the Central Government. The funds we contribute will most likely be directed towards rehabilitation. We will maintain a public account of all donations and maintain anonymity if you wish.
HOW TO DONATE:
1. Cash or Check (please address checks to “SANKALP”)
Please contact any ONE of the following representatives to give us your contribution
- Gauri Ram (President, Sankalp) gauriram@iastate.edu; 515-203-9644
- Vivek Lawana (President, ISA) isaprez@iastate.edu; 302-229-2466.
- Rajat Sharma rsharma@iastate.edu; 405-637-5614
- Raghu Vamsy raghv96@iastate.edu; 515-509-9474
- Pranav Joshi pranav@iastate.edu; 518-867-6295
- Sudhanshu Vyas spvyas@iastate.edu; 650-996-5482
2. Online Donation:
Please visit ISU Foundation website and proceed as follows:
- Fill in required information.
- In the Gifts/Designation section, click on I want to choose where my gift is designated.
- Click on Other Areas in the Donation Areas that pop up after doing step 3 and choose “I don’t see what I am looking for, and I will add my specific gift designation in the Notes and Instructions box on the previous page“.
- In Notes/Instructions section, please write ‘I want to donate to Sankalp for Kashmir Flood Relief”
- Please send an email for our official accounting records to kashmir-relief-funds@iastate.edu mentioning the amount donated and indicate whether you want to remain anonymous. We will still use your initials so that you can see your contribution on the following link.
All the contributions to Sankalp are tax-exempt.
For any additional queries, or obtaining a receipt for your valuable contribution please contact Gauri (515-203-9644) or Amar (515-708-5208).