Houston has a Lion's Share!

Many Chaatralayas (student homes) are being generously supported (some of them sponsored) by Houstonians!!

Houston is becoming one of the key players in the growth and sustenance of many AIM student homes for the rural and tribal children in India.

See : http://aimforsevahouston.blogspot.com/2010/09/update-on-houstonian-kindness.html 

Also see : http://www.aimforseva.org/projects/ 

Women's Co-op!

AIM For Seva Houston Chapter is very excited to share the news that we recently started a Houston Women’s Co-op.  Several women are investing their sweat equity to make yummy pickles, and powders!!  These are 100% home made, the material is mostly from our own backyards, and no preservatives are used.  We will officially inaugurate this as well on Mother’s day celebrations event.

Prepared with a prayerful attitude !!!

A great milestone!

 LUCKNOW, U.P.

The day will soon arrive! The 100th student home of AIM for Seva, specially chosen by Pujya Swamiji Dayananda Saraswati, is to come up in Lucknow, nearly 30 kilometres from the city's railway station. The home will be constructed on 15,000 square feet of land, and is designed by architects Sri Raj Deep Gupta and Smt. Sashi Gupta. Among the educational institutions near the home are a school and a couple of colleges: Heera Lal Yadav Inter and Degree College and the Ambalika Institute of Management.

The Bhumi Puja for the home was held on February 28, with the blessings of Pujya Swamiji. Among the participants at the function were Dr. Asha Seth, who initiated and funded the project, her nephew Sri Sandeep Seth, the principal of the nearby college, the pradhan of the village, and some of Swamini Tattvajnanananda Saraswati's Vedanta students. The yajamanas of the Bhumi puja were Smt. Deepa Bhargav and Sri Viswamitra, students of Swamini Tattvajnanananda. The first bricks for the historic building were laid by Sri Lakshmi Rastogi of the Rohtas Construction Group to the sounds of the Sankatanashana Ganesh Stotram, Saradha Stotram, and Guru Stotram. The Rohtas Construction Group has been magnanimous by lending its logistic and technical help to AIM for Seva as part of their seva activities. Suri Associates, the builders, sponsored the refreshments at the event. The function was ably organized by Smt. Sudha Hansraj, student of Swamini Tattvajnanananda Saraswati. An auspicious beginning to a noble milestone!

Thanks Houston for helping us raise $ 150 K !

Hello Houstonians!

AIM For Seva Fundraiser - 2012
Houston - Sep. 22, 2012

(Click on links below for more details)

Rukmini Vijayakumar and party
-- Quick profile  (Rukmini's web-site)
-- Wikipedia
-- NY Times article
-- Video
-- YouTube
-- Rukmini on Facebook 
-- KollyTalk interview - Role as Rajnikant's sister in film Kochadaiyaan

Why AIM For Seva?

Nayani Trailer with brief intro by Poojya Swamiji

NAYANI was held all over the USA.

Together, we raised close to 1.4 million dollars across all cities!

1. San Francisco, CA: September 8, 2012
2. LeHigh Valley, PA: September 15, 2012
3. New Jersey, NJ: September 16, 2012
4. Houston, TX: September 22, 2012
5. Dallas, TX: September 23, 2012
6. Chicago, IL: September 29, 2012
7. Detroit, MI: September 30, 2012
8. Elmira, NY: October 6, 2012
9. Fort Wayne, IN: October 13, 2012
10. Atlanta, GA: October 14, 2012

A Track Record of Houston Seva!

Summary of Houston contributions (in reverse chronological order):

8. 2015 Funds raised = $ 122,772 - "SUNDARA KAANDAM" by Anitha Guha group, and Neyveli Santhanagopalan

Maintain many chAtrAlayAs (Free student homes)

7. 2014 Funds raised = $ 140,000 - "MEGHADOOTAM" by Bombay Jayashri, Shijith Nambiar, and Parvathy Menon

Maintain many chAtrAlayAs (Free student homes)

6. 2013 Funds raised = $ 130,000 - "PRABHAVATI" by Rukmini Vijayakumar

Maintain many chAtrAlayAs (Free student homes)

5. 2012 Funds raised = $ 150,000 - "NAYANI" by Rukmini Vijayakumar

Maintain many chAtrAlayAs (student homes)

4. 2010 Funds raised = $ 227,500 - "Shanti - A Journey of Peace"

Maintain the following 11 chAtrAlayAs (student homes):

- Tamil Nadu - Mohanoor, Uchimedu, Satyamangalam, and Nagercoil

- Andhra Pradesh - Bobbili, Kamalapuram, and Gudivada

- Gujarat - Limkheda

- Karnataka - Belgaum, Mysore, and Udipi

3. 2008 Funds raised = $ 74,026 - Dayaanidhi "Utsav"

Maintain 7 chAtrAlayAs for 1 year (2008-2009); See details below.

A. Construction of 2 chAtrAlayAs (student homes):

a. AIM for Seva Student Home for Girls, Semmangudi, Tamil Nadu

Date inaugurated: 8th August 2008
Pre-inauguration visit photos

Inauguration photos

b. AIM for Seva Student Home for Boys, Uchimedu, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu

Date inaugurated: 9th August 2008

Inauguration photos

B. Maintenance of 7 chatralayas:

1, 2 - Kamalapuram and Bobbili in Andhra Pradesh

3, 4 - Limkheda and Amreli in Gujarat

5, 6 - Kolli hills and Sathyamangalam in Tamil Nadu

7 - Dharwad in Karnataka

Bobbili photos

2. 2006 Funds raised = $ 75,967 - Public Talk by Poojya Swamiji

Constructed 2 chAtrAlayAs (student homes)

1. 2005 Funds raised = $ 22,500 - Single Anonymous Donor

Constructed 2nd Floor of Kolli Hills chAtrAlayA (student home) in Tamil Nadu