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Stunned Community Mourns Victims of Murder-Suicide

Stunned Community Mourns Victims of Murder-Suicide

SUGAR LAND: The news of the Indian American couple’s death in an apparent murder-suicide at their home in Sugar Land has left the community in deep shock as friends and family looked for answers. On Monday, February 18 morning, the police responded to a 911 call to the home in the Telfair subdivision 6 am, […]

IACF’s 30 Years of Benevolence & Still Counting!

IACF’s 30 Years of Benevolence & Still Counting!

By Vanshika Vipin Varma STAFFORD: For the past 30 years IACF (Indo-American Charity Foundation) has appealed to the philanthropic spirit of the Indo American community in Houston to address needs in the areas of Education, Family, General Welfare and Healthcare in the metro Houston area. “We live here, We give here” is their motto, and […]

With Grants Night, IACF Hands Out $285K This Year

With Grants Night,  IACF Hands Out $285K This Year

Click here for Photo Collage By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: This Grants Night, when funds were being distributed to local charitable causes, was true to its calling: it was short on fluff, went straight to the point of handing out award envelopes and mercifully short on acceptance speeches, save for two recipients who got carried away. On […]

IACF Annual Gala, Saturday, October 6

IACF Annual Gala, Saturday, October 6

HOUSTON:  Indo-American Charity Foundation (IACF) will hold its annual gala featuring Bhavesh V. ‘Bob’ Patel, CEO of LyndollBasell as the Keynote Speaker on Saturday, October 6, 2018, at Stafford Centre on Cash Road. Themed as, ‘Thirty in Charity’, the event will commemorate its 30 years of philanthropic, health, education and general welfare service supporting charities, […]

5K Walk-a-Thon: Houston Walks, Houston Cares!

5K Walk-a-Thon: Houston Walks, Houston Cares!

By Vanshika Vipin Varma SUGAR LAND: Over the last three decades, Indo-American Charity Foundation (IACF) has appealed to the philanthropic spirit of the Indo American community in Houston. Addressing the needs in areas of education, family, general needy and healthcare in the metro Houston area, IACF has been staying true to their motto, “We live here, […]

In Harvey’s Wake, IACF Presents a Check of $200,000 to the Mayor of Houston

In Harvey’s Wake, IACF Presents a Check of $200,000 to the Mayor of Houston

By Vanshika Vipin Varma HOUSTON: In it’s philanthropic spirit; Indo American Charity Foundation (IACF) has been addressing needs in the areas of education, family, and healthcare in the Metro Houston area since almost three decades. They have been providing scholarships to high potential college bound students with financial needs, supporting local charities, feeding the homeless and needy, and providing […]

IACF Elects Architect Mahesh Wadhwa as President

IACF Elects Architect Mahesh Wadhwa as President

HOUSTON: Indo-American Charity Foundation (IACF) has elected Mahesh Wadhwa as its President for 2018. Serving on the IACF’s Executive Committee with Wadhwa are Swetha Arora, Secretary; Venkat Iyer, Treasurer; Sreeni Nakirekanti, Joint Treasurer; Shobana Muratee as President–Elect; and Dr. Vanitha Pothuri, Immediate Past President. Wadhwa joined IACF in 2015 as a Director and served during […]

IACF Hands a Record $65K Grants to 25 Local Charities, Its Largest Group

IACF Hands a Record $65K Grants to 25 Local Charities, Its Largest Group

Click here Photo Collage By Jawahar Malhotra SUGAR LAND: Only minutes into the program, just as the guests were finishing off their appetizers and getting comfortable in their seats, the fire alarm went off. All you could hear in the parking lot as you walked up to the front door of Madras Pavilion were the […]

Motivational & Inspiring Charity Foundation Evening

Motivational & Inspiring Charity Foundation Evening

Click here to see Photo Collage By Vanshika Vipin Varma SUGAR LAND: The Indo American Charity Foundation (IACF) 2017 Scholarship Awards Reception event was held on Tuesday, May 30, at the FBISD Administration Building in Sugar Land. 26 well deserving and outstanding high school students from Fort Bend ISD, Alief ISD and Stafford Municipal School […]

IACF to Award $35,000 in Scholarships to Senior High School Students

IACF to Award $35,000 in Scholarships to Senior High School Students

  HOUSTON: The Indo American Charity Foundation (IACF) will hold its Annual Scholarship Day on May 30, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the FBISD Administration Building, 3119 Sweetwater Blvd, Sugar Land. Scholarships amounting to $35,000 will be dispersed among the twenty-nine outstanding senior high school students from Fort Bend ISD, Alief ISD and Stafford […]

IACF Healthcare Networking Dinner, Book Donation for Literacy

IACF Healthcare Networking Dinner, Book Donation for Literacy

By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: In support of one of the four pillars of its mission, the Indo American Charity Foundation held a networking session for healthcare initiatives this past Thursday, March 2 at the Seasons 52 restaurant in City Centre on the westside. Most of the IACF Board of Directors attended the session to mingle […]

Friends, Angels … and a Little Bear, Bring Charity Home

Friends, Angels … and a Little Bear, Bring Charity Home

By Jawahar Malhotra STAFFORD: All Nik Nikam had with him (apart from the mic that he loves so well!) as he strode on to the catwalk was a fluffy white teddy bear. And a penchant for adlibbing witticisms, which he has captured in a couple of books. “Our biggest addiction is texting while driving at […]

Indo-American Charity Foundation’s Health Fair A Success: Doctors provide free services to local community

Indo-American Charity Foundation’s Health Fair A Success: Doctors provide free services to local community

SUGAR LAND: On Saturday, August 27, almost 100 patients were seen at a health fair hosted by the Indo-American Charity Foundation (IACF). Patients began lining up as early as 7:30 a.m. even though the health fair was not scheduled to begin until 8 a.m. For four hours, patients of all ages came to see three […]

IACF Annual Gala on Friday, September 30

IACF Annual Gala on Friday, September 30

HOUSTON: The Indo-American Charity Foundation (IACF) will hold its annual gala on Friday, September 30, 2016, at the Stafford Civic Center. The theme for this year’s gala is ‘After the Monsoon, Charity Blossoms’. The event will showcase IACF’s supporting charities, individuals and organizations that share its mission to serve communities in the Greater Houston area. […]

Kids Bring Their Grandparents to Play Some Games

Kids Bring Their Grandparents to Play Some Games

By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Every month, the Indian Senior Citizen’s Association comes together in India House where over 200 members participate in events planned just for the occasion and learn about the goings on of each other. They are first generation immigrants who have lived in the environs of the Bayou City for decades and […]

IACF Funds 21 Charities Serving Local Houston Community

IACF Funds 21 Charities Serving Local Houston Community

  Click Here for Photo Collage   By Vanshika Vipin SUGAR LAND: For the past three decades the Indo-American Charity Foundation (IACF) has been receiving generous support from the philanthropic community in Houston, in the genres of Education, Family, General needy and Healthcare. IACF’s motto, ‘We live here We give here’, is being justified in […]

IACF Gives 30 High School Grads a Head Start with Scholarship

IACF Gives 30 High School Grads a Head Start with Scholarship

Click here for Photo Collage By Jawahar Malhotra & Shweta Arora SUGAR LAND: For the third year in a row, the Indo American Charity Foundation teamed up with the Fort Bend Independent School District to hand out scholarships to deserving young graduates from area high schools. Two years ago, the event was held at the […]

Raghavan Receives Fulbright US Scholar Award

Raghavan Receives Fulbright  US Scholar Award

HOUSTON: Dr. Kamala Raghavan, a Texas Southern University Jesse H. Jones School of Business Associate Professor of Accounting, has been awarded a 2016-17 Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant. She will conduct interdisciplinary research on the impact of India’s adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards on financial reporting, auditing, and cybersecurity with this award. Raghavan served as president […]

IACF’s New Leadership to Work on 3 Es: Energize, Expand and Empower

IACF’s New Leadership to Work on 3 Es: Energize, Expand and Empower

SUGAR LAND: The Indo-American Charity Foundation (IACF) held its first Board meeting of 2016 on January 14 at the Madras Pavilion (MP) soon after the change in its leadership and Executive Committee members. Outgoing president Dr. Kamala Raghavan who ended her term was recognized for her outstanding contribution to the organization’s overall growth and visibility. […]

The Unique Charm of Awards Brings Friends and Support to IACF’s Gala

The Unique Charm of Awards Brings Friends and Support to IACF’s Gala

  Click here for Photo Collage     By Jawahar Malhotra SUGAR LAND:  A change in venue to the heartland of Asians in this Metroplex and a focus on those who are paving a path for future generations – Gen-Next as the promotional materials called them – helped the Indo American Charity Foundation to raise […]

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