Atlanta Community Food Bank to collaborate with soon to be launched chapter of the Indian American CouncilĀ
Atlanta, GA, July 26, 2019: Indian Americans across metro Atlanta are coming together to fight hunger with the Atlanta Community Food Bank. The Atlanta chapter of the Indian American Council (IAC) will conduct its first ever funds for food drive āāAugust 1-31, 2019āā, to provide meals to Georgians in need as part of the national āHunger Mitao Campaignā.
With a rally cry of āHunger Mitao!ā, which means Wipe Out Hunger, the Indian American Council was originally founded in September 2017 out of the North Texas Food Bank in Dallas, Texas. In just seven subsequent months, the IAC surpassed its goal of funding one million meals for hungry North Texans.
Now with chapters in Houston and New York City, and a collective 6 million meals later, āāAnna and Raj Asavaāā, philanthropists and co-founders of the IAC, are mobilizing the Indian community around the issue of hunger right here in metro Atlanta and north Georgia.
āIn the spirit of āgive where you live,ā the Indian American community ā led by IAC ā has enabled over 4 million meals in North Texas alone in under two years,ā said Raj. āWe are excited to bring this movement to Georgia and are confident that the Indian community here will galvanize around the Atlanta Community Food Bank and help enable millions of meals for metro Atlantaās food insecure children, seniors, veterans and vulnerable families,ā added Anna.
Hunger Mitao is a signature campaign of the Indian American Council and is observed during August, the month of Indiaās Independence Day. The vision is to showcase the unity, philanthropy and spirit of the Indian American community through conducting fund for food drives all over the region served by the Atlanta Community Food Bank.
āThe Asavas have a deep passion and dedication to raising awareness on the critical issue of hunger. We are excited to partner with them to launch the Indian American Council here in Atlanta, where weāre certain their peers will jump to action, along with the other 600 partner agencies that we currently work with.ā said Kyle Waide, President and CEO of the Atlanta Community Food Bank.
The Atlanta Community Food Bank will host the launch of the Indian American Council (IAC) āon āOctober 2, 2019 ā the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhiā.
To participate in Hunger Mitao Month and learn more about the upcoming launch of the Indian American Council for the Atlanta Community Food Bank, please āvisit āāwww.acfb.org/hungermitaoā āor contact Greg Sims, Director of Individual Giving, at āIAC@acfb.orgā or (404) 832-4976ā.