WORLD NEWS | Indian-Americans raise over $300,000 for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria

WASHINGTON, March 4 (PTI) — Indian-Americans from across the United States have raised more than $300,000 for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria.

A fundraising effort by several prominent Indian-American organizations led by Dr. Hemant Patel, past president of the Association of American Indian Physicians (AAPI), raised more than $230,000 for the community.

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Turkey’s ambassador to the United States, Murat Mercan, and Turkey’s consul general in New York, Reyhan Özgür, attended the weekend’s fundraiser in New Jersey, where they sincerely thanked the Indian-American community for their generosity of support for those affected by the earthquake in their country.

“They (ambassador and consul general) gave a high rating to what was being done and what the Indian community was doing for the Turkish people,” Patel, a prominent Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipient, told PTI.

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The AmeriCorps team at Sewa International Houston recently organized a donation drive to support victims of the earthquake in Syria and Turkey. People from diverse Houston communities came together to donate hundreds of items, including food, clothing, winter coats, hygiene items, outdoor items, tents, hand warmers, shoes and baby items.

More than 200 boxes were shipped to the warehouse, filling three pickup trucks, a trailer, an SUV and a large U-Haul truck.

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Robbinsville, NJ organized a special prayer gathering this week for those affected by the humanitarian crisis. BAPS community members supported the people of Turkey through prayer and a generous donation of $25,000 to the Embrace Relief Foundation through its humanitarian relief arm, BAPS Charities.

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