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CORDUSA Winter Service Visit now open!

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Greetings from beautiful Portland!
Wishing all of you a wonderful Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations!

Announcing CORD USA Winter Service Visits 2022!  Please note at this time applications are open only for chaperones.  It will open for students only after we fill chaperone requirements. Please do not submit the application form now if you are a student, it will not be considered.  Chaperones and students must be present for the entire span of the program, not possible to attend only part of the service visit.

Details of the visit:
CORD Siruvani  December 18th – 31st, 2022
Registration fee – $1500

               $250 non-refundable fee per person for application registration
$1250 after the application is accepted.Please note: you must meet the visa requirements as per Govt. of India regulations or should have an OCI card to participate in these Service Visits.

All of our service project visits have been very rewarding, considering the dramatic impact that it has had on the participants.  The success of the service visit is very much dependent upon the chaperones. For that reason, we are opening the service visit application only for the chaperones first and will open it for students after this is filled.  If you have a child/children you would like to apply for the service visit, you can mention their names in the “Volunteering Activities”.  They will have to submit a full application separately when it becomes available and should meet the qualifications. However, preference will be given to the chaperone’s children.

As a chaperone, we require a recommendation from your center coordinator.  Please make sure you type all email addresses correctly as we are not responsible for typos in your application.

Once submitted, you will receive an email acknowledgment. Further information will be sent by email.  Make sure to check your spam folder as well.

Payment and visit details are in the FAQ document. You must download, read and accept the terms and conditions before applying.  Applications are evaluated by a National team and their decisions are final.

Apply here – https://cordusa.org/servicevisit2022/

If you have any questions or concerns, I am just an email away. Thank you and all the best!

Subha Varma Pathial
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Be a CORDUSA Ambassador!

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Dear All,

With the start of spring and the hope that the pandemic is behind us, we are renewing our CORDUSA activities and looking forward to getting out and helping our community in all ways we can. We are expanding our community service projects (check out what all we currently offer in different chapters here) and would like all your help and new ideas. We would like you all to actively be part of our effort to help our local communities and be our ambassadors in spreading awareness for CORDUSA.

Currently, we are focusing this effort to gather information from interested people in the USA and Canada and we hope to expand it further in the near future!

If you would like to be involved in CORDUSA activities, please fill out this form below, so we can reach out to you for specific projects in the areas you’re interested in.

Thank you!
With Love and Om,
The CORDUSA Board.

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    Announcement: Changes to CORDUSA Board of Directors

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    Friday, February 18, 2022

    Announcement: Changes to CORDUSA Board of Directors

    Dear all,

    Please note the changes to the CORDUSA Board of Directors

    After 13 years of service as directors, Vijaya Cherukuri and Pranji Lodhia have retired from CORDUSA board. The current board of directors of CORDUSA are as below:

    Swami Swaroopananda (Chairman & President)
    Apparao Mukkamala, Flint (Treasurer)
    Subha Varma Pathial, Portland (Secretary)
    Vidya Ramanathan, Ann Arbor
    Vidya Narayanan, Raleigh Durham

    Tina Smith, Lewis & Knopf will continue to handle and manage CORDUSA bookkeeping and receipting.

    The chairman and the board very much appreciate and thank Pranji and Vjaya for their dedicated and sincere service and wish them the best. We are delighted to welcome Vidya Ramanathan & Vidya Narayanan to our board.

    For further details please visit our website and as always, I am just an email away.

    Thank you!
    Subha
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    COVID19 Relief #BoundToEachOther – updates at your fingertip!

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    Dear Friends!

    A lot has happened and changed in the world over the past months since #COVID19 #pandemic erupted. #CoronaVirus shows how vulnerable we remain. This #pandemic has had far-reaching consequences beyond the spread of the disease itself and efforts to quarantine it. As the health and human toll grows, the economic damage is already evident and represents the largest economic shock the world has experienced in decades.

    Stunning, staggering, mind-numbing, call it what you will, the COVID-19 pandemic’s crushing impact on the job market is inescapable.

    Job losses due to business closures peaked at 23 million last May, according to the Georgetown center on Education and the workforce statistics. #ChinmayaMission centers around USA, joining hands with #CORDUSA, have raised awareness and funds and so far we have raised close to 300,000 for helping those who are affected by the pandemic.

    If you are interested in contributing to this cause, please click this link and donate securely.

    Here you can check the impact our giving is having on the broader community at any given time. Please reach out to see if I missed anything and I certainly will add. Please click on the link or image to read more.

     

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    The #COVID19 Pandemic in the US #BoundToEachOther #CORDUSA

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    Dear friends!

    COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating impact has taken a terrible toll globally. It is particularly sad that our country has not been spared either; despite its economic might.    As of this month, US COVID-19 related unemployment claims hit a staggering 26.4 million, the five-week total has now surpassed all of the job gains since the Great Recession.

    Over 10 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits in March – The latest official figures highlight the devastating economic impact of this pandemic on the American economy, with the numbers growing every day. All 50 states reported a rise in unemployment, with widespread layoffs reported in almost all sectors of the economy.

    While all of us feel the impact of the novel coronavirus, the burden falls most heavily on those who have been marginalized in our society. Homeless people, those on the poverty line, individuals without health insurance are all feeling the pinch most of all – as many struggle to get even a single meal for the day.

    Many students around the country rely on schools to provide free or low-cost meals. Many of the children in these families have no other way to get their meals for the day. With most schools around the nation closed until further notice, many of these families are struggling to get additional basic necessities met.

    With all this suffering around us, we must ask ourselves: How can we step up to help meet their needs? Contact us to know more…

    Please note that with CORD USA, 100% of your donations and corporate matching goes directly to those in need independent of their race, color, immigration status, age, sex, religion or disability. Let us rise to the occasion and make a difference during these extraordinary times!

    See this link for more information https://cordusa.org/programs/relief-programs/

    Thank you in advance for your generosity!

    Subha
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