Dear PRAGATI members and the Bengali community of Philadelphia,
It is almost a month of lockdown and things have changed dramatically in our lives. As a family we are closer, spending more time with kids and perhaps developing a new hobby. On the other hand there are people in our neighborhood and community who are going through hardships and hoping for the best.
With rising unemployment and falling stock markets, people are now praying for this to be over soon. And we are praying with them. But as a community we are also here to look after one another. And that is what we are doing at PRAGATI.
We started a drive to help our elders and we are committed to doing that. We also started a fund drive with a goal to donate funds to our local charity that helps families going through such hardships. We feel blessed to be a part of a community where compassion and care is more prominent over personal desires.
Your overwhelming response to our donation drive is heart warming.
We have decided to officially close the fund drive on April 30th and donate the collected amount to Philabundance. We will keep you posted on this drive and the day we handover the donation check to Philabundance.
Once again, thanks a lot for your generosity and good wishes to you and your family.
Pragati EC 2020-21