Cancer Relief Fund for India |
The Susen Daniel Memorial Cancer Relief Fund`s charity fundraiser was on track for its 30th straight year and raised an estimated $100,000,above their intended goal, for impoverished cancer patients based in Kerala, India, in Cerrittos. The annual gala mixed entertainment, including comedy by Ohio-based Indian American humorist Rajiv Satyal, with its serious message to not only render financial assistance, but to also increase the yearly number of recipients from 200 to 300, as Mathew Daniel, chairman and founder, welcomed guests and described the Woodland Hills-based non-profit as a trustworthy “neighborhood” charity. Charity SDM and its core of volunteers and 15 long-standing board members have assisted about 3,000 cancer-stricken families to date by providing check disbursements for food and daily needs, which currently amount to approximately $150, or roughly Rs. 10,000, per person.Monetary payouts are channeled via select hospitals in India such as the Regional Cancer Center, Trivandrum, where SDM`s first patient was assisted through its initial modest endowment fund.
|
|
|
|