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#SewaDiwali – HSS donates 2,000 pounds of food to Sun Prairie pantry

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Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS), along with other partnering organizations, conducted a food/supplies/clothing drive to benefit Sun Prairie Emergency Food Pantry and Cards Closet as part of #SewaDiwali donation drive.

As part of #SewaDiwali, HSS donated around 2,000 lbs worth of items this year. This is the second year of #SewaDiwali efforts in Sun Prairie.

“#SewaDiwali is an initiative by Dharmic communities, individuals and organizations like Yoga, Spiritual, Hindu/Buddhist/Sikh/Jain centers, Temples, Gurudwaras, Linguistic and Indian socio-cultural organizations who believe in the Sewa Dharma, i.e. Service to Humanity is Service to Divinity.

In 2020 while celebrating Diwali, the Hindu American Community collected and donated 293,000 pounds of food for 199 food pantries, soup kitchens and food banks around 225 townships in 26 states in the country.

As part of the #SewaDiwali initiative/campaign following organizations and families associated with them in Sun Prairie came together to donate food/ supplies/clothing. Organizations are Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh, Association of Indians in America (AIA), AHA Temple, Madison Kannada Koota, Silicon Andhra, Sewa International, Technoviz, The Art of Living and The Brow Boutique.