The Impact of the FundRaiser in Seattle for helping the Chennai Floods in 2015. Through the Valasaravakkam women's club.

1. Nov/Dec 2015: Chennai
Saw the Largest storm
in the country’s history
SEATTLE LOVES CHENNAI

2. DELUGE
Airport was closed for a week. Houses were submerged.
Highways saw boats instead of cars.
People were hanging on for life in rivers which used to be streets.

3. Life attempted to go on,
But the rains continued for several weeks.

4. Eventually the roads caved in,
People needed helicopter rescues,
Power outage lasted for weeks to save lives
from accidental electrocution

5. High Risers saw a few floors submerged, and their cars floating.
Bridges collapsed.

6. RESILIENCE
People didn’t riot.
They helped each other.
All forms of disparity dissipated.

7. Anyone who could helped.
Innovation was everywhere
Everyone gave what they could

8. FUND RAISER
In Seattle, WA we helped with a Fundraiser,
Chefs volunteered talent and food,
Items like Biryani Gift basket was auctioned
along with other artist/vendor donations.

9. Artists contributed time, money, talent.
Everyone showed empathy, raised funds
While at a Cultural exchange

10. They take responsibility for the civic problems in the neighbourhood for
basic needs like getting roads laid, street lights installed and collaborate
with other city-wide associations for civic decisions like transportation,
garbage disposal and basic needs like free healthcare, food and
education for the children of the low income families.
VALASARAVAKKAM WOMEN’S CLUB (FOUNDED IN 1979)
AREA IN CHENNAI
FUNDS WILL GO TO
NONPROFIT
TORECEIVE
FUNDS Basic needs like
• Food rations (milk, rice, groceries)
• Medicines
• Disinfectants to get the water-
borne bacteria and diseases out
of homes
• Power blocks (to charge their
phones) and connect with loved
ones
FUNDS USES
1. In Tamil (Chennai’s native
language) there is a saying that if
you take care of a woman you
don’t just take care of a person,
but you take care of the entire
family.
2. It is one of the most influential
non-profit social-welfare
organizations in East Chennai.
WHY VALASARAVAKKAM
WOMEN’S CLUB?

11. The leadership in the chosen local social on-profit had done
multiple surveys to find the location/area that would be the
recipient of the funds raised. They also interviewed the
affected people for their immediate needs.
FOOD and RATIONS was the Big need of the Hour. We
raised enough money to provide for 110 families them that
for 1 month
RATIONS

12. Hundreds of families queued up in anticipation of the
donation.

13. The leadership at the Non-profit
that coordinated the effort with
the van that had the rations that
was donated

14. My Mom (in Aquamarine) who
played liaision with the
leadership team to make this all
happen in Chennai.

15. These are bags of rice being
given to the people. All of which
was washed out by the floods.

16. Lentils (basic source of protein)
was the other big portion of the
donation.

17. The line of people helped was a
long one, but everyone was
helped with the basics.

18. In all, Valasaravkkam Women's
Club supported the recently Dec
2015 flood affecting Chennai in
the poor Mettukuppam area by
helping 110 families with one
month’s provision containing
21items.