AIA at the time of Coronavirus ( COVID-19) crisis

We are committed to provide any help that the affected need during this period.

AIA was formed to support the Indian diaspora in times of need and also contribute to the mainstream our adopted country.

Kudos to Dr.Urmilesh Arya, AIA National president and her team that is doing such a wonderful job in the New York area. She is a great leader and is working 24/7 during this time of need. 

Namaste and Greetings,

As president of the Association of Indians in America, NJ chapter, I am proud to announce our community outreach in helping with COVID 19 pandemic.
First of all I would like to thank those who donated generously in cash and or masks/gloves, grocery, and food for the cause. Without your kind help, cooperation, and team work this is not possible. We still have a long way to go and with your encouragement, help, affection and care I am sure we can do it.
Ways we are helping:

1.We are supplying grocery and packaged snack packs to the soup kitchens.

2. We are collaborating with the Hindu Temple ( Sri Krishna Guruvayoorappan ) in Manalapan NJ and Mr. Nitin Vyas of World Vegan Vision to provide packaged food to the front line workers at the hospitals.St Peter’s in New Brunswick, RWJ hospital in New Brunswick and Meridian in Old Bridge

3. We are collaborating with Nitin Vyas of World Vegan Vision to collect rice from merchants that are donating towards COVID 19.

4. We are providing masks and gloves to the long term care centers that have been affected by the virus. Towards this we are collaborating with The Rutgers University Asian Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) and Care2Caregivers group. We will also be providing meals to them.
I am attaching some pictures to share with you. We have masks on so it may be difficult to identify the faces behind the mask. Ram Tirumala, Nitin Vyas and I are there in the pictures.

Thank you again and please do donate generously in kind, in cash  or any way you can to help us continue our work to help those who help us be safe.
Take care, and be safe, eat healthy, do exercise and build your immunity with wholesome nutritious food.

Uma SwaminathanPresident, AIA NJ

Please make your donations:

Here in New Jersey, the NJ AIA chapter is supplying grocery each week to Elija’s Soup Kitchen

Uma Swaminathan is also working with the Rutgers University program on aging and have been identifying senior centers where we can be of service, including hospitals.

We are working with hospitals, such as Robert Wood Johnson and St Peters to help with meals for front line workers. The meals are being supplied by the Marlboro Guruvayurappan Temple.

Founder Roshan Chaddha states:

We wish to offer our deep gratitude to the Doctors, Nurses and other members of the US Indian diaspora who are helping fight the Covid – 19 disease all across the US  but specially in the NY-NJ – CT tristate Area. 

Our friends ( Founders) Tapas and Sondra’s daughter and Son-in-law are also doctors in NYC. 

This includes all of you, my brother (Rtd.), sister-in-law (Rey.), Niece, (CT) and daughter-in-law (NJ). There are so many experts in responsible positions commenting daily on national television news. It makes us proud of the inspiring work so many people are doing.

With our love to all who are making the original AIA Vision being realized.

Please donate to help provide covid-19 relief to the people of New Jersey