A Big Thank You to Education Bees Volunteer Community from India Association of New Hampshire & North South Foundation By Prasad Dabbi & Sudhakar Tadepalli, North South Foundation Chapter Directors. North South foundation's objective is to promote Excellence & Empathy. It’s all about a child's learning journey as each child competes with himself/ herself to become their best. A big thank you to the IANH volunteer Community from the Education committee for one more successful year of Education BEES. It has been our privilege and honor to work with each and every one of you.  Every year you make it look effortless and always manage to lift our spirits.   I would like to extend my gratitude to our sponsors for their year over year sponsorship ·     Nashua Kumon - Shashank & Archana Dubey  ·     Homai Khanna - Volunteer food sponsor   This year 80 kids participated (177 contest registrations) and our chapter raised $7080 towards North South foundation scholarships program. Our chapter used to raise $12K to $14K but the pandemic did impact a lot and we are hoping to get back to our golden days with all your support.   I am honored to be part of this core team - Sudhakar, Sampath, Manish, Karuna, Naveen, Dr. Tej & Vani. Sudhakar - thank you for all the coordination with TC’s & volunteers.    Thank you, Sharada (Lead), Sukanya, Udaya & Vandana Ji for handling registrations smoothly for participants. You bring cheers to both parents and contestants to prepare them for a long day. Thank you, Sharada for handling volunteer meal coupons.   TC's - Sudhakar, Manish, Tej Ji, Sampath & Karuna - every year you just make this magic repeat. A BIG thank you to Prof. Jennifer Thorn, Rudra Aryal & Jasmine Pandit for doing Essay grading and judging the Public Speaking contest. Special thanks to our great Chief Judges. They ensure things are done right with every contest. The main key for our chapter success in my opinion is the quality with every role.    The Grading Team managed by Vani & Parthiban – thank you for handling all the contests' grading. A special thanks to SNHU student volunteers for all their help with grading.   A big thank you to Chandana & Shivani for handling three awards ceremonies in addition to lunch service. Thank you, Manoj for giving the awards to the winners.   There is a saying “As an individual, none of us would ever be perfect - but as a team perfection can always be achieved” and I am proud to say that our chapter shows that every year.   Associate Judges, Laptop Judges, Graders & Proctors - Thank you for the job well done.   I personally received kind words from parents about how well our chapter conducts these events. Kudos to all of you.   A BIG THANK YOU to Sivaram, Srini & Friends4Cater for the food services. Thanks to our food team Chandana, Shivani, Narayana & others for handling food serving. The breakfast was a big hit as it was so yummy and delivered before 8 AM.   Our youth volunteers who handle Laptop Judging, pronouncing and proctoring - as parents we are so proud of you all. It’s an eye feast to watch you all conduct these contests. To simply put it - what you do is magical. Lot of parents have kind words to say about how well you do. The IANH committee and contestants' parents bless you all and wish you all the best.    Most importantly your warm sense of humor and sweet personality bring smiles to the participants and help them overcome their nerves. You know better than anyone as most of you participated in these contests and knew very well how you felt as a participant!   Family Information Sessions:   This year IANH & North South Foundation also organized the following Info Sessions.   Empowering Parents on Supporting their Child’s Learning Journey – Presented by Komal Rastogi   Komal did a fabulous job through this session to empower the parents with all the resources she used to help her own children who did wonders academically. Student Rowing - Presented by Mrs. Christine Graham, President Concordcrew.org   Heartfulness Relaxation and Meditation – Presented by Naren Sharma & Jyoti Sharma   Naren & Jyoti did a fabulous job and took the participants on a relaxation and meditation journey   Any questions, please contact IANH Education Chair Prasad Dabbi at education@ianh.org. A few pictures from the event are given below.

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