HASC is a progressive American organization advancing seva (community social responsibility), interfaith collaboration, pluralism, social justice and sustainable civic engagement to ignite grassroots social change and build healthy communities while strengthening our places of worship. It seeks to bridge the gap between US govt and Hindu/Dharmic people. HASC was developed with the guidance of the White House Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships and is a service partner with CNCS.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Inaugural Summit held on March 27th
Hindu American Seva Charities had its Inaugural Summit on March 27th at Sri Siva Vishnu Temple with inspiring introductions from a panel of speakers including keynote speaker Mara Vanderslice, Deputy Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Sonal Shah, Director of the White House Office of Social Innovation, Majority Leader in the Maryland House of Delegates Kumar Barve, and Hindu American Seva Charities represented by Anju Bhargava, Dr. Ved Chaudhary, Shekar Narasimhan, Dr. Siva Subramanian, Minu Dave, Padma Kuppa, Aesha Mehta and with HariVilas from Seatle, Candy Hill,, Senior Vice President of Catholic Charities; Ms. Ruth Baker of Jewish Charities, Suketu Patel of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha and Ana Maria Arumi of the Amma (M.A. Math) Organization. The summit called for augmenting "Umbrella Of Common Principles"
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