W e e k l y RIALTO RECORD
July 0 2, 2020
Vol 1 8, NO. 42
Rialto resident helps feed 14,000 people per week in response to COVID-19 By Manny B. Sandoval
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ialto resident, C h a n d r a s e k a r Venkatraman, president of India Association of Inland Empire (IAIE), has been busy volunteering, coordinating and fundraising to ensure 1,500 residents of San Bernardino and Riverside counties receive a hot meal everyday, in response to COVID-19. The initiative, an effort in conjunction with United Sikh Mission (USM), not only feeds hot meals to those in need, but also to healthcare workers.
Wishing the community a safe 4th of July weekend
“Initially, we wanted to try and feed 10 people everyday of the week and then we elevated it up to 25 people per day. I then leveraged my network and connected with USM, who was then serving 175 meals per day…Now together, we’re serving as many as 14,000 hot meals per week,” said Venkatraman. Also a senior program manager for Veolia North America, he said Meals, cont. on next pg.
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CHANDRASEKAR VENKATRAMAN
Chandrasekar Venkatraman, president of India Association of Inland Empire (IAIE) and senior program manager for Veolia North America, has been busy volunteering, coordinating and fundraising to ensure 1,500 residents of San Bernardino and Riverside counties receive a hot meal everyday.
Congratulations to RUSD recipients from Rialto Council of PTAs
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A total of 13 scholarships were awarded. PTA leaders, led by President Ms. Mirna Ruiz, awarded Eisenhower High Graduates: Yesenia Cuautle, Kimberly Perez, Isaiah Jordan, and Maria Montenegro-Herrera, also Carter High Graduates: Mykayla Meadows and Priscilla Jimenez.