BCH 2023 Octoberfest

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BCH 2023 Octoberfest - Proud Volunteers & Supporters Making a Difference

#TogetherWeSaveLives - A huge shout-out to our proud extraordinarily talented Breast Cancer Hub (BCH) volunteers who worked very hard to make the OctoberFest a memorable event and help raise funds for BCH with creative thoughts, via Fun-Filled activities for all ages and Mouth-watering delicacies, generating Festive mood.

Event Management Heads – Sourav Mukherjee, Rekha Dharmala, Ram Kambam

Gratitude ceremony: We honored our 2023 OctoberFest Sponsors.

Grateful to Fiaz Syed (Infinant) for sponsoring BCH T-shirts. We are thankful to Kanchan Bhaya for sponsoring the key rings and grateful to Julie Daugherty and Sandeep Roy for sponsoring the BCH Souvenirs and the shipment cost of T-shirts and keyrings.

Thank you Hema Appaji for being the Sponsorship Program Director

$2000 (Save Families) - Altaf Hemdani.

$1000 (Save Lives): Bawarchi Indian Grill & Bar.

$500 (Save a Family): Swapna Bordoloi, and Srisart Studio.

$250 (Save a Life): Darbesh, Santulan Massage Therapy for Women, Venkat Malapati, Bon Financial Services, Ritvik Bodducherla, Satheesh and Meera Suddala, Neelima Kambhampati, Sudhakar Sanikommu & Family, Dhanvi & Anuvind Krishna Movva, The Patel Family (Anand, Meghana, Veer, Pia, Tiger, Luke and Hulk).

We also honored Seema Tiwari, Debra Bunker, Pam Skillman, We’re Sews Creative, Swapan Nandi, Murali Reddy, for their continued support to BCH.

Our heartfelt thanks to the Board of Directors of Moss Creek Club House (Octoberfest venue). We cannot be more grateful to Ritu Bhatt for all her support in the process, Kyle Shermah for rental sponsor, Samantha Poole, Peter Skeris, Eric Greene, Jennifer Burgess, and Robert Edwards; Community Manager - Heather Mosby.

WE ARE GRATEFUL TO EACH GIVING STALL, WHOSE CONTRIBUTION IS PRICELESS BY THEIR RELENTLESS EFFORTS AND THEIR UNIQUE CREATIONS. SO GRATEFUL TO EACH OF OUR GUESTS & PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE STEPPED UP AND POURED THEIR HEARTS TOWARDS PURCHASING DIFFERENT PRODUCTS TO HELP WITH THE FUNDRAISER, WE COULDN’T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT EACH OF OUR BRAVE HEARTS!

TOTAL GIVING RAISED BY GIVING STALLS: $9,412.94. 100% of the contributions will be driven toward the BCH-adopted villages for cancer screening and treatment aid for the underprivileged in India and Africa. We thank Ramakrishna Nallapati, OctoberFest Event Treasurer for his due diligence.

Breakdown of Giving Stalls’ contributions of $9,412.94 : FOOD FOR GOOD: $6,356.94; ART, CRAFT, PLANTS, BOOKS, GAMES & ACTIVITIES: $1,374.00; JEWELRY, ETHNIC FESTIVE WEARS, HOME DÉCOR: $1,682.00

ANNOUNCING THE TEAMS WITH GIVING - EVERY PENNY COUNTS

FOOD for GOOD

1. Biryani ($1,120): Bhavani Sirikonda, Vauhini Vakatu, Jaya Panuganti, Sailaja Nippani, Santhi Sree Muthyala:

2. Egg and veg Pastry puff ($300): Mamatha Jakkam, Suneetha Yerasi, Bhanu Krishnamsetty, Jagan Gundala

3. Pav Bhaaji ($305): Moushumi Ghosh, Pushpita Behera, Prasanta Behera, Dilip Ghosh, Latika Ghosh

4. Mirchi Bhaji ($70): Lakshmi Parsi, Ankitha Parsi, Srinivas Parsi

5. Masala Chai ($321): Yashvi Devabhaktuni, Aadhya Devabhaktuni, Mahi Veliveti, Medha Bonda, Rupa Balachandran, Pradeepa Samudrala, Swetha Devabhaktuni, Jiten Devabhaktuni, Rupa Balachandran, Mihika Kiran, Manju Rohilla, Pari Rohilla

6. Pickle ($565): Bharati Charakana, Prathima Putta, Vauhini Vakati

7. Dosa batter ($101): Ayush Bhave, Deepti Bhave, Aniket Bhave

8. Daal/Idly/Dosa/Sambhar Powder ($100): Padma Gorty

9. Appam batter ($175): Ambika Shyamala, Parvathy Unnikrishnan, Radhika Unnikrishnan, Shyamala Parameswaran

10. Mango lassi, Rose Milk, Water Melon juice ($330): Rishi Sarvepalli, Shreya Sattenapalli, Sarada Sankisa, Laasya Bodducherla, Kashyap Mukkara, Sakshi Saha

11. Kulfi ($200): Nithya Vijayan

12. Traditional sweets ($195): Upali Roy, Haimanti Baidya, Subhra Nandi, Prathama Kote, Swapan Nandi, Kaberi Puspala

13. Street Food Chat Corner by Sprinkles N Smiles and Icing on the Crumps ($440.94): Monalisa Phukan, Sapna Bordoloi, Swathi Kavuri, Aashna Phukan, Anisha Phukan, Snigdha Kavuri, Tushita Bordoloi, Promit Saha, Anit Phukan, Bedanta Bordoloi

14. Laddoo & Pakora (Veg & Onion) by Moss Creek Sweet N Hot ($160): Rekha Kambam, Lavanya Yenishetti, Sunita Nalla, Sirisha Kantamneni, Sunanda Gamini

15. Grilled Veg/Chicken sandwich & Organic Hot Sauce by Sapid Trio ($1,000): Sandeep Roy, Satish Jaggavarapu, Vijayalakshmi Krishnan, Agastya Roy, Agneya Roy, Srinivas Krishnamsetty

16. Pani Puri, Fish Fry, Fish Chop by Joy’s Kitchen ($250): Subhabrata Mukherjee, Oindrila Sen, Arya Mukherjee

17. Jhalmuri stall by Collam Family ($100): Srinivas Collam, Shireen (Maya) Collam, Nikhil (Nik) Collam, Saswati Collam

18. Paneer Frankie,Veg Hakka noodles, Veg manchurian, Medu vada sambhar by Compass cooking ($51): Simran Chhablani, Navin Chhablani, Eshan Chhablani

19. Chicken 65, Butter chicken, Butter Naan, Double ka Meetha dessert by Khan’s kitchen: Mohammed Ibrahim Khan, Anjum Fatima, Mohammad Farhan Khan, Sarrinah Khan, Mohammad Marwan Khan.

20. Cotton Candy Stand by Cottontastic Booth ($173): Shreya Achar, Sihi Achar, Sneha Singhal, Srishti Singhal, Kanchan Achar, Ramakrishna Nallapati

21. Accio Lemonade Muggle Friendly ($150): Gatik Arora, Simran Arora, Anuvind Movva, Veer Tiwari, Rishi Mucharla, Aarav Shejekan, Arjun Aravind

22. Cupcakes by Sugar Rush ($150): Priyanka Lalwani, Natasha Kucheria, Ayaan Kucheria

23. Endless Cookies by Snuggle Bites ($100): Suhasini Pallikonda, Ronith Pallikonda, Rajendra Pallikonda, Arjun Bhatlawande, Sadhvi Jagavarapu, Samhitha Nunna

ART, CRAFT, PLANTS, GAMES & ACTIVITIES

24. Henna by Bon Artistry (Bon Financials as Sponsor): Arshiya Jabeen, Asfaar Mohammed, AAriz Mohammed, AAsir Mohammed.

25. Art Sheet, Art canvases, Crafts, by Kids Corner ($151): Mishika Moulik, Sana Roy, Idrisha Moulik, Priya Roy, Anand Moulik, Sumantra Roy

26. Leadership Game for Youth by Sobha as Certified Leadership Coach ($81): Sobha Potu, Prakruthi Upadhya

27. Orbees shooting Range game by ARK Boys ($140): Aashrith Kambam, Keerti Dharma, Kavin Dharma, Ritvik Yenishetti

28. Balloon Pop Game by Pop it to Win it by ASM Trio ($187): Roopa Manchikanti, Aarav Kandukuri, Suvam Pandey, Marcus Raj

29. Outdoor Desi games ($170): Anita Rajan, Mahathi Manavala, Prisha Nandhakumat, Amrutha Shenthan, Ashvitha Shenthan, Diya Dhanajay, Ramyaa Srivatsan, Nandhini Sivabalakrishnan, Krithika Sudhagar:

30. BCH Photo booth by Swati Designs: Swati Yadav, Murali Reddy

31. Bookmarks by Swati Designs ($31): Swati Yadav, Rashmi Singh, Praketna Singh, Joys Mukherjee, Meghna Roy

32. Karaoke Stand ($20): Megan Dalsaniya, Manasi Iyer and Dhruv Dhar (Making the Poster)

33. Plants & saplings (medicinal benefits) - Vibha & Janakul kids ($450): Vibha Joglekar, Santhi Sree Muthyala, Divya Mandava , Lavanya Alluri, Jaidev Ananth Krishna Kondapi, Yodha varma Dantuluri, Vivas Chimakurty, Hem Nischal Reddy Yaratha, Naga Yuvan Yanamreddy, Thiloka Sahasra male, Jayanthika Nannapaneni , Sarayu Gangineni, Sahasra Kilaru, Karthikeya Yerra, Saharsh Gangineni, Sadhana Malladi, Sahasra Surapuram, Niyati Varma Dantuluri, Advaita Kondapi, Keerthana Kilaru

34. Bookstall by Pink Spirits: Reaan Kedia, Nirali Kedia, Jyoshita Arun Anthony Arokiaraj

JEWELRY, ETHNIC FESTIVE WEARS, HOME DECOR

35. Handmade jewelry, bookmarks & pottery by Creative Arts Studio ($144): Rajashri Patel, Anamika Mukherjee, Tanvi Ramani, Aashna Adepu, Saanvi Verma, Disha Induru, Santana Gopal, Shana Patel: $290

36. Handmade Bracelets for kids & greeting cards by Janakul kids ($160): Santhi Sree Muthyala, Neelima Kolakaluri, Aneesha Doddala, Sadhana Malladi, Sahasra Surapuram, Niyati Varma Dantuluri, Advaita Kondapi, Keerthana Kilaru, Karthikeya Yerra, Saharsh Gangineni, Jaidev Ananth Krishna Kondapi, Yodha Varma Dantuluri, Vivas Chimakurty, Hem Nischal Reddy Yaratha, Naga Yuvan Yanamreddy, Thiloka Sahasra Male, Jayanthika Nannapaneni, Sarayu Gangineni, Sahasra Kilaru

37. Handmade Home & wall decor by Maddie’s Art Bench ($132) : Madhumita Chatterjee, Rishaan Chatterjee, Riya Zachariah

38. Sari Boutique by Kohon ($100): Sudeshna Hazra, Krishnaveni Loka

39. Festive wear by Ruchi’s collection ($50): Vaishali Deepak Vetal

40. Custom designed Kids Attire by Jhanu’s Couture ($200): Jhansi Abburi, Anish Sai Abburi, Nakshatra Shree Abburi, Cyra Aggarwal

41. Indian ethnic wear by Soft Threads ($100): Sonia Poddar, Moushumi Ghosh, Meghana Pandit:

42. Sari & Jewelry by UttoraFashion ($100): Soma Das, Poulami Das, Daniel Van Der Land, Biplab Das

43. Blouses & Diwali decor by Fomo Boutique ($350): Dainna Ramchandani, Ashwani Chandnani

44. Lip balms, Lotion bars, Hair oil, handmade by Crystal Clear Care ($200): Shireen Pallikonda, Ella Pietrafesa, Grace Gozycki, Hazel Stevenson, Suhasini Pallikonda,Karen Pietrafesa

Live Entertainment (Indoor)

12:30-12:45 PM: Yoga with Jennifer Ragland, Aarti Sengupta

1 PM - 1:15 PM: World Percussions with Bidesh Chatterjee. volunteer - Aashrith Managari.

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM: Trivia for Kids - Captivating Curious Minds by Shantanu Das, volunteers - Mihika Kiran, Smita Jayaprakash

2 PM - 2:30 PM: DJ courtesy - Dainna Ramchandani and Ashwani Chandnani

T-Shirt Management Team: Padma Gorty, Aparna Kompella, Sudha Jajimi

Event Management Heads – Sourav Mukherjee, Rekha Dharmala, Ram Kambam

Event Management Team (Event Day): Adult volunteers: Nagavardhini Avuthu, Akhil Gajjala, Suchitra Gowdu, Vanaja Gopal, Sudhakar Sanikommu, Sayali Hirve, Niketa Mittal (8:30 – 9:45 AM), Neelakant Yerra, Srikumar Kantamneni, Ravi Y. Youth volunteers: Ruthvika Kambam, Meenakshi Sanikommu, Radhika Unnikrishnan, Eeshan Reddy Loka, Sahil Tiwari, Charan Kasireddy, Nikhil Vundela, Sanat Sridhar, Aryan Pal, Ahana Srinath, Pari Rohilla, Yashvi Devabhaktuni, Aarya Hirve, Sreeshan Loka, Promit Saha, Medha Manda, Megha Mittal, Rohunn Gopalakrishnan, Joshua Karickal, Noah Karickal, Ishan Mandal, Mahi Valiveti, Anika Siripuram.

Event Marketing Team: Marketing Heads – North Charlotte: Bhavani Sirikonda, Neelakant Yerra, South Charlotte: Ravina Kashyap, Aparna Gopali. North – Mamatha Jakkam,Madhu Kasinathan, Padma Gorty, Vanaja & kids, Aparna Kompella, Bhanu, Bidesh Chatterjee, Gayathri Anbu, Maha Prabhu, Veni, Sobha Patu, Sonia, Sunanda, Suneetha, Tamil, Ahana, Namrata, Sanjana, Ramakrishna Nallapati.

BCH Registration Team: Shrunu Allada, Anushka Ajay, Namita Pandit.

Thank you Savithri Krishnamurthy and Ramya Venugopalan for helping with the yard signs.

Event Choreographers: Deepika Peddakotla, Rekha Dharmala

BCH Pink Table cover team: Aarthi Sabari, Shreeya Shabari

BCH Honor Ceremony team: Rajeswari Sriram, Ananya Sriram

Event Photographers – Bhargav Chellu, Pavan Bantu, Diya Induru

Event videographers – Haricharan Maramraj, Anirudh Yerasi

100% of BCH services are free of cost, and 100% of donations are driven towards our mission (donor’s choice).

With Gratitude

Dr Lopamudra Das Roy (Event Supervisor) On behalf of our BCH Family
#TogetherWeSaveLives

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