At the start of the semester, Indian students celebrate one of their most important holidays–Indian Independence Day!

We're honored to have the opportunity to connect with and serve our Indian friends.
We’d love for you to help us serve in the following ways:

1. Be the Hands and Feet of Jesus

Volunteers may do multiple shifts during the event. More details on these opportunities are available here.

• Load IFI Van:  2:30pm - 3:30pm
• Set up & Decorate: 3:30pm - 5:30pm
  • Set up game/activity tables, sitting areas, food service areas, and registration
  • Help place scavenger hunt pictures and items
• Pray for the Event: 5:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Meet with IFI Staff and volunteers to pray for the celebration.
• Registration (Leader: Leila): 5:30pm - 7:30pm
  • 6 volunteers to help register students at the event
• Food services: 5:00pm - 7:30pm
  • At 5:00pm, food arrives and volunteers start putting in to-go boxes
  • We will serve students food at 7:30pm - need 6 Volunteers
• Pick up food: 5:00pm
  • Need 2 Volunteers
• Drop off Food: 5:30pm
  • Make or purchase homemade North Indian or South Indian entrees to bring
• Host Games & Activities: 5:30pm - 7:00pm
  • We need 12 volunteers to help host games, including:
• AV and/or Photography (Leader: Karlos): 5:30 pm - 8:00pm
• Participate in Fashion Show: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
  • Fashion begins at 7:00pm
• Clean up & Load IFI Van: 8:30pm - 9:30pm

Sign up below to let us know how you would like to serve!

2. Donate a Gift, Decorations or Food:

We are in need of several decoration and food items in order to make this a successful event. View our full wish list on Amazon by clicking here.

You can also donate a monetary gift directly to the Loving Indians Fund here. 

Major Needs include:

• Donate to Loving Indians Fund to be used for dinner and decorations and activities. 
  • • $2000 needed for dinner 
    • You could also make/buy an Indian food item for the event
  • $200 decorations and activities 
• Buy Drinks (Dasani Water)

Please mail/deliver any donated items to:

Attn: Tosan Otokuefor

International Friendships Inc Suite #200

1520 Old Henderson Road

Columbus, OH 43220

India Independence Day Celebration | Volunteer Registration

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Hello there, friend!

We are thrilled that you are coming to the India Independence Day Celebration!

Did you know? There is a form exclusively for students, scholars, and their families! Use the link below to register for the event.

ohiostate.ifiusa.org/iid2/

Please CLICK THE LINK ABOVE - do not click submit. Thank you!

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We love it when married couples serve together! Please tell us your spouse's name and email address. We will send him/her a separate email with their own QR code for fast check in. Please be sure to save that message and bring your QR codes with you to the event.

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2:30pm - 3:30pm Load IFI Van3:30pm - 5:30pm Set up & Decorate5:30pm - 6:00pm Pray for the event with IFI Volunteers & staff5:30pm - 7:30pm Registration/Check-in5:00pm - 7:30pm Food Services5:00pm - 5:30pm Pickup & Dropoff food at the venue5:30pm - 7:00pm Host Games & Activities6:30pm - 7:30pm Participate in Fashion Show8:30pm - 9:30pm Clean up & Load IFI Van

Click here to sponsor this event by making a donation to the Loving Indians Friendship Team.
Please refer to the details at the top of this page for other ways to give towards this event. 

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