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.

• Pickup Supplies:  1:00pm - 2:00pm
• Set up & Decorate: 1:30pm - 4:00pm
  • Set up game/activity tables, sitting areas, food service areas, and registration
  • Help place scavenger hunt pictures and items
• Pray for the Event: 4:00pm - 4:30pm
  • Meet with IFI Staff and volunteers to pray for the celebration.
• Registration (Leader: Leila): 3:30pm - 6:00pm
  • 6 volunteers to help register students at the event
• Food services: 4:00pm - 6:00pm
  • At 3:30pm, food arrives and volunteers start putting in to-go boxes
  • We will serve students food at 5:30pm - need 6 Volunteers
• Pick up food: 3:30pm
  • Need 2 Volunteers
• Drop off Food: 3:00pm
  • Make or purchase homemade North Indian or South Indian entrees to bring
• Host Games & Activities: 4:00pm - 6:00pm
  • We need 12 volunteers to help host games, including:
• Participate in Fashion Show: 4:30pm - 6:00pm
• Clean up & Load IFI Van: 7:30pm - 9:00pm

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. 
  • $1800 needed for for dinner 
  • $200 decorations and activities 
• Buy Drinks - Coca Cola products (Dasani Water, Sprite)

Please mail/deliver any donated items to:

Attn: Tosan Otokuefor

International Friendships Inc Suite #200

1550 Old Henderson Road

Columbus, OH 43220

Indian Independence Day Celebration - Volunteer Registration

Registration is currently closed.

 

Please check back for updates, and look at our Upcoming Events page to learn about other volunteering opportunities.