KONKANI CHARITABLE FUND - Key Persons
Amay Kamath is a high school senior living in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan with high hopes for the future. His favorite things to do are to watch Bollywood movies with his family, hang out with friends, read a good book, and travel to other countries around the world. At school, Amay is a part of the STEM Biomedical academy. He is also the captain of his high school's swim team as well as a varsity athlete. Amay is the secretary and co-founder of the PCEP American Red Cross club, a member of his school's Congress(student government), and a volunteer at his local hospital. Amay works at Kumon as tutor and enjoys helping kids. He's also helping his mom raise her second Future Leader Dog for the Blind. In college, Amay would like to major in pre-med or biology and go on to medical school to become a doctor.
Dr. Gopal Bhandarkar serves as the President of this organization. In this role he is accountable and responsible for overall coordination and management of the organization.
Every good job is the beginning of good things to come. May this one be the start of many other jobs that make your future awesome! Well-done MEDHA!
Medha Acharya had a dream! She wanted to raise money to help those less fortunate. She is a very accomplished dancer and decided to have a dance program to raise funds. "Arpana" was her brainchild and she spent most of her summer working to help raise money for KCF, which sends money to various projects in India. Arpana has performed to a full house and was very well received by the audience.
Medha performed traditional Bharatanatyam pieces in the first half, along with a couple of dances with her friends, starting with the Pushpanjali and ending with Thillana. She recruited help with participation from her friends in the second half, since she thought group dances would enhance the program. They presented folk dances, classical fusion and also a popular Bollywood number. All in all, the program was a grand success!
Medha is a girl of many talents. A beautiful dancer who performs classical Bharatanatyam, semi classical and Bollywood as well! She has also performed and choreographed at many of our KAOCA events. She is a singer and has been trained in western pop and jazz, and western classical, and she is a choral singer at school. She also participated in Irvington Idol and won 3rd place judges' choice. She draws and paints for relaxation. She is an athlete too and has been playing competitive soccer since 1st grade. She played as a goalkeeper for her school varsity team. She was a varsity debater for 3 years, part of a parliamentary debate team in school, and an officer for the debate club at school organizing and teaching new debaters.
Reading has been a passion with her, she loves to watch Bollywood movies, the news, and she loves politics. And of course like any other teenager, she is on FB and loves to sleep!!!
Medha Acharya is an energizer bunny! She keeps going and going and stops at nothing!
Tanvi Mallya is a current high school senior attending Salem High school in Canton, MI. She is part of the biomedical STEM program at her school and has hopes of pursuing a career in the biomedical field. Throughout the years, Tanvi has consistently volunteered at the humane society, food ministry, and blood drives. To continue her passion for volunteering and spread the opportunity to others, Tanvi co-founded an American Red Cross club at her school in which she organized various fundraisers, raising money for Australian wildfires, measles & rubella vaccinations, and more. In addition, Tanvi is part of the varsity pom team at her school and has been a part of the team for 4 years. When she is not practicing or working, Tanvi enjoys cooking, spending time with friends, and listening to music.