TNF Bay Area Valentine’s Day Event 2024
Thanks to our supporters from near and far(!), our February 24th, 2024 TNF event themed ‘Love & Laughter for a Cause’ was a resounding success! With a sold-out crowd of 230 attendees, our finely & festively dressed guests enjoyed appetizers, drinks, a sit-down dinner and photo opportunities with their loved ones! Bldg18 comedy infused the evening with cultural humor, and the night was sweetened with indulgent desserts!
We raised an incredible $30K to support new and existing TNF projects this year. It was a night filled with love, laughter, inspiration and a deeper understanding of TNF’s mission. Check out some event photos in the gallery below and here’s a link to all official event pics!!
Thank you to our generous attendees for their support, those who donated in lieu of attending, and our sweet treat auction contributors, Ms. V. Vaidya (Bakes by Vaish) and Mrs. J. Subramaniam.
A special thank you to our key event sponsors: Suryoday Bank, Mr. C. Karuppiah, Mr. and Mrs. R. Chandra, Anjappar Chettinad Cuisine, Kailash Parbat Restaurant, Mr. and Mrs. R. Natarajan, Mr. and Mrs. A. Subramanian, and Mrs. P. Subramaniam (Compass Real Estate).
A great reminder for us all that kindness touches hearts & transforms lives: TNF Bay Area Chapter intro video 
TNF Bay Area 5K Walkathon 2024
We successfully wrapped up the 2024 5K Run/Walk with happy hearts (and tummies!) from our morning of doing good & feeling good! The community spirit of our ~100 Bay Area Supporters shone brightly, on a warm and sunny Saturday, October 19th, 2024, at Quarry Lakes Park in Fremont, CA. The park’s stunning views of lakes and hills made for a beautiful and memorable walk, followed by a light lunch.
Together, we raised almost $2.25k(!) to continue our support for government schools in Chennai, their digital classrooms and nutrition programs. A heartfelt thank you to all the walkers, donors, supporters, and volunteers who contributed to the event. Special thanks to our event sponsors: ECSite and Suryoday Bank, and food sponsors: Appakadai, Curry Leaves Bistro and VG’s Kitchen for their generosity!
TNF Bay Area 5K Walkathon 2023
The TNF Bay Area 2023 5k walkathon was so much fun and a great success! The event was at Quarry Lakes Park, Fremont, CA, on the morning of Saturday, April 1st, and yet no one was fooled 
It was the perfect ‘do good, feel good’ event, with sunny yet cool weather and stunning views of lakes and hills all throughout the walk.
$7000 (and counting) was raised to support the Bay Area-supported government schools in Chennai, and their nutrition program. Our sincere thanks and appreciation to all walkers, donors, supporters, and volunteers of the event, and a special thank you to
Event sponsors: Mani Krishnan – Shastha Foods, Usha Chandra, Prema Subramaniam – Compass Real Estate, Andy Nallappan, Noodlist – Plant Based Noodles, Raj and Usha Natarajan, Jambu Palaniappan, Meera Iyer – IyerWaltz Real Estate, and our food sponsors Achi Appakadai and Anandha Bhavan.
TNF Bay Area Donation for Second Harvest Food Bank!
TNF Bay Area Chapter donated $2500.00 To Second Harvest Food Bank of Silicon Valley. The funds were raised as part of TNF US Covid-19 Fund Raising!
What is Social Entrepreneurship and what are the opportunities in SE?
Can you be a partner of TNF in solving the problems faced by the under-served in Tamil Nadu?
Find answers to these and other questions on social entrepreneurship during our panel discussion.
PV KANNAN: co-founded [24]7.ai in 2000 . He has been leading the revolution to make customer service easy and enjoyable for consumers, from his first company which developed the first generation of email and chat solutions, to now developing a big data predictive analytics platform, creating omnichannel solutions for the web, mobile, chat, social, and speech IVR, and innovating mobile-centric applications.
PRABAKAR SUNDERRAJAN: Prabakar has co-founded and had successful exits in multiple start-ups. Prabakar is Chief Strategist and Co-founder of The Fabric. Prabakar spearheads the technology and strategic elements of The Fabric’s co-creation initiatives, bringing over 30 years of entrepreneurial success to the effort.
PADMAJA SATHYAMOORTHY: In a world full of innovative software, applying technology to solve social problems is Padmaja’s passion. Padmaja is the Technology Director of Skoll Foundation. Padmaja is also a member of the National Coordinating Committee of India Literacy Project (ILP), a non-profit organization working towards 100% literacy in India.
CHOCKALINGAM KARUPPAIAH Ph.D: Co Founder and Director Vetrivel FoundationExecutive with a passion for Energy, Education and Entrepreneurship . EngineeringEnabling free access to quality Tamil educational tools and materials to anyone, anywhere in the world.Completed translating over 2000 Khan Academy videos; Implemented in 30 schools; Benefiting over 5000 students
July 2015. General Body Meeting
TNF’s 2015 General Body Meeting was organized by the TNF Bay Area Chapter during the 2015 Tamil Vizha and FETNA convention organized by the Bay Area Tamil Manram and FETNA at the City National Civic Auditorium, San Jose, CA, from July 2nd to 5th,
http://tnfusa.org/tnf-41st-general-body-meeting/
Registration and programs: http://www.
Tamil Entrepreneurs Forum: http://www.tef2015.org
June 30. Lakshman Sruthi Charity Fund raising event
Lakshman Sruthi light music program and Kannadhasan Vizha. Organized in association with San Francisco area Bay Area Tamil Manram (http://www.bayareatamilmanram.org) at Livermore Shrine Events Center, 170 Linberg Ave, Livermore, CA. After paying for the local expenses, the Chapter sent $12,792.24 to TNF. TNF reimbursed the light music group for its performance and travel, and pooled the balance amount with 2010 TNF convention (held in Philadelphia) funds to initiate the TNF-ABC project. The project focuses on educating the underprivileged in government schools in Tamil Nadu.
