2023 Charity Report

2023 Charity Activities

As much as the whole world reels itself yet another notch out of one of the biggest pandemics the earth has ever seen, so has the metro Detroit community and our own state of Kerala. However, we all know and accept the fact that the world still needs a lot of help, and Detroit Malayalee Association (DMA), as always, never shied away from its responsibility of reaching out to those who need assistance the most.

We encourage all DMA members and well-wishers to support our charity initiatives and help in every little way we can. One of the first things the 2023 DMA team kicked off the year with was community outreach activities and looking into requests for helping the underprivileged.

The team completed several projects and activities this year, including the regular soup kitchen — food preparation, serving, and clean-up at soup kitchens in the local communities. Other activities include Adopt-A-Road, which DMA does twice a year at Sterling Heights and Novi, Michigan, and Habitat for Humanity, supporting elder and senior citizens who need it most.

Direct Family Support in Kerala

DMA provided substantial monetary support for several deserving families during the year. The following five families were directly supported:

• Anunand — a 7-year-old child from Kozhikode suffering from acute myeloid leukemia (a type of blood cancer), undergoing urgent lifesaving donor transplant.
• Aruljothi Rexcinia from Coimbatore, suffering from myasthenia gravis crisis — a rare autoimmune neuromuscular disease and medical emergency that requires ventilator support.
• The family of Biju Kodoor of Pala, Kerala, in dire straits due to an accident with no family income.
• The family of Vijayan Pillai of Adoor, Kerala — a family of three with no income, bedridden by an accident with spouse suffering from cancer.
• The family of Jose PV of Aluva, Kerala — a family with no income where all three members are bedridden.

Community Contribution

Keeping the tradition of helping organizations in metro Detroit, DMA also made a financial contribution to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.