Swajan Raptors, the youth arm of Swajan has a mission to enrich their learning and
personal development by stepping beyond the four walls of their classrooms. Raptors
are kids ranging in age from seven to seventeen. From helping disadvantaged families
with basic necessity items to offering support for cancer patients, Swajan Raptors
organizes many volunteering and fundraising activities around the metro Detroit area.
The year’s activities started with donating baked goods and toiletries to Ronald
McDonald House in Ann Arbor, an organization which provides extended stay for the
families of children receiving treatment at the Mott’s Children Hospital. Followed by
Open door Ministries in Canton, where Raptors sorted breakfast items and snacks for
the underprivileged kids. Next, the Raptors went to the Howell Nature Center and
helped with taking care of wildlife by adopting a snowy owl. They also collected and
donated items needed for taking care of the injured wildlife at the center.
As the year progressed, the Raptors and their families had an opportunity to
visit the Environmental Interpretive Center at the University of Michigan, Dearborn,
where they learned the art of making maple syrup and donated birdfeed to their
Rouge River Bird Observatory. Perhaps one of their most favorite activities was when
the Raptors participated in a project of making fleece blankets for University of
Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. The motto was “Bringing smiles to the faces
of patients’ one blanket at a time”.
On Earth Day, the Raptor’s participated in the Earth Day Celebration at MSU
Tollgate farm in Novi, where the kids and their parents helped keep the planet green
by planting about twenty trees!
Swajan Raptors have had exciting years of community service. The kids and
parents understand the concept of volunteer work and attained the satisfying feeling
of giving. The raptors are already gearing up for this year’s biggest fundraising during
the Durga Puja. For past few years we have been fundraising for Vista Maria in
Dearborn Heights.
Do come and join us and support Raptor’s Fundraising event and help us support
others.
