IANT and IANA Donation to
Assist the Officer Foundation
On Saturday, August 13, 2016 the India
Association of North Texas (IANT)
celebrated their 40th annual Anand
Bazaar. During the event, the IANT raised
awareness on the plight of police officers
and showed appreciation to members of the
Dallas Police Department and the Grand
Prairie Police Department. Chief Gil Garza
and Lieutenant Paul Thai were in attendance
and accepted monetary gifts on behalf of
the Dallas Police Department. The India
Association of North Texas, along with
the Indian American Nurses Association,
donated more than $70,000 to the Assist the
Officer Foundation.
DPD is Visited by the
Cookie Crusaders
Founded in 2015 by Gina Brock Oster, the Cookie
Crusaders bring love and homemade treats
to departments as a way to honor their fallen
officers. In response to the overflowing emotion
throughout the country, these women gathered
up support and baked cookies. Baking over 8,800
cookies for Dallas and New Orleans officers and
driving them from Knoxville was a testament to
that support and emotion. Forty-two women
baked a variety of cookies including special
doggie treats. They didn’t want the K-9 officers
to be left out! K-9 Yoll especially loved his treats!
This free event was hosted at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas, and celebrated India’s Independence Day. IANT is
a non-profit organization designed to “serve the cultural and educational needs of the North Texas Indian community.”
On behalf of the