Community
Volunteer & take part
This temple was built and is still run by volunteers. Please contribute your time to HTCI by signing up to volunteer for a specific event.
General temple operations & festival help
The temple is always looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help support both ongoing operations and the various preparations required for major festivals. If you are interested in such activities, please contact Gauri Kulkarni for more information.
Communications, Board of Volunteers
Subscribe & join
Patron Membership — $120 per year
Subscription period is unlimited as long as annual dues are paid within the year.
- •Receive weekly e-mail updates on temple activities
- •Register for events & volunteer opportunities online
- •Make online donations
- •Keep HTCI aware of your updated contact information
- •Membership is on an annual basis
- •Each Patron Member is entitled to one vote at General Body Meetings
Programs & resources
Ways the community gathers
- Deva Gokulam & temple programsRegister online for the temple’s programs and priest services.
- Chanting & bhajan scriptsScripts published by the temple for devotees to follow along.
- HTCI Charity PeoriaThe temple’s charitable outreach in the Greater Peoria area.
- Photos & videosFestival archives, plus the temple’s YouTube channel.
Charity auxiliary
HTCI Charity Peoria
The charity auxiliary of HTCI. The HTCI facility has been designated as a Peoria Area Disaster Relief Center.
Charity activities
- •Food drives
- •Teaching students in disadvantaged schools
- •Conducting health clinics
- •Sponsoring and showcasing deaf and blind artists' talent
- •Conducting natural disaster fundraisers
Officers
- Prakash BabuCo-Chair
- Mandar PattekarCo-Chair
- Raghu MailwarTreasurer, Director
EIN 33-48479505 · Public charity status 509(a)(2) under IRC section 501(c)(3)
How to give to the charity
- Donations should be made specifically to HTCI Charity Peoria to sponsor charity activities.
- Paying by credit card on Square: select HTCI Charity Peoria. On PayPal: note in the comment section that the donation is for HTCI Charity. Your receipt reflects the contribution accordingly.
- HTCI maintains a separate account for HTCI Charity Peoria, and an income/expense statement is issued annually and posted on the temple's charity page.
Board of Volunteers
Who to reach
| Designation | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Rohini Kumar Adivi | adivi.rohinikumar@gmail.com |
| Vice-Chair | Ratna Babu | ratnababu@ratnababu.com |
| Treasurer | Raghu Mailwar | — |
| Communications | Gauri Kulkarni | gauri_a_kulkarni@yahoo.com |
| Cultural Program Manager | Meena Thota | bthota1@hotmail.com |
| Member | Mandar Pattekar | pattekar@hotmail.com |
| Member | G N Naidu | gnnaidu2002@yahoo.com |
| Member | Revathi Swaminathan | bobji25@comcast.net |
| Member | Ashvin Babu | — |
| Member | Chandrika Patil | — |
| Member | Bhava Sagar | — |