About Our Organization
- Eta Carinae is a non-profit organization run by students with the passion to give back to the community.
- We find problems all over the world and work to help these places with what they need.
- We are a new organization and have already successfully accomplished many projects and goals to help as much as we can.
- We believe that everyone is star, and our goal is to give a chance for everyone to shine in this world.
Our Projects
Our projects are create to help everyone in need. We aim to help people with their needs with any backgrounds they have.
Assembling Covid Testing Kits
This pandemic has definitely sent us scrambling for masks and testing kits. Recognizing this uproar to test ourselves quickly and stay safe, we partnered with HelpTestBayArea to package Predicine's testing kits every Saturday till we reached our goal. We definitely loved working with Predicine and HelpTestBayArea to distribute these kits all over the bay area to schools and other public centers.
We Care
In this project, we collected coats, pajamas, blankets, and more for the Tri-Valley Haven shelter. With many getting evicted from their homes due to the pandemic, they needed help, so they went to shelters such as Tri-Valley Haven, who provided then with many necessities. We wanted to help them so they could provide for people in severe economic need, so we created this drive.
Coats4Caldor
The Caldor Fire of 2021, one of the larger fires in northern California, burned hundreds of thousands of acres of mountainous land within the span of 2 months. We realized that the families who would have lost their homes and belongings would be shivering during the chilly winters up atop the mountains. In this time of need, our team thought that we should take initiative and collect jackets within our communities so we could donate them in all sizes to a few freezing families. We reached out to schools that had lost and founds, brimming with unclaimed apparel, and were able to collect several boxes of jackets. We then got in touch with the Hands for Hope nonprofit organization, who were awesome to work with, and who helped distribute the coats throughout the affected area.
Our Projects
Our projects are create to help everyone in need. We aim to help people with their needs with any backgrounds they have.
Assembling Covid Testing Kits
This pandemic has definitely sent us scrambling for masks and testing kits. Recognizing this uproar to test ourselves quickly and stay safe, we partnered with HelpTestBayArea to package Predicine's testing kits every Saturday till we reached our goal. We definitely loved working with Predicine and HelpTestBayArea to distribute these kits all over the bay area to schools and other public centers.
We Care
In this project, we collected coats, pajamas, blankets, and more for the Tri-Valley Haven shelter. With many getting evicted from their homes due to the pandemic, they needed help, so they went to shelters such as Tri-Valley Haven, who provided then with many necessities. We wanted to help them so they could provide for people in severe economic need, so we created this drive.
Coats4Caldor
The Caldor Fire of 2021, one of the larger fires in northern California, burned hundreds of thousands of acres of mountainous land within the span of 2 months. We realized that the families who would have lost their homes and belongings would be shivering during the chilly winters up atop the mountains. In this time of need, our team thought that we should take initiative and collect jackets within our communities so we could donate them in all sizes to a few freezing families. We reached out to schools that had lost and founds, brimming with unclaimed apparel, and were able to collect several boxes of jackets. We then got in touch with the Hands for Hope nonprofit organization, who were awesome to work with, and who helped distribute the coats throughout the affected area.
Our Board
Vinoth Kumar
Vinoth is a Speaker on BlockChain Technology and a Chief Architect at a Fortune 500 company based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He spearheaded implementation of enterprise-grade Block chain solutions for the same company.
Anwesha Ghosh
My name is Anwesha Ghosh and I'm a current sophomore at Dublin High. I’ve found out that I love expressing myself creatively through engineering with the help of Destination Imagination on my team, Narwhal Noobs. While experimenting, I’ve realized that I enjoy working on the cross section of microbiology and computer science, specifically in ways to support the environment, from reducing waste to converting energy. I’d love to create an impact around the community that has given me everything I have. Instead of searching for opportunities, I created an opportunity as one of the founders to help others with this non-profit, Eta Carinae.
Audrija Ghosh
My name is Audrija Ghosh and I am a 7th grader at Fallon Middle School. I have been doing Destination Imagination since 2nd grade with my team, The DInamites. I want to be a part of the criminal justice system by helping the underserved communities. I formed this organization with my mom, Aparajeeta and my sister, Anwesha because I now have the opportunity to empathize with and understand the needs of these communities.
Anirban Bhattacharyya
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Aparajeeta Ghosh
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Yashwant
Hey, I am Yashwant Vinoth. I am a 7th grader at Fallon Middle School. I have been a member of a Destination Imagination team for 5 years. I have lots of strengths, which include designing and building. I joined Eta Carinae to use my skills and help everyone in our community.
Tvisha
Hi! My name is Tvisha, and I’m currently a sophomore at Dublin High School. I have been involved with Destination Imagination for 3 years (2015 to 2017), with my team, Guardians of the Guacamole. I joined Eta Carinae because this was a great opportunity to network with other passionate people, and to exercise my strengths to help others in my community.
Vishnu
I am Vishnu Theetharappan. I’m a 10th grader at Foothill High School and part of Eta Carinae’s HS Board. Some of my hobbies include reading books and playing the piano. I joined Eta Carinae because I wanted to make a difference and try new things.
Vishva
I am a 10th grader at Foothill High School and part of Eta Carinae’s HS Board. Some of my hobbies include reading books and playing the piano. I joined Eta Carinae because I wanted to make a difference and try new things.
Srikanth
Hello, my name is Srikanth Samy and I am in 8th grade. I go to Cottonwood Creek K-8 school. Some things I like are playing tennis, playing my clarinet, and hanging out with my friends. I also do Public Forum debate. I would like to volunteer because I believe that we should help the less fortunate because they really need it. I also believe that helping the community is something worthwhile because you should always help people who need it.
Shivam
Hello. My name is Shivam and I am a 7th grader at Fallon Middle School and part of Eta Carninae’s MS Board. Some of my many hobbies and activities include chess and playing sports, such as soccer and basketball. I joined Eta Carinae because I am passionate about helping others and making the world a better place for everybody.
Shreeshkumar
Hello, my name is Shreesh and I am a 7th grader at Fallon Middle School. I have many strengths such as doing martial arts, playing sports like basketball, baseball, and football. And I have been part of DI for 5 years in the team, The DInamites. I joined this non-profit group since I care about helping people who need help and have nobody. I find it fun and encouraging as I also hope others will help underprivileged people as well.
Krithik
Hi, my name is Krithik. I am currently a sophomore at Dublin High School. I have been a part of Destination Imagination since 6th grade, and am currently with the Narwhal Noobs. I believe that everybody is equally gifted, but the opportunities each of us are presented with is what makes us different. I feel I am blessed to be given the life I have, but I also want to give back to our society, as not everybody has the same opportunities we do, something being a part of Eta Carinae’s High School board allows me to do.
Prathik
Hi, my name is Prathik and I am currently a sophomore at Dublin High School. This is currently my 5th year doing Destination Imagination and more to come. Everyone has skills and talents they have which I believe make someone who they are. With those skills, they can choose to make a difference and I choose to make a difference. I want to use my skills to make a difference and being a part of Eta Carinae gives me the ability to be a part of something bigger. Something that will make an impact.
Rachana
My name is Rachana Channagiri and I am a sophomore at Dublin High School. I am excited to be a member as it will give me a chance to help others while refining my skills in sales, marketing, and communications. I am an active member of the DHS club DECA in which I have been able to learn leadership skills along with marketing tactics. Focusing on social networking and reaching out to companies , I will have the ability to gain insights on possible career fields along with helping society through charitable actions.
Arjun
Hi! My name is Arjun. I'm a sophomore at Dublin high. I'm happy to be part of Eta Carinae as I enjoy helping people and I think it can help my own club, Gardeners of the Galaxy. My favorite things to do are play guitar, ski, scuba dive, chill with friends and play video games.
Arnav
Hello! My name is Arnav, and I am a 5th grader at Cottonwood Creek K-8 School. I am happy to be part of the MS Board of Eta Carinae because I have seen people in need, and now I have an opportunity to help them. I am also part of the Destination Imagination team, The DInamites, and I enjoy being a part of it because I can write stories, build, and do so much more. I also enjoy playing Minecraft with my friends, and lastly, writing music and playing guitar.
Evani
My name is Evani and I am a sophomore at Dublin High School. I have participated in Destination Imagination in the past and more recently, Science Olympiad. My passion lies within environmental advocacy and preservation whether it be through policy or research. I enjoy the arts including drawing and writing as well as biking, singing, and baking. I joined Eta Carinae to use my artistic talent and knowledge in STEM to encourage others to help the environment and utilize my skills to preserve nature.
Akshara
Hi! My name is Akshara Senthil and I am a proud member of Eta Carinae. I’m excited to lead and to be a part of a group whose goal is to help other people and brighten their days by even a little. Aside from being a part of Eta Carinae’s board, I also love to sing and dance. You’ll see me in Destination Imagination competitions with my team Narwhal Noobs as well. I’m excited to help!
Anika
Hi! My name is Anika Gulati and I’m a 7th grader at Cottonwood Creek School. I joined Eta Carinae because there are so many people in this world who don’t have very many resources but deserve a lot and I would like to help them. Other than Eta Carinae, I love to read, bake, sing, play the piano, and participate in Destination Imagination. Overall, I’m really excited for this opportunity and am looking forward to contributing to our community.
Anushree
Hello, my name is Anushree. I am a 7th grader at Hart Middle school. Some of the activities I do are Girl Scouts, karate, and singing. I joined Eta Carinae because I feel there are people in the world who need a bit of help and I am passionate about helping other people.