PARSIPPANY — Parsippany Human Services Director Michele Piccone accepted a $2,000 donation to the Parsippany Food Pantry, raised by a group of talented young artists through their fifth annual “Cards for a Cause” FUNdRAISER.
Now celebrating its fifth year, the Annual FUNdRAISER reached a new milestone with twenty-two young artists, three major community events, and countless volunteer hours—all resulting in a total of $3,000 raised. While the Parsippany Food Pantry remained the primary beneficiary, receiving $2,000, the students also chose to donate $1,000 to the Mt. Tabor Volunteer Fire Department this year.
The effort was led by 10-year-old Vivan Bhattacharya and his friends Ryan and Kate Cooper, Joey Carson, Veer Sethi, Riana Elawadhi, Jill Sadhu, Ashneel and Eishaan Kumar, Ashmi Mazumder, Aishini Saha, Samriddhi Sengupta, Luciana Wilson, Kavanveer Singh, Shrey Kumar, Nia Tambe, Sathvika Bharanidharan, Shravan Sangar, Vihan Misra, Vihan Kushwaha, Avi and Arya Lad. These dedicated young artists designed and sold handmade greeting cards featuring their own artwork to support local causes.
The success of the initiative was also made possible thanks to volunteers Amayra Rai, Anhik Jena, Connor Kaczorowski, Alia and Yunus Quaizar, Vihan Negi, and Rayirth Upadhyay, along with the many parents who supported every step of the process.
This year’s fundraiser also highlighted the importance of community partnerships—The UPS Store in Lake Hiawatha provided generous printing discounts to help bring the children’s artwork to life.
Continuing a Tradition of Kindness
Organizers encourage Parsippany’s youngest artists, ages seven and under, to join next year’s event and continue spreading kindness through creativity.
Thank you to everyone who made this remarkable effort possible—your generosity truly makes a difference, and the Parsippany community is proud to be one of this year’s beneficiaries.
We can’t wait to see what Vivan and Friends accomplish in 2026!
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