SOMA Living October 2021

an outlet for progressive change. Fast forward five years, SOMA Action is now a burgeoning 501(c)(4) with over 2000 members. The heart of SOMA Action are the issues groups that include climate change, education, democracy action, immigrant rights, LGBTQ rights, and racial justice, and religious justice. While I wasn’t one of the founding members, I’ve been very active since 2018 and am currently serving as the President with executive oversight and involvement of the different issue groups,” Ritu shared. Darshan added, “I saw how active she was in the SOMA Action group and this made me want to get involved in an organization and give back to the community as well. Both of our kids play travel soccer with the Cougars so I joined the coaching team and it’s been such a rewarding experience. It is such a well-run organization with a strong sense of community and I’m really looking forward to Ritu joining us as a coach this year. We’ll actually be coaching some kids whose parents were our first friends at Gaslight Commons.” The Bachhawat family looks forward to many active years in the community and giving back in any way they can.

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