The Pillars Ball is the largest fundraising event of the year for Pillars Community, a social services organization providing for over 10,000 needing individuals in the Chicagoland area. A pre-Castro Cuba was the theme for the 2013 Ball.
The US Embassy in Delhi is the largest in the world; the AWA provides a network for the many American women living in Delhi. The Mela is the largest fundraising event of the year for the organization.