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IN THE SPIRIT OF THANKSGIVING

A few weeks after September 11, 2001, Vasudev Patel, a Hindu immigrant from northern India and U.S. citizen, was shot and killed in his convenience store/gas station in Mesquite. Since then, his wife Alka has bravely kept the convenience store open and has been raising their two children by herself. Susie Priorie, Carol Brettell, and D Magazine contributing photographer Nan Coulter want to help Alka and her family, so they are holding a fundraiser on Sunday, November 23, from 5-7 p.m., at Susie's restaurant, Iris. Please join them for Indian food, Indian music, wine, and conviviality. Admission is a $50 donation at the door to the Children of Alka Patel Fund.

Jennifer Chininis · November 11, 2003 11:36 AM