在宾夕法尼亚州切斯特县，排灯节食品驱动器为需要的排灯节提供紧急食品。
排灯节是为期五天的印度光节，不涉及明确的宗教义务，可以在假期期间养活饥饿的宗教义务。但是，对于排灯节食品驱动器创始人基兰·努基蒂安（Kiran Nukiranti）及其社区而言，排灯节的精神最好通过帮助当地人来庆祝。
Nukiranti explains that Diwali Food Drive hopes the spirit of the holiday will inspire volunteers in their community. “Diwali is all about sharing and caring, so you’re trying to inculcate the tradition of Diwali to a年轻一代- 教年轻一代关于捐赠。”
为了运行食物驱动，该计划筹集了资金，并收集粮食捐赠，以供应整个切斯特县的社区。最初，2012年在Nukiranti的车道上收集的驱动器收集少于公吨的食物，每年都在增长。如今，Nukiranti估计他们带来了约30公吨的食物。
Running the annual Diwali Food Drive has also become a community effort. According to Nukiranti, it has done so successfully because everyone has the same goal. Every Diwali Food Drive donor and volunteer believes in the power of being a part of a community. “You belong to a place and a place belongs to you only when you start taking care of the plate,” Nukirantit tells Food Tank.
When the unemployment rate in Chester County四月份上升11％以上由于Covid-19的结果，排灯节食品驱动器逐渐迅速采取行动。该组织集结了支持者与企业合作，并将比萨饼和其他食物安全地向社区成员提供。
排灯节食品驱动器has also expanded its support nationwide. Through volunteers at 14 university food pantries across the country, theirDriveway to Nationwide倡议正在帮助解决大学校园的粮食不安全。
To celebrate Diwali, Diwali Food Drive also sponsors an annual fireworks display. The festivities highlight the joy of supporting their community, so when Diwali Food Drive’s supporters come together to celebrate their accomplishments, “We all know that this is the reason why we do this,” Nukiranti tells Food Tank.
