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We are Madhukara

Board Members Beth & Melissa serving those experiencing homelessness

Sacred Vedic Ceremony

We are Madhukara

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Madhukara, Sanskrit. MA-DU-KA-RA

Meaning: Honeybee.

Madhukara’s totem is the honey bee. We are the honey makers, dedicated and hard-working, just like the bee, to make life sweet. As instruments of divine work, the honey bee is one of the planet’s smallest creatures, but yet it has a big impact.

OUR MISSION

Stonger Communities Through Service

Madhukara is a 501(c)(3) that brings people together to meet real needs through compassionate action and collective effort—building meaningful connections, strengthening communities, and creating a ripple effect of gratitude that flows from every act of service.

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Members of Madhukara on The Move Serving hot soup to those in need

Why We Do What We Do

Melissa holding an offering of coconuts at the Surya Temple

A Journey Home

God's Measure

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Emergent Volunteer Opportunity!

We’re looking for volunteers to help us serve our community 💛

On Tuesday, March 24 (evening), we’ll be heading out to distribute bags of snacks and personal hygiene items to those in need around downtown Columbus. It’s a simple, meaningful way to connect, show kindness, and make a direct impact.

If you’re available and would like to join us, please comment below or send me a message for details. We’d love to have you be part of this mission!

This effort is inspired by Miss Shirley Raines (@beauty2thestreetz), and we’re honored to carry it forward in her memory 💜

If you would like to help fund this effort and future projects, please donate using the link in bio.

Thank you for helping care for our neighbors 🤍

We just set up a surprise soup kitchen on East Broad in Columbus, OH! We served hot veggie soup and distributed hygiene items to those who needed a little extra help this month 🐝♥️ SPECIAL THANKS to @rudradasbaba, @lizzyanne71, @melissa.bozzuto, and Keri 🙏🏻

#feedeveryone #meals #nonprofit #asseenincolumbus #cbus #serve #serveothers #love #heal #gratitude #lovethyneighbor #takingittothestreets

@lizzyanne71 and @peck_stephanie delivered a trunk full of groceries to a family in need - MANY THANKS ♥️🐝

You too can help us FEED EVERYONE

SNAP defunding will hit our most vulnerable neighbors hard — seniors, single parents, and families who were already on the edge. Our volunteers are stepping up to fill the gap by shopping for and delivering groceries directly to those in need. Join us to help fill cupboards, lighten burdens, and remind our neighbors that they’re not alone.

Interested in joining our GROCERY DELIVERY CREW? Send a DM and we’ll share more!

DONATE to help us provide food to those in most need during these uncertain times!

#feed #feedthehungry #nohunger #lovethyneighbor #snapbenefits #feedeveryone #nonprofitorganization

Our mission just got a little more visible 🚗 🌟 with our new car signage in place, we’re taking it to the streets- showing up, serving, and standing with those experiencing homelessness. One stop at a time!

JOIN US at our next event on Saturday 9/27. Comment or DM for info!

#streetmission #communitycare #visiblehope #servewithlove #feedeveryone

Massive thanks to @jennywiggins2 for helping us spread some love with essential items! We’re taking it to the streets on Sept 27th! You too can make a difference by grabbing items from our Amazon list or volunteering with us! LINK IN BIO!

#volunteer #heal #connect #serve #helpthehomeless #feedthehungry #lovethyneighbor #asseenincolumbus #cbus #lifeincbus

We are TAKING IT TO THE STREETS 🍕 🚙 We have launched a NEW program to spread love, joy, and compassion to those who need it most.

We’re hitting the streets of Columbus, OH to deliver food, drinks, and much needed essentials directly to those who are hungry and experiencing homelessness- and WE NEED YOUR HELP!

We are looking for BIG HEARTED volunteers to help! 🐝🐝🐝

Hit us with a follow and comment your ideas on how we can best serve those in need.

DM if you want to volunteer! ♥️

#asseenincbus #cbus #heal #serve #connect #feedothers #feedeveryone #lovethyneighbor #gratitude #wavesofgratitude #spreadkindess #feedthehungry #feedthehomeless

After a recent surgery, one of our local Marine veterans faced empty shelves and reduced SNAP benefits — unable to afford basic groceries. Thanks to your support, we stepped in to deliver a week’s worth of food and relief. It is our mission to #feedeveryone. Thank you @hmatako for shopping and making the delivery ❤️

#feedthoseinneed #feedthehungry #lovethyneighbor #loveyourneighbors❤️

GAZE INTO THE FULL MOON FIRE 🔥 🌕 🍓AND CONNECT - the sacred fire ritual is an ancient healing technology. Decharge negativity and simultaneously experience the inner silence which awakens new potential and creativity 🔥🥥

SACRED FIRES at Madhukara are 2x a month on New and Full Moons.

JOIN US! Info in bio ♥️

#sacredfire #homa #fire #fireceremony #fullmoon #strawberrymoon

BIG NEWS! We are launching “Fuel the Mission”—a bold, mobile solution to meet people where they are. We’re raising funds to launch a fully-equipped nonprofit food truck that will roll through the streets serving fresh, free meals to anyone who’s hungry.

#feedeveryone

But it’s more than food.

Our truck will deliver everyday miracles—a warm meal when there’s none, a smile when hope feels lost, a blanket on a cold night. It’s a rolling answer to someone’s silent prayer.

Why a Food Truck?

Mobility = Impact: We go where the need is, not where the building is.

No Red Tape: No forms, no questions—just food, love, and dignity.

More Than a Meal: We offer resources, referrals, and community connection.

SUPPORT THE FOOD TRUCK - LINK IN BIO 🥗🥪🍕🛻

#nonprofit #foodtrucks #feed #feedthehungry #heal #connect #serve #gratitude #lovethyneighbor #supportnonprofits #asseenincbus #columbusohio

Our May New Moon Fire 🔥 blessings and healing for all who are connected to it… and beyond!

Thank you for the many who participated in person to hold the space for those distant. Remarkable energy!

JOIN US - each New and Full Moon 💥🔻 LINK IN BIO!

#serve #heal #connect #love #loveeveryone #lovethyneighbor #sacredfire #firepuja #homa #newmoonritual #newmoonblessings #fire #peacefires #nonprofitorganization

NEW MOON FIRE 🔥 MEMORIAL DAY MONDAY. Monday, May 26 7-8:30pm. JOIN US! Want a coconut added to the fire to offer your prayers, send us a DM or comment below and we’ll tell you how.

One powerful fire ceremony, when your heart is open, is almost equal to 1,000 healers giving healing energy to you.

- Sri Kaleshwar

#fire #fireceremony #firepuja #homa #newmoon #moonceremony #heal #love #connect #serve #healing #mantra #mantrahealing

Madhukara board member @lizzyanne71 is a busy 🐝 cooking up dinner for Italian Night at @lsscentralohio Grant Street shelter for those experiencing homelessness. We cook dinner 3-4x a month at @lsscentralohio Columbus, Fairfield County, Hope Ministries in South Bend, IN and @starhousecolumbus - JOIN US! Add a comment or send a DM for more info!

#serve #heal #connect #feedeveryone #feedthehungry #lovethyneighbor #nonprofitorganization #helpothers

FULL MOON FIRE & HAPPY HANUMAN JAYANTI 🐒 🎂 @madhukara_ohio - coconuts cracked - blessings and prayers sent across time and space 🥥🔥🙏🏻♥️💥

Join us each full and new moon for special fire ceremonies for POWERFUL HEALING ♥️🔥

#firehoma #fireceremony #fullmoon #yantra #mantra #heal #connect #serve #love #fire #prayers #distancehealing

It’s a BRADER family affair ♥️🐝 @italian4 and her daughters @talianicole5 @sacredembodimentyoga and @camillebrader and grandchildren prepared and served fried chicken, mac and greens @lsscentralohio on Saturday.

SPECIAL THANKS to all who contributed their time to prepare the food and who donated $$ towards the chicken - @jennywiggins2, Erin Vanek, @lizzyanne71 @kellyap2023 @peck_stephanie @hmatako @kyledurban

LET’S SERVE TOGETHER 💕 🐝 Two meals this month and two opportunities to don our new aprons! Help us FEED EVERYONE 🙏🏻.

Saturday, March 15 at Hope Ministries in South Bend, IN

Saturday, March 29 @lsscentralohio Columbus, OH

Interested? Comment below or send a DM and we’ll get you all the details. Unable to cook and serve this month? Hit the donate button and help purchase items and ingredients for the meals.

#love #connect #serve #heal #feed #feedeveryone #loveeveryone #lovethyneighbor #helpothers #feedthehomeless #feedthehungry

BIG SHOUT OUT to @roosterswings and @genevievedisabato for donating wings, wedges and salad to serve the youth experiencing homelessness at @starhousecolumbus. They LOVED IT!

Let’s do more collaborations like this in our mission to FEED EVERYONE! Know a restaurant who would donate a meal for 70-90 people? Let us know!

#restaurantsincbus #asseenincolumbus #columbusohio #feedcolumbus #food #resturants #resturantsgive #feed #feedeveryone #feedthehungry #helpthehomeless #love #connect #heal #serve

🐝 Another BIG night FEEDING EVERYONE in two states. 💘 @melissa.bozzuto, @rmbozzuto, and Nathan served up sloppy joes, mac and cheese, Cole Slaw, and special Valentine’s Day Cookies prepared by Aunt Pammy at Hope Ministries in South Bend, IN. Thanks to all you donated $$ to support this meal @snlhandley @cathykonecny @good73mg92 @konecnydeborah and David E.

Meanwhile, @heatherdimon was cooking up Chicken Fajita Casserole and @hmatako made special delicious Valentine’s Day cookies for the residents and staff @lsscentralohio Faith Mission in Lancaster, OH. Grab and Go Food items for breakfasts was also purchased and delivered for this shelter. ♥️

BUSY BEES INDEED 🐝. You can support our mission by donating directly to Madhukara via @zeffyplatform. Link is in the bio!

BIG NEWS - we have partnered with the platform @zeffyplatform for our fundraising 🐝. Zeffy is able to provide services with ZERO fees. This means that 100% of your donation goes directly to serve our mission to FEED EVERYONE and not to pay processing fees.

GIVE A GIFT TODAY - link in bio 💕

$25-$50 donation helps us purchase ingredients for our meals at the shelters.

$75-$100 will provide groceries to families in need.

$150-$200 will purchase medical supplies and pay utilities for those experiencing tough circumstances.

#lovethyneighbor #heal #connect #serve #feedeveryone #serveeveryone #loveeveryone #nonprofit #nonprofitorganization #donate #community #helpothers

LOOK AT ALL THOSE BIG SMILES 🐝♥️
Those smiles are the result of immersion in a feedback loop of love and gratitude 🙏🏻. Faces of connection!

SPECIAL THANKS to the 18 individuals who helped donate their time and $$ to support our January meals in TWO STATES 💥 @lsscentralohio and at Hope Ministries.

Thank you to @melissa.bozzuto @rmbozzuto @sacredembodimentyoga @lizzyanne71 @peck_stephanie @talianicole5 @italian4 @seashell301 @emmilizzz @louisadjoerg @hmatako @kellyap2023 @ken_nekic_dvm @pearlpada @innerstrengthessentials @saishaktisb + Keri Yaeger, Pam Bozzuto, Berkeley and Huds, and RA Vincent 🐝♥️.

BUSY BEES

You can help prepare and serve meals for our community too - FOLLOW US! Link in bio 🐝

#serve #heal #connect #love #feedthehungry #feedeveryone #feedeveryone #lovethyneighbor #loveeveryone #serveeveryone

MUST READ - God’s Measure by Madhukara’s Jenna @sacredembodimentyoga. LINK IN BIO 🌈

…”what I’ve discovered is that spirituality functions outside the rules of space and time. I have found that, maybe heaven is not a place, but a state of being and seeing.”

#spirituality #heaven #heavenonearth #heavenishere #music #musicheals #kirtan #krishnadas #ibelieve #sacredsinging #concert #brooksanddunn #heal #connect #serve #loveeveryone

THANK YOU for your overwhelming generosity in 2024! We celebrated our biggest year to date and this is JUST THE BEGINNING!

We served more than 3,500 meals at @lsscentralohio, @starhousecolumbus and at Hope Ministries in South Bend, IN

We supported 40 families in need providing assistance for rent, utilities, groceries, medical supplies and equipment.

@madhukara_farm is growing! With over 100# of produce harvested and hundreds of dozen of eggs collected from our flock!

We held 24+ Sacred Fires and 11 special events including a weekend retreat with Devi Ma @sarahyantra.

Over 200 individual supported us directly with their kind donations and volunteering their time to support our mission. THANK YOU!

STAY TUNED! Follow us - THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING ♥️🐝

Special thanks to our board members for their commitment and hard work - @melissa.bozzuto @sacredembodimentyoga @heatherdimon @hmatako @elysea87 @curlykali

#serve #heal #connect #love #feedthehungry #feedeveryone #lovethyneighbor #loveeveryone #serveeveryone #sacredfire

That’s a wrap on another delicious meal @lsscentralohio Columbus, OH. Pasta + salad + Olive Garden Breadsticks. Who knew you could order those unbaked?! Oops! Luckily the amazing serving team was ON IT and baked up 300 breadsticks onsite. 🍝 🥖 🥗

Special thanks to all who helped prepare food, serve the meal, and donate $$ to purchase the salad & breadsticks ♥️ @peck_stephanie and John Peck, @jessica__saxton, @giachetti12 + Son, @sacredembodimentyoga @hmatako @rooted_in_nature_yr @jennywiggins2, Mindy Haren, @talianicole5, @lizzyanne71 @mymothershand1 @nicolag @jessneubs

Want to join us on our mission to FEED EVERYONE? Give us a FOLLOW and check out our website - LINK IN BIO

#feedthehungry #feedeveryone #loveeveryone #foodforthesoul #lovethyneighbor #heal #serve #connect #prema #satya #shanti #dharma

PIZZA DELIVERY to @starhousecolumbus by @_knoot. Thank you to @teritaspizza for making these delicious pies for teens and young adults experiencing homelessness. We are on a mission to FEED EVERYONE 🐝♥️

#feedeveryone #feedthehungry #loveeveryone #lovethyneighbor #pizza #love #connect #serve #heal

SCENES FROM HOPE 🐝 With the help of 24 donors and volunteers, we served TWO meals yesterday at Hope Ministries in South Bend, IN and @lsscentralohio downtown Columbus, OH (see story for photo of the CBUS crew) ♥️

SPECIAL THANKS to ALL who made it possible.

In CBUS- @rooted_in_nature_yr @italian4, Sally Stoltz, Kelly Pullins, @lizzyanne71, Andrea Hanners, @sacredembodimentyoga @talianicole5 @hmatako @philiplipetz @debora.lipetz @_knoot @curlykali

In SOUTH BEND- @melissa.bozzuto @rmbozzuto @good73mg92, Pamela Bozzuto, Paul Konecny, @cathykonecny @snlhandley, Kayla Handley, @naterzpotaterz @konecnydeborah

Thanks to BRUNO’S PIZZA in South Bend

A delicious meal of Chicken + Waffles, Mac, and Green Beans is headed down to @lsscentralohio of Fairfield County in Lancaster to serve the 24 residents. SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OUR DONORS and to @_knoot for preparing it, packing it up, and delivering the meal.

#feedeveryone #serververyone #loveeveryone #feedthehungry #lovethyneighbor #love #serve #heal #connect

SPECIAL THANKS to our October Meal Crew @lsscentralohio. 🐝 Menu was packed with yummy comfort food - Chicken + Waffles, Mac and Cheese, Green Beams + Cookies. One resident said “I haven’t been that full in a long time!” Our hearts are full! Thank you to @lizzyanne71 for leading the kitchen crew + Chad, Phil, @kandacerhees, Myla and @myken29 Pullins. Thank you to @_knoot for picking up the Giant Eagle Chicken, @sacredembodimentyoga for the beans, @hmatako for the yummy dessert, @peck_stephanie for the Mac and Syrup, Gary for the $$ and sauces and @seashell301 and Phil for the $$ donation.

The meal each month is only possible from a dedicated group of AMAZING Volunteers!

This is one of 4 meals we served this month! Thank you to @snlhandley for heading up the meal at Hope in South Bend and @heatherdimon for our meal at LSS of Fairfield County. Special thanks to @teritaspizza for supporting our Pizza Night @starhousecolumbus ♥️♥️♥️

Want to help serve food to those in need? JOIN US - Link in Bio - Give us a follow 💜

#feed #feedeveryone #feedthehungry #lovethyneighbor #love #heal #connect #serve

YOGA + YANTRA WEEKEND with @sarahyantra is complete 🔻🌸🔺. JAI MA! Filled with ritual both Sacred Fires + Siri Jyoti and harnessing the power of the divine qualities by drawing and painting our yantras while working with the power of Sarah’s Yantra Oracle Deck 🪐 🌟 🔻⚡️

Hard to say goodbye - such a magical weekend ✨

Until next time - Stay tuned

@sacredembodimentyoga @lizzyanne71 @peck_stephanie @elysea87 @hmatako @melissa.bozzuto @_knoot @sokhnamaha @tripurbhairavi @drcaitlinfaas @cathykonecny @curlykali @louisadjoerg Erin A, Crystal and Michael, Keri

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO MADE IT SPECIAL!

#yantra #yantrarevolution #yantraoracledeck #sarahyantra #sriyantra #yoga #serve #love #heal #connect

THE LSS COLUMBUS MEAL CREW - Tacos on the menu 🌮 SPECIAL THANKS to our serving crew @lizzyanne71 @seashell301 @peck_stephanie @madipeck @kim.jo.jones & Gary Jones. MUCH GRATITUDE to those who helped behind the scenes and prepared food - @hmatako @sacredembodimentyoga @italian4 @kellyap2023 Alexis Compton.

Rumor has it next month is Chicken and Waffles + Mac. JOIN US!! Link in the bio.

#love #serve #heal #feedthehungry #feedeveryone #lovethyneighbor #serveeveryone #loveeveryone #asseenincolumbus #columbus #nonprofit #nonprofitorganization

And that’s a wrap on September’s Dinner @thehopesb SPECIAL THANKS to meal creators and servers @melissa.bozzuto @cathykonecny and Paul @rmbozzuto. And to those who contributed to the meal @good73mg92 @naterzpotaterz and Pam Bozzuto ♥️🙏🏻🤩. LOVE the photo of @melissa.bozzuto with Hope Kitchen Manager, Lynn. We have so much gratitude to all our supporters who continue to donate to help our mission to FEED EVERYONE! Next meal at Hope in South Bend, IN is Saturday, Oct 19.

#feed #feedthehungry #feedeveryone #loveeveryone #serveeveryone #love #connect #serve #heal #feedthehungry #lovethyneighbor

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