STORY BY KAREN BOSSICK

PHOTOS BY NOAH KOSKI

Treat your tummy to some authentic Indian cuisine and be part of a movement to send Compassionate Young Leaders out into the world on a mission of global compassion.

Flourish Foundation is hosting its annual India Dinner from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Sage School Barn.

One of the young leaders helped plant a garden.

Those in attendance will get to hear transformational stories from the organization’s Compassionate Leaders who have traveled to such places as northern India, South Africa, Mexico and even Mississippi as they’ve learned about other peoples and about such things as being of service.

Attendees will get an opportunity to be part of supporting Flourish Foundation’s $50,000 fundraising campaign to send youth to Africa in June 2026.

The evening will kick off with signature mocktails and end with dessert with youth in between talking about how their overseas experience have honed their capacity for ethical leadership and global compassion.

For tickets, go to https://secure.qgiv.com/for/flourishfoundation/event/indiadinnerfebruary2026/.

The young planters form a heart in the garden they’ve planted.

There’s plenty of time for play as the Compassionate Leaders get to know their hosts.

Students from here helped refurbish a school in South Africa.