Interview with the Daily Herald's Christy Gutowski

On Aug. 11, Nimisha Tiwari and her two children died in a fire in their Naperville home. Police called it a double murder-suicide.

But despite the unimaginable loss, Anand Tiwari found a reason to go on.

Anand Tiwari of Naperville started a nonprofit group, 'We Bring Smile Foundation,' in their memory to help other children. Here's a few projects planned so far:

Chicago Museum campus: One underprivileged child, ages 5 to 10, will be sponsored each year to attend the one-week Summer Worlds Tour Summer Camp in which they will explore space science at the Adler Planetarium, natural history at The Field Museum, and aquatic science at Shedd Aquarium.

Center for Gifted: One underprivileged child, grades kindergarten through 10th, will be sponsored each year to attend this two-week summer program that Vardaan Tiwari loved at National-Louis University in Wheeling (www.centerforgifted.org, may be temporarily unavailable).

Edward Hospital: New toys will be donated to the Edward Foundation for each sick child leaving the hospital's emergency room, bringing a smile to hundreds of faces each year.

Naperville Public Library: The foundation each year will help sponsor the Summer Family Story Time, as well as contribute four giant floor puzzles to enhance children's creative skills an problem-solving ability.

In the works: In discussions to sponsor a child to attend Brookfield Zoo's ZAP (zoo adventure passport) program which serves disadvantaged kids, ages 3 to 12; also reaching out to the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services and Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

For more information, or to make a tax-deductible contribution, visit www.webringsmile.org or e-mail Anand Tiwari at info@webringsmile.org.

Source: Daily Herald interview