Looking for Volunteers to help Apartment Restoration in Nashua 

IANH will be restoring apartments for the poor in the Nashua area.  This will be the first Housing restoration project.  We will paint the apartments and hang window curtains.  It is a fun project for those who love ‘Handyman’ work.  It is also a good opportunity to learn useful handyman skills.  All in all it will be time worth spending. 

The project is scheduled for Saturday September 9 at 86 Chestnut Street, 2nd Floor Apartment in Nashua.  IANH will provide all materials and tools needed for the job.  The work is scheduled to begin at 7:30 AM.  We expect the job to be completed by 2:00 PM.  Refreshments will be served.  We are looking for four to five volunteers.  Dress Code: Work Clothes. 

Please contact Ramesh Shelat [(603-566-2725)  rnshelat@hotmail.com) or Prithvi Kumar [603-714-5707 president@ianh.org] if you are interested.  We will send you the instructions upon hearing from you.  

Barinder Ahluwalia,Chair Public Service Committee (publicservice@ianh.org)

Call for Participation in the Diwali Festival, 2006

The gala IANH Diwali Festival will be held at Nashua High School North on Saturday October 14 2006.For this event, we would like to invite participation by adults and children. Form a group (2 or more ) - exhibit your talent in vocal, instrumental, dance or skits.  The expectation is to keep each item restricted to 5 min ONLY. Adult groups will perform only after the children's' events are all done. We will be aiming at keeping the cultural presentations limited to a 2 hour show. This will allow for enough time to enjoy the dinner and the gala Dandia afterwards.

To achieve this, we will be restricting the show to 15 entries - so please respond ASAP with details ( the names of the participants, brief description of the item ) about your item. Items will be chosen to based on 'Variety ' and first come first serve basis.  Also,  to be fair and to give a chance to all interested participants , each participant can be part of ONE group performance only. The music for the item must be received by October 1st , 2006. Music may be sent on a Cassette, CD or as mp3 files. Unfortunately , no request will be entertained after October 1st 2006  

Please send all the information to cultural@ianh.org

Contributions Invited to Samaj Patra

The fall edition of Samaj Patra would be published in the middle of September, 2006. This edition is timed for distribution to IANH members prior to the IANH Diwali 2006 festival. Samaj Patra is the official newsletter of the India Association of New Hampshire. It is published four times a year and each issue is mailed to over 250 member families.  

We are inviting your contributions to the fall edition of Samaj Patra in any of the following categories. Please email your contributions to the Associate Editor Manish Manchanda at Manish_ianh@yahoo.com by September 10, 2006:

• Member News (accomplishments, family events, graduations, scholarships, awards, promotions, etc.)
• Members Corner (stories, poems, articles, etc.)
• Letters to the Editor (suggestions, ideas, opinions, feedback, etc.)
• Contributed Items (interesting information from other sources)

Note: Contributed Items will be published if space is available.

Advertisement Opportunities in Samaj Patra

A limited number of advertisements are available in the upcoming fall edition of Samaj Patra. If you would like to advertise in the Samaj Patra, please email your advertisement to Tej Dhakar, Secretary secretary@ianh.org by September 10, 2006. The current advertisement rates are given below:

• Full Page Ad (9"x7" or 7"x 9"): $120 per issue, $384 for four issues
• Half Page Ad (height 4"x width 7"): $70 per issue, $224 for four issues
• Quarter Page Ad (height 4" x width 3"): $40 per issue, $128 for four issues
• Business card (height 2" x width 3"): $25 per issue, $80 for four issues.
• Classified Ad (30 words): $10 per issue, $32 for four issues

Upcoming IANH Events

• Saturday September 16th IANH Youth group Pizza party at Fun world located at 200 Daniel Webster Hwy, Nashua.
• Saturday September 16th IANH play group gathering will be held, at 1:00 p.m. at the Lowell National Historical Park, in Lowell, MA. Please visit the park web site for more information.
• Sunday September 17th lunch service at Nashua Soup Kitchen
• Saturday October 14, Diwali Festival at Nashua High School North

Saheli Immigration Forum September 9, 2006 from 2 to 4.30 p.m. at the Senior Center Burlington,  MA

Saheli, a South Asian woman’s support group, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Immigration and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) and Miller & Patel LLP, is hosting a forum on “Immigration Reform: Beyond the Headlines: What it means to all of US”.
Presentation topics will address Visa backlogs issues and concerns, Detention and Deportation, Proposed Immigration Regulations, Immigrant Rights in Mass. Legal vs. Illegal.

Through this seminar we hope to share information and resources with our
community members on several immigration topics. Distinguished speakers include
Ali Noorani (MIRA), Trupti Patel and Sheela Gleeson. This forum will bring together members of the South Asian community as well as several prominent lawyers and advocates together. The event will be followed by question and answer period.
Snacks will be served. . This event is free and open to the public.

For more information please view the flyer