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Greetings!
We would like to update the
IANH member families about the upcoming
Diwali program, free computer classes being
offered and other
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Upcoming IANH Events &
Announcements
Diwali
2007 Saturday October 27, 2007
Nashua High School North
Announcement to Diwali Cultural Program
Participants from Cultural Secretary
Thank you very much
for sending in your entries for the Diwali Cultural
Program. It's great to see your enthusiasm about the
event through your emails. At this point, all entries
submitted are "IN".
Please
send in your music CDs to the following address before
this weekend, clearly writing the name of the item in
'black' permanent marker. We'd like to get some
additional details about each item so we can print the
brochure with proper write-up. Please call Usha Dwarak
at this number (603) -889-2080.
11, White Oak
Drive.
Nashua, NH 03063.
A check list for the primary contact on
each item
- Is the duration of the
item less than or equal to seven minutes ?
- Are there four or more
participants in my item?
- Are there non-IANH members
participating? ( If so they would need to pay the
general admission fee for the event for non IANH
members of $ 10)
- Have I provided the names and
ages of all participants?
- Have I provided the name of
the item and some detail on what the item is about?
- Have I given my telephone
number to the Cultural
Committee?
- Have I mailed the CD to Usha
Dwarak?
Some clarification on
participation dues
- If you are an IANH member and
are going to be performing on the stage, the admission
in free. Please make sure that your membership
is current.
- If you are an IANH member are
going to come enjoy the cultural programs and be part
of the Garba dance, the admission is $ 5.
- If you are NOT an IANH member
and are going to be performing on the stage, the
participation fee is $ 10.
- If you are NOT an IANH member
are are going to come to enjoy the cultural programs
and the Garba dance, the admission is $ 10
Sponsorship Opportunities
at the 2007 IANH Diwali Festival As
a sponsor, you will be recognized at the festival
through poster display, stage announcements and publish
a message from you in the function guide. You will also
receive four free tickets to the festival.
If you would like to sponsor
any of the following, please contact Dr. Tej Dhakar as soon as possible:
1. General Sponsor (up to ten) $100
2. Diwali
Function Guide (one) $200
3. Cultural Program (one)
$500
4. Grand Sponsor (one) $1000
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Volunteer and
Sponsorship opportunities at the Nashua &
Manchester Soup Kitchens
- October
21, 2007 Volunteers needed to cook
and serve non vegetarian lunch at
the Nashua soup kitchen between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. This
service is sponsored by IANH member Puneetha
Palakurthi.
- November
10, 2007 Volunteers needed to serve
non vegetarian dinner for the guests at the
Manchester New Horizons Soup
kitchen between 4 and 6:15 p.m.
- December
8, 2007 Volunteers needed to
cook and serve non
vegetarian dinner for the guests at the
Manchester New Horizons Soup
kitchen between 12 p.m. and 6:15
p.m. This event is sponsored by the family of Prashant
Palakurthi.
- December
16, 2007 Volunteers needed to cook
and serve vegetarian lunch at the
Nashua soup
kitchen between 10 a.m. and 2
p.m.
Teenagers are
welcome to help and claim credit for community
hours. Parents can participate as well. Please contact
Barinder Ahluwalia if you
would like to volunteer or sponsor these
events.
IANH - SAHELI Initiative:
We are
pleased to announce free computer classes at
Southern
New Hampshire University, Nashua
NH as part of the IANH Saheli initiative to persons who
are looking for opportunities to transform their lives
and their families. Read
More
Dates : Nov.
10 , Nov 17, Dec 1, Dec 8 and Dec. 15
Schedule :
8 a.m. to 10 a.m. English as a second
language
10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Basic computer
skills
12:15 - 2 p.m. Immigration help with
filling out forms and
networking
If you would like additional information
please contact Ms.Barinder Ahluwalia at PublicService@ianh.org or
the IANH Saheli group team
members.
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Saturday October 13, 2007 IANH Volunteers
serve dinner at Manchester New Horizon Soup
kitchen
IANH Volunteers gathered at the soup
kitchen to serve dinner to
more than 125 guests. Youth volunteers Meghna Chandra
and Nikhil Polepally and adult volunteers included
Barinder Ahluwalia, Tony Epaphras, Karthi Chandra, and
Puneetha Palakurthi. If you would like to sponsor such
events please contact Barinder at publicservice@ianh.org. | |
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Events
Friday
October 19, 2007 Conference conducted by Saheli, Support
for South Asian Women and domestic violence Services of
Central Middlesex Inc.View Flyer . A Forum
to build new community ties: Bridging the Cultural gap
to provide effective domestic violence services to the
Asian immigrant community.
Saturday, November 10,
2007 Boston Bhangra will be conducting its
annual Bhangra competition at the Orpheus Theater in
Boston. Visit their website for more
information.
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