AMKA DIWALI 2011

Dear AMKA members,

Let us celebrate the festival of lights with a grand AMKA Diwali celebration on Saturday, October 29th.

Highlights Of The Evening

Diwali Mela in the Field house of The Community House from 3.30p.m. to 6 p.m. There will be a variety of stalls in the Mela. Enjoy the different carnival games and Diwali related craft activity. Savor chatpata Chaat, Chai and other eats from 3.30-5.30 p.m. Contribute to the food pantry collection drive and help make blankets to donate. Browse the various booths from small businesses and other advertisers. Children are welcome to sport their Halloween outfit for the costume parade to be held at 5 p.m. To cherish the memories of this Diwali Mela we will have a photo station for free family portraits.

The celebration continues in the Auditorium

Aarati (6p.m.)

Entertainment (6.15-8p.m.)

Diwali dinner (8-9.30p.m.)

DJ NAVEED will rock the dance floor with Dhamakedar music till 11 p.m.

Event Fees

Individuals above 12 years (with paid annual family dues):$15.00

Children 6-12 years: $8.00

Children below age 5 and parents of members who are visiting: Free.

Non-members or those who have not paid annual dues: $25 per person above age 12.

Non- member Children from age 6 to 12:$10.00

Non- member children below 5:Free

Action Items for you to Consider

Charity drive: We are looking to collect canned or dry food items such as rice, peanut butter, jam, dry pasta, pasta sauce, cookie mix, pancake mix etc. or personal care items - toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, razors, tissue boxes, paper towels etc. to be donated on behalf of AMKA to a food pantry during the holiday season. Please contact Veena Nayak: veenanayak@hotmail.com if there are questions.

Volunteer: If you or your teenagers would like to volunteer at the charity booths or any other stations please email Parijat Pai: sspai@hotmail.com

Costume parade: Have your children come in their Halloween or other costumes. A costume parade will be held at 5.00 p.m.Please contact Shubhada Lawande for any information: slawande@yahoo.com

Advertise: Promote your business, organization, craft/hobbies with a booth at the Diwali Mela and on the AMKA website. Please contact Anand Balsekar for more details: balsekar@aol.com. Please follow this link on our website for all the information about advertising: http://amkachi.org/contacts/advertise-with-amka.html

For any information regarding AMKA email: amkapresident@yahoo.com or call 630 325 2952. Check out: http://amkachi.org/ for news, updates, Konkani recipes, facebook link.Submissions to the website may be made by emailing our website creator and host Sunil Pai at sspai@hotmail.com

Please RSVP by Saturday, October 22,2011.

AMKA COMMITTEE 2011

Aruna and Rajendra Basti

Leena and Anand Balsekar

Neesha and Neelesh Shanbhag

Parijat and Sunil Pai

Shobha and Surendra Basti

Shubhada and Vinayak Lawande

Vandana and Chandra Rao

Veena and Ganesh Nayak

Youth Advisors

Kunal Savkur

Rajesh Acharya

Seema Kamath