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Monday, April 13, 2009

Independence Day and Bengali New Year Celebration

We are having a cultural program on the occasion which will includes dances, songs and poem recitations by children and adult artists. We will have a drawing competition for children aged 4-12 where the theme will be drawings around 21st February. We plan to have prizes for the kids. Please encourage your kids to participate - they need to bring their own art paper and crayons.. We have already recieved commitment for a significant number of food, cloth and book stalls - if anyone is still interested please let us know about booking a stall. Please contact the following individuals if you wish to participate no later than April 12, 2009:

Nira Bhabi at 913-339-9313
Nabil Bhai at 913-957-4878
Saiful Bhai at 214-336-6680

We also have a special guest coming for the occassion - Kansas State Senator Chris Steineger. In addition, we are inviting Sangam (West Bengal Association) to perform at the event. See you there - there will be food, songs, dance and music to welcome the Bengali new year.