--- Dear IANC board members, We look forward to seeing you all at the Holi function. Several of you have been actively involved in the preparations. It is going to be a very enjoyable event for the community and a very satsfying one for us. I suggest that we arrive early at 11:20 AM so that we can set things up. We will need some of us to volunteer to help people as they come in. We will also take a lead in doing anything that comes up. See you all there. Yashwant --- Dear Amit, For the Holi function, we would like to have the students join us. The function has a pot luck format. I want to get your suggestions about what the students would like to bring. Perhaps they can each bring a bottle of 2-liter soft drint. They are also wecome to bring food instead if they like to cook. How many students would you estimate will join us? Yashwant ---- HOLI Date : 7th March'99 (Sunday) Time : 12 to 4 pm Venue : University Village Center ( W. Plum St.) Dear IANC Members & Friends, (1) Let's celebrate Holi: We will celebrate Holi this Sunday 12 Noon to 4PM at the University Village Center. The volunteers are making preparations for this joyous event. We are so far away from India, still we can enjoy Holi. Dr. Lena Sunthankar is coordinating the festive performances. They include a dance drama, dances and songs to celebrate the spirit of Holi. EVERYONE WILL BRING SOME FOOD. The food will be served using the community feast format. Kushangi Parikh (Phone 204-4642) is coordinating this. Many of us have already contacted her. Please contact her soon about what to bring, if you have not yet done so already. You should plan on arriving 10 minutes before 12 Noon, so that you will have a chance to meet people before the festivities begin. We invite non-members to join us in this event. In addition to bringing the food, they will pay $1/person to help with some of the some of the costs. ---- Bhangra, Niraj Patel, Simi Patel, Pranaya Sathe, Akansha(Chanchala's daughter), Isha Parikh, Richa Bhatia, Ayush Gupta, Jugnu, Ashish Jha Film Dance, Simi Patel & Vinita Patel I don't know the participants for the Krishna Skit --- The Holi festival was very succeessful. We had about 100 participants. There was seating for approximately 75 persons, but some were standing around. There was plenty of food, thanks to all the volunteers, participants and the coordinator, Kushangi. The performances, coordinated by Lena, captured the spirit of Holi. This experience will allow us to plan an even more ambitious Holi next year. --- Include "gulal" also. --