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Community Day 2008
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Community Day 2008
Sunday May 18, 2008 at 8:30 A.M.
Santa Clara Convention Center
5001 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054 [ Map ]
Pre-register - $10 per adult (snacks included)
On site - $15 per adult; kids and senior citizens free
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On the heals of TiECon, India Community Center is showcasing America's
most respected immigrant community in this community day event.
Tamil Manram will join other community, cultural, and charity organizations of the
bay area to display Tamil Nadu's rich cultural heritage. Tamil
Manram will be presenting folk music and dance show.
Please join us to support Tamil Manram and also to enjoy the folk performaces from Tamil Nadu and other
States of India. Please stop by Tamil Manram' booth.
At Community Day you:
- Learn how professionals in medicine and law are solving problems of society
- Listen to the Philanthropist Forum, and get motivated
- Visit the Exhibition floor, see Community Service organizations at work
- Stop by the Kids Korner, see artistic creations that demonstrate community values
- Get Entertained, ICC’s Karaoke Club shall present songs for all ages;
Cultural Folk Dances bring color to the stage.
- Jollywood Dancers reveal the secret sauce for ageing in style in Dance Therapy
Enter Contests and Win Prizes:
- Kreative Kids Award: Vote for child with the most creative project.
- Most Attended: The state with maximum attendees is the winner
- The Best Dressed Statesperson: Statesman, Stateswoman, Kid
- Break the Sound Barrier: The song set that receives the loudest applause wins
- Visually Vibrant: The dance performance that receives the loudest applause wins.
- Show your support - attend with family and friends, fill the capacity of Santa Clara
Convention Center and let us shout out, "We are proud to be Indo Americans".
To register for the event, please visit
registration page.
For more information about the event, please visit
Community Day 2008 website.
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Thank you for helping Charity Drive
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Tamil Manram whole heartedly thanks all the patrons, community members,
and Tamil Manram committee in making this year's charity drive a
grand success.
Thanks to your generous donations, we were able to fill
five large barrels with items from the wish list of
Tri-City Homeless Coalition.
Needless to say that Tricity Homeless Coalition is very happy and thankful
to receive this donation. We are very happy to play a small role in bringing
cheer to the needy around Tamil New Year's day.
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"Kalaignar Kalanjiam" Book Release
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Tamil Chair at U.C. Berkeley completed 10 years of service in September 2006.
To commemorate this occasion, Tamil Chair released a collection of literary
works by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Dr. Kalaignar Mu. Karunanidhi. The book
release was held in Chennai on April 15, 2008.
The book has been produced by the joint efforts of San Francisco Bay Area Tamil Manram,
California Tamil Academy,
FeTNA,
Tamil Nadu Foundation,
Thendral,
and the donations raised from several individual donors in North America.
The book was released in the United States during Tamil Manram's
Tamil New Year celebration "Chithiraik Kondattam 2008" on April 20, 2008. Prof. George Hart,
Tamil Chair, U.C. Berkeley presented a copy of the book to Tamil Manram
President Mr. Jayavel Murugan.
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Other Upcoming events
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Please watch this page for details in the coming weeks. Here is the list
of some of the events being planned:
- Muthamiz Vizha - July
- Independence Day - August
- Mega entertainment show - October
- Children's Day - November
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CRY Walk
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Please visit Community Partners page to learn about
CRY Walk.
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Do you know?
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Tamil Manram and Bay Area Telugu Association (BATA) joined forces and staged a light music show in 2002.
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