SILC: Weekly Digest (04/24/11)

Dear SILC Students, Parents, Teachers and Volunteers:

 

Have you started making use of SILC library? Please note that we have added 4 more books to SILC library collection.

1. Culture Smart! India: A Quick Guide to Customs & Etiquette

2. The Discovery of India By Jawaharlal Nehru

3. A Better India, A Better World By N.R. Narayana Murthy

4. The Bollywood Cookbook: The Glamorous World of the Actors and Over 75 of Their Favorite Recipes

 

The last few weeks of SILC are always busy and exciting times with the entire SILC community preparing and getting ready for many events.

 

 Here is the rest of SILC schedule

 

* Regular Classes  (April 30)

* Vibha taal (dance competion) event for Tweens (Neelam's students) (April 30)
* Festival of Nations (May 7th)

* Deadline for receiving the nominations for Uma Namboodiripad award (May 7th)

* Deadline for receiving the articles for SILC year book (May 7th)

* Holi celebrations (May 14th) and
* Graduation Day (May 21st) 

* Volunteer Appreciation Day (May 22nd)

 

April 30:  Vibha taal:  We have 11 students from Neelam's class registered for Vibha taal event.   We are not told about our slot yet, but we are requesting them to allocate after 2 PM.  So, all the participants need to plan to go to vibha immediately after SILC. This event will be held at COFFMAN MEMORIAL UNION Theater, 300 Washington Ave. SE. Minneapolis, MN 55455-0110.  Please visit for more details http://wiki.vibha.org/Minnesota:Taal-2011

 

7th May (Festival Of Nations):  Please take note of the detailed schedule of SILC Performances at FON.

 

* SILC Youth (Neelam's students): 11:30 AM

* SILC Children (Aishwarya's students): 1:30 PM

* SILC Adults (Lata's students): 7:00 PM

 

If you have not gone to FON before, it can be daunting task to navigate through the crowds and rooms to reach the dance venue where SILC students will be performing. Please ensure that you reach the venue at least 1 hour before the schedule time so as to give the performer some settling time (and also to participate in any last minute rehearsal at the venue)

 

Deadline for receiving the nominations for Uma Namboodiripad award (May 7th)

 

This permanent annual award was instituted in March 2008 to honor the memory of Uma Namboodiripad, a dedicated volunteer at SILC, who demonstrated immense commitment to its students and its mission. 

 

Volunteers are life blood of this organization and are the primary reason for the success of SILC all these years. Please take a moment to recognize a teacher or volunteer and send your nominations to our volunteer coordinator  Natarajan Raman – Volunteer coordinator (nraman4002@gmail.com)  or hand over a printed/written copy to Raman in person at SILC

 

You can review the nomination form and guidelines in the last week's digest (or at http://www.silcblogs.com/)

 

Deadline for receiving the articles for SILC year book (May 7th)

 

Share your experiences of the your time at SILC! Write a review of a movie or book you have recently seen or read on India!  If you are first time teacher at SILC, what are your experiences in the class room?  Share a picture or art you have done at SILC? There are many way you can unleash your creativity to contribute to the year book.

 

Graduation Day (May 21st):

 

You must all be busy in preparing for the event - doing projects, practicing plays/rhymes and preparing the material to show.  If you have not already done so, please let us know the details of what you need (projector? speaker? mike? any other?) to present what you have learned at SILC.  We will ensure that we have it ready for you.

 

Wishing you all another wonderful week.

--
Regards
Siva Jasthi

President
School of India for Languages and Culture
http://www.silcmn.com
siva.jasthi@gmail.com
info@silcmn.com
(mobile) 612.217.4821

SILC: Weekly Digest (04/17/2011)

Dear SILC Students, Parents, Teachers and Volunteers:

 

Are you wearing the thinking caps for writing and submitting articles to SILC graduation year book?.  Please contribute articles (students can write about their experiences in learning at SILC, parents/teachers can share their experiences - first timers at SILC are specially welcome as they usually bring out fresh perspectives), share any photos or art. Please send your articles to Shiv Bhatia (Assistant Principal) who will be coordinating the SILC year book.

 

As part of May 21st SILC graduation planning, I would like to make a request for musicians on behalf our Anil - our Tabla Doctor.  He is looking for someone who can play a musical instrument (violin, flute, harmonium, etc.) for playing background music while our tabla students perform.  If you know and are interested to perform, please contact Anil for the details.

 

As announced yesterday,  please note that the deadline for receiving the nominations for Uma Namboodiripad Volunteering award is May 7th. You can download the attachment from this email or pick up a printed copy at SILC next week.

 

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Uma Namboodiripad Volunteering Award (2010-11)

THE AWARD

This permanent annual award was instituted in March 2008 to honor the memory of Uma Namboodiripad, a dedicated volunteer at SILC, who demonstrated immense commitment to its students and its mission.  It was given out for the first time as part of the SILC Graduation event in May 2008.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTION (2010-11)

• The candidate should be a present member of SILC in good standing, whether a Student or Volunteer (parent/non-parent)..
• The candidate must have volunteered significant time (30 hours or more) for SILC during the past academic year. This will qualify all the teachers at SILC.
• Some of the factors you can consider while nominating a volunteer can be – his/her longevity of service, the difference he/she is making at SILC and in your / child’s life, the enthusiasm, passion and inspiration he/she brings to SILC.

NOMINATION PROCEDURE (2010-11)

• Each parent can nominate one individual. SILC Board members and teachers can also make nominations.
• Nominations must be written and must describe in detail (at least 3 sentences) why this person should be considered for the award.
• Recipients of this award from earlier years are not considered. Lata Menon (2008), Aishwarya Menon(2009), Mangala Achar (2010) are earlier recipients of this award.
• Please send your nominations directly to Natarajan Raman – Volunteer coordinator (nraman4002@gmail.com)  or hand over a printed/written copy to Raman in person at SILC
• The deadline for making your nomination is May 7^th Saturday.

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Thank you to all those who have submitted the answers to Spring quiz from the news letter. Of the 11 correct entries we have received (Anushka and Akshu Mankunath, Aradhana Menon, Vikas Thoutam, Roshan and Ashwin Wariar, Manashree Padiyath, Akshay Nambudiripad, Vishnu Achar, Jason and Katelyn Berry, Deepta Jasthi, Anita Kalatoor Sanjana Nambudiri),  Anita Kalatoor is the lucky winner of the gifrt card.

 

Here is the rest of SILC schedule

 

* Regular Classes in April (23, 30)

* Vibha taal (dance competion) event for Tweens (Neelam's students) (April 30)
*  Festival of Nations (May 7th)

*  Deadline for receiving the nominations for Uma Namboodiripad award

* Holi celebrations (May 14th) and
* Graduation Day (May 21st) 

* Volunteer Appreciation Day (May 22nd)

 

30th April (Vibha Taal event) : We now have 10 students registered for Vibha taal. Vibha also relaxed the restriction on the maximum number of participants in the dance group. So, if your tween (in Neelam's class) is still interested to participate, you have the option of signing up by next saturday.  Also, note that I mistakely listed a wrong date for Vibha taal in the last digest. I apologize for the confusion it may have created. Vibha Taal will be held on April 30th and I am working with Vibha to schedule SILC performance after 2 PM so that our tweens can attend SILC in the morning and attend Vibha event in the afternoon. Please stay tuned for the confirmation on the timing.

 

7th May (Festival Of Nations):  Please take note of the detailed schedule of SILC Performances at FON.

 

* SILC Youth (Neelam's students): 11:30 AM

* SILC Children (Aishwarya's students): 1:30 PM

* SILC Adults (Lata's students): 7:00 PM

 

Are you still interested to volunteer at IAM booth and looking for a free ticket for the event? There are some limited slots available (please see the attachment). Please contact Raj Menon directly if you want to sign up

 

If you have already signed up, please ensure that you pick up FON admission ticket and meal ticket from Raj Menon at SILC next saturday 23rd. You may also need to practice dosa making in the kitchen if you have signed up to make dosas at the event.

 

May 21  (SILC graduation day):. Mark your calendars and please ensure that you do not miss coming to SILC on this day! Our students show case what they have learned at SILC on the day. Students from preschool, languages and electives (art, dance, tabla, cooking, yoga, sports) will be getting on the stage to perform / show / tell what they have learned. Also note that dance class (adults) (from Lata's class) will also be performing on the graduation day. Teachers and students (and parents) are working hard  to prepare for this event.  We will soon publish the detailed schedule of the event. 

  

Wishing you all another wonderful week.

--
Regards
Siva Jasthi

President
School of India for Languages and Culture
http://www.silcmn.com/
siva.jasthi@gmail.com
info@silcmn.com
(mobile) 612.217.4821

SILC: Weekly Digest (04/10/2011)

Dear SILC Students, Parents, Teachers and Volunteers:

 

 

Have you got a chance to look into what we have at SILC Library? Please see
http://www.silcmn.com/docs/SILC-Library_Inventory_2011-03-31.pdf    for our inventory. To borrow any material, send an email to librarian@silcmn.com by Wednesday of any week and pick up materials from SILC on the following Saturday.

There are some teachers and families who have not collected their SILC Directory and Handbook yet. Please see me next saturday for your copy. 

 

Thank you to all those who have submitted the answers to Spring quiz from the news letter. We have 10 correct responses (Aradhana Menon, Vikas Thoutam, Roshan and Ashwin Wariar, Manashree Padiyath, Akshay Nambudiripad, Vishnu Achar, Jason and Katelyn Berry, Deepta Jasthi, Anita Kalatoor
Sanjana Nambudiri).  The lucky winner of $10 Barnes and Noble gift card will be selected through lottery next week during SILC.

Here is the rest of SILC schedule.

* Regular classes in April (16, 23, 30)
* Vibha taal (dance competion) event for Tweens (Neelam's students) (April 30)
*  Festival of Nations (May 7th)
* Holi celebrations (May 14th) and
* Graduation Day (May 21st)

30th April (Vibha Taal event) : We now have 9 students (from Neelam's class) participating in the dance competition on 30th April 2011. We have one more spot if you (from Neelam's class) are interested. See more details at http://wiki.vibha.org/Minnesota:Taal-2011   There is a registration fee of $20 per participant with 10 member maximum limit.  Please note that the registration is on first come first serve basis and is limited to first 10 students.  SILC will also be paying half of the registration fee ($10 for each for 10 students). So, if your child is in Neelam's class and is interested to participate in this vibha competion, please provide your childrens name (if you have not already given) to Neelam along with $10 check payable to SILC.

 

Mark your calendars! May 21st is SILC Graduation day where our students show case what they have learned at SILC. Students from preschool, languages and electives (art, dance, tabla, cooking, yoga, sports) will be getting on the stage to perform / show / tell what they have learned. The graduation planning is under way now.  We are working with teachers for the event planning and logistics. Please stay tuned for further details.

 

We will also release SILC Year book on the graduation day. Please contribute articles (students can write about their experiences in learning at SILC, parents/teachers can share their experiences - first timers at SILC are specially welcome as they usually bring out fresh perspectives), share any photos or art. Please send your articles to Shiv Bhatia (Assistant Principal) who will be coordinating the SILC year book.

 

Wishing you all another wonderful week.


--
Regards
Siva Jasthi

President
School of India for Languages and Culture
http://www.silcmn.com
siva.jasthi@gmail.com
info@silcmn.com
(mobile) 612.217.4821

SILC: Weekly Digest (04/03/2011)

Dear SILC Students, Parents, Teachers and Volunteers:

 

With our academic year coming to close, there are lot of news to share and lot of updates to follow through.

 

India and cricket

Yesterday was a special day for India and many Indians living all over the world.  India has won the world cup in cricket after 28 years (it had won the world cup in 1983). As one of the SILC students is mentioning yesterday, cricket is almost like another religion for millions of Indians. It is nice to watch the game at SILC with SILC community. Seeing the cheers erupting at the win is a moment to cherish.  Please see more details at http://www.google.com/search?q=india+cricket  and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Cricket_World_Cup

 

SILC Library:

 

We are pleased to announce the formation and starting of SILC Library. The list of books, DVDs, toys can be found at http://www.silcmn.com/docs/SILC-Library_Inventory_2011-03-31.pdf    To borrow any material, send an email to librarian@silcmn.com by Wednesday of any week and pick up materials from SILC on the following Saturday.

The logistics of managing and borrowing can be found at http://silcmn.com/docs/SILC-Library-Guidelines_2011-03-31.doc   As of now, Raj Menon has kindly agreed to manage the library until the rest of the year. If you have a passion for books and want to help SILC, please sign up as volunteer to be SILC librarian.

 

SILC Directory and Handbook:

 

If you have not already collected, please collect the SILC Directory and Handbook from Siva Jasthi (President). Please note that all parents and teachers (one for family) are entitled for a copy. We are also working to make the handbook portion of the book available on SILC web site (We do NOT want to post the directory information posted to the web though).

 

Upcoming dates and events

 

We are now into April - with many of the districts in twin cities wrapped up their spring breaks. Here is the recap of the rest of the semester we have at SILC.

* Regular classes in April (April 9, 16, 23, 30)

* Vibha taal (dance competion) event for Tweens (Neelam's students) (April 23)

*  Festival of Nations (May 7th)

* Holi celebrations (May 14th) and

* Graduation Day (May 21st)

 

A note from Mangala Achar (Treasurer)

 

If any teachers or volunteers have spent any money on SILC school supplies to be used in the class room, please ensure that you submit the receipt to Mangala Achar for reimbursement.  Please do not delay as it is important for us to maintan fiscal balance.

 

April 22nd (Kalavandanam Event)

 

SILC community may be interested in Bharatnatyam (indian classical dance) concert by Lavanya Ananth accompanied by acclaimed musicians from India. The event is coming up on Friday, April 22 at 7:30 PM at Woman's Club of Minneapolis Theater, 410 Oak Grove St, Minneapolis, MN 55403. Please see http://www.kalavandanam.com/lavanya.html for more details on this event and sample videos of the artist. If you are interested in this event, please contact the President for discounted tickets.

 

 

30th April (Vibha Taal event)

 

As informed to you in last weeks digest, Vibha is holding Taal 2011 (Singing and dancing competition for children) on 30th April 2011. See more details at http://wiki.vibha.org/Minnesota:Taal-2011  This is a free event for the viewers and every one is welcome.  The dance event is from 1 PM to 4 PM on 30th April Saturday - immediately after SILC class in the morning. SILC tweens (Neelam's students) will be participating in this dance competition. There is a registration fee of $20 per participant with 10 member maximum limit.  Please note that the registration is on first come first serve basis and is limited to first 10 students.  SILC will also be paying half of the registration fee ($10 for each for 10 students). So, if your child is in Neelam's class and is interested to participate in this vibha competion, please provide your childrens name (if you have not already given) to Neelam along with $10 check payable to SILC.

 

Festival of Nations (May 6-8, 2011)

With the audition out of the way, I am sure all of you must have marked your calendars for Saturday, May 7, 2011, which is when SILC dancers will be performing on stage. If you need tickets at discounted price, contact Raj Menon (rklr_menon@yahoo.com). Also remember, you will not need a ticket if you volunteer for the Indian Exhibit Booth or the Indian Café. Raj is still looking for a few volunteers to manage the Indian booth and café. So please reach out to him.

 

Have another good week of learning and fun

--
Regards
Siva Jasthi

President
School of India for Languages and Culture
http://www.silcmn.com
siva.jasthi@gmail.com
info@silcmn.com
(mobile) 612.217.4821

SILC: Weekly Digest (03/27/2011)

Dear SILC Students, Parents, Teachers and Volunteers,

 

Big thanks to Shiv Bhatia (Assistant Principal) for sending beautifully formatted SILC digests for the last 4 weeks while I was travelling / on vacation.

 

Thanks to all of you who made Social Studies and Literature day a successful event yesterday. Special thanks to our social studies and litearature teachers for their efforts in sharing their knowledge with SILC community. It is heartenign to see how much our students are learing in the brief amount of classroom time they are getting at SILC and how they are building networks of learning outside of SILC to be on top of events, history related to India.  If you any of are intereted to provide me a brief write up on the social studies day, please contact Shiv Bhatia or me for inclusion in the final year book / silc blogs.  (I will try to post the pictures from the event in the coming days).

SILC: Social Studies Day (03-26-2011)

 

Social Studies and Literature day is also a prelude to our graduation day on May 20th - when all our students show case their learning in the language / elective classes.  April and May months are usually busy months with Festival of Nations, Holi celebrations, year end project works from some classes, graduation day. You will see this pace of activity in the coming weeks at SILC (and at your home as well). Brace yourself!

 

Some of you have collected "SILC 2010-2-11 Student/Parent/Volunteer Handbook and Directory" from Shiv Bhatia yesterday.  If you have not already collected, please get in touch with Shiv Bhatia (Assistant Principal) next Saturday to get your copy of the handbook. This idea of handbook and directory is brewing for some time now. Thanks to the efforts and coordinaton of Raj Menon, this became a reality this year.  Going forward, starting next academic year, we plan to publish this directory at the beginning of the year (we also have plans to wrap up the registration by the end of August so that we have an accurate list of teachers and students by the end of August).  Please bring - any corrections or  improvements we can make to the directory - to our attention.

 

Also note that our second issue of SILC news letter is also released yesterday. If you have not got a copy, you can download it from here  or you can collect a hardcopy from Shiv Bhatia. Please note that "Spring Time" quiz is due by 9th April. Send your answers for a chance to win $10 Barnes and Noble gift card.

 

You have got an opportunity to meet Vibha representatives yesterday and know what Vibha does through its volunteers.  Vibha is holding Taal 2011 (Singing and dancing competition for children) on 30th April 2011. See more details at http://wiki.vibha.org/Minnesota:Taal-2011  This is a free event for the viewers and every one is welcome.  The dance event is from 1 PM to 4 PM on 30th April Saturday - immediately after SILC class in the morning. We are also discussing to register our children dance groups to the Taal event.  Please stay tuned for more details on this topic

 

Please see the following note from our literature teacher Sarah Hansen

 

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Hello SILC Youth and Families,

Thank you to all who are helping me with my dissertation project! I appreciate that you make time for interviews and allow me to follow you around with my field notebook. Thank you especially to the parents of the kids in the literature class who have given their kids permission to participate in the project. Because I’ve communicated with you about the project mostly through writing up until this point (I sent home a letter at the beginning of the year), I want to invite parents and the adult participants in my project to an informal question and answer session. I’ll be in the cafeteria during the language block next Saturday (April 2). Please join me there so I can tell you more about the project and answer any questions you might have. It will also be a good time to share any new insights with me! Please email me directly (hanse230@umn.edu) if you have any questions!

Sarah Hansen

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As you are aware, SILC had gone on a field trip back in October to "Sundari Aur Nag" (Indian version of Beauty and Beast) play by Katha Dance Theater.   Rita Mustaphi (founder of Katha Dance Theater) is directing and choreographing Nobel Laurete Poet Rabindranath Tagore's "Chandalia - The untouchable Maiden" during  May 5-8, 2011 at the Ritz Theater, Minneaplolis. You may be interested in this event. Please visit http://www.kathadance.org/Site/Upcoming_Performance.html for more details

 

Reminders: Festival of Nations (May 6-8, 2011) With the audition out of the way, I am sure all of you must have marked your calendars for Saturday, May 7, 2011, which is when SILC dancers will be performing on stage. If you need tickets at discounted price, contact Raj Menon (rklr_menon@yahoo.com). Also remember, you will not need a ticket if you volunteer for the Indian Exhibit Booth or the Indian Café. Raj is still looking for a few volunteers to manage the Indian booth and café. So please reach out to him.

--
Regards
Siva Jasthi

President
School of India for Languages and Culture
http://www.silcmn.com
siva.jasthi@gmail.com
info@silcmn.com
(mobile) 612.217.4821

SILC: Weekly Digest (02/13/2011)

Dear SILC Students, Parents, Teachers and Volunteers:

Hope you have all made note of the changes in SILC calendar and/or collected the new calendar yesterday. If not, you can download the calendar from www.silcmn.com

SILC days are moving fast with "Literature and Social Studies" day ahead of us as our next big event (on March 26).

Some of you who have joined SILC family this year might be wondering about this day and what will be done on that day. This is the day where our Literature and Social Studies students show case what they have been learning at SILC.  You can see the summary of last year's event at the link below to get an idea of this day

http://silc0910.blogspot.com/2010/02/social-studies-and-literature-day-13th_13.html


As you recall, our friends from Indian Association of MN have visited us at SILC and released our first SILC News letter. And some of you have become members of IAM as well.
If you are interested to attend IAM's ConnectIndia event, please see below for more details.  You can also touch base with Raj Menon, Shalini Tadani, Kusum Gosain at SILC for more details and tickets.


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India Association of Minnesota (IAM) is organizing Connect India, a premier annual event, on March 12th 2011 at Crowne Plaza, Bloomington from 5-9 PM. Connect India attracts participants from a wide audience and presents the opportunity to interact with community, business, and political leaders. Some of the attendees at Connect India 2010 included Sam Prabhakar (VP IBM), Jack Truong (VP, 3M), Governor Mark Dayton, Speaker of the MN House Margaret Kelliher, Mayor R.T. Rybak, Ashwin Madia, Senator Juliane Ortman & Sheriff Rich Stanek.

Time                      5 – 9 PM, Saturday, March 12 2011.
Location               Crowne Plaza (formerly Holiday Inn Hotel) 3 Appletree Square, Bloomington, MN 55425

India Association of Minnesota is a non-profit organization that has existed in Minnesota for over 30 years. The Indian American community has grown remarkably in Minnesota, especially in the Minneapolis - St. Paul region. India Association of Minnesota represents people with an interest in the culture and heritage of India to build a sense of cohesiveness within this community, represent the community to the population at large, and serve as the focal point for advancing the education, cultural, and charitable interests of the community.
We invite you to leverage this unique opportunity to network with prominent community leaders in Minnesota, participate in a thought-provoking panel discussion, honor the IAM Achievement Awardee for excellence in community service, enjoy a delicious Indian dinner & an enthralling cultural performance
With your participation, you make a three-fold impact by:
•             Demonstrating your support for the Indian Community and Diversity
•             Gaining visibility for your organization within an influential and diverse community
•             Enabling the Indian community to be more connected with culture, art, business and politics

You also have a unique opportunity to sponsor and advertise at this event to obtain visibility within a very influential group of Minnesotans, while supporting the Indian community.
Connect India Event Leads:
Manohar Shintre                                     (651-815-0099, manohar@shintre.com)
Sunoj Narayanan                                    (952-393-7908, naray035@umn.edu)
For more details, please visit us at:          http://www.iamn.org

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Many of you or your children are now enrolled in a language class at SILC. Do you know how to say "I love you" in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati, Nepali, Malayalam? And how to write it out in native language?

Google for it and put your knowledge to practice on this day.

Happy Valentines Day



--
Regards
Siva Jasthi

President
School of India for Languages and Culture
http://www.silcmn.com
siva.jasthi@gmail.com
info@silcmn.com
(mobile) 612.217.4821

SILC: Weekly Digest (02/06/11)

Dear SILC Students, Parents, Teachers and Volunteers:

Hope you have all enjoyed your weekend - and watching the super bowl (and commercials)

[1] There are some important changes in SILC schedule (done due to the availability of the auditorium at como school, cancellations due to bad weather, Festival of Nations event moving out by a week).
Please note down these changes.

19 March 2011 - Regular SILC classes
26 March 2011 - Social Studies & Literature Day
30 April 2011 - Regular SILC classes
07 May 2011 - No SILC (Festival Of Nations)
14 May 2011 - Holi Celebrations
21 May 2011 - Graduation


[2]  Here are several ways you can get the updated calendar

*  Mark these changes in calendar in your SILC folders
*  Pick up a new printed copy of the SILC Calendar from SILC next Saturday
*  Download the calendar from SILC web site http://www.silcmn.com/docs/SILC_Calendar_2010_11.xls
*  Visit http://www.silcmn.com  to see the changes in the calendar


[3]  All dance students - Please see the note from Raj on Festival of Nations auditions.

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The SILC auditions by the Festival of Nations is scheduled for Sunday March 20th as follows:

    * SILC adults - 2.00 pm (arrive at Intl Inst of MN, 1694 Como Ave, St Paul, MN 55108 by 1.30 pm)
    * SILC teens  - 2.00 pm (arrive at Intl Inst of MN, 1694 Como Ave, St Paul, MN 55108 by 1.30 pm)
    * SILC kids    - 2.30 pm (arrive at Intl Inst of MN, 1694 Como Ave, St Paul, MN 55108 by 2.00 pm)

Please try to attend if at all possible, we need to show as close to full strength as possible and present a dance we are all proud of !
All question can be directed to Raj Menon 952-890-7909 or rklr_menon@yahoo.com (email preferable)

Regards
Raj Menon
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[4] Please welcome -  Natarajan Raman  (nraman4002@gmail.com) who has joined SILC Board as Volunteer Coordinator.
We are still looking for many volunteers to run SILC operations to join SILC Board.
 If any of you are interested and want to make a difference in the way SILC is running, please contact Natarajan Raman.

1. Official Photographer – 2 volunteers, 1 year commitment
2. Official Videographer – 2 volunteers, 1 year commitment
3. SILC HOLI: Co-Chairpersons – 2 persons, 1 year commitment
4. SILC MELA : Co-Chairpersons – 2 persons, 1 year commitment
5. SILC Yearbook: Owner is , 1 year commitment
6. SILC web registration system for next year -programmers, web-page designers, 1 year commitment
   
7. SILC Outreach Director: – 1 volunteer, 2 year commitment

  i.      Keeping the “Friends of SILC” group alive & well

   ii.      Making sure SILC Newsletter reaches “Friends of SILC”

  iii.      Forwarding invites to “Friends of SILC” for the HOLI, MELA, FON performances etc

  iv.      Reaching out to Community Organizations as needed

--
Regards
Siva Jasthi

President
School of India for Languages and Culture
http://www.silcmn.com
siva.jasthi@gmail.com
info@silcmn.com
(mobile) 612.217.4821