We take this opportunity to thank you all for the support and your involvement in the activities during the past year. During the last few weeks, we have met and put together a plan for 2009, and we would like to share this with you all.

Following are the highlights of the KONKANI SABHA activities for the year 2010

Picnic: Rain or Shine

Date:        Saturday, June 19th, 2010
Time:        10 AM to sunset
Location:  Mercer Park East Picnic Area, 1347 Edinburg Dutch Neck Rd
                  Princeton Junction, NJ 08550 Click for Directions 
Phone:    
Cost:        $5 (18 years and older) and $3 (ages 3 to 17) payable at the registration desk at the venue - To cover the cost of rent of the park, beverages, watermelon and supplies.
Activities: Childrens activities, Cricket, Badminton, and Volleyball
Note:        Please bring food items (entre only) enough for 2 families. Dessert will be provided by Konkani Sabha. For details including directions, visit our website at http://www.konkanisabha.org/
So, come on, dont miss out on the fun!!

Diwali:

Date:        Saturday, October 30th, 2010
Time:        3:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location:  Shri Venkateswara Temple Community Center, Bridgewater, NJ 780 Old Farm Road, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
            Click for Directions
Tel:        (908) 725-4477
Cost:    Registration and Payment by October 1st - $16 (12 years and older) and $9 (ages 6 to 12) Registration after Oct 1st and at the door - $18 (12 years and older) and $11 (ages 6 to 12) Advance Registration and payments will also be accepted at the picnic
Activities: Variety Entertainment, Socialization, Appetizer and Dinner
 

Communication: Email, Phann newsletter postings, web site postings, and postings in the Khabbar will be the usual modes of communication. Please encourage all Konkanis you know to update their contact information and email addresses with us. We also have a monthly newsletter Phann. Rajesh Nayak, treasurer of Konkani Sabha, is the editor of Phann. The newsletter is published to members of Yahoogroups. There is no fee to join the Yahoogroups. If you are interested in receiving the newsletter, please visit our website http://www.konkanisabha.org/. Click on the left side Subscribe to Newsletter. Web Site: We will be striving to post information on various activities, on a timely basis, on our website http://www.konkanisabha.org/. Please spread the word about our website.

 Email: Our email address is konkanisabha@gmail.com Additional Activities: Based on success of our initiatives this year, we hope to have more activities in the coming years. More activities will require more volunteers. We encourage anyone interested in getting involved to contact us.

We once again thank you all for your support. We hope to have continued support and involvement from all of you in the coming years. We also ask each of you to spread the word to any Konkanis you know and have them send their contact information and email addresses. Our goal as office bearers is to organize more and quality events. Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact any of us. Also visit our website at http://www.konkanisabha.org/ for details and updates.

Thanks and regards,
Office Bearers Konkani Sabha