ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>Andhra Cultural Association - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Quarterly News Letter</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META HTTP-EQUIV="expires" CONTENT="Wed, 09 Aug 2000 08:21:57 GMT"> <meta name="keywords" content="ACA,Andhra Cultural Association - Edmonton, Edmonton, Telugu "> <meta name="description" content="Andhra Cultural Association - Edmonton "> <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" type="text/css"> </head> <center> <body bgcolor="FFFFFF"> <table width="97%" border="1" bordercolor="maroon" cellpadding="0" bordercolor="black" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" valign="top"> <tr valign="top"> <td width="300" rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top" valign="tope" > <!-- Begin Side Menu --> <TABLE height="100%" CELLPADDING=4 CELLSPACING=4 bgcolor="88c4ff" valign="top"> <tr><td height=100></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="http://www.aca-edmonton.org/" class=text1>Click Here to Go to ACA Website</a></td></tr> <TR valign="top"> <TD width="230" ><p class="superheading" valign="top">In this Issue: <img src="http://www.kasani.org/i/star.gif" /> </p><p> <!-- ***** Enter Sidebar Links Below ***** --> <ul> <li>Call for your writings for Vani: 2007-08</li> <li>ACA Activities for the 1st Quarter, 2007</li> <li>Community Events</li> <ul> <li>Marriage of Naveen Basappa & Sneha Kapadia</li><br> <li>Reception of Jagannath Pariti and Srivalli Indrani</li><br> <li>Mrs. Suseela Subbarao's 80th Birth day</li><br> <li>Dr. Puttagunta Venugopal Rao and Krishna Kumari's 50th wedding anniversary </li><br> <li>Message to Pragathi : New Grand Daughter of Somayya Kasani & Vijayalakshmi Kasani</li><br> </ul> </li> </ul> <br> <!-- ***** Enter Sidebar Title Below ***** --> <p class="superheading">Useful Resources: </p> <p> <!-- ***** Enter Sidebar Links Below ***** --> <a href="http://www.aca-edmonton.org" target="_blank">ACA Website</a></p> <br> <!-- ***** Enter Sidebar Title Below ***** --> <p class="superheading">Acknowledgement:</p> <p> Our sincere thanks to Mr. Veeran, Mr. Murahari, Mr. Ashok Kumbamu, Ms. Asha Rao and Mr. KS Rao who have made this newsletter possible. <br> -Andhra Cultural Association. </p> <br> <!-- ***** Enter Sidebar Title Below ***** --> <p class="superheading">Contact Us /Feedback: </p></b> <p> Please share our community news to be included in future ACA Quarterly News Letters. We look forward to your suggestions for improvement. Please <a href="mailto:somaiah_kasani@yahoo.com">mail us</a> <br> -Andhra Cultural Association.</TD> </TR> </TABLE> <!-- End Side Menu --> </td> <td width="624" height="269" align="center" valign="top"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" valign="top"> <tr> <td width="386" align="left" valign="top"> <!-- Begin Content --> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" valign="top" > <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td colspan="2"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" > <tr> <td><img src="ACA Border.jpg" border=0><img src="ACA Border.jpg" border=0></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="88c4ff"><img src="acanewsletter.jpg" border=0></td> </tr> <!-- <tr> <td><img src="ACA Border.jpg" border=0><img src="ACA Border.jpg" border=0></td> </tr> --> <tr><td height="5"></td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr><td height=15></td></tr> <tr> <td height="100%" class="superheading2"> <p><center>Call for your writings for Vani: 2007-08 - Give yourself time to prepare!</p> </td> </tr> <tr><td><p><img src="book.jpg" align="left">To get your ideas across use small words, big ideas, and short sentences.<br><br> Dear all,<br><br> Here is a sincere call from our literary division of our ACA to contribute your literary pieces both in prose and poetry in Telugu and in English as well to our VANI - 2007 Magazine. As you all know, ACA brings out a literary magazine once in two years. We have that chance for this year 2007 - 2008. </p></p> Our VANI 2007-08 will be put online for reading and is also published for distribution among the members of our Andhra Cultural Association. We are also happy to inform you that with this letter, we are introducing a new feature ACA Quarterly E -NEWSLETTER. These News letters will include information about ACA Events as well as our community news.<br><br> Thank You.<br> Yours, Somayya Kasani<br> Literary Secretary, ACA<br><br></td> </p> </tr> </tr> <tr> <td class="superheading2"><p><center>ACA Edmonton Activities for the 1st Quarter, 2007</p> </td> </tr> <tr> </td> <table width="650" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tr> <td align="center"> <table border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="90%"> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td width="23%"> <p class="td-head"> Date </td> <td width="77%"> <p class="td-head"> Event </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td width="23%"> <p> 24 March, 2007 </td> <td width="77%"> <p> Celebration of Telugu New Year Ugadi Function. Elections for ACA office bearers for the New Year 2007-08. </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td width="23%"> <p> 1 April, 2007 </td> <td width="77%"> <p> Joint Meeting of old and new ACA Executives at outgoing Social Secretary Mrs. Damayanthi' s Residence. </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td width="23%" height="26"> <p> 4 May, 2007 </td> <td width="77%" height="26"> <p> First ACA Executive meeting at the residence of Mr. Somayya Kasani to plan the ACA Events Calendar for the year. </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td width="23%"> <p> 11 May, 2007 </td> <td width="77%"> <p> Designing and Launching of new Website for ACA at : <a href="http://www.aca-edmonton.org" target="_blank"> www.aca-edmonton.org</a> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td width="23%"> <p> 14 May, 2007 </td> <td width="77%"> <p> <li><a href="http://www.aca-edmonton.org/Stephen_Mandel_Mayor.html" target="_blank">Message to Telugu Community from Mr. Stephen Mandel, Mayor on behalf of City Council and people of Edmonton</a>.<br /> </li> <li><a href="http://www.aca-edmonton.org/Bharat_Agnihotri_MLA.html" target="_blank">Message from Hon. Bharat Agnihotri, MLA.</a></li> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td width="23%"> <p> 1 July, 2007 </td> <td width="77%"> <p> Second ACA Executive meeting at Mrs. Sudha Rani's Residence to plan for the Summer Picnics. </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td width="23%"> <p> July 2007 </td> <td width="77%"> <p> <a href="http://www.aca-edmonton.org/PastEvents.html" target="_blank">Telugu Badi picnic organized at William Hawrelak Park.</a> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td width="23%"> <p> 14 July, 2007 </td> <td width="77%"> <p> First ACA Picnic at Rundle Park. </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td width="23%"> <p> 25 August 2007 </td> <td width="77%"> <p> Second ACA Picnic at Wabamun Lake Provincial Park. </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td width="23%"> <p> 15 September 2007 </td> <td width="77%"> <p> Celebration of Vinayaka Chaturthi at <a href="http://www.edmontonmandir.com/" target="_blank">Bharatiya Cultural Society of Alberta.</a> </td> </tr> </table> <br><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="superheading2"><p><center>Marriage of Naveen Basappa & Sneha Kapadia<br><a href="http://snehaandnaveen.wedquarters.com">http://snehaandnaveen.wedquarters.com</a></p> </td> </tr> <tr><td><p><img src="NaveenSneha.jpg" align="right">Naveen Shanker Basappa, son of Mr. Sharana and Mrs. Ratna Basappa was born in Edmonton, Alberta and attended University of Alberta medical school. He has met his soul mate Sneha Kapadia in Toronto, and finally the wedding was set for June 09, 2007 in Regina, Saskatchewan. It was well organized and very well attended by ACA members. In summary the attendance to wedding from Edmonton was close to 100 people, most of them being from ACA. Basappa family greatly appreciates their presence and blessings. </p><p>The wedding in Regina was colorful, typical Gujarati style, and had 3 parts to it. Friday evening was GARBA dance and dinner, next morning was the traditional Vedic wedding followed by lunch, and evening the Reception with usual speeches, dinner and dance. </p><p>Our ACA members were the stars of the evening dance, particularly the teenagers. They had a Ball</p><p>Basappa family also hosted another reception locally here in Edmonton on June 16, 2007 at Westin Hotel, and the high light of the evening was dinner dance and most importantly the decorations. Reception decorations were managed by Mrs. Ratna Basappa, and each center piece was unique and they were imported from India. Once again the Reception in Edmonton was colorful with excellent south Indian style food and fabulous Decor.</p><p> In summary, Basappa family is thankful to ACA members for sharing their time and support during this joyous event. </p> <br></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="superheading2"><p><center>Reception of Jagannath Pariti and Srivalli Indrani</p> </td> </tr> <tr><td><img src="JagannathIndrani.jpg" align="left"><p>A reception was held to celebrate the September 2006 wedding of Jagannath and Indrani on July 29, 2007 at the Meridian Banquet Hall. Indrani arrived recently from US to join Jagannath in Edmonton. Their wedding was held in West Virginia, USA last September where Indrani s aunt resides.</p><p>Many light hearted speeches, and songs were performed at this delightful luncheon reception. Although the reception was organized within a short time-frame there were friends and family who arrived even from out of town to attend the event. Indrani s brother from Chicago, Jagannath s sister Susheela from Fremont, California, Jagannath s cousins from Calgary, and our former Edmonton ACA members from Fort McMurray, Balu, Gomathi and family are some of those out of station attendees.</p><p> The family wishes to thank all for making this event a memorable one. </p><br></td> <tr><td class="superheading2"><center>Mrs. Suseela Subbarao's 80th Birth day</td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="SmtSuseela'sBday.jpg" align="right" valign="center"><br><br><p valign="center">Members of the Andhra community organized a surprise 80th Birthday Celebration for Smt. Susheela Subbarao. At that event a few people spoke about her contribution to the Andhra Community of how she has been able to preserve and teach our culture to our children and our newcomers. She not only contributed to the Andhra Community but also to the community at large by getting involved in music, cultural and religious committees as well as supporting the events. Mrs. Susheela Subbarao was a founding member of the ACA. </p> <br><br></td> </tr> <tr><td class="superheading2"><center>Dr. Puttagunta Venugopal Rao and Krishna Kumari's 50th wedding anniversary<br><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td ><img src="50th-wedding-anniversary.jpg" align="left"><p>Children and Grand Children celebrated Dr. Puttagunta Venugopal Rao and Kristna Kumari's 50th wedding anniversary in Edmonton. This was a private function. People who were associated with the couple when they were in Edmonton had an opportunity to celebrate this milestone with the family. In attendance were his son (Saradhi), daughter-in-law(Salija) and new grandson from Ontario, Eldest son (Prasad), daughter-in-law (Anu) and three grandchildren from Michigan, Daughter (Lakshmi), son-in-law (Joseph) and two grandsons from Edmonton and his brother and sister-in-law from Manitoba. The gathering was held at River Bend Community Hall. The function was well organized by their children and was highlighted by a wonderful slide presentation. </p> <br></td> </tr> <tr><td class="superheading2"><center>Message to Pragathi : New Grand Daughter of Somayya & Vijayalakshmi Kasani<br><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="Pragathi.jpg" align="right" ></td></tr><tr><td><p><br /><center>"May the sun bring you new energy by day;<br> May the moon softly restore you by night,<br> May the rain wash away your worries;<br> May the breeze blow new strength into your being,<br> May you walk gently through the world and;<br> know its beauty all the days of your life." <br></center><br><br></p><p> Mr. Somayya & Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Kasani are very happy to share the birth of their grand daughter 'Pragathi', who was born in Seattle in September 2007. You are welcome to see details at <a href="http://www.kasani.org/Pragathi.html">www.kasani.org/Pragathi.html</a> </p> <br></td> </tr> <tr><td height="10"></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="http://www.aca-edmonton.org/" class=text1>Click Here to Go Back to ACA Website</a></td></tr> <tr><td height="10"></td></tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td colspan="2"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" > <tr> <td><img src="ACA Border.jpg" border=0><img src="ACA Border.jpg" border=0></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> </td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>