President Year End Note
I would to thank you all for providing me an opportunity to lead MCIA organization in 2011 and my committee has successfully completed the year. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the members for supporting the organization year long. This year we have seen a record participation from MCIA members in all events. I am glad to share 2011 event memories of HIGH QUALITY to be cherished for a long time through Videos and Pictures link - EVENT WISE (Please Click here to view) which portrays the remarkable achievement of 2011 Committee.
VIDEO GLIMPSES RECAP of ALL 2011 MCIA events !!!.
2011 Committee is proud to have got the opportunity to implement the below mentioned "MAJOR Milestones" to enhance the transparency of the organization by revising the MCIA Bylaws:
- Revised of MCIA Bylaws to meet the growing needs of the community and Protect MCIA brand name.
- INDEPENDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL to assist and oversee MCIA operations. Our FIRST - MCIA Advisory council members for 2012 are Jivan Patel, Balwant Singh, Rao Duvvuri, Ramesh Chaudhari, Ram Bhat.
- Introduced the concept of "President Elect" role in the organization for preparing the incoming President to experience the process, practices, people and procedures of the organization before taking on the actual responsibility as the President and also enhance the continuity.
- Membership to the organization was closed as of August 31st.
Major ACCOMPLISHMENTS of the 2011 COMMITTEE are :
- Starting a brand new relationship with Illinois State University(ISU) by partnering for events. The ISU relationship through FESTIVAL OF INDIA has opened more opportunities for MCIA partnership for future events.
- Partnership with McLean County History Museum for PARIGYAAN musical Series
- Organized 'Festival of India' at ISU Quad. This event was very well received by the community which had a major participation by the members from both local and Indian community.
- Created History by providing an entertainment filled ANNUAL DIWALI DINNER for members at FREE OF CHARGE. Also provided Free snacks / Food at the following events :
- Sponsored a scholarship at Heartland Community College
- Publishing of MCIA 2011 - Member Directory
- Raised a record Sponsorship to provide members with a memorable year. My Committee's intention was to present traditional MCIA events with "HIGH QUALITY" to be cherished for a long time with an innovative and creative thought rather than organizing record number of events.
- Initiated initial discussions to obtain tax exempted status to MCIA by the Internal Revenue Service(IRS) which will eliminate the need to pay taxes on memberships and other receipts to the organization. The process takes about 6 months to obtain the tax exempt and I am willing to extend my support to the next committee to continue with the application process to complete the process.
- Youth Open House : Youth open house conducted in early in the year had a record number of Kids participation from the community.
- The Community Services team along with Youth Volunteers organized a Bake sale as fundraiser for Japan's Tsunami victims. The Team raised $300 at the event. The funds raised was handed over to American Red Cross.
- REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATIONS OF INDIA : The patriotic event which is very close to our hearts, brought in the patriotic fervor amongst the packed audience at One Normal Plaza. Community members portraying various freedom fighters through a SKIT was a super hit event. The event had a huge participation by the community and was one of the biggest audience turnout for MCIA events
- INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS : Community members portrayed "BHARATH RATHNA AWARDEES" as part of the event that was the highlight of the program.
- FESTIVAL OF INDIA : The Patriotic "INDIA PARADE" conceived and presented for the FIRST TIME as part of MCIA's "FESTIVAL OF INDIA" celebrations was a SUPER HIT at the event. Youth Volunteers portrayed as Bharath Mata, National bird-Peacock, National flower - Lotus, National animal - Tiger, Kathak Dancer was a added attraction to the parade. Other attractions at the event were Bollywood Music Show, Henna painting, Face painting, Balloon making, Puppet show, Rangoli Display, Inflated slide and Balloon jump for kids, Free Popcorn, Indian snacks, Cultural activities added a Festive atmosphere to the event. The event brought in the patriotic fervor amongst the packed participants / audience at event. The event had a huge participation by the community members and was one of the largest audience turnout for MCIA events.
- FREE DIWALI DINNER : For the FIRST time in MCIA's history FREE Diwali Dinner was offered to MCIA members to thank for the continued support and in appreciation to the MCIA member community participating in all the 2011 MCIA events with huge numbers.
- DIWALI DINNER SKIT : MCIA 2011 committee and their family members enacted a SKIT at the DIWALI DINNER to portray Diwali festival significance and celebrations. The event had a huge turn out with close to 650 member participation.
INNOVATIVE Organizational process implemented :
- Email communication : Members were able to easily differentiate between MCIA organized events and Community forwarded information when delivered to their inbox.
- Format of Diwali dinner : For the first time in MCIA's history, Evite Process was used for inviting the members for the ANNUAL DIWALI DINNER.
The success of ALL the events presented in 2011 is due to the DEDICATED COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I would like to convey my sincere thanks and appreciation to Cultural team members Uma Kallakuri, Padmashree Suresh, Jigna Desai, Kaberi Dutta, Gowri Karandikar, Ashlesha Raut, Krishnaja Bhamidipati, Leena Koli, Nayana Gandhi, Communication team Veena Vivek, Hospitality Team members Aruna Mundlapudi, Saraswathi Amaravadhi, Community Service & Outreach members, Rahul Bafna, Vaneetha Crampton, Coordination and Technical team Kasturi Santanam, Bipin Shah, Srinivas Bhamidipati, Hari Chenna, Uma Shankar, Ram Satyam, Ravi Chandran, Jyotsna Gupta, Ganesh Peddireddy, Risik Rangineni, Jishnuram Nair, Sidhartha Mohapatra, Hemant Kale, Manpreet Singh ,Anubhav Khanna, Shaishiv Varshney, Gurinder Negi,and all the community members for coming together to provide a memorable and remarkable year to the community in 2011. I would to convey my appreciation to Youth members Sankhya Amaravadi, Yashaswi(Dolly) Suresh, Veebha Gowda, Sankalp Amaravadi, Vinay Gowda, Vinit Vivek for their active participation and volunteering in all events.
I would like to again thank the whole community for the active participation which was a great motivation and inspiration for my committee to organize events of high quality which brought increased visibility for MCIA in McLean County.Looking forward for your continued support towards MCIA Organization.
I wish all the best for the 2012 MCIA Team for the upcoming year. Wish all the members and their families a A Very Happy and Prosperous New Year 2012.
Ability is what we are capable of doing... Motivation decides how we do... Attitude determines how well we do it.
Jai Hind,
Regards,
Suresh Krishna
MCIA President - Twenty Eleven(2011)
sureshkrishna.usa@gmail.com
www.ourmcia.org
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