Dear Friends:

We welcome you and your family to the Spring Festival 2019 for fun-filled evening!

Join us and enjoy the variety of programs designed for your entertainment followed by dinner with Indian cuisine & Pizza for kids.   

Program Schedule:

·         3:30 PM – 4: 45 PM – Social & Snacks

·         5:00 PM – 7.30 PM – Programs

·         7.30 PM – Dinner

Ticket prices:

Admission is free for Gold members (RSVP is required).

Ticket Prices for non-Gold Members :  Until 05/01/19 (Wednesday):

·         Family/Individual/Life Members - Adults  $12

·         Family/Individual/Life Members - Kids ages 5 - 15: $8

·         Non-FOICR-Members (adults & kids): $15

Ticket Prices for non-Gold Members : From 05/02/2019:

·         Family/Individual/Life Members (Adults & kids): $15

·         Non-FOICR-Members (adults & kids): $20

There is no fee for Kids under 5 years of age.

Please RSVP and purchase the tickets by 05/01/2019 to help us plan the event better. 

Tickets can be purchased from EC Members below:

·         Jyothi Akurathi

·         Renjith Jagadeesan

·         Naveen K. Somaiah

·         Prashant Paranjape

·         Chiranjeevi Aradhya

·         Srinivas Katragadda

·         Vivek Joshi

·         Sreeja Nair

·         Parvath Reddy

·         Ashly Murali

·         Bhumika Nayak

·         Himanshu Bhushan

For updates and details, please visit our website at http://www.foicr.org closer to the program date.

If you are not a member of FOICR, we request you to consider joining to show your support for FOICR.

Dear Friends,

FOICR is in it its Silver Jubilee Year and we are pleased to invite you to attend our Annual Republic Day of India celebrations on Saturday, 9th Feb from 4.00 PM. 

Program details are as follows:

When: Saturday, February 9th at 4:00 PM

Venue: New Life Community Church 275 29th Avenue Marion, IA 52302 

Cultural Programs : 5.00 Pm to 7.00 Pm

Dinner: 7.00 Pm to 8.30 Pm

Please utilize this occasion as an opportunity to renew your membership or become new members and support FOICR organization grow bigger and to serve the community better.Membership details can be found at http://www.foicr.org/announcements/foicrmembership2018

We highly encourage you to become Gold member this year.If for some reason you choose not to become a member or renew your membership on that day then we kindly request you to pay $10/person to defray the facility rent and other expenses. Please remember to bring your check books or cash.

Note: There is a no increase in either the membership or the Bal Vikas fee for 2019

Please join us and make the event a grand success. We look forward to seeing you all there.

FOICR Executive Committee

Friends of India Association, Cedar Rapids, IA

Please find the 2018 Fall Festival Brochure attached below.

Dear Friends,

FOICR is pleased to invite you to attend India's Independence Day Celebrations.

Please join us in our FUNtastic outdoor gathering and take part in the fun activities for all ages. 

When: Saturday, Aug 18th, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Where:  Squaw Creek Park, 4305 Squaw Ln, Marion, IA 52302

Flag Hoisting: 12:00 PM

followed by Lunch at 12:30 PM

If you or your kids want to say few words about Independence day and its history, please send your name in an email to president@foicr.org

Ticket prices:

 Admission is free for Gold members (RSVP is required).

 Ticket Prices for non-Gold Members :   

 Family/Individual/Life Members   - $5 each
 Non-FOICR-Members : $10 each

There is no fee for Kids under 10 years of age.

See you all at Squaw Creek Park for India's Independence Day Celebrations!!!

FOICR Spring Festival 2018

• HostFriends Of India Association
• Phone319-481-3642
• WhenSaturday, May 5 at 3:30 PM
• WhereHarding Middle School
  4801 Golf St NE
  Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

Message From Host:

Dear Friends:

We welcome you and your family to the Spring Festival 2018 for fun-filled evening!

Join us and enjoy the programs which will have dance, music, skit and much more followed by dinner.   

Program Schedule:

• 3:30 PM – 4: 45 PM – Social & Snacks
• 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM – Programs
• 8:00 PM – Dinner

Ticket prices:

Admission is free for Gold members (RSVP is required).

Ticket Prices for non-Gold Members :  Until 05/02/18 (Wednesday):

• Family/Individual/Life Members - Adults  $12
• Family/Individual/Life Members - Kids ages 5 - 15: $8
• Non-FOICR-Members (adults & kids): $15

Ticket Prices for non-Gold Members : From 05/03/2018:

• Family/Individual/Life Members (Adults & kids): $15
• Non-FOICR-Members (adults & kids): $20

There is no fee for Kids under 5 years of age.

Please RSVP and purchase the tickets by 05/02/2018 to help us plan the event better. 

Tickets can be purchased from EC Members below:

• Himanshu Bhushan
• Jyothi Akurathi
• Naveen K. Somaiah
• Prashant Paranjape
• Parvath Reddy
• Nanda Rajagopal
• Vivek Joshi
• Veena Katragadda
• Ashly Murali
• Suresh Kumar
• Chiranjeevi Aradhya
• Amit Suri

If you are not a member of FOICR, we request you to consider joining to show your support for FOICR.

Dear Friends,

Friends of India would like to invite you all to the “Annual Indoor Sports day 2018".  Come, play & compete with some great talents within our community.

It will be a fun-filled family event where men, women, and children of all ages can participate, showcase their skills & win exciting prizes/trophies.

When:  11-30 AM to 4-30 PM, Saturday April 7th 2018

Where: New Life Community Church, 275 West 29th Ave, Marion, IA 52302

What:   Chess, Table Tennis, Carrom, Wii Tennis, Foosball, Skipping (for kids), Fill the Bucket and Dartboard

Entry fee: Free for Gold Members, $5 for all other FOICR members, $10.00 for each non-member kids & $15.00 for Non-member Adults. Fee includes pizza and pop.

In addition to above games, there will be fun activities. Age groups for each event will be decided based on the number of participants and their age.

If you would like to participate, complete this Entry Form Online .

Reply by:  March 31st 2018.

FOICR Table Tennis 2018 (Competitive): 

If you like to play in competitive Table tennis, complete this  Table Tennis Entry Form Online .

We are Looking forward to your Enthusiastic Participation! Let’s play hard and have fun!!

Note: FOICR EC reserves the right to change/cancel or limit number of entries for a game.

FOICR Executive Committee is pleased to invite you to attend the 69th Republic Day of India celebrations.  Please accept the invitations at  http://evite.me/Hx2RQhxpBr

When - SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 2018

Where - Echo Hill Church, 9000 C Ave NE, Marion, IA 52302

Program details are as follows

• Social Hour & Snacks : 3:30PM to 5:00PM 
• Cultural Programs  : 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
• Dinner : 7:00 PM to 8.30PM 

Please utilize this occasion as an opportunity to renew your membership or become new member and support FOICR organization grow bigger to serve the community better. Membership details can be found at http://www.foicr.org/announcements/foicrmembership2018  Please bring cash or check towards membership fee.

We highly encourage you to become Gold member this year. If for some reason, you chose not to take FOICR membership, then you will be asked to pay $10 fee for the event.

Please join us and make the event a grand success.

Please RSVP by 01/24/2018 in order to plan better.

FOICR Executive Committee

Friends of India Association, Cedar Rapids, IA

FOICR invites you and your family to the Children’s Day celebration and Annual General Body Meeting (GBM). 

During Children's day event, Balvikas kids will be awarded with certificates and we are planning fun activities for the kids. Details to follow.

During GBM, members will elect the 2018 Executive Committee & the Board of Directors, you get to know all the financial details and other activities/ events we have been doing through out the year.
 
When:  Sunday, Dec 3rd 
           
           3:00 - 4:00 PM - GBM & EC/BoD Election
           4:00 - 5:00 PM - Snacks (Free for all kids and member adults. $5/person for Non-member adults) 
           5:00 PM - 6:00PM - Awarding Certificates and Wrap up.

Where: New Life Community Church
           275 29th Ave, Marion, IA 52302
 
Entrance Fee:  Entrace will be free for all. Non-members adults pay $5/person for Snacks only. FREE for all kids (age 18 and under)