Friends of India would like to invite you all to the “Annual Indoor Sports day 2017".  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. The event details are as below:

When:  10 AM to 4 PM Central, Saturday. March 25th 2017

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

What:   

1. Chess
2. 2.Table Tennis (Ping-pong)
3. Carrom
4. Wii Tennis
5. Foosball
6. Skipping
7. Fill the bucket
8. Musical Chair
9. Rangoli

Entry fee: $5 for FOICR members (kids/adults), $10 (non-member kids), $ 15 (non-member adults). 

If you would like to participate, then please complete the registration form above or send your name, contact details (Email, phone#), age of the participant and the games to: sportschair@foicr.org

The last day for registration is Monday, March 20th. The registration fee can be paid on the Sports day and prior to the start of the sports events.

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

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

Dear Friends,

We are pleased to invite you to attend the 68th Republic Day of India celebrations. 

When: SATURDAY, JANUARY 28 AT 3:30 PM

Where: Community of Christ

            1500 Blairs Ferry Road

            Hiawatha, IA 52233

We will have a social hour & snacks (3:30PM to 5:00PM), cultural programs  (5:00 PM to 7:00 PM), followed by dinner (7:00 PM to 8.30PM). 

Please utilize this occasion as an opportunity to renew your membership or become new members and support FOICR organization grow bigger to serve the community better.

If you choose not to become a member or renew your membership on that day then we kindly request you to pay $5/person to defray the facility rent and other expenses. Please remember to bring check or cash.

Please join us and make the event a grand success.

Please RSVP by 01/24/2017, to avoid food wastage or shortage.

FOICR Executive Committee

Friends of India Association, Cedar Rapids, IA

http://www.foicr.org  

Hello Friends,

 Wish you and your family a very Happy Holiday season.

 It is time to renew/join FOICR membership for 2017. In addition to the regular annual membership offered to existing & new members, we are also offering a six month membership option for new members in 2017. The FOICR Executive Committee (EC) is pleased to confirm membership pricing details for 2017 as below:

 For additional details on membership, please contact any of the 2017 FOICR EC members below or visit http://www.foicr.org/membership

 2017 FOICR EC Members

 Thank you,

​Amit Suri

On Behalf of FOICR EC

e-mail:President@foicr.org

Web: www.foicr.org

Cell: 319-270-8711

We would like to cordially invite you to the 

FOICR Fall Festival - 2016 on November 12th, 2016

Please join us on this special day to witness the amazing performances. 

We will have delicious Indian food followed by a variety entertainment program

If you would like to perform in the event, please click here.

Where:

Program Schedule

3.30 PM – 5: 00 PM – Social & Snacks
5:00 PM – 7:30 PM – Programs
7:30 PM – Dinner

 Ticket prices

Before 11/09/16:

Members: $12
Member kids ages 5 - 15: $8
Non-members: $15

After 11/09/16:

Members: $15
Non-members: $20
Admission is free for kids under age 5 and gold members (RSVP required).

 Please RSVP and purchase the tickets by 11/09/2016 to help us plan the event better. 

http://evite.me/jSrhZkhJFU

Please purchase the tickets in advance, and help us plan the event better.

Tickets can be purchased by contacting:

Siva R. Gopalam- 319-491-6811
Sreenivasa Vanavasam- 815-520-9076
Girish Kulkarni- 248-924-0408
Amit Suri- 319-270-8711
Tanesh Revankar- 309-230-9600
Satya Kondiboyina- 616-516-4689
Prathap Thotapalle- 862-251-2483
Vighneshwar Gadde- 516-474-6842
Raj Kumar Durairaj- 319-531-8598
Siddharth Pratap Singh- 319-538-4796
Sudin Huddar- 319-210-9220
Salini Leela- 319-202-3596

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.

Friends Of India Association Cedar Rapids

Sunday, September 11^th

1p.m. or 3 p.m.

If you would like to participate, please contact volunteerchair@foicr.org or sign up at http://signup.com/go/9E8wFj

This is a food packaging event in Vinton, Iowa.  The goal is to package 50,000 meals. Half of the meals will stay in Benton County to be distributed by HACAP in Hiawatha, Iowa.  The remainder will be distributed internationally by Outreach, Inc. wherever the need is greatest.

Domestic meals are .25/each.  International meals are .30/each.

You can donate money to help purchase the meals or you can help the day of the event.  There are many different jobs to be done such as set up, clean up, food runner and food packager.

Our goal is to get at least one table of Ryan employees and their family members.  This is a great family event even the kids will like. 

The Volunteer Form is attached.  It can be returned to Marta Bauer.

If you would like to donate money towards the event, make a check out to Bethlehem Lutheran Church and send to Marta Bauer or you can donate online at bethlehemvinton.org.

We currently have collected enough for 44,420 meals.

Some facts about hunger:

·         More people die each year from hunger than from AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined.

·         1 in 7 Americans struggles to get enough to eat. In fact, hunger or food insecurity exists in virtually every community in the United States. 

·         40% of the people using services at our local food bank in Hiawatha, Iowa are veterans and their families. That is double the national average. 

·         According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), 15.3 million children under 18 in the United States live in households where they are unable to consistently access enough nutritious food necessary for a healthy life.

·         Outside the U.S., many people suffer from hunger and poverty. Nearly 1.2 billion people in developing countries live in extreme poverty, living on less than $1.25 a day. 

·         Most Americans (51.4 percent) will live in poverty at some point before age 65.

Please consider supporting this Outreach effort. 

For more information, you can contact Marta Bauer.