Announcements
2018 FOICR Spring Festival Brochure
Please find the 2018 Spring Festival Brochure attached below. |
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2018 FOICR Spring Festival Brochure.pdf
FOICR Spring Festival 2018
FOICR Spring Festival 2018Message 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:
Ticket prices: Admission is free for Gold members (RSVP is required). Ticket Prices for non-Gold Members : Until 05/02/18 (Wednesday):
Ticket Prices for non-Gold Members : From 05/03/2018:
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:
If you are not a member of FOICR, we request you to consider joining to show your support for FOICR. |
FOICR Indoor Sports 2018
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. Thank you, Executive Committee |
FOICR 2018 INDIA REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATIONS
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
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 Membership 2018
Wish you all a very Happy Holiday season! It’s time to renew or join FOICR membership for 2018. We are looking for your support so that FOICR can continue to grow and organize not only cultural entertainment and educational programs but also conduct sports activities for the benefits of our community . We are excited to announce additional benefits to Gold members this year. Gold Membership or newly added Individual Gold membership will be all inclusive package this year which includes FREE entry to all FOICR proposed events* for the entire year of 2018. We hope that you will grab this opportunity and participate in all the FOICR sponsored events this year. This will be win-win situation for all of us. The FOICR Executive Committee (EC) is pleased to confirm membership pricing details for 2018 as below: Full Year (2018): Current & New Members
2018 Fee for the Balvikas Program
* FOICR EC Committee for 2018 propose to conduct the following events this year
FOICR executive committee reserves the right to cancel any event at its discretion. ** Individual Gold is the new Membership Type for 2018. For additional details on membership, please contact any of the 2018 FOICR EC members or visit http://www.foicr.org/membership If you have any question then please reach out to EC Members or contact us at committee@foicr.org |
Children’s Day celebration and Annual General Body Meeting (GBM).
FOICR invites you and your family to the Children’s Day celebration and Annual General Body Meeting (GBM). 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. |
FOICR Fall Festival 2017
Dear Friends, FOICR Executive committee is pleased to announce that the FOICR Fall Festival 2017 is now scheduled for Saturday, November 4th at Wilson Middle School in Cedar Rapids. Evite: http://evite.me/UgkRJHhfXk We welcome you and your family to the Fall Festival 2017, an event full of unbounded fun! Join us for sumptuous dinner of Indian Cuisine and enjoy the programs which include dance, music, skit and much more!! Program Schedule:
Food catered by: Taste of India restaurant, Cedar Rapids Ticket prices: Before 11/04/17:
On 11/04/17:
Admission is free for kids under age 5 and gold members (RSVP required). Please RSVP and purchase the tickets by 10/29/2017 (Sunday) to help us plan the event better. Tickets can be purchased by contacting any of the EC members below:
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.
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FOICR Fall Blood drive
When: From 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM Saturday, October 14th 2017 Friends of India in Cedar Rapids (FOICR) since 2012 has hosted 11 blood drives with Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center (MVRBC). Over that period of time FOICR donors have donated a total of 127 units of blood. Since each unit can be processed into four separate blood products that can go to four different patients FOICR donors have helped up to 508 patients in local hospitals. This is a huge contribution to MVRBC’s mission to maintain a steady blood supply in our community’s medical facilities. This noble cause has greatly helped to save many lives and it is great opportunity for our community members to continue that tradition. |
Inviting Youth Leaders: Student Advisory Council (SAC)
Dear Friends, The FOICR EC is pleased to announce the formation of a five member youth leadership council named the Student Advisory Council (SAC). This is an excellent opportunity to inculcate leadership abilities in our youth members. The SAC is being created for an ad-hoc purpose to assist the FOICR EC in planning for and executing activities for the 2017 Fall Festival. The 2017 Fall Festival is currently planned for Saturday, November 4th. The SAC will attend the EC meetings with the regular EC/BoD members.The main responsibilities of the SAC are as below: 1. Providing advice to the EC on the program structure for the Fall Festival. 2. Help the EC plan expenditures for the Fall Festival. 3. Help the EC create a marketing/social media campaign for the event. 4. Reach out to other youth members to participate and volunteer in the Fall Festival. Participation in the SAC is limited to students currently enrolled in grades 9th through 11th. Enrollment is strictly on a first come first served basis. Preference will be given to FOICR members. Please send an email to president.foicr@gmail.com if interested in becoming an SAC member. |
2017 India Independence Day Picnic
Dear Friends,  We are pleased to invite you all to attend INDIA's Independence Day Celebration and FOICR annual picnic. Please join us in our FUNtastic annual outdoor gathering and take part in the fun activities for all ages. When: Saturday, Aug 19th, 11.00 AM - 4.00 PM Flag Hoisting: Noon If you or your kids wants to say few words (max 1 minute speech) about Independence day, please send your name in email to president@foicr.org Entrance fees: See you all at the PICNIC!!! |
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