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DIWALI GET-TOGETHER 2004
Last Updated: October 25, 2003
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Message from Mr APS Mani (Executive Convenor, ICAT)
Dear Friends:Diwali Get-together, Saturday, 30th October 2004
Venue: St Mary's International School, Seta, Setagaya ku, Tokyo
Our Annual Gala function, DIWALI GET-TOGETHER will be celebrated this year on Saturday, 30th October 2004. Indian Community Activities Tokyo (ICAT) is celebrating 28th year of Diwali Get-together in Tokyo. This is the largest gathering of our Community members under one roof for any function that is conducted in Japan.
May we bring to your kind attention that the aim of ICAT is increasing fellowship among Indians in Kanto area and for this reason we do not charge any annual membership or admission fee for being a member and thus any Indian residing in Kanto area can join ICAT by subscribing their name in this Web site and register the basic details reflected there. By registering via the website, a person's membership is automatic. Please spread the word among your Indian friends about this registration procedure and make all Indians living in Kanto area members of ICAT. Thank you.
With the sizeable increase in the members of the Community, circulating news through a newsletter among the Community becomes an uphill task. However, we are bringing out our circulars and Newsletters periodically for the benefit of the Community, whenever it is absolutely essential. It is ideal to browse through the www.manicat.org and update yourself of Community events. After all, 80% of our present Community members are on their computers most of the day!
The Diwali Get-together is our event of the year, one that attracts the maximum number of our people who look forward to a celebration of the spirit of tradition and the joy of togetherness. This is an excellent occasion to regenerate fellowship among old residents as well welcome and meet the newcomers.
We need a large contingent of volunteers and we shall be happy to enlist persons as volunteers for the evening amongst those of you who can spare the day or even half the day to help us with the enormous amount of work that has to be put in on 30th October. It will be a big help for us. Please contact the undersigned by phone: 090 1777 3100 or 03 3727 4417 or by fax: 03 3727 4419 or e-mail and indicate your willingness to help. It will be greatly appreciated. It is only with the support and through the cooperation of all the members of the Community that we are able to have a successful and enjoyable function.
Following are the details of the Diwali Get-together:
| Assembly and Fellowship: |  3.30 p.m. to 4 p.m.The purpose of ICAT is to enhance fellowship among us Indians in Kanto area. Some of us meet only once a year. This fellowship time should be utilised fully to meet your old friends and make new ones. Drinks and snacks will be available in the cafeteria while having the fellowship. |
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| Cultural Programme: | 4.15 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. Visiting Rajasthani Folk Dance Group brings items like Chari, Dandiya Raas and many more dance numbers. Do not miss their scintillating performance! Show starts at 4 p.m. Be on time, please The Japanese Drum which were staged last year is requested to perform once again to at the repeated call of our members who fell in love with the Drum beat and enthusiam reflected during last year. Wadaiko So -- the drum group is one of the top artist group in that area in Japan. The cultural programme also consists of dances, songs, children items etc that are of interest to all. The organisers of the programme and the artists have put in a lot of effort to present the programmes to you. Kindly remain TOTALLY silent and watch the Programmes taking good care of the little children who are with you. Kindly encourage the artists at the appropriate time by giving applause. Complete silence is requested during the cultural programme time. |
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| Grand Diwali Raffle: | 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. Latest in the collection of Raffle Prizes: Fourteen Air Tickets
to various destinations including many to India. No Bingo event
or Raffle event in the city has so many prizes. Apart from Air
Tickets, finest jewelry and latest in Electronic Equipments and
newest in novelty items. Do not miss the opportunity to parttake
in raffle draw.This is the only fund raising event of our Community in the whole year. The prizes for Raffle consists of fabulous items, the total value of which exceed several millions of Yen. We are collecting gifts from our members for the Diwali Raffle and it has been spontaneous year after year. The gift can be either a personal one or it can be from the corporation you represent. Donors of gifts are kindly requested to contact Mani at: Tel: 03 3727 4417 or Fax: 03 3727 4419 or Email or mobile No. 090 1777 3100 so that arrangements can be made to collect your valuable gifts. A few of our airline gifts are donated by individual members of our Community. |
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| Car Parking: | Car parking is free in the school compound. There will be volunteers or school staff to guide you for parking cars. The car parking facilities are huge that the entire Community's cars can be parked comfortably. All the roads on 31st October will automatically lead to St Mary's and the map of the venue is enclosed as part of this communication. | ||||||||
| Raffle Tickets: | Diwali Raffle Tickets are sold at the most attractive rate,
the details of which are as follows:
PLEASE BUY AS MANY RAFFLE TICKETS AS POSSIBLE. The more number of tickets you buy, the chances of your winning fabulous prizes are more. To give maximum chances for winning prizes, the raffle tickets are sold only on the Diwali day, i.e., 30th October - at the Hall. Your cooperation in buying large numbers of raffle tickets on time is solicited. This avoids auction of tickets at the end and also saves time in organising the programme. Please buy raffle tickets in plenty and as early as possible on the Diwali Day. |
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| Grand Diwali Dinner: | 6.30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Diwali Dinner is catered by Indian Restaurants. Food Coupons are sold in the hall in the denomination of Yen 300. Items of food are sold in the denominations of Yen 300, Yen 600, etc. Please buy enough number of food coupons from the volunteers and get sufficient food from the caterers. Please do not mix the food coupons with that of raffle tickets. There are varieties of food and you will be delighted to see the choice. Really a Grand Diwali feast awaits you at the most economical price. |
Alcoholic drinks are prohibited on the day of Diwali Get-together at the School premises. This is done to avoid any unpleasant eventualities on the function day, keeping respect to the school environment.
This is the only event of the year which collects so many of us together. Let us have a good fellowship and fun. Diwali is our most important festival and let the Diwali spirit be maintained throughout the function. It is a great opportunity for all of us to meet many fellow Indians, Japanese colleagues and people of other nationalities who all are interested in India. It will be a lovely sight with many of our people in a festive mood, all assembled under one roof. Be a part of it and enjoy a great evening. DO NOT MISS THE FUNCTION UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. We have made all arrangements for a memorable evening. Kindly come as early as possible, meet old time friends, make new ones, see the cultural programme presented by our members, participate in the raffle and have a leisurely dinner with your friends. Your invitation to your friends on this day to attend the Diwali Get-together will be greatly appreciated.
Admission Details:
All are welcome to our Diwali Get-together. If you are bringing a big group of friends, please call us on 03 3727 4417 in advance. You can also inform us by Email. It will be a big help for us to plan the function as the number of participants are one of the criteria for organising any function.
Entrance Donations:
| For all adults | Yen 1,500 per head |
| For all children between the age of 6 to 12 | Yen 500 per head |
If any of your Indian friends are visiting Tokyo area at this time of the year, please invite them for our Diwali function so that they may not miss the festivities of Diwali. We do not want any of our countrymen to miss the festivities of Tokyo area on Diwali day.
The attention of IT professionals is specially drawn to the fact that this is a great occasion for you to have fun and fellowship together. You all work a number of hours a day and you need a comfortable break with your fellow citizens at least once a year. Please come and join all of your colleagues and us on the Diwali Day.
We are a small Community compared to other countries where Indians live. We are unique in several respects. We are a model to many other countries where Indians have their associations and celebrate Indian festivals. Let us keep it up. Let us assemble together in large numbers and make it a memorable function. We should ALL be together on the Diwali day to exchange greetings and fellowship. The basic philosophy of ICAT is to have fellowship among our Community members and this can be achieved only if all of you are present for the Diwali Get-together.
Ours is the only Association that charges no subscription fee or membership fee for being a member. The only request that we have is to help us in Diwali get-together day by attending the function with family and friends on time. Kindly assemble in the St Mary’s Hall by 4.15 p.m. at the latest.
We are preparing a full list of Indians in Kanto area. It is ideal that you are in the list and I earnestly request you to register your name with full basic details so that invitations, if a special gathering is organised, will be POSTED to you.
Looking forward to being with you on Saturday, 30th October and wishing you all A HAPPY, HEALTHY, PEACEFUL AND PROSPEROUS DIWALI.
Cordially yours,
APS Mani
Executive Convenor
INDIAN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES TOKYO
Address:
1-19-1-207 Ishikawa cho, Ota ku, Tokyo 145 0061
Tel: 03 3727 4417 Fax: 03 3727 4419
Email: manicat@gol.com
Mobile: 090 1777 3100