KP-Chicago: Events & Programs (as of Jan. 16, 2007)
Objective: Participation & Fun.

CORE Programs:
UP COMING
Shivratri-function: 03/17, Saturday (Coordinators: Abishek Ganjoo, Sunil Vali, Jyoti & Satish Bhat)
COMPLETED
Navreh: 04/15 Saturday (Coordinators: Vijay Pandit, Promila & Soman Dhar, Ajay Koul) 105 of us participated; held at the Naperville Community Center.
Picnic: 07/22, Saturday (Coordinator: Naveen Dhar) 80 of us participated; held in the Blackwell Forest, Chicago. Info: http://www.dupageforest.com/preserves/blackwell.html
Pictures of some members:
www2.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=142025311/a=83132584_83132584/t_=83132584
Overnight Camp: 08/18-20, Friday-Saturday-Sunday (Coordinators: Sanjay Bhat, Nalin Dhar) 10 families participated; held in the Lena KOA camp grounds. Info: http://www.lenakoa.com/
Diwali: 10/28, Saturday (Coordinators: Sid Raina, Kartik Fotedar, Seema Bamzai) 120 of us participated; held in the Lombard Community Center.
Yaksha-amawasi: 12/23, Saturday (Coordinators: Sudesh Saraf, Nitin & Barkha Dhar) Cancelled.
Shivratri-hawan: 02/15, Thursday (Coordinator: Ajay Koul) 35 of us participated; held in the Greater Chicago Hindu Temple.

ENRICHMENT Programs:
COMPLETED
Ladies Get-Together: 07/16, Saturday.
(Coordinators: Raj Kachru, Pushpa Bhat, Anshu Raina, Pinky Raina) 18 ladies participated; held at Gaylord Restaurant and Busse Woods Park.
Meditation Get-Togethers:
(Coordinators: Bansi Pandit, Ajay Koul) 14 members participated; three sessions held, ninety minutes each, April thru July, at volunteer member family residences.
Pictures of some members: http://www2.snapfish.com/photolibrary/t_=83132584
Community Service: 12/16, Saturday
(Coordinator: Ajay Koul)
34 members participated; held at the 'Food Bank' in St. Charles in Greater Chicago. A total of 16,695 pounds of food & non-food items were processed by the team (491 pounds per participant). This community food distribution center caters to the needy families in the Northern Illinois, feeding about 227,000 every month, a third of which are children below 18 years of age. Info: http://www.northernilfoodbank.org
Pictures of some members: http://www2.snapfish.com/photolibrary/t_=83132584

Please feel free to advise any additional community events/programs you would like to initiate. Together, we can make a difference.

Ajay Koul
President, KP-Chicago (2006-07)
1.847.770.2939
akkoul@gmail.com