TANA - PATA Diwali celebrations
Telugu Association of North America(TANA) in association with Pittsburgh Area Telugu Association(PATA) organized Diwali and Hudhud relief fundraiser in SV Temple, Pittsburgh on Saturday. More than 250 people attended the event. Singers Vijayalakshmi & Rahul Sipligunj performed in the event.
The event started with a prayer by Venkatachari Samudrala, Head Priest of SV temple and PATA President Arundhathi Mandava welcomed the audience and thanked TANA for organizing the event.
A special video on TANA screened and TANA President Mohan Nannapaneni gave the captivating speech explaining the various charitable activities TANA has conducted in USA and India over past 37 years and invited the audience to the 20th TANA conference which will be held from July 2nd to 4th 2015 in Cobo Center, Detroit, MI.
Mohan Nannapaneni requested all attendees to come forward and donate generously towards Hudhud relief fund. All attendees donated generously and approx. $10,000 was collected on the spot. Sri Atluri of Atluri Bhavani Charitable Trust donated 1500$ and Dr. Anjaneyulu Karumudi & Anuradha donated 1000$ for this noble cause. . TANA already announced initial contribution of 100,000 USD towards the relief efforts. Audience appreciated TANA's efforts for bringing the program to execution and for the contributions to the community.
TANA President Mohan Nannapaneni attended as chief guest along with TANA Secretary Satish Vemana, TANA Mid-Atlantic Regional Representative Ravi Potluri, Srini Yalavarthy, Nagaraju Nalajala, Ramu Jakkampudi, Vamsi Surampalli, Anand Mummidi & Rajesh Challa.
News Posted: 12 November, 2014
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