Namaskaar!!
Couple
of days back, I shared with you our
plan to achieve one
of our key priorities, creating an
inclusive KOA and an involved Kashmiri
Pandit community. Today I would like to
share with you our plan to achieve
another key objective.
Our
other key objective is to ensure that
our youth are connected to our culture
and heritage and are well prepared to
carry our culture into future
generations.
In
order to achieve this objective, we will
do the following:
- Enable
regular interactions between our
youth and seniors to discuss the
needs of our youth and how those can
be fulfilled.
- Encourage
and empower youth to take leadership
roles in national and regional
events (e.g., annual camp,
convention, etc).
- Create
Youth Corners for the younger
generation to get involved in
planning and execution of events and
whatever reasonable priorities the
group can set.
- Conduct
seminars and workshops for youth on
the topics related to our culture
and heritage.
- Create
Kids Corner for the children that
are truly in their formative years
to be able to absorb and retain
Kashmiri Pandit values including the
areas of language and our regular
rituals.
- Use
enabling technologies to disseminate
knowledge about our culture and
heritage to our children and youth.
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“Sunil
Ji is a model of integrity and openness,
and combines these traits with a
creative mind, modesty, fine technical
skills, and a deep desire to learn from
others. This is an outstanding blend of
characteristics for a KOA President. His ability
to motivate a group of people toward a
common goal sets him apart in the race.
By nature, he is neither a career
politician nor is he manipulative.
His work ethics and values reflect
his commitment and dedication ---- a
basic requirement for a community
leader.” – Seema Kachru,
Foreign Correspondent, Press Trust of
India, Texas.
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I
would also like to reiterate that once
elected; we will deliver the following
to our community, in first few months of
our tenure:
- United
KOA organization
- Spirited
membership outreach program.
- Empowered
zonal directors and decentralized
organization.
- Community-oriented
Kashmiri Pandit International (KPI)
newsletter.
- Updated
KOA bylaws after a thorough review
and revision process.
- “Immigration
Made Easy” Kit for community
members migrating to USA
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I
am very happy to see Sunil's candidacy
for this election. I trust his personal
judgment and I believe he is one of
those who fully gets what KOA is all
about. He has perhaps the most
comprehensive understanding of the so
called KOA universe -- from its
philosophy, to its projects, to its
technical and organizational
infrastructure -- of anyone involved
with the organization. I have not
always agreed with Sunil, but he
disagreed with me respectfully,
intelligently, and with conviction. I've
always found him reasonable, thoughtful
and willing to converse amicably even
when there is disagreement. – Anil
Kachru, Houston,
Texas
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As
informed by NEC, you will receive your
user id, password and instructions to
exercise your right to vote on Monday
morning. I would like to request you to
please exercise your right to vote and
please show your support for me by
voting for me. Your vote for me is a
vote for a united, brighter and
productive organization for our
community. I have complete faith in you
that you will trust me with your
important vote.
VOICES
OF SUPPORT
Thanks
for your kind support and encouragement.
Best
regards,
Sunil
Fotedar
Candidate
for KOA President
www.sunilfotedar.com
koa@sunilfotedar.com
sunilfotedar@yahoo.com
(1)
210.568.7726
