NEW YORK: More than 150 well wishers and life members of the Telugu Association of North America (TANA) gathered in Long Island, NY to support the organization’s 18th national conference to be held in Santa Clara, California.
The event was hosted by Subbarao and Rajeswari Anumolu, who have been strong supporters of TANA for more than three decades.
On the occasion, Jayasekhar Talluri, member of TANA Foundation Board talked about the activities of TANA Foundation, such as scholarships, cataract surgeries and other developmental projects back home.
Anumolu said, “TANA is an internationally reputed organization that continuously strives to serve the Telugu people in North America. As a member, I am very proud to see TANA is not only serving the cultural and literary needs but also serving social needs of Telugu people here.”
Jayaram Komati, president of TANA told the gathering, “We are here to serve the community. Unity among us is the most important thing to show our strength. We are happy to work closely with the other organizations that have similar mottos, but our community should not encourage those who have destructive mentalities.”
Talking about the preparations for the national conference, Sateesh Chilukuri, a TANA coordinator, said, “This conference will be a great conference as we are very selectively bringing the best talent that can represents our culture. Our idea is to encourage our youth talent, so we took the theme as Telugu Yuvatha Pragathi Prateeka. We will be very careful in spending money for external artists.
We are getting an overwhelming response from all over the county to participate in the events.”
Explaining the activities of TANA Emergency Assistance Management Team (Team Square), TANA secretary Mohan Nannapaneni said, “TANA has become the number one source for every Telugu person that needs help in the face of catastrophic incidents. With the generous support of TANA members, donors and volunteers, we have helped victims and their families in more than 70 incidents with over $200,000 contributions in the last two years.” He also thanked Sambasiva Rao and Mahalakshmi Venigalla for their $20,000 donation to TEAM Square activities.
TANA has raised more than $200,000 from this event alone.
India Post News Service
