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Mother's Day celebrated on May 14, 2006
KAW initiated its 2006 activities
with a Mother’s Day Get-together on 14-th May 4.30 pm to 7.00 pm at the Mar Thoma Church Hall, Kent. The evening got to an auspicious start
with the Welcome Message by KAW President, Mr. Babu Parayil. The Kent Mar Thoma Church Vicar, Rev Father Roy Thomas inaugurated the function
and delivered a thought-provoking Mother's day message. The "Sangeetha Sayahnam" was literally a treat for the 80+ strong audience featuring songs by
KAW's talented singers: Madhu Kangara, Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan, Mili Ojus, Latha Santhosh, Hariprasad Manilavalappil, Smitha Santhosh, Kinita Harris, Ranjith Ramdas, Angela Goraphy & Sruthi Hariprasad.
A Mother's Day special Presentation by Mili Ojus, Poem by Dimbu Thomas & Instrumental Music by Shannon Parayil were the other highlights of the event, elegantly MCeed by
Ms.Sruthi Hariprasad & Ms.Angela Goraphy. KAW Malayalam Classes Coordinator, Mr. Ram Pranam explained the visions & objectives behind the impending Malayalam Classes to be
conducted by KAW. The fun-filled "Anthakshari" event conducted by Jojo Chalissery & Kalpana Hariprasad succeeded in involving the entire audience. It was more than appropriate that the prizes for the "Anthakshari"
were distributed by KAW's distinguished former Presidents, Mr. Aniyan Mattamel & Mr. P.M.Mathew. The wonderful Musical Evening came to a close with the
"Vote of Thanks" by the Secretary of KAW, Mr. Santhosh Nair. Free snacks were served to the audience after the event. KAW thanks the entire audience and Program Coordinators Mr. Madhu Kangara & Mr. Ojus John for a beautiful eve..
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KAW Volunteers completes this year's first Community Program on May 13, 2006
On Saturday May 13 2006, the volunteers from KAW led by Mr. Babu Parayil, Mr. Binoy Varughese,
Rev Fr. Roy Thomas & Mr. Aniyan Mattamel helped the Kent Food Bank in sorting the hundreds of packets of food that comes in from the letter carriers drive.
This food drive was one of the largest of the year. Every volunteer worked tirelessly for over 2 hours as committed by KAW to Kent Food Bank. Only disappointment
was that if we had more volunteers we could've helped them for 2 more hours, which would've been even more satisfying. Hope our fellow members will take a lead from this
and come out in strong numbers to support KAW's future Community programs.
In addition to the above mentioned, KAW salutes the following people also for their participation : Giri Nair, Ojus John, Mili Ojus, Renjith Chidarankandy, Toji Thomas,
Sujit Kuruvilla, Regi Thomas, Tojy Oommen, Anil Francis, Dr. Jacob Alexander, Benie Parayil, Jessin Thomas, Jerin Thomas, Soby Mathew, Syba Mathew, Nelvin mathew, Noble Mathew, Charlie & Bonney Mathew.
Click here for the Photos of the Event...
Regarding the Monthly NewsLetter..
The aim of KAW Newsletter is to cover all KAW Events as well as other Events, Programs and Festivals of Malayalees in the state of Washington.
If you want to announce any Community Events/ Functions to the KAW members, let us know..Any suggestions/feedback/ideas for improvement for this
Newsletter will be invaluable..
Click here to e-mail the KAW NewsDesk
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KAW's "Help Viraj" Fund
Viraj was born on March 3rd, 2003 in Phoenix. On August 29th, 2005, he was diagnosed with Leukemia and for survival he needed a bone marrow transplant.
That brings Viraj and his parents - Vipin and Seena - to Seattle. The transplant was done in April 2006 and Viraj is still not in a stable condition.
As we all know the treatment for marrow transplant is very expensive. The last two years of treatment and the fact that the whole family is staying in
Seattle (away from their Phoenix home), put a big financial burden on this family. On top of all their sufferings, last week, Viraj's grand mother
(Seena's mother) passed away in Kerala.
Viraj's parents do not want bother any one of us with their financial needs. But KAW understands their situation and feels that we have a responsibility
to help them and we have made an appeal to the local community for financial support. KAW thanks Mr.Jyothish Nair for heading this great initiative..
Request to KAW members :
The KAW EC appeals to all members/friends of KAW to join in our efforts to raise funds for Viraj.
We would appreciate if you could please make a check (any amount) payable to "Ms.Seena Thampy" or to "KAW" and have it mailed to the Secretary, KAW, 414 210th St. SE, Bothell, Wa 98021.
KAW would make sure that the check reaches Viraj's Mother.
Should you have any questions on this request or about KAW, please do not hesitate to call:
* Babu Parayil (President) (425) 558-0108
* Santhosh Nair(Secretary) (425) 761-3057
* Jyothish Nair (425) 442-2890
You can also send an email to:
secretary@kaow.org
Click here for more details on Viraj-Support Fund...
KAW continues it's Membership Drive 2006..
KAW is continuing it's Membership Drive 2006.
Lets try to enlist all the Malayalees in and around Seattle under the banner of Kerala Association. We need your whole-hearted
support for the same..If you haven't taken the Membership yet or if you want to refer somebody for KAW Membership, do send an email to
secretary@kaow.org.
More on "Joining KAW" here...
Malayalam Movie "Thanmathra" in Town!!!
The much anticipated Mohanlal starrer "Thanmathra" is to the screened at Totem Lake Cinema soon!!!!
For details, visit http://www.ashach.com/movies/. Watch the movie and help us in spreading the word around.
All the profits from this movie will be used for charity purposes. So come and support us in this good cause.Thanmatra is inspired from Padmarajan's story "ORMA".
It tells the story of Rameshan Nair played by Mohanlal, a clerk in the Secretariat with a beautiful wife, smart kids and middleclass aspirations whose life turns topsy-turvy after he is diagnosed with the deadly Alzheimer’s disease.
Movie:Thanmathra (Mohanlal)
When: June 10th 2006 at 1.30pm.
Where: Totem Lake Cinema, 12232 Totem Lake Way
Kirkland, WA 98034, Ph: 206 587-7882.
Ticket Info: $9 Adv Booking & for KAW Members; $10 at the Box Office. Kids under 12 get in free when accompanied by an adult.Note: Please remember to get your KAW membership cards.
Payment details: Only cash will be accepted. Checks or Credit cards will not be accepted.
For advance booking, please contact Kerala Talkies
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Left wins the Kerala Elections
The CPM-led Left Democratic Front (LDF)
predictably routed the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala, with its biggest ever haul of seats in the state Assembly.
Among the LDF constituents, the CPM won 65 seats while the CPI bagged 17, the Janata Dal (Secular) 5, Kerala Congress (Joseph) 4, Revolutionary Socialist Party 3, Indian National League 1, and the NCP, Congress (Secular), and Kerala Congress (Secular) one each. The Congress won 24 seats while its allies brought up the remaining seats: Muslim League (8), DIC(K) (1), Janadhipatya Samrakshana Samithy (1), Kerala Congress (M) (7).
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VS assumes office as Kerala CM
CPI(M) veteran V S Achuthanandan was on Thursday sworn in as the Chief minister of Kerala at the head of a 19-member Left Democratic Front ministry, marking his debut as an administrator.
The swearing-in ceremony was held at the Central Stadium behind the Secretariat.
A huge crowd turned up to witness the ceremony.The ministry has 12 nominees, including the Chief Minister, from lead partner CPI-M, four from CPI, one each from RSP, Janata Dal (Secular) and Kerala Congress.
Meet the new Ministers here ...
(Click on Government --> Council of Ministers Link and then click on
each Minister's name for details.)
All Results from Kerala, WB, TN, Assam
The Communist Party of India-Marxists-led Left Democratic Front
on Thursday wrested power in Kerala and retained it for a record seventh time in West Bengal, while Tamil Nadu appeared headed
for a coalition for the first time in 50 years..The northeastern state of Assam too appeared set for a coalition led by the Congress, which also looked to retain power in the Union Territory of Pondicherry.
In the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha bye-election, Congress President Sonia Gandhi defeated her nearest Samajwadi Party rival Raj Kumar Chowdhury by more than four lakh votes. More...
Brazil/Argentina/Italy/Germany/England???
Football (not the US version, but the original one) holds a special place in Malayalee hearts.
Ronaldo & Rooney are household names for us..With the 2006 WorldCup in Germany just round the corner, don't you want to know : Who is playing who? When? Where? At what time? Find out the answers to all these questions by checking out the Match Schedule. In our Washington state, the Worldcup is being Telecast by ESPN, ESP2 (Those with Comcast Connection will have these channels) & ABC Sports. ESPNU & ESPN CLASSIC will have Repeat Schedules. GOL TV & Fox Soccer Channel will carry special Worldcup programs, though they won't show the actual matches..
Here's the complete schedule for all our KAW Football enthusiasts.....
Welcome to June!!!
Welcome to June. Ready or not, here comes summer. The upside of that: the dreamy blue skies and sunburn weather that make activities like floating the Yakima Canyon a good reason to live in this drizzly-for-nine-months-of-the-blessed-year neck of the woods.
The downside: With warmer weather come things that bug you in the woods
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