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2019 e-Wargani Letter
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!!Ganapati Bappa Moraya!!
We had a great PGF 2019. This year core committee consisted of all women leadership for the first time. Here are some of the highlights for 2019
- Green initiative - paper mache Ganesha murti, bio-degradable plates for mahaprasad, electronic wargani letter
- Youth committee - 6 high school seniors leadership, each liasing with main committees. Greater plans to expand this committee in 2020
- Social responsibility - Support-A-Child foundation (India), Akhil Autism Foundation (NJ), Sewa Diwali Food drive thru ISKCON temple (PA), Urmisaroj Charitable Trust (Gujarat, India), Isha Foundation's Cauvery Calling project (India)
- Financials - 11 grand sponsors first time in the history of PGF. $219K collected through donations, parking, 2 days India Fest, brochure advertisements, corporate matching contributions etc. After $130K expenses including program artists honorarium, rental equipments charges and capital expenses etc, surplus of $89K was given to Bharatiya Temple for their charitable activities in Greater Philadelphia area
- Volunteer appreciation - many volunteers attended the volunteer appreciation dinner in December where they received kudos from Bharatiya Temple BOD.
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Feedback -
Here are some of the feedback we received
- Adults volunteers trusted us fully and were found willing to give us opportunities to help out during the festival, making it easy for us to do our part. -A Young Volunteer
- People were very appreciative and kind to us as well. - A Devotee
- The organization that Ycomm had this year as compared to previous years, leads were very good - A Young Volunteer
- Overall Turn Out For Parking Volunteer, and the excellent co-ordination between leads and volunteers. - A Volunteer
- In addition to bhakti aspect, we liked the community effect, the volunteerism, and the general good vibe. - A Devotee / Volunteer
- As usual, the festival was a great event. I liked everything. Especially our commitment to be ecofriendly. - A Devotee
- Modak Decoration theme for Ganesh festival was a good idea - A Devotee
- The pgm started on time and good coordination between other teams - A Devotee
- Excellent quality of programs and artists - A Devottee
- Everything about Food and all other arrangements were fantastic as always...great planning and execution! - A Volunteer
- PGF 2020 dates - As per the US time, PGF 2020 will be celebrated Friday Aug 21st to Monday Aug 31st, 2020 (one day earlier than Indian calendar)
- PGF 2020 Kickoff - We will have kickoff meeting in March/April so start planning for 2020.
- PGF 2020 Plans - Please have PGF in the back of your mind and bring fresh ideas on how we can increase the participation from our diverse community.
- A Big Thank you - Core team thanks everyone for Excellent support by every devotee participating in this festival.
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