Dear Friends!  We are glad to get back with another e-Anjali .. Well, it has been quite some time since we wrote to you. We hope you have been keeping up with the KHNA activities through our web site. If you haven't, this email hopes to update you!

Convention Registration Drive: The most exciting news to tell you is about the start of the registration drive for next year's biennial convention in Los Angeles (July 10-13, 2009). The KHNA office-bearers are working hard to ensure that the convention will provide you with an unforgettable experience in sunny Southern California. Registration for a family of four including all food and room expenses has been reduced from $1200 to $999 this time. Plus, due to requests from several friends around the continent, we are also starting an automated monthly payment plan ($99 per month for families, $74 per month for family of two, etc) that will make it painless for all of you to attend the convention and also enjoy a great vacation in the entertainment capital of the world, L.A.! We will be back with more information, and will keep you posted on all details frequently.

Philadelphia Kickoff Meeting: The first registration kickoff meeting was conducted in Philadelphia on Aug 31st, at the auspicious location, Chinmaya Mission Kedar. It has almost become a tradition for us to do it this way, just as done for the Chicago (2005) and New York (2007) conventions. KHNA thanks the leaders from the local organizations such as the NSS of Pennsylvania, SNDP, SNA and the Nair Society of Delware Valley for organizing the function. Please see the News Release before the function and the KHNA News and pictures on the Chenda Melam, Thalappoli and all colorful activities at the "City of Brotherly Love" during this function. We are glad to announce that 27 families filled up registration forms at the functions. A great start, indeed!

Northern California Forms New Organization (OHM-NorCal): Sometimes it is a simple event that brings a whole large group together. For a long time, many San Francisco area Hindu malayalees have wanted to form a single organization that focuses on the objectives all hindu families have. Somehow, it had never happened. That changed in March, as a few friends were attending a music concert by well-known Sreevalsan Menon from Kerala, and decided (with a little nudge from a couple of KHNA folks from L.A. who drive up there too) to form "Organization of Hindu Malayalees Northern California". OHM-NorCal was inaugurated in late May by well-known film music director Pundit Ramesh Narayan who also performed at the inaugural function, the organization's first Swati Tirunal Day. Former chairman of the Kerala Kalamandalam, Prof. Prabodhachandran Nair, spoke at the occasion. Please see the details and links to their website in KHNA's news article on OHM Nor-Cal. KHNA President was also glad to select a regional vice president from the SF bay area, thanks to all the enthusiasm of the friends there. We wish the new organization all success! .

Last time we talked about how to motivate our youth to be aware of KHNA activities and how all of us need to work actively at that. This time the request is for all of you to help us identify the gaps in our reach among the vast population of Hindu malayalees in the continent. So far during the past 10 months we have brought awareness about us to several more cities (San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Phoenix, Vancouver, Denver, St. Louis etc). We need your help in identifying those who would like to spearhead the activities in several more cities - Cleveland, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Las Vegas, Nashville, Minneapolis, Guadalajara, Mexico City, etc, are all cities where we would like to have active contacts. If you are aware of those who are interested in working with us, or of organizations and malayali bhajan groups, please let email us.

Thank You!