Diwali Celebration
UPDATE
Thank you for joining us at Diwali! Around 200 County employees attended the celebration.
We want to acknowledge those who made the event possible:
Planning Committee: Jacalyn Mah, Anu Bagchi, Mathilda Leow, Chandra "Gopi" Gopisetty, Margie Roberts, Dongfen Gao
Day of Helpers: Francie Hubert, Brent Ainsworth, Talia Smith, Denise Lee, Becky Ng, Jeff Lee, Maureen De Nieva, Adora Gutierrez, Ashmita Pindoria, Nagasree Viyyuri
Sponsors: Board of Supervisors and County Administrator's Office
Vendors
Henna artist: Madhavi Bajaj
Bollywood dancer: Enakshi Vyas, Elite Naach Academy
Food: Batika India Bistro of Novato
Speakers / Participants
Jose Varela, Marin County Organization of Latino Employees (MCOLE)
Meloni Page, County of Marin Employee Association of African-Americans
Angela Nicholson, County Administrator's Office
Lynda Roberts, Combined Charities Campaign
Rwena Holladay, saree demonstration
Multimedia:
Video of event highlights (4 mins).
Video of program (23 mins; see below).
Photo from left to right:
Supriya Menon, Jacalyn Mah, Dongfen Gao, Mathilda Leow, Anu Bagchi, Adora Gutierrez, Rwena Holladay, Gopi Gopisetty, Nagasree, Ashmita Pindoria, Francie Hubert, Denise Lee, Margie Roberts
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July 10, 2015
Please join our Diwali Celebration - the Festival of Lights! Event will feature a live bollywood dance performance and a local henna artist. Indian buffet will be served.
To ensure that we have enough food, please RSVP by October 30. If you're experiencing browser issues when trying to RSVP, please email us to RSVP.
Event is free and everyone is welcome to attend. Hope to see you there!