LONG ISLAND, NY (TIP): The newly elected Executive Council of India Association of Long Island held its Oath Ceremony on 9^th January 2018 at Merrick Golf Course, Merrick, Long Island.  Congratulations to the newly elected President Mrs. Gunjan Rastogi and her Executive Team of extremely talented individuals, who are experts in their own fields.

At 7:00 pm, team members welcomed the guests with piping hot Masala Chai with cookies. The program officially began at 8:00 pm by singing of American and Indian national anthems, followed by swearing-in of the new President and her Executive Team by Honorable Dr. Neeta Jain, District Leader, District 25. The ceremony was witnessed by big turnout which included, past Presidents, dignitaries, community leaders, IALI members and invited guests. The event was well covered by media – TV Asia, Jus Punjabi, PTC, Indian Express to name a few.

Past President, Mr. Satnam S. Parhar gave a fabulous introduction to the newly elected President, followed by the President’s speech, where she expressed her vision for IALI 2018, by continuing current popular programs and launching Child Enrichment Program, which will help children with science projects and their homework and enhancing Sports Forum with indoor activities. Furthermore, she intends to use diverse means of technology (e.g. Social media, Emails etc.) to get in contact with each and every potential member for building a stronger, larger IALI network and disseminate information to the members in timely manner. She also wants to partner with other non-profit organizations to build a bond with the community.

Last but not the least, Gunjan Rastogi’s speech directly touched the hearts and minds of the audience when she used a quote from President J F Kennedy’s inaugural address:

“My dear Team, do not ask what IALI can do for you but rather what can you do for IALI.

And our dearest Members, tell us, what we (IALI) can do for you?”

Program came to an end at 8:45 p.m. and delicious Indian Dinner was served to all attendees, which everybody relished.

Oath Ceremony program was hosted by IALI Executive council 2018 and team members. New Team: President-Gunjan Rastogi, Vice President-Lalit Aery, Secretary-Shashi Malik, Treasurer-Hargovind Gupta, Members at Large: Kuljeet Ahluwalia, Rajeev Chaudhary,  Ekta Singh Dass, Sushil Khanna, Surin Manaktala, Balaji Nagaraj, Sujata Seth, Mohinder Singh,  Event Advisor-Jyoti Gupta, Finance Chair-Vimal Goyal, Cultural Chair-Amita Karwal, Co-chair-Dr. Ujwala Shah, Membership Chair-Pradeep Tandon, Women’s Forum Chair-Veena Lamba, Co-chair-Lalita Mansukhani, Shalini Pawa, Committee Members: Ravi Kanta Verma, Rachna Shahdadpuri, Rizwana, Sangeet Forum Chair-Anjana Kashyap , Co-chair-Saroj Aery, Senior Forum Nassau County-Vijay Goswamy, Co-Chair Surinder Kade, Senior Forum Suffolk County-Kanta Dutta, Co-Chair- Neena Sawe, Meditation Chair-Narinder Kapoor, Co-chair-Sujata Seth,  Outreach Program: Mukesh Modi, Co-Chair– Dr. Jag Kalra, Child Enrichment Chair – Neeru Bhambri, Committee Member -Hargovind Gupta , Public Relations-Ratna Bhalla, Communication Chair-Rajeev Chaudhary, Kids Forum Chair-Ekta Singh Dass, Hospitality Chair-Sushil Khanna, Sports Chair-Surin Manaktala,  Media Chair-Indu Shyam Gajwani.

(Press Release)