Walking on the path of friendship and standing true to the principle of Strength in Unity, the two large National Telugu organizations, American Telugu Association (ATA) and Telangana American Telugu Association (TATA), have started moving on their path to Conduct the Joint Convention to be held in Dallas, on May 31, June 1 and June 2@ Irving Convention Center, 500 W Las Colinas Boulevard Irving, Texas 75039 in Dallas, with an auditorium capacity of 4000 people.
In a symbolic gesture of dedicating the convention to the Telugu Community, the two major Telugu organizations called their biennial convention, “American Telugu Convention”.
The two national organizations have conducted a fund raiser in Dallas, Texas, to raise funds for conducting the first ever joint exercise to host a combined Convention.
In a formal Kick off and Fund raising dinner hosted at the Four Points Sheraton Banquet Hall in Coppell, Texas, about 300 people attended and showed their support and enthusiasm for the unique experiment.
The enthusiasm was evident in the amount of funds raised for the event. A whopping near half a million was pledged by the local community leaders, business owners and supporters of the historic event.
The wide spread support from the community was seen in the complexion of the volunteer force of men and women, without regard to their affiliation to organizations.
In a generous gesture, Shri Pailla Malla Reddy sponsored for the kick off dinner. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Hanumantha Reddy and Mr. Malla Reddy said, they wanted to instill the spirit of unity and friendship within the community.
The two founding members of their respective Organizations, said, looking at the support from the Telugu community nation wide for their initiative, they said, they have felt vindicated for their hard work of for aligning their two organizations, towards executing the mammoth Convention.
Traditionally Conventions of this have been planned and executed over a period of 18 months.
In a departure of that practice, the two Organizations have taken up the challenge of delivering the giant Convention, in just over 6 weeks, which in itself is unprecedented.
The Organizers said the Convention will focus on promoting the Culture, instill family values by brining friends and families to spend time together, in a pleasant atmosphere, provided by the Convention, with food and entertainment. They said, heavy focus is put on promoting traditional arts, poetry and classical dances, by providing a grand platform. They said, the huge gathering also provides networking opportunity for entrepreuners and small businesses.
Asked about the preparations for the Mega event, the Joint Executive Committee, comprising of Karunakar AsiReddy, Dr. Haranth Policherla, Ajay Reddy, Arvind Muppidi, Bharath Madadi, Dheeraj Akula, Jyothi Reddy, Kiran Reddy Pasham, Mohan Patlolla, Reghuveer Bandaru, Mahesh Adibhatla, Satish Reddy, Srinivas Anugu, Vikram Janagam, responsible for the execution of the event, said, more than 36 committees are working hard, day and night, planning things meticulously. They were enthusiastic and expressed confidence in the commitment and expertise of the Volunteers and the support of the Dallas Telugu Community, in finishing the assignment, even with such stiff time lines.
The Joint Advisory Council, led by Mr. Hanmanth Reddy, Mr. Pailla Malla Reddy, Dr. Vijayapal Reddy, Dr. Haranath Policherla, Dr. Sandhya Gavva and Mr. Srinivas Pinnapu Reddy have conveyed their gratitude for the local community for their generosity and support for the historic effort of a joint convention.
The American Telugu Convention extends its invitation to the entire Telugu community across the United States.
