Submitted by NCI on 14 October 2013 - 6:32pm
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I hope you are enjoying some of this incredibly nice weather we are having. In March NCI was notified by the 500 Festival Parade of invitation to provide a parade unit. We gladly accepted and are now planning for this May 500 Festival Parade Event.
The 500 Festival will provide a large banner at the front of our group that says “Nationalities Council of Indiana” and “2012 International Festival”. We would like to have as many ethnic groups as possible participating. Please circulate the date and the idea among your members to gauge your organization’s interest in being in the parade.
Basic requirements: 1) Marchers must be in ethnic attire; 2) Participants must be over 10 years old; 3) Participants must be able to walk the entire 2.5 miles of the parade route. We need @ 100-150 total NCI members to make this work. Insurance will be provided by NCI. I will have more information about this at the April NCI meeting.
All groups planning to participate should send a representative to the April meeting.
For my personal note of the month my Marian University power booster class is only two weeks away from finishing. It has been a long brutal training season. Just was notified by USA Cycling that I was ranked 6th in the state in 50+ open road category racing for the month of March. Last Sunday I travelled to Lexington Kentucky for the Annual Spring Circuit Race. The race was combined 35+, 45+ and 55+ Category 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 scored separately event. I placed 33rd overall and 16th in the 45+ age category. There were 46 riders that started the race. That was a good first race finish for me.
On a sad note, our loyal and active member Chuck Workman, “Voice of the International Festival” and stage manager of the International Festival for over 25 years, passed away this past week. Chuck was a wonderful man and he will sorely be missed. “Rest in peace Chuck.”
Planning for the 35rd annual 2012 International Festival November 15th to the 18nd at the state fairgrounds is progressing. The festival committee will decide on the theme during the April meeting. If you want your group vote to count please have your representative attend. NCI monthly meetings are open to the public and we look forward in welcoming guests interested in the council and its mission. The council meets on the second Monday of the month (next meeting April 9th) at 7:00 p.m. at the Max Kade Room at the Athenaeum located at the southeast corner of New Jersey and Michigan Streets, downtown Indianapolis. See you there!!
Allen Cem Galloway, MPA
President, Nationalities Council of Indiana
NCI Monthly Meeting
Second Monday of the Month, (except December and January).
Next meeting:
April 9, 2012, 7 p.m.
The Athenaeum,
401 E. Michigan Street
Max Kade Room
Visitors Welcome!
Important Notice on Parking
New parking meter rates effective: January 2, 2012
As of January 2, 2012, parking rates have been increased from $1.00 cents to $1.50 per hour. You can find these new Downtown meters from Capitol Avenue on the west, going east on New York Street, heading south on Alabama Street, going west on Maryland to Pennsylvania, south to Georgia Street and west to Capitol. Parking meters operate Downtown, Monday - Saturday, 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. A spur also extends along Massachusetts Avenue from Delaware Street on the south to St. Clair Street on the north.
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1. Announcements must be submitted in plain text as with MS Notepad's text format. We prefer the owner of the event edit the ad and provide the text. Images should be in JPEG or GIF format and less than 75K in size.
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Deadline: 23rd day of the month.
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For information on the Nationalities Council, please check our website
(http://www.nationalitiescouncil.org) or contact Allen Galloway, [email protected].
(http://www.nationalitiescouncil.org) or contact Allen Galloway, [email protected].
For information on the International Festival, please see our website
(http://indyinternationalfestival.org) or contact Pat Hubley, [email protected].
(http://indyinternationalfestival.org) or contact Pat Hubley, [email protected].
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Ms. Leymah Gbowee, Nobel Peace Prize Recipient
In mid February 2012, members of the Liberia Progress Foundation attended three lectures by Peace and Women’s Rights Activist Ms. Leymah Gbowee at University of Indianapolis, Butler University and Indiana University School of Law.
Ms. Gbowee has a master’s degree in conflict transformation and is a joint recipient of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, along with Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen.
Ms. Gbowee is a member of the African Feminist Forum and the African Women Leadership Network on Sexual and Reproductive Rights.
In 2006 she co-founded the Women’s Peace and Security Network Africa to promote cross-national peace-building efforts.
Presently, she is the Director of the Peace and Reconciliation Initiative in Liberia.
Alma K. Smith
Liberia Progress Foundation
Our thanks to the Liberia Progress Foundation for the delicious refreshments at the March NCI meeting!
In Memoriam
We mourn the passing, and celebrate the life, of our friend and colleague, Chuck Workman. Chuck passed away at his home Sunday, March 25, 2012. Many know him as the "Voice of the International Festival," our Stage Manager for the International Festival for over 25 years. Below are some thoughts on our friend. We will surely miss him…
Family of Chuck Workman,
Please accept our most heartfelt sympathies for your loss. Our thoughts are with you and your family during this difficult time we pray the love of God enfold your family during this times and he helps you heal with the passage of time.
On behalf of the entire Peruvian Association of Central Indiana and our community our hearts are with Chuck’s family.
Sincerely,
Jorge Senisse
Peruvian Association of Central Indiana
PACI
Josef (and friends of Chuck Workman),
I am with great sadness that our dear friend has left us. This sudden news still comes to me with much disbelief and sorrow. I regret that I am out of town and will not be able to attend Chuck's service. I wish I could be there to share my happy encounters and memories of Chuck with his family as well as his friends. Chuck was a very special man to many people, myself and my girls included who are very sad to hear they will not get to see Chuck again. His warm personality, kind spirit and friendly smile made him stand out. Although Chuck's spirit remains with so many of us, the International Community will not be the same without him. On behalf of the entire Persian Society our hearts are with Chuck’s family.
Sincerely,
Cresta S. Vossoughi
Society for the Promotion of Persian Culture
Thank you very much this unexpected, but much appreciated, personal note regarding Chuck's passing. His absence will certainly leave a big void in the hearts off all who knew him and had the pleasure of working with him in a wide variety of arenas. It is difficult to comprehend that his bigger than life personality will be absent from future events and activities that are so near and dear to so many of us, especially in the international community. Chuck was a very special supporter of the Mexican folk dance group Ensamble Folklorico Indianapolis since its formation in Indianapolis about 12 or 13 years ago. He promoted the group far beyond its first community performances on many occasions. His friendship to the group, and his personal friendship will remain in our hearts forever. I also wish that I could be there to share some very special stories; however, I will not be able to attend services for Chuck as I will attending funeral services for my beloved uncle at the same time. Let us keep Chuck's spirit alive in this community. We ALL KNOW that this is the type of legacy that he would wish for us to continue.
Good bye, Chuck! We will miss you!
Pamela (Valdes) Gemmer and Ensamble Folklorico Indianapolis
Chuck Workman: Distinctive voice. Jazz expert. International Festival entertainment emcee. Indianapolis raconteur. Austrian beer aficionado. Wry humor. Sly smile. NCI Member of the Year - 2007. Executive board room. Welcoming presence to everyone. Irreplaceable individual.
Josef M. Laposa
Indianapolis-Piran Sister City
WICR is mourning the loss of Chuck Workman, who passed away over the weekend. Chuck is a legend in the Indianapolis Jazz and broadcasting communities. He joined WICR in April of 2006 with the Saturday Evening Jazz Show and later brought his Sunday Morning Jazz Show to The Diamond as well. Chuck’s impact on WICR and the students he worked with cannot be overstated in the six years he was involved with the station—not only with the high quality of his programs, but also because of his work promoting the station and his dedication to the jazz community. Most importantly, Chuck mirrored WICR’s mission with his efforts to involve students in the production of his programs. He also took great pride in helping out during WICR’s fund drives, as it allowed him more opportunity to talk on the air about the jazz he loved. Chuck will be dearly missed by everyone in the WICR family, including current students, staff, and alumni.
WICR
For further information, please see the Indianapolis Star below.
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Reminder - NCI annual dues
A gentle reminder: The NCI By-Laws (Article 7.) provide for payment of Individual and Regular/Group Member annual dues by April 1st (no fooling!). Membership forms can be downloaded from http://www.nationalitiescouncil.org/governance/forms or me at [email protected] .
In haiku verse...
P.O. Box awaits
collection of member dues -
Thanks for your payment!
Josef Laposa, Treasurer
Nationalities Council of Indiana
P.O. Box 1623
Indianapolis IN 46206-1623
NCI Financial Report March 2012
PNC Bank Account Balances: March 31, 2012
Money Market Savings = $9,201.68
Free Business Checking = 122.93
FUND BALANCE = $9,324.61
NCI Fund Balance, December 31, 2011 = $8,395.38
Interest Earned:
2012 YTD = $1.09/March = $0.37
2011 Total = $6.75
NCI Membership Status: Twelve (12) Total Paid Individual dues thru March 2012.
NCI Membership Status: Eighteen (18) Total Paid Regular/Group dues thru March 2012. Nine (9) Regular/Group dues paid in March 2012, as noted below:
- Indianapolis Lithuanian Community
- Indianapolis Minyo Dancers
- Barangay Club of Indiana
- ISAMETD
- Indiana Partners of Americas
- Asian Services of Indiana
- American Turkish Association of Indiana
- Liberia Progress Foundation
- Polish Cultural Society of Indiana
NCI 2012 Revenues (thru 03/30/2012) = $ 1463.00
NCI 2012 Expenses (thru 03/30/2012) = 451.99
YTD Balance $ 1011.01
NOTE: 2011 audit is in process by Sponsel CPA Group. Audited statement is used with required federal and state tax filings and with grant applications for International Festival.