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Dear fellow Vokkaliga members,
We are very pleased and honored to extend to you all a very hearty welcome to the Vokkaligara Parishat of America, 14th Convention! On behalf of VPA-West chapter, and San Francisco Bay Area members in particular, we wish to convey our excitement to play hosts to members from across the country, and beyond.
The Convention has been planned for Thursday, July 2nd – Saturday, July 4th of this year, so all can enjoy the warm California Sun over our National Independence Day weekend! We would like to take you all to our beautiful state capital Sacramento, the Farm-to-Fork Capital of America! Befitting the Vokkaligara Convention! Seventy percent of the Sacramento region’s land is agriculture, forest or open space, creating a large amount of farming opportunity.
Located at the foothills of the Sierra mountain range, and at the confluence of the gorgeous Sacramento and American Rivers, we will be only a few hours’ drive from several renowned attractions. From the ski and recreation areas of Lake Tahoe, the granite domes of Yosemite, the Golden Gate Bridge of San Francisco, and the wine country of Napa!
As VPA Convention tradition would have it, this is a biennial ritual of networking and bonding with fellow Gowdathis and Gowdas, over exquisite, “just like mom’s” khara and sihi ootas day-in and day-out. All this in between magnificent entertainment from local, and national artists, in addition to awe-inspiring “back home” professional artists from Karnataka!
Amidst all these festivities of course, our roots, our culture will be on vibrant display in every person’s walk, and talk! Reminiscent of each ones younger days. Let us impart the riches of our culture to our younger generations and inspire them to reach newer highs!
We await with open arms to welcome you all to the 2015 Vokkaligara Parishat of America Convention!!
Radhakrshna Talkad
Convention Chair
Convention Chair
Ravishankar Byrappagowda
President, VPA
President, VPA