Pawankhind – Movie Night with Misal Pav

admin March 5, 2022

Dear MMCPA Community:

We plan to screen the Marathi movie Pawankhind in Central PA. Below are the details —
When: Sunday, March 13th at 4.00 PM (Time is tentative we will provide details once finalized)

Where:
        R/C Carlisle Commons Movies 8
        250 Noble Blvd, Carlisle, PA 17013

Cost:
        MMCPA Members – $10 per person
                **MMCPA Annual memberships are due for all MMCPA families. $10 per person is discounted cost for the families that pay MMCPA annual membership of $40 per family at or before a movie.

        Non-Members – $15 per person

        ** Please bring checks payable to MMCPA
        ** Kids above 5 are charged the full fee.

Please RSVP by Sunday, March 6th @ 11:59 PM so that we get an accurate headcount. Use the following link to send your RSVP:

http://evite.me/dew8QT9vR4

Once you confirm your availability and headcount for the movie, you are responsible to pay the full ticket cost even if you cannot make it to the movie.

Looking forward to seeing your family at the movie.

Best Regards,
MMCPA Committee 2021-22

Sankranti & Valentine’s Day Program

admin January 5, 2022

Namaskar Mandali:

Happy New Year! Please mark your calendars for MMCPA Sankranti and Valentine Day Virtual Program on February 20, 2022. MMCPA committee is seeking the community’s support in making this program a big success!

We solicit active participation from your family in the following ways:

1. Entertainment:  The program entertainment entries will be pre-recorded videos of individuals reciting poems, songs, or playing musical instruments, skits, etc. related to Sankranti or Valentine’s Day. Please do not limit your entries to the listed categories  — any other creative ideas are strongly encouraged and welcomed! People interested in participating in the event must notify Mr. Manoj Panchal (manoj.panchal.mca@gmail.com), or Mr. Sushil Kamble (sushilkamble@hotmail.com) about their “Intent to Participate” by January 16, 2022, @ 11:59 pm.    

The deadline to send in the recorded performance will be February 6, 2022, @ 11: 59 pm.  

2. Volunteers: We are looking for volunteer(s) with experience and interest in video recording, editing, and anchoring the event. The volunteer(s) will play a critical role in merging each participant’s pre-recorded entry into a single video that will go live on MMCPA’s YouTube channel on February 20, 2022, @ 6 pm. If you want to become a volunteer, please reach out to Mr. Narendra Ghuge (narendragh@yahoo.com), or Dr. Ankur Nandedkar (anks29@gmail.com) by January 16, 2022, @ 11:59 pm.

We are looking forward to your participation!

Wishing you and your family a year with plenty of fulfilling and exciting opportunities! 

Best Regards,
MMCPA Committee 2021-22

Diwali Meet & Greet Event

admin October 29, 2021

Namaskar Mandali:

Please mark your calendars for MMCPA Diwali Program on November 13, 2021, at 2:30 pm. Based on the community survey results sent a few weeks ago and the ongoing pandemic, the committee has decided to host this year’s Diwali celebration outdoors. It will be a community Meet & Greet event.

The location will be Willow Mill Park Pavilion, and the address is 80 Willow Mill Park Rd, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050.

We solicit active participation from you and your family in the following ways—

Volunteers and Caterers:People interested in helping the MMCPA committee with the logistics or catering for the event, please get in touch with Mr. Manoj Panchal (manoj.panchal.mca@gmail.com or 916-281-4908)

Sponsorship:If you are interested in sponsoring, please contact Mr. Sushil Kamble (sushilkamble@hotmail.com or 309-532-1850).

Decoration:We would welcome volunteers for Diwali theme decoration at the pavilion. Please contact Ms. Snehal Pingale (snehalpingale9@gmail.comor 717-586-2395)

 More details — including event fee, program schedule, and an Evite invitation will follow soon.

 Best Regards,
 MMCPA Committee 2021-22

Virtual Ganapati Bappa Darshan

admin August 20, 2020
Namaskaar mandali, 
 
Hope you are all doing well!
 
Every year the MMCPA committee brings you a lot of fun filled programs but due to this pandemic, we are not in a position to bring such programs for you.
So, this year, to celebrate the Ganapati Festival, we are thinking of a Virtual Bappa Darshan!
For this , we need your help.
We will be creating a MMCPA YouTube channel and the families who have ganapati in their homes can show their Bappa’s aarti live from their home on the MMCPA YouTube channel. 
 
The families who are interested in participating can contact MMCPA via email or you can contact any of the committee members.
 
We will need your name and which day you are available for evening aarti.
We are attaching a google sheet link where you can fill in all the details.
We will need the entries by Friday,20th August.
 
Thank you for all your cooperation, patience, and support.
 
Regards,
MMCPA 2020

15th August India Day Participation

admin July 16, 2020
Dear MMCPA community members,
 
We all are going through unprecedented times and we hope and pray for everyone’s safety. Considering the uncertainty created by COVID 19, AIACPA has been celebrating India Day virtually.  
They have broadcasted two 30 minute each virtual entertainment events on May 16th and June 21st. On August 15th, AIACPA is planning to broadcast the main event “INDIA’s CULTURAL DIVERSITY” (India day parade).  
 
Every year, MMCPA members actively participate in the India day parade to showcase rich Maharashtrian culture.  MMCPA board along with community members is working on recording the 3-4 mins clip for the Aug 15th India day program. The theme decided is to showcase the “पंढरपूर वारी”. Details of the program are being discussed and finalized. 
We are reaching out to you all to see if you or your family is interested in participating. We are looking for Kids, Individuals and Families that can dress up in traditional attire and act/dance on the selected song.  
 
Please reach out to Swapna Dighe if you would like to participate in this event.

Gudhi Padwa

admin March 9, 2020

Namaskaar Mandali,

The MMCPA has started the 2020 New Year with a bang! 

Very recent proof is the Sankrant event earlier. Kudos to all organizing members and attendees for such a great event!

Here is yet another opportunity to continue the trend !

As per the tradition, we will celebrate the Gudi Padwa function at the HARI Temple on Saturday, March  28th, 2020.

Marathi families have been sponsoring this meal for past several years. I am very proud to mention that over the past several years, we have enjoyed a BIG attendance for this dinner, almost close to 500+ people!

This has been possible only due to generous support from all of you. I am hoping to have the same support this year as well.

This year, we are planning the menu as follows:

Polya
Papad
Pickle
Saadhaa Bhaat
potato-peas (dry bhajee)
 palak daal
Koshimbeer (yogurt-based, kakadee-gajar-tomato mixed) 
 Gulab Jamoon. 

If you could let me know about the item (5-6 families needed for each item) you would like to contribute from the above menu by March 20th, it would help greatly to plan the meal.

If you wish, you can pledge monetary support to sponsor polya ($25-30/family, 7-8 families total).

I can be reached by email at leena.pattarkine@gmail.com. I will get in touch with you as soon as possible once I receive your email. 

Looking forward to your GENEROUS support in making this happen successfully yet again,

Thanks,
On Behalf of all the Marathi families,
Leena Pattarkine

Diwali celebration 2019

admin October 8, 2019 No Comments

MMCPA 2019 committee has planned a grand celebration of festival of lights on November 17 2019.

Please RSVP to the below evite by November 1st 2019 to confirm your participation:

http://evite.me/rEaasRK3vF

  Please find below the program details:

Event Date – Sunday November 17, 2019
Event Time – 3:30 PM till 9:00 PM
Event Location – Hari Temple located at 301 Steigerwalt Hollow Road New Cumberland, PA 17070
Event Fee – (Tentative)
MMCPA members – $12 per adult ; kids below 12 year are free
Non-MMCPA members – $15 per adult; $ 5 event fee per kid for age between 5-12 years ; kids below 5 are free

Entertainment – 

This year the theme for the entertainment program is “Diwali”. We have received few entries from the community and we still have slots open for additional entries. Please reach out to the below MMCPA 2019 committee to check for the open slots:  

1. Subodh Kanade
2. Abhijaat Tilak
3.  Suvarna Deshpande
4. Ajay Barapatre
5. Mahesh Kulkarni

Sponsorship – 

As all of you have always been a great supporter of MMCPA programs and this time also we look forward for your sponsorship. If you are interested in sponsoring anything for this event then please let us know at the earliest.

Thanks & Regards
MMCPA 2019 Committee

Ganapati Celebration

admin August 29, 2019 No Comments

Please find below plan for the Ganapati celebration:
4 pm      to 4:30 pm : Light snacks
4:30 pm to 5:00 pm: Miravanook
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm:  Cultural program (dance, Singing, Story telling, skit etc)
6:00 pm to 6:30 pm: Aarati
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm: Dinner
7:30 pm to 8:30 pm: devotional group dance 
8:30 pm : wrap up

**If you would like to participate in the cultural program, please connect with Suvarna Deshpande (sdeshpande2104@gmail.com) who is a cultural program lead.

 

धन्यवाद,
2019 MMCPA Committee.