Thursday, December 3, 2015

Chennai Cyclone Relief Fund

Appeal to donate for Chennai Cyclone Relief Fund

The city of Chennai is continuing to face the fury of the unprecedented rains which have not only brought life to a standstill, but have also left people stranded without food, electricity or a roof above their head.
To Donate Using Credit card:
To Donate by a credit card, please click the “Dontate” Button below, it will take you to a secure site where you can enter your Payment information. You do not need a Pay pal account to Donate. You can use any Major credit card.

To Donate Using Check:
Please make all checks payable to I.A.N. and send to the IAN Treasurer at the following address.
Venu Potineni
652 S HWS Cleveland Blvd
Elkhorn, NE 68022


Wednesday, August 19, 2015

2015-16 Tamil Palli Registration

2015-16 Tamil Palli Registration

2015-16 Tamil Palli Registration

வணக்கம்.
தமிழுக்கும் அமுதென்று பேர்!
அந்த தமிழ் இன்பத் தமிழ் எங்கள் உயிருக்கு நேர்!
–பாரதிதாசன்

We are happy to start our 2nd year of Tamil Palli in Omaha.

Venue:

Thanks to Hindu Temple, we are continuing at the same venue at the same time Saturdays from 10AM to 12 Noon.*

Open House/1st Day of class:

Open House:Saturday, August 22, 2015 between 10AM- 12 Noon
1st Class:Saturday, August 29, 2015 between 10AM- 12 Noon

Registration:

All continuing/new students are requested to register here: (Last Date to Register: August 29, 2015)
If you are interested to teach Tamil or volunteer your time register here

Minimum Requirements:

NilaiRequirement
MazhalaiCompleted 5 years** as of August 15, 2015
1Completed 6 years** as of August 15, 2015 or Completed Mazhalai Nilai successfully with a recommendation from teacher.
2&3Completed previous Nilai successfully with a recommendation from teacher

Fee:

Thanks to our volunteer teachers and temple, we are keeping our costs same this year to $50 per student for the year***

For new parents & students:

  1. We are following American Tamil Academy for course content. You can check their website (currently under maintenance) here http://www.amtaac.org
  2. Each Nilai consists of 25 classes of 2 hours each per week with 3 Term Tests and requires 10-15 minutes of studying/homework every day.
  3. ATA prescribed text books and homework books are followed.

Notes:

Please note that
*The timing for certain classes may change only if we have space restriction at the temple.
**We’ll require a proof of age at the beginning of the year (PP/Birth Certificate).
***We might make a change to the fee if we have to move out from the temple due to space/time restriction from the temple.
If you have any question, please contact us at: Omaha.Tamil.Palli@gmail.com