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Thursday, October 2, 2008

Durga Puja in Nebraska USA

Bengali Association of Nebraska (BANE) is a US non-profit organization which serves the ethnic Bengali population in Omaha, Lincoln and neighboring communities. Since its inception, association has been promoting Bengali culture and awareness by hosting cultural programs through out the year and celabrating prominent Bengali events such as - Saraswati Puja, Paila Baishak , Rabindra Jayanti and Durga Puja.

BENGALI ASSOCIATION OF NEBRASKA
BYLAWS
ORGANIZATION NAME

Name of the Organization – Name of the organization will be “The Bengali Association of Nebraska”.


PHYSICAL ADDRESS
Physical Address: Mr. Samir Mukherjee’s house address (14629 Patrick Circle, Omaha, NE 68116 Tel: 402-964-9097) will be used as the
mailing address for the first year.

MISSION STATEMENT

· PROMOTE awareness of Bengali identity, its cultural and spiritual heritage.
· ORGANIZE cultural programs and events involving Bengali and other Indian traditional and
contemporary cultural activities.
· ORGANIZE efforts to maintain and perpetuate Bengali and Indian culture among the youth of Indian
origin during the process of their assimilation into the American mainstream.
· PARTICIPATE in charitable causes through voluntary work and fund raising.
· FOSTER a spirit of friendship and cooperation between its members through social activities, sports
events, musical gatherings, and religious festivals

MEMBERSHIP

Any person subscribing to the mission of the Association shall have the right to membership in the Association. The Association shall be
non-discriminatory as to member's race, religion, sex, or national origin. Members shall be 19 years or older to have the right to vote
regarding matters related to the activities of the Association.

All members desiring to join the Association shall be required to pay the following annual membership fees:
$10 for individual, and $5 for students.

ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE

The Association will be managed by 9 (nine) elected office bearers (called “Executive Committee”). The executive officers of this Association
shall be President, Vice-President, Secretary, Joint Secretary, Treasurer, and four other members as Chairpersons of the committees’ (Puja,
Cultural, Food, and Fund Raising Committee) with equal voting privileges and assigned duties. The immediate Past-President shall be an
ex-officio member of the Executive Committee without voting privileges. The term of the Executive Committee shall be for a maximum of 1
year term. Elections will be followed to elect another set of Committee members.

for more details visit: http://www.bengali-association-nebraska.com/

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