DTA Celebrating Harmony 2013

“HAVE PATIENCE TO WALK WITH SHORT STEPS UNTIL YOU HAVE THE WINGS
TO FLY”
by St. Frances de Sales.  Help our Durham Tamil Association kids earn their wings was the speech  given by Josh Suresh - President of DTA. Durham Tamil Association held a
spectacular fundraising, dinner and dance event to raise funds for the benefit  of the Tamil kids and youth in the Durham region.   The event was held at La Roya Banquet Hall in Ajax on the 20th April
2013. Each year more than 150 people enjoy a night of elegant food and dancing
the night away. Participants come together, which can create a sense of  community working towards a goal. The glamorous Dinner Dance is the biggest  fundraising event we sponsor all year. Proceeds go to the Annual Fund, which  helps our students through scholarships and financial aid, technology and equipment, and athletic and art facilities for all the kids registered at DTA.  Sincere thanks to all Guests including Mr.Chris Alexander, MP for Ajax.MPP Joe 
Dickson, Councilors Doug Dickerson and Peter Rodrigues, Mrs. Esther Enyolu -
Executive Director of WMRCC, Mr.Brian Clarke - Branch Manager of RBC, Mr. 
Michael Crowley and Mrs. Yan Fu of DACA , Mr. Keith  Falconer - Executive, PESCA, Mr. Bill  and Mrs. Shireen Whitmore,

Mr. Vaqar Raees - President of Friends Indeed, Mr.Saeed Siddiqui  - VP of Friends Indeed, Mrs. Sashi Bhatia - Chair of ICCAD, Mr & Mrs. Abhid
Choudhury of BCS ,Ms. Shivana Choonsingh, Mr. Tariq Fahimi of Afghan Council,  Mr. Fanuel Ephraim and Mr & Mrs. Gopal Bhandari of Nepalese Canadian  Community Services for their strong support .The event would not have been  possible without the heavy contribution of key business partners &community leaders. The night was capped off with live music  presented by DTA's iconic youth singer,Vijay TV fame Ms. Sarika Navanathan, our  Secretary Mr. Mano Pancharatnam, Mrs.Uma Suresh and Mr.Senthilkumaran. We also
had an icebreaker party game designed by Mrs. Kavitha Mano to help members and  our dignitaries get to know and feel comfortable around one another and to have  loads of fun. Along with a night packed with dancing and games, we had several  amazing raffle prizes sponsored by for the members who supported the association. The  prizes were so enticing and everyone had a great time of joy as they were  receiving gifts one after the other games.   

The audiences  were delighted by the rhythmic dance music organized by Mr. Mano to open the  dance floor .From that moment, it was an evening full of musical delight designed  to entertain the guest joined the duo to make their mark and presence felt on  the dance floor.Mr. Chris Alexander, MP of Ajax region attended the extravagant  evening and spoke about the achievements of Durham Tamil Association and  presented certificates to the youth for raising $2141.25 to the Canadian Cancer Society in 14 hours, through Daffodil Campaign. Special thanks to Mr & Mrs.  Kugaraj Soma for their contribution and support to make this a successful event.  For those who needed sustenance for dancing into the night there were  traditional foods being served along with a variety of deserts. Mr. Josh Suresh  expressed his gratitude and thanked the invited guests for digging deep to make  the fundraising event a success. Ultimately, the success of the event will go a  long way to help sustain, support and develop the efforts of Tamil kids and  youth in DTA.