South Asian Chamber of Commerce 2009 Gala Kick-off
Oct 6, 2009 Fund Raiser, Reception, Social Hour
Event: Reception For South Asian Chamber of Commerce Gala
Date: September 30, 2009
Venue: Toyota Center, Lexus Lounge, Houston, Texas
Report: Ruchi Mukherjee
The South Asian Chamber of Commerce invited Houstonians to kick-off the gala festivities on Wednesday September 30, 2009. This exclusive reception was hosted by the Chambers’ platinum sponsors the Houston Rockets, showcasing the success of the Chamber and the benefits of supporting their 2009 upcoming gala.
In spite of it being in the middle of the week the event witnessed a good crowd with gala sponsors and special guests of the SACC Board, who were joined by Houston Rockets executives and power dancers. “The reception was quite successful as we manged to mix and mingle and sell many more tables for our upcoming gala,” says SACC gala co-chair Munira Panjwani.
The South Asian Chamber of Commerce is celebrating its 16th Annual Gala on October 29, 2009 with Ali Velshi, CNN’s Senior Business Correspondent, at the Westin Oaks Galleria. The gala is themed to celebrate the Art of Business, Media and Politics.
SACC top sponsors include Houston Rockets, Continental Airlines, Richmond Printing Qatar Airways, Rupani Foundation, Apex Group, Wallis State Bank, Mega Energy, Bollywood Shows 4 U, Outreach Strategists, Lone Star Petroleum, Impex and George Willy are just to name a few. SACC also appreciates the dedication of its media sponsors, who will all be honored by CNN’s Ali Velshi at the media VIP reception.
For table sponsorships and tickets, please contact Soofia at Soofia@sacchouston.com or 832-660-2952 or visit www.sacchouston.com.
Believe in Zero
Feb 12, 2009 Fund Raiser, Non-Profit, Reception
Event: Welcome Reception for Caryl M Stern President/CEO of the US Fund for UNICEF
Venue: At the home of Nidhika and Prashant Mehta in Houston, Texas
Date: January 29, 2009
Each day, 25,000 children die from preventable and treatable causes. UNICEF works to do whatever it takes to bring that number down to zero. Therefore the evening was themed ‘Believe in Zero’. A fun cocktail evening was hosted by Nidhika and Prashant Mehta to introduce the program.
Comments by: (in order of appearance)
- Caryl M Stern
- Nidhika Mehta
- Marie Goradia
- Kiran Gupta
Tags: Believe in Zero, UNICEF
Reception For Najma Heptulla and Consul General of India in Houston Sanjeev Arora
Jan 29, 2009 Political, Reception
Event: Reception For Njama Heptulla and Consul General of India in Houston Sanjeev Arora
Venue: Lasani Restaurant
Date: Saturday, January 10, 2009
Fayyaz Khan, president of the All Indian Qaumi Ekta Committee in Houston hosted a reception for Najma Heptulla and the new Consul General of India in Houston, Sanjeev Arora.
The event was attended by about 30-40 people in an Indian/Pakistani restaurant for a meet and greet.
Tags: Najma Heptulla, Sanjeev Arora
Wade Celebrates ‘Color Drawn In Space’
Sep 8, 2008 Fine Arts, Reception
Report: Ruchi M
TV Asia
{Video Courtesy -- TV Asia}
This fall Wade Wilson Art launched the first Houston solo exhibition of work by American abstract painter Danielle Frankenthal. The exhibit, entitled “Color Drawn in Space” opened with a reception celebrating Frankenthal’s innovative and unique artwork on September, 5 2008 and will remain on view through October, 11 2008.
Residing in Hoboken, NJ, Frankenthal is a disciple of the Radical Concrete movement. Based upon an ideology that lines and colors are concrete by themselves and should be represented without any symbolical association, Frankenthal’s marks and strokes are meant to show little or no emotion.
Wade Wilson Art is located at 4411 Montrose Boulevard Suite 200, Houston, TX 77006. and open Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. -- 6 p.m. and on Saturday from 11 a.m. -- 5:30 p.m. For more information about the gallery or the Danielle Frankenthal exhibit, visit www.wadewilsonart.com.
Tags: Art, Danielle Frankenthal
Sunita Williams Honored
Jul 29, 2008 Reception
Event: Sunita Williams Honored (w/video)
Report: Ruchi M
TV Asia
Large number of Houstonians gathered at the Madras Pavilion on June 25, 2008 where the Consul General of India SM Gavai along with his wife Rina Gavai handed over the Padma Bhushan, (India’s second highest civilian award) to Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams.
{Video Courtesy -- TV Asia}
Dressed in purple salwar kurta Sunita spoke with modesty and mingled well with the community who embraced her and her father Deepak Pandya with warm hearts. “I cannot believe Sunita has grown up. For me I still remember the day when she sat on my lap”, remembered Deepak.
Daughter of Deepak Pandya, of Gujarati descent, and Slovenian mother, Williams feels it was an advantage as she got a little of both cultures. Her mother is a Catholic Christian and father a Hindu. “I think I grew up to appreciate and tolerate both religions. I went to the church and I always have my ganesha with me,” says Sunita.
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