Chandana Kannada Sangha

16th Annual Tennis Camp a HUGE SUCCESS!!

Saturday, June 27, 2009

The Chandana Kannada Sangha (CKS) hosted a charity tennis event to benefit Swami Vivekananda Youth Group (SVYM. Web: http://svym.org.in). The event was a tennis camp for kids between ages 5 and 18. Midtown Tennis Club in Overland Park, KS hosted the event free of charge for CKS. Over 45 children participated and the CKS raised over $1,000.00 from this event. The CKS banner right beside Midtown banner provided an excellent idea about the partnership between the two entities.

The membership director, Brad Houx made this event possible for the CKS. The teaching professionals at Midtown, Lorenzo Barrientez, Kerlin Butchee, Nina Jagasia, Geoff Norton, Guerin Smith, Emily Huston kept the children busy with drills for forehand, backhand, volleys, overheads, movements, hand-eye coordination exercises, and different stances. The purpose of the event was not only to raise the money for a worthwhile cause, but also to expose children to the great sport of tennis.

After about 10 minutes of warm-up exercises, children were divided by age and placed on different courts. Kids had fun and learned how to play tennis at the same time. When an hour and a half quickly passed, it was time for the drills to stop. As a special treat, the children got a chance to watch the real tennis professionals play an entertaining of doubles. The children were awed by the intensity and skill of Lorenzo, Nina, Geoff, and Guerin.

After the doubles demo, the executive committee of the CKS thanked each teaching pro by name and rewarded them with a token of appreciation, (which I later learnt was two movie passes to AMC Theaters). Then everyone went upstairs to snack on homemade cookies and brownies. When asked, all children replied that they had enormous fun and would do it again given a chance.

The event was immensely successful, in that, it raised money for a charitable cause and helped kids instigate an interest in tennis.

Thanks to everyone who attended. Thanks to the CKS executive committee and Midtown Tennis Club for hosting this event. Thanks to all the parents, individuals who donated money, and the business sponsors.

-Report by Ashwini Sreedhara

CKS Youth Committee.

Here are the pictures from the event:

http://www.ckskc.org/index.php/photo-gallery/category/16-2009-tennis-camp

Welcome to the Chandana Kannada Sangha, Kansas City, USA

ಸ್ವಾಗತ

The people of Karnataka and Kannadigas have important cultural values and ideas, things we care about and want to share. We also have the responsibility of promoting our precious culture, not only at our home but also in other parts of the world as well. Chandana Kannada Sangha , is a non-profit organization that serves to fulfill this purpose in the Kansas City metro area.

Chandana Kannada Sangha (CKS) is a cultural organization that serves to promote cultural and social activities of Kannadigas in the Kansas City Metro Area. It has always been very active in organizing social events. Chandana Kannada Sangha events always provide an opportunity for Kannadigas (and their family and friends) to interact with other Kannadigas and their friends and enjoy delicious authentic home-made food. Chandana Kannada Sangha events, thus are an occasion to present/exhibit inherent talents of Kannadigas. Most importantly, Chandana Kannada Sangha provides a forum where the children of Kannadigas are able to imbibe the culture of Kannadigas, so that their ties to their motherland are intact even though they are living so far away from relatives and other family members.

ಆತ್ಮೀಯ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರಿಗೆ ಚಂದನ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಂಘದ ಅಂತರ್ಜಾಲ ತಾಣಕ್ಕೆ ಸುಸ್ವಾಗತ. ಕ್ಯಾನ್ಸಾಸ್ ಹಾಗೂ ಸುತ್ತಮುತ್ತ ಇರುವ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರಿಗಾಗಿ ಈ ಸಂಘ ಹುಟ್ಟಿಕೊಂಡಿದೆ. ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ, ಭಾಷೆ, ಇತಿಹಾಸ ಹಾಗೂ ಕಲೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹಿಸುವುದು ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರಾದ ನಮ್ಮ ಹೊಣೆ. ಚಂದನ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಂಘವು ಪ್ರತಿ ವರ್ಷವು ಅನೇಕ ಕನ್ನಡ ಹಾಗೂ ಇತರೆ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಗಳನ್ನು ಹಮ್ಮಿಕೊಂಡಿರುತ್ತದೆ. ಉಗಾದಿ, ದೀಪಾವಳಿ, ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವ, ವನಭೋಜನ, ಕ್ರೀಡಾಕೂಟ, ಸಂಗೀತ ಕಛೇರಿ ಹೀಗೆ ಅನೇಕ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಗಳನ್ನು ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಉತ್ಸುಕತೆಯಿಂದ ಆಚರಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಸಾಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಕ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಗಳಲಿ ಸುಪ್ತಪ್ರತಿಭೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸಲು ಸದಸ್ಯರಿಗೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಸದಾವಕಾಶ. ತಾಯ್ನಾಡಿನ ಕೊಂಡಿಯನ್ನು ಉಳಿಸಲು ನಮಗೂ ಹಾಗೂ ನವಪೀಳಿಗೆಯ ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೂ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ತಿಳಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲು, ಆಸಕ್ತಿ ಹುಟ್ಟಿಸಲು, ಕನ್ನಡ ಪಾಠ ಕಲಿಸಲು ಚಂದನ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಂಘವು ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಅಷ್ಟೇ ಅಲ್ಲದೆ ಕನ್ನಡ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಕ್ಕೆ ಬರುವ ಸದಸ್ಯರು ಹಾಗೂ ಅವರ ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಉಳಿದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಬಳಗದ ಜೊತೆ ಕೂಡಿ, ಕಲೆತು, ನಕ್ಕು ನಲಿದೆ ಕಷ್ಟ ಸುಖ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು, ವಿಚಾರವಿನಿಮಯ ಮಾಡಲು, ಹಾಗೂ, ಹೊಸದಾಗಿ ಈ ಊರಿಗೆ ಬರುವ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರಿಗೆ ಹೊಸ ಗೆಳೆತನ ಬೆಳಸಲು ನಮ್ಮ ಚಂದನ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಂಘವು ಎಡೆ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಟ್ಟಿದೆ.