| 2008-2009 VPA Office Bearers | | Executive Committee - President & Trustee
Dr. Halekote Viswamithra, TX - Secretary & Trustee
Mr. Dinesh Gowda, TX - Vice President
Dr. Shiva Satish, TX - Treasurer & Trustee
Mrs. Malini Lakshman, IL - Joint-Secretary
Mrs. Hema Kanthraju, NJ - Joint-Treasurer
Mr. Dayashankar Adappa, MI Regional Presidents - President - Midwest
Dr. Indu Vence, IL - President- VPA-West
Mr. Ravi Shankar .B, CA - President- VPA-East
Mrs. Mangala Kumar, MD - President -South
Mr. Harish Narayanappa, TX Board of Trustees Past Presidents - 2006-07 - B.J. Arun, CA
- 2003-05 - Amarnath Gowda, MI
- 2001-02 - Srinivasa Gowda, NJ
- 1998-2000 Dr. D.M. Sreekanth, IL
- 1996-97 Dr. K.L. Satyanarayana, CA
- 1995-96 Dr. Shashi Kumar, PA
- 1994-95 Dr. Krishne N. Gowda, NC
- 1992-93 Mr. Narayanaswamy Krishnappa, IL
- 1991-92 Dr. Raja P. Gowda, IL
| | | VPA Charitable Work | - VPA South raised $1250 for Sankara Eye Foundation
- VPA sponsored a Dining Hall in the K.H. Ramaiah Hostel
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- Dr. Sreekanth - $5,560 ($1,115 to Tunga Vidya Vardaka Sangha,Thirthahalli, Shimoga District and $4,445 to Devangi Manappa
Rangamandira Samithi, Devangi, Shimoga District).
- Mr. Amarnath Gowda - $3,000 ($1,000 to K.H. Ramaiah Hostel, Mysore and $2,000 to MSG - Memorial Family Planning Hospital, Mulbagal).
- Dr. Appaswamy Gowda has donated $2,300 through VPA to following organizations:
- $1,150 to Krushika Sarvodaya Foundation, Bangalore
- $1,150 to Prathidhwani - Centre for Community Development, Hassan
| | | | Vokkaligara Parishat of America (VPA) | | VPA is a non-profit organization (Tax ID: 31-1529941), established in 1991. VPA is dedicated to assist and promote literacy, cultural, educational, social, economic, health of rural farming community.
VPA members are those who can trace their ancestry to people engaged in the
farming occupation. VPA has also involved in many charitable work, In order to encourage active and frequent involvement of the vokkaliga people in VPA, VPA has formed following four regional Chapters: Further, each state under regional chapters are involved in various community and cultural events locally.
About VPA - A Presentation |
| VPA General Body Meeting at the Convention | | The VPA General Body meeting will be held on July 4, 2009 at 2.30PM CST. The venue will be the main convention hall at the VPA convention. Please click on the link below to review the proposal for amendments to be voted at the meeting Proposal for amendments
| Kavya Shivashankar - 2009 National Spelling Bee Champion Kavya Shivashankar, the New National spelling bee champ on the block. We are proud of our fellow Vokkaliga on her big achievement. VPA Congratulates Kavya and wishes her success in her future endeavors.
Kavya was declared the Spelling Bee champion after she correctly spelled "laodicean" at the end of the grilling championship finals which included 11 students from all across the country, seven of whom happened to be Indian-Americans. An eighth grader student from Olathe in Kansas, Kavya names Nupur Lala, the 1999 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion, as her role model and the inspiration for her spelling career. She looks forward to becoming a neurosurgeon. She participated in the 2006, 2007, and 2008 national finals-tying for 10th, 8th, and 4th place, respectively | | | 2007 VPA Souvenir - Hard copy & Soft copy |  |
The VPA Magazine was sent to each family who attended the Convention.
So all our members have access to this edition of the Vishwamanava, The
soft copy of the magazine can be downloaded (62MB)
While supplies last, extra hard copies of the magazine can be purchased for
$33/copy ($28 to cover printing + $5/shipping per copy).
Please send your requests to with check payable to "VPA West" Sumanth Venugopal
c/o VPA National Convention 2007
1556 Husted Ave
San Jose, CA 95125 | | | | Messages | Message from the VPA President
Dr. Halekote Viswamithra | | | Update your Contact Information |  | In order to keep our VPA members contact information current, we are requesting all VPA members (or who are not members yet as well) | to submit your contact information by clicking below:
Submit Contact Information | | | VPA Central Office Address | | | VPA
info@myvpa.org
50 West 75th Street, Suite 106
Willowbrook, IL 60527-2383 | | | VPA Documents |  | |
