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2008-2009 VPA Office Bearers
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Executive Committee
- President & Trustee
Dr. Anasuya Swamy, MD
- Vice President
Mr. Ramesh Gowda, MI
- Secretary & Trustee
Mr. Srinivas Gowda, MD
- Treasurer & Trustee
Mr. Shiva Shankar, IL
- Joint-Secretary
Mr. Govardhan Gowda, CA
- Joint-Treasurer
Mr. Raghu Halur, CA
Regional Presidents
- President
- East
Dr. Channe Gowda, MD
- President- VPA-West
Mr. Nag Boranna, CA
- President-
VPA-Midwest
Mr. Girish Ramamurthy, IL
- President
-South
Mrs. Roopa Gowda, TX
Board of Trustees
Past Presidents
- 2008-09 - Dr.
Halekote Viswamithra, TX
- 2006-07 - B.J. Arun, CA
- 2003-05 - Amarnath Gowda, MI
- 2001-02 - Srinivasa Gowda, NJ
- 1998-00 - 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
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VPA Charitable Work
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- Please mail your donations using the form below
VPA National Donation
- VPA South raised $1250 for Sankara Eye Foundation
- VPA sponsored a Dining Hall in the K.H. Ramaiah Hostel
Please Click Here for photos
- 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
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Vokkaligara Parishat of America (VPA)
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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
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2009 VPA Convention - 11th VPA Convention - A success
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Messages
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Message from the VPA President
Dr. Anasuya Swamy |
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Update your Contact Information
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In order to keep our VPA members contact information current,
we are requesting all VPA members (or who are not members yet as well)
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to submit your contact information by clicking below:
Submit Contact Information
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VPA Central Office Address
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VPA
info@myvpa.org
50 West 75th Street, Suite 106
Willowbrook, IL 60527-2383
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VPA Documents
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