Upcoming :

Next Meeting: Sept 14th - at India Center - 1:30 pm

Past Events / News:

IYG Annual Elections

IYG held its annual elections for its Executive Committee and Advisor. Following are the results:
 

Members-at-large:
Akshaya Krishnaswamy
Amisha Nehra
Jayvir Dhabi
Meghna Balasubramaniam
Nivedhitha Ramesh
Pranav Lal
Pratisha Nalamati
Rajan Nadimapalli
Shayna Patel,
Sneha Subramanyam

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S

to the new team!

Hampton Beach Trip
July 30th Wednesday,

Please e-mail the chairperson, Charvi Tyagi for more details.

IYG Six Flags Trip:

IYG went to Six Flags on June 25th.   We had an excellent turnout; almost 20 kids came.  We left early in the morning and went all over the park.  All of the members had a really good time.

IYG on the Radio Program WCUW
Sunday, March 30, 2008, 6:00-8:00PM
Sunday, April 06, 2008, 6:00-8:00PM

IYG monthly meeting
 Sunday, April 06, 2008, 2:30- 3:30PM

Showcase India 2008!
A Program organized completely by IYG Executive Commitee and members!
Saturday, April 12^th, 2008,
3:00-6:30PM
Westborough High School

IYG members and Executive Committee produces this annual program to raise funds for its activity and provide opportunity for community artists to present their performance.  Each year participants are invited for performance during the month of February.  The program is full of cultural shows from India Origin.

Sunday, Dec. 9th - IYG Open House for Parents
At India Center - 2:30 pm

25 min. presentation followed by Q & A

If your son or daughter is in school and 12 years or older, IYG could be an excellent opportunity for your child to gain leadership experience and character building skills. 

To learn more about IYG and its programs you are invited to an Open House Sunday December 9th at India Center.

You must RSVP before Saturday, Dec. 8th, 9 pm.  Click here to RSVP.

Or call Shri Garg, IYG Advisor at 508-616-0456

September 23rd - IYG members Walk to Cure Cancer. Sponsor a IYG walker or join them in the walk - Walk starts at Noon, Registration from 10 am to noon.

Walk to Cure Cancer is the largest single day fund-raising event in Central New England, and you have helped make it happen. Over 10,000 walkers raised a record number in cash contributions.

Click here for more information

Children’s Room in India Day
Sunday Aug 19, 2007

During India Day on Sunday, Aug. 19 in Italian-American Cultural Center in Worcester, IYG youths will organize and man the Children’s Room.   There will be games for kids of all ages.  There will be drinks, candies and especially fresh made Cotton Candy will be on sale.

IYG organized children games at ISW picnic
July 15th, 2007

IYG organized games for children at ISW Annual picnic on Sunday, July 15, 2007.  It was a overwhelming participation of kids who had fun in several games and specially water balloon toss.  At the end of the event all children were excited since they all won prizes.  This activity was lead by IYG EC and Chairperson of this event, Shivi Garg.

Annual Elections
July 8th, 2007

IYG Elections were held during last IYG meeting on July 8th, 2007.  Please find the new Executive Committee members on “IYG Exec Comm” link.

Walk for Hunger:
May 6th, 2007 in Boston.

Every year the IYG participates in the walk for Hunger by getting pledges from friends and family to contribute to Project Bread's Walk for Hunger annual fund raiser.

For more information about participating in the Walk for Hunger, please contact indianyouthgroup@yahoo.com

About Project Bread:
For 38 years, Project Bread's Walk for Hunger has provided critical resources for hungry children and families in Massachusetts.

The 20-mile Walk route weaves through Boston, Brookline, Newton, and Cambridge, and includes entertainment and free snacks along the way. The Walk for Hunger funds more than 400 food pantries, soup kitchens, food banks, and food salvage programs in 136 communities across Massachusetts. 

Please click here for more information.

Open House for Parents of teenagers

Sunday May 13, 2007
At India Center  - 2:30 pm
Please RSVP by May 11th (send email to indianyouthgroup@yahoo.com)
 

The IYG is organizing an OPEN HOUSE for  parents of teenagers who are interested in the IYG.  In this session you will get an opportunity to ask questions and clarify your perception about the IYG and what we do.  The IYG Executive Committee along with their Advisor, Mr Shri Garg, will be there to answer any questions.

The IYG is a platform that was created by ISW for youths to gain experience in Leadership, Project Management, Community Service and to learn how to be a responsible citizen.  It provides youths with motivation and confidence.   Come talk to some of the youths who have learnt a lot by participating in IYG.

IYG was founded by Carloyn Passey in 1991 with a motive to bring students together to make them aware of their importance in the community.  This was achieved by doing several community services during the year.  Students used to conduct their monthly meetings to plan their activities.  To make sure everything is done properly student start electing an Executive Committee consisting of President, Secretary and Treasurer.  During the whole year students performed several community service program and few fun programs to keep them together.  The end result was that student found a place where they find fun and could feel proud of their services to the community.

In recent years IYG realized that it can do much more than just being a service organization.  Along with providing the community services, emphasis was given on learning.  Students were given chance to learn management, leadership, team building, and above all, confidence.  For this purpose we did not reduce our community service programs, rather increased them.    Our monthly meetings are meant for planning where all students are encouraged to speak and suggest their views.  Initially, they are shy but after few meeting their confidence builds up.  For each program, we elect a chairperson who plans the activity, build a team of people and finish the task in a managed way.  Each task is taken as a project and completed professionally in such a way that it leaves an impression.  There are times when team leaders do the presentations of their task.  All of this leads to the learning we set the agenda for.

Some of the activities that are performed every year are:

Bishop Dinner during Thanksgiving,
Refugee Apostolate help, and
Christmas caroling, during Christmas time
Humrahi Valentine during Valentine
Showcase India in April
Walk-for-Hunger in May
Games in ISW picnic in July
Children’s room in India Day in August
Walk to cure Cancer in September

 

Not only do we do charity work and fundraising, we also have fun. We go on trips every summer to various places, such as Six Flags or Hampton Beach.  At times, we have movie nights, DJ nights, or bowling nights. 

For any general questions, send an email to indianyouthgroup@gmail.com
 

To learn more about IYG you should attend a Parent seminar that is hosted quarterly.  The attendance in one of this seminar for parents is mandatory to get the membership in IYG for their kids.