FORDS, NJ: Bitiya, a non profit organization, has announced the arrival of their Summer Dhamaka 2008 Mela event on June 1. The Summer Dhamaka event promises to be a fun filled family event. The Ukranian center will come alive with 40 vendor booths selling all types of merchandise ranging from food, clothes jewelry, books, artifacts and a whole host of services.
As part of the entertainment, two dance competitions are to be held for juniors and seniors. The grand finale is to be an exquisite fashion show by Raaz followed by the award ceremony and recognition of sponsors. The mela has a minimal entrance fee of $2 per person and all proceeds raised will be going towards charity - particularly girls in need in India.
More than 2,500 people are expected to come. Bitiya, as its name reveals, is a charitable organization committed to serving underprivileged girls worldwide. It was formed and started by Neetu Thomas and Sandhya Goel, two regular working moms who decided to do something irregular - taking out time to make a difference in the lives of under privileged girl children in India, primarily through education. Bitiya was thus born with the vision that education is power.
Soon, the team of Bitiya became a total of twenty like minded, dedicated and committed women with a deep passion for their cause. In January 2008, Bitiya hosted its first fund raiser event "Surelee Sapne" - musical dreams. More then 300 people attended the well organized show, raising nearly $30,000 for the children.
The funds went to support Bitiya's three projects in Uttar Pradesh state of India. Fueled by the first event's success and the positive response from the community, Bitiya aims to provide better living conditions as well as education for these girls from the funds raised during the mela.
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