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2018 India Day Flag Raising Ceremony

August 15, 2018 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

India’s 72st Independence Day :: FLAG RAISING CEREMONY

All Are Cordially Invited To Join In the Celebration. Come join us to salute the Flag of India.

To pay tribute to the most populous democracy of the modern world!

Officials from Allentown Mayor’s office, Allentown City Police Department, Fire Department will be present at the event.

Program Schedule

11:30 am : Socialize and meet dignitaries
12:00 pm : Flag Raising Ceremony
12:30 pm : Light Snack and socialize

History

August 15th, 1947, India became an independent nation.
Seventh largest country by area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people. Home to the over 5000 years ancient Indus Valley Civilization. Four world religions—Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism—originated here, and Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam arrived in the 1st millennium CE and shaped its’ diverse culture.
India is a Federal Constitutional Republic governed under a Parliamentary System consisting of 29 States & 7 Union Territories. India is a pluralistic, multilingual, multi-religious and multi-ethnic society.

Folks, since 1989, The Mayor of City of Allentown has been by us on this day giving the Lehigh Valley Indian-Americans the privilege of hoisting the Indian flag at the Allentown City Hall. Come join us in honoring our birth country in our adopted country.

– Team IAALV

Details

Date:
August 15, 2018
Time:
11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Organizer

IAALV
Email
info@iaalv.org
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Venue

Allentown City Hall
435 Hamilton St
Allentown, PA 18101 United States
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Phone
(610) 439-5999

“We care for the community we live in”.

IAALV is a non-profit organization serving the Lehigh Valley community and representing the Indian-Americans in the Lehigh Valley.

We are all volunteers with a goal of brining community together and doing whatever we can to help our community.

We encourage you all to join us and become a paid member of IAALV.  Your membership and donations help us conduct many programs like this.

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We thank all our sponsors & volunteers for their continued support.

Thank you,
Team IAALV


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