Dear Community Members,

On September 25th, 2021, a first-ever KCYL-North America Alumni reunion was held at Knai Thommen hall of CTK Church for those living in the DFW area. This social event initiated and sponsored by KCADFW gave everyone an opportunity to reconnect with friends from the past, and make new friends among those who recently relocated here. The participants were age 25+ and ranged from single professionals, married couples with young children, to couples with kids in their teens. The main unifying factor of the attendees was that all of these Knananites were born or brought up in North America. The total attendance numbers exceeded expectations, and the feedback was overwhelmingly positive. The success of this DFW area event holds promise that we can continue to engage this underserved group in our greater Knanaya community. 

Over the last several months our committee has been working towards planning "Kna Konnect 2.0 Reunion Party" to be held on September 24th at 5:00 PM at the KCADFW Community Center.  This will be our second event with hopefully much more to come.

We are seeking at least 5 sponsors to donate $200 each to support this event. Your generosity will be greatly appreciated and any donation will go a long way in helping to make this event a success! Please reach out to one of the committee members below for ways to contribute. 

We hope to serve as an example so that the Knanaya communities across the U.S. will reach out to their American-raised adults/KCYLNA alumni members to initiate similar gatherings and contribute to the sustenance of the Knanaya community at large. Your prayers and support are much needed for the success of this gathering.  

Please forward the attached flyer to Knanaya members who may be interested.

Thanks,

Tom Chennangattu 214-563-7884       

Seena Cherucheril 954-856-7383     

Mitzi Chollampel 512-589-6489          

Selwyn Elakkattu 817-793-3644       

Mohan Kaduthodil 845-667-2801       

Benita Madithilparambil 954-682-6796