After a long gap

Hello!
It has been a while since I have been able to write on my blog here.
Lots of things happened in-between...

• We hosted a wedding-celebration-cum-musical ensemble at B.A.B.L.I - which is my family project, where I am currently occupied.
  This was primarily a fund-raising venture - but we were also looking at it as a 'practice-ground' - to test waters for future events related to my school-project that we hope to organise within the BABLI grounds.
  We hosted about hundred guests, spread over four local guest-house venues including BABLI's own facility. The event was stretched over two nights and three days, with a gala musical evening as the climax.
  It was a run-away hit! But it also sapped my mother and myself, the only 'executive' staff available, of our last bit of energy and patience!
• I found out that AERO's annual conference has provisions for some scholarships.
  I applied for that - and AERO has granted me FREE enrolment to this year's conference, between 26 - 29 June'08, at Russell Sage College, Troy, NY, USA!
  They have also offered to provide free board & lodge during the conference, as well as a stipend amount of US$ 300 - it is a fantastic offer, to say the least!
  Subsequently, I wrote to a group of close friends and relatives, who had shown interest in my school-project earlier - asking for sponsorships to cover the hefty travel-costs - and they have responded with generous donations, whereby I have managed to collect the required amount!
  Which means that my presence at the AERO conference is now subject only to being granted a US visa for the travel! The visa-interview is on 30 May'08.
• I have started a Yahoo!Group to initiate interactions between the various groups of people who have shown interest in the Ananda-Circle school project.
  People have already started joining the group - we now have 11 members in the group - and it is growing fast!
  The Group URL is < http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/anandacircle/ >
• I have been working on a number of allied documents for the project
  - A list of "Policies & Non-Negotiable Aspects"
  - A "Business Plan", which includes financial assessments
  These documents should be available for download on the Group homepage as soon as they are ready.

Well, so long...

Cheers!
Aaditto.