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Presidential Address Additionally, we also donated 300 homemade
masks to John Dingell VA Hospital in Detroit to
honor the memory of our community member Mr.
Joseph Mathew.
In addition to these e orts, Kerala Club also made
the decision to join hands with the Federation of
Malayalee Associations of Americas (FOMAA) and
form a regional task force to support our Malayalee
community.
Most of our members are currently limited to the
confines of their homes due to shelter-in-place
orders and Kerala Club took this into consideration
as well. We are pleased and proud to launch our
first online edition of Keralite, which will be
accessible to our members from the comfort of
Dear Kerala Club Friends,
their homes. Special thanks to our editorial team
The last few months have left us all grappling with who worked day and night to make this happen.
the COVID-19 pandemicand the crippling e ect it
has had on our lives. As we navigate through these During this lockdown period, our thoughts and
trying times, the welfare of our community has prayers are also withthe many sponsors who
become our organization’s most passionate supported our club in 2019. To show our deep
concern. We hope you and your loved ones are all gratitude to our sponsors, we are publishing their
doing well and staying safe. Please know that advertisements in this edition. Let us all help them
regardless of what you are going through, you are with our patronage once they are back in business.
not alone. As a committed organization, we take This year marks Kerala Club’s 45th anniversary and
very seriously the responsibility we have towards we are proud that our club still upholds Kerala’s
our community. We will continue to work together, cultural heritage and traditions. I’m privileged to
help one another and partner with our community have a board of experienced past Presidents and an
to get us all through these unprecedented times. enthusiastic executive committee that is eager to
serve the community.
In response to this global crisis, Kerala Club formed
KC Cares; an initiative tasked with helping and And finally, to reiterate, please reach out to us if
guiding our community through pandemic related there is anything you need to help you get through
challenges. Through thisprogram, we have been this period. Let’s be safe, smart and careful. Let’s
able to assist our community by addressing their stay connected and supportive of one another. We
questions and connecting them to reliable will get through this together.
resources o ering direct support. Recognizing the
importance of having an e cient communication Thank you all,
platform to disseminate relevant information, our IT
team redesigned our website (www.keralaclub.org) Ajai Alex
to include a special page for COVID-19 related President
information.Kerala Club was also able to help
healthcare workers in Michigan by empowering
them with N-95 masks and face shields. We
partnered with MI India to provide meals to
Beaumont Wayne hospital sta on April 6th.
