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ORGANIZATIONS








            Marathi Kala Mandal of



                  Greater Washington








                              21094 Mossy Glen Ter, Ashburn, VA 20147

                   833-656-0303  |  https://www.marathi.com  |  president@marathi.com




                                     FOUNDING YEAR               VOLUNTEER STRENGTH
                                         1975                              150




                                                                 organized a convention of 6000+ attendees from
            FOUNDING MEMBERS
            Malini Joglekar                                      all over  the world, showcasing the talent and
                                                                 values of Maharashtra.

            VISION
            Preserving and promoting the cultural heritage of    MAJOR PROJECTS
            Maharashtra,  and uniting  the people  of Marathi    Promotion  of Maharashtra’s  cultural  values  to
            origin                                               next generation. Conducting food drives, clothes
                                                                 drives and charitable activities to help the needy
                                                                 in the area.
            MISSION
            To  promote literary, educational, and cultural
            activities that will be individually and collectively   COVID-19 RESPONSE HIGHLIGHTS
            beneficial to the Martahi Kala Mandal members.       Marathi  Kala  Mandal  (MKM)  has  helped  the
                                                                 stranded students of hotel management  by
                                                                 providing home made food for a month. MKM has
            GUIDING PRINCIPLES
            To encourage acts of charity and benevolence,        also helped students from University of Maryland
            and  to create an  opportunity  for inter-cultural   to  pay  their  apartments  rent  and  fill  in  their
            exchange.                                            groceries during the COVID-19 difficult times.


                                                                 INSPIRING STORY
            HIGHLIGHTS                                           Marathi  Kala  Mandal  (MKM)  raised  more  than
            Marathi  Kala  Mandal  (MKM)  is  the  oldest        $24,000 in less than four hours to transfer a body
            organization  in the DMV area promoting  the         of a deceased young man (29 years of age) to his
            cultural  heritage  of  Maharashtra.  MKM  has
                                                                 parents in India, when flights were grounded due
                                                                 to COVID-19.

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