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2021 - Annual Fundraising Campaign Launched
The Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the launch of our Annual Fund-Raising Campaign.
The funds we collect through these annual campaigns are critical to the financial health of our organization. Last year, this campaign brought in 53% of our annual revenue. Without a successful fund-raiser, we would have faced great difficulty in meeting many of our financial obligations (such as the annual payment of interest and principal to the members who have advanced us personal loans totaling $3.2 million).
2021 - Annual Fundraising Campaign Launched
This year's campaign will reach its finale on Sunday, June 27. Like last year, we will organize an online cultural event to celebrate the occasion in place of an in-person lunch. Our Cultural Committee is working on finalizing the program, and we will share the details with you in due course. Last year, we featured Bhajan Samrat Anup Jalota, and the program received excellent reception from our members.
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Who We Are
With limited funds but unlimited hope, leading members of the Bengali community in New Jersey got together in 1995 and incorporated Ananda Mandir as a non-profit, tax-exempt organization. Following intensive efforts to locate a property that could accommodate a Temple as well as a Community Center, Ananda Mandir purchased a 7.5 acre property in December, 1997. At that time, the property included a 2800 sq. ft., 6-year old ranch-style building andAnanda Mandir became debt-free in 2001 and began a serious effort to obtain Township permits for a Hindu Temple on the site. We received Construction Permit in November, 2002 – and we celebrated Temple groundbreaking with Bhumi Puja on December 7, 2002 – a historic date in our calendar! Temple construction was completed in 2003. The old ranch-style building then became the residence for our priest and our office/meeting/classroom space.
In 2011 we launched The Campaign for Ananda Mandir with a goal of raising $1 million by the end of 2013. With your generous contributions, this goal ws achieved. The Campaign funds were used primarily for the construction of a new and expanded temple with a classical Bengali temple façade and a multi-functional cultural center. This two-year, $4 million+ project was completed in 2015-2016
In June 2018, Ananda Mandir Hosted NABC 2018 at Atlantic City, NJ. NABC 2018 was a great success and enjoyed by thousands of Bengalis from all over the USA. Click to view the pictures from the event, and here to view short videos.