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AARC and Hillsborough Maharaja Club Hosted

4th of July Independence Day Celebrations

KAUSHAL THAKKAR

ARC- Asian American Re-
publican Coalition jointly with
AHMC- Hillsborough Maha-
raja Club, [Vivek Rao, Founder and
CEO] proudly organized a vibrant 4th
of July Gathering to celebrate 249th
Independence Day of the United
States. The event was marked by pa-
triotic spirit, as strong sense of togeth-
erness, with the presence of Chief
Guest Hon. Mayor John Ciccarelli
and Guest of Honor Dy. Mayor Cath-
erine Payne of Hillsborough Town-
ship alongside several distinguished
community leaders, businessmen,
members, and volunteers.
The event displayed unity, patri-
otism, shared values and enjoyment
of freedom. The celebration featured
America’s National Anthem sung by
Chip Kolbjornsen, inspiring speech-
es, flag salutes, and cultural cama-
raderie that reflected the deep con-
nection Asian Americans feel toward
America’s founding principles.
Hemant Bhatt, AARC’s Found-
er & Chairman, welcomed the gath-
ering, appreciated the overwhelming
community support and emphasized
the importance of civic engagement
and participation in democratic
values. “This gathering is not just
a celebration of our nation’s inde-
pendence,” Mr. Bhatt said. “It’s a
reflection of how Asian American
communities are committed to con-
tributing meaningfully to the fabric of
this great country.” He added “we all dian Associations [FIA], Vivek Rao values to the township. Dy. Mayor their deep sense of gratitude to Sri-
live comfortable lives here. We owe a informed to the audience that FIA Catherine outlined how the cultural kanth Garu, Chandra Mohan Garu,
great deal to our great nation Amer- takes out world’s largest India Day diversity is benefited the communi- Aashis and Adi of TV9 Media group
ica and we need to payback whatever parade outside India in New York ties and highlighted the importance and AXRIA for their wholehearted
we can by showing our patriotism and every year to celebrate India’s Inde- of freedom which we all enjoy today support, providing the venue and de-
love for America”. pendence. Ankur Vaidya who rep- in America. licious lunch without which this event
Vivek Rao who beautifully Em- resents Non-Political organization Chandra Mohan, CEO of world- could not have been a grand success.
ceed this event as Master Of Cer- FIA wished happy Independence wide highly watched popular TV9 Organizers also sincerely thanked
emony, introduced the guests and Day to all and stated that this free- channel, spoke at the event and en- Ashish Raval, Manisha Bhatt, Dilip
dignitaries and invited them to speak dom is very valuable and we all must couraged all to cherish our freedom. Bhatt, Kaushal Thakkar, Shrenik Ta-
to the gathering to celebrate our In- strive to respect and preserve it to our Rishi Prabhakar, Director of AXRIA lati, Jasubhai Brahmbhatt and all vol-
dependence day. fullest capacity. realty wished happy Independence unteers for their hard work to make
Sanjiv Pandya, a founding mem- Mayor John wished happy Inde- Day and narrated how AXRIA help event successful.
ber of AARC and media personality pendence Day and thanked the orga- local communities for their real es- Last but not the list, organizers
narrated the history of American In- nizers for putting up such a wonderful tate needs. thanked all attendees, volunteers,
dependence, explained how America and memorable event. He mentioned Mr. Chris Venis, President, Hill- and supporters who attended the
got the freedom and vision of our that Hillsborough Township is grow- sborough Republican Club and Mr. event by taking out time from their
founders to make America one of the ing with Asian Americans commu- John Vrtaric, Chairman, Woodbridge busy schedules of long week-end to
world’s best place to live. nities including Indian Americans Township Republican Organization attend the event on a sunny summer
While introducing Ankur who contributes to the growth of it’s graced this glittering occasion. day and shared the happiness of In-
Vaidya, Chairman, Federation of In- economy and sharing the cultural AARC and HMC expressed dependence Day.

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