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Dr. Atul C. Mehta named among the Giants of Chest Medicine
On January 19, 2019, members of the FICA along with the Indian community and friends celebrated India’s 70th Republic Day. Braving heavy snowfalls, about 300 people, many of them in glittering Indian attire, made their way to the Embassy Suites in Independence for dinner and entertainment. Dr. Tom Mihaljevic, CEO and President of the Cleveland Clinic, was the Chief Guest for the evening.
Dr. Mihaljevic, a native of Croatia, congratulated the Indian community on their service in the health field. He spoke about the contribution and influence of Indian physicians and health care professionals. He traced the history of the first Indian visiting the Clinic back to 1928, the first Indian doctor at the Clinic, and the first and only Cricket Club at the Clinic. (See article on page 3)
The American National Anthem was sung by Tanmayee Dixit and the Indian National Anthem by Pranjali Deshpande. FICA President Ritu Mahna thanked the numerous sponsors, donors
Dr. Atul C. Mehta, MBBS, FCCP has been recognized by the Associate Editorials of CHEST Journal, the Official publication of the American College of Chest Physicians, as one of the Giants of Pulmonary Medicine. About 30 thoracic surgeons and pulmonologists worldwide are included in this group, with only a handful currently practicing. He is the first physician of Indian origin to be included in this honor roll.
Dr. Mehta grew up in Ahmedabad, India doing his homework under a streetlight outside his home. After attending St. Xavier’s High School and College in Ahmedabad, he graduated from the Municipal Medical College of Gujarat University, and then went on to train in India and in the U.S. in internal medicine at St. Francis Medical Center (Trenton, NJ) and Easton Hospital (Easton, PA). After his pulmonary/critical care fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic, he joined the Clinic, where he has been since.
Dr. Mehta has many accomplishments as a clinician, innovator, leader, and teacher. He was the first section head of bronchology at the Clinic (1988-2008) and its first medical director of lung transplantation (2001-2008). He has 133 peer-reviewed publications and 196 abstracts, he has written 95 chapters, edited14 books or monographs, and a book regarding bronchoscopic electrosurgery. He was appointed
professor of medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University in 2006. In gratitude to him, the Brundige family funded a state-of-the-art bronchoscopy suite and the Buoncore family granted an endowed chair to him in 2015. He received the Bruce Hubbard Stewart Award in 1992.
In addition, Dr. Mehta served as vice chair of the Department of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic (1998-2008), was a founding member and the third president of the American Association for Bronchology, and served as chief medical officer of the Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in Abu Dhabi (UAE) from 2009 to 2011. Serving the Clinic, he was the CEO of the BM Birla Heart Research Center and Calcutta Medical Research Institute (2001-2002). He was the director of the Center for International Medical Education in the Cleveland Clinic Education Institute (2007-2008), and a member of the Clinic’s Medical Executive Committee (Board of Governors) in 2008.
Dr. Mehta has also been an educator and mentor, and was invited to lecture in more than 60 countries. His awards include Teacher of the Year in the Cleveland Clinic Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine in 2001, 2005, and 2006, the Cleveland Clinic’s Master Educator award in 2006, the American Thoracic Society’s Educator of the Year Award (2006), and the World Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology’s Gustav Killian Centenarian Medal (2014). He presented the Edward C. Rosenow III, MD, Master FCCP/Master Teacher Honor Lecture and the American College of Chest Physicians Pasquale Ciaglia Memorial Lecture in Interventional Medicine.
Dr. James K. Stoller, MD, FCCP, his friend and clinical partner at the Cleveland Clinic has praised his “deep commitment to his patients’ well-being; a voracious appetite for scholarship, research, and innovation.. his generosity of spirit; his sweetness and humility of character; his total devotion to family and community; and his growth mindset—his appetite to embrace challenge.” The Indian community congratulates Dr. Mehta!
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A Monthly Publication of the Federation of India Community Associations (FICA)
January-February 2019
India’s 70th Republic Day celebrated with Dr. Tomislav Mihaljevic, CEO and President of the Cleveland Clinic
CHERYL D’MELLO
Please email us at: [email protected]
Editor’s Note, CommunityResource........................2 FICA events..................3
Republic Day event photos….......................4
CIFF43 & Recipe Corner............……........5
Religious Corner,Future Events.…..........7
NSF................................8
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Dr. Mihaljevic presenting Sanjay Garg with a community service award for his work with Shiksha Daan. Also present is Sudarshan Sathe, Chairman of the FICA Board of Trustees, Dr. Atul Mehta from the Cleveland Clinic, and Ritu Mahna, FICA President
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2 Who We Are
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AdministrationBoard of TrusteesSudarshan Sathe ( Chaiman B.O.T.)[email protected]
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Executive BoardRitu Mahna (President)[email protected]
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Shiksha DaanSanjay Garg - [email protected] | 440/590-1261
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FICA Sister Organizations
Association of Asian Indian Women of NEO www.aaiwo.org | Lynette Sequeira
American Federation of Muslims of Indian Originwww.afmi.org | Dr. Razia Ahmed
Association of Indian Physicians of Northern Ohio (AIPNO)www.aipno.org | Dr. Mona Gupta
American Society of Engineers of Indian
Origin (ASEI)www.asei-usa.org | 440-734-1830
Bengali Cultural Societywww.bcscle.org | Soumitra Ghosh
Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation Sreedhar Nair
Gujarati Samaj of Grtr. Clevelandwww.clevelandgujaratisamaj.org | Nilesh Patel
Guru Gobind Singh Sikh Society www.clevelandgurudwara.org
Guru Nanak Foundationwww.gurunanakfoundationrichfield.com
India-Ohio Chamber of Commercewww.indiaohiochamber.com | Radhika Reddy
Indian Christian Association, Michael Sreshta
Jain Society of Greater Clevelandwww.jsgc.org | Jitu Shah
Kasturi Kannada Society www.kasturikannadasangha.org | Meena and Humchad, President
Kerala Association of Ohiowww.kaoh.org | JayaKumar
NEO Marathi Mandal (NEOMM)www.neomm.org |Shekhar Ganore
Marwari Association | Sushila Mohanka
Orissa Society of America | Birendra Jena, (330) 544-1725 | [email protected]
Punjabi Cultural Societywww.guidestar.org | Burjinder S Dhanoa
NEO Telugu Assn (NEOTA)[email protected] | Prasad Muvva
NEO Tamil Sangam (NEOTS)www.neo-ts.org | Jayabalan Sankarasu-bramnian
South Asian Bar Association of [email protected] | Ruchi Asher,http://ohiosaba.weebly.com/
NEO Sri Lankan Association (NEOSLA) [email protected]
Editor’s NoteCelebrating our Identity It’s already February…we have been preoccupied with the icy winds and snow days. It is part of living in Cleveland, and it’s what makes us tougher!
This January, the community gathered in its usual festive way, to celebrate India’s Republic Day. Many families stay away, while others are unaware of the event they are missing out on. I made sure I took my children at least once for the celebration. I wanted them to see the patriotism, to hear the Indian National Anthem and the speeches, to watch traditional and Bollywood dances, enjoy the food, and admire the ethnic clothes. Yes, we do celebrate a dual identity.
For those of us who can take a vacation in India at this time, the warm weather provides a respite from the biting cold winds of North East Ohio. This year my family and I had a chance to visit Goa, often called “the Rome of the East” because of its numerous churches built by the Portugese. We relaxed on the warm sands of the beaches along with tourists from Russia and Germany, sampling local fish and the spicy cuisine. We visited a Spice Farm and museums that preserved the old lifestyle. While sipping on cold local brews, Cleveland seemed very, very far away. Yes, we do live in two different worlds. Let’s celebrate both those worlds! Please send us your feedback and ideas for stories.Best wishes for the year ahead!
Cheryl D’Mello, Editor, The LotusEmail: [email protected]
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3FICA Matters
Chief Guest Dr. Mihaljevic, dignitaries, ladies and gentlemen, Namaste and Good Evening; I too want to add my voice to welcome all of you to the 70th Republic Day celebration. The warmth of your friendship and camaraderie is more than enough to counter the cold outside. We are especially grateful for the presence of Dr. Tomislav Mihaljevic the CEO and President of the world renowned Cleveland Clinic as our
Chief Guest. It is a great honor, Sir! While India became independent of the British rule in 1947, she became a full constitutional Republic after adopting a constitution on January 26, 1950.The constitution bestowed on all of India’s citizens the right of universal adult franchise and equal protection of the law. It is the anniversary of that event that we are celebrating today. This day is celebrated in India with great fanfare and a spectacular military parade showcasing not only India’s military powers, but also her ethnic diversity. India is a home to every religion and a myriad of ethnicities, languages and
cuisines. So, India is the first melting pot of the world. FICA, the Federation of sister organizations, is an organization that represents this harmonious whole. FICA is the apex organization of the Indian diaspora in North East Ohio. So this is YOUR organization; please support it by becoming a Life Member, or at least, join the annual membership.
FICA aims to form connections with all of Cleveland’s various ethnic and religious communities. FICA stood with our Jewish brothers and sisters in their hour of grief following the shooting of innocent worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh FICA, among its many initiatives, is especially proud of Project Seva that helps the neediest in the Greater Cleveland area, and Shiksha Daan, or the gift of education, which initially offered free tutoring to refugee children but now has expanded to welcome all of Cleveland’s children regardless of ethnicity, religion or national origin.
On behalf of the Board of Trustees of FICA, I again thank you for coming today. With warm regardsSudarshan R. SatheChairmanFICA Board of Trustees
Sudarshan R. Sathe
Republic Day Message from the Chairman, FICA Board of Trustees
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FICA Republic Day Remarks by Dr. Tomislav Mihaljevic
FICA’s Essay Contest 2019
Do you know what happened to the first plastic bottle ever made? Do you know why the average temperature of Lake Erie is on the rise? Do you know what Minamata disease is? In an effort to find answers to these questions, the Federation of India Community Associations (FICA) invited kids from the Indian community from all over Cleveland to explore the current issues related to environment. We organized an essay contest on the topic “What does pollution mean to you?” The contest was to commemorate India’s 70th Republic Day.
I would like to share what our kids feel about this topic:
According to Anshika, Pollution is that purple in the sea of black, first unnoticeable, but if enough is added, it will cause the entire color to change. In a room filled with light, pollution is that one lightbulb out, causing the entire room to darken. And little Nikita said that due to excessive trash, animals can mistake our garbage for food. Nine year old Bidwat says that when his flight from Delhi to Chicago was cancelled, it led him to questions regarding our planet.The contest, the first one held by FICA, was an attempt to tap into the young minds in our community.
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My thanks to the Federation of India Community Associations of Northeast Ohio - FICA Cleveland, for inviting me here today to celebrate your 70th Republic Day.It’s an honor to share this 70th Republic Day celebration with this cheerful and distinguished company. It’s a special honor to be introduced by Dr. Atul Mehta. He is a valued physician leader at Cleveland Clinic, and one of the world’s most respected physicians in his field.
Cleveland Clinic has a long history of relations with the people and medical professionals of India. The contribution of Indian-American physicians at Cleveland Clinic is beyond measuring. They have brought excellence to every specialty, and to mention them all would take forever.
I’d like to share a few interesting facts that you might find interesting on this holiday. As you know, Cleveland Clinic treats royalty and heads of state from around the world.
It turns out that our very first royal visitor came to us in 1928 from India. She was Begum Saheba of Manavadar. She arrived with a suite of 16 attendants. She was queen regent. Her son, a future king, came along with her. The family of Dr.
George Crile – one of our founders – took her under their wing. They described her as a poet and scholar – and she enjoyed her first Christmas celebration in their home.
In 1964, Cleveland Clinic welcomed one of its first and greatest Indian-American physicians to our staff. Dr. Sharad Deodhar was a brilliant pathologist and researcher. He served as chairman of our Department of Immunology. He was also was the founder and captain of the first-and-only Clinic Cricket Club.
We had many Indian residents and fellows in the 1950s and 60s. Several worked in the lab of Dr. F. Mason Sones – the father of coronary angiography and one of the most important figures in the history of heart care.
The first female surgeon at Cleveland Clinic was the Indian-American Dr. Gita Gidwany – hired in 1976.
The historic and present-day connections between Cleveland Clinic and the people and culture of India are deep and true. I speak for all of us at Cleveland Clinic when I say, long may they endure – and long may you continue to enrich the culture and community of Northeast Ohio.
Dr. Tomislav Mihaljevic
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Attendees at the event dancing to Bollywood music
Pranjali Deshpande singing the Indian National Anthem
Tanmayee Dixit singing the U.S. National Anthem
Suraj Srivinivasan, who is at MIT, winner of the Young Talent
Award
Essay winner Ritika Chavan Essay winner Anishka Bhardwaj
Sujatha Srinivasan and Srinivasan Ranganathan receiving the Young Talent Award on behalf of their son
Suraj Srinivasan from Dr. Mihaljevic. Also present are Ritu Mahna, FICA President and Dr. Rupesh Raina, Member, FICA Board of Trustees. Raffle winner Kim Maniglia who won $540 with Swati Desai (left),
Sangita Bafna and Guniya Bafna (right)
Dancers from the Nritya Geetanjali School of Dance performing
FICA’s RepublIC DAy CelebRAtIon
photo CReDIt: Sunil Desai - (216) 374-7853
A group of guests at the celebration
Dinner was provided by
Lotus Banquets
Dancers from the Nupur School of Dance performing
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“In prayer, it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.” - Mahatma Gandhi
The 43rd Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) is thrilled to unveil its mar-keting campaign: WELCOME. The simple yet powerful theme is a nod to the in-clusive nature the CIFF has built over its 43 years through its diverse on-screen programming and on-site programs. The campaign is also a celebration of the hospitable nature the northeast Ohio community has shown to the thousands of guest filmmakers who have visited Cleveland to take part in the Festival over the years.
The campaign, designed by the teams at Type Twenty Seven and Fusion Film-works, will explore the word WELCOME by pairing international languages with beautifully dramatic typography and larger-than-life images throughout Tower City Center.
The Festival is once again working with Fusion Filmworks to produce the CIFF trailer, which will be released on Opening Night at Playhouse Square on Wednes-day, March 27, 2019.
The 43rd Cleveland International Film Festival will be held March 27 – April 7, 2019 at Tower City Cinemas. More than 500 screenings will take place during the 12 days of the Festival, with over 300 guest filmmakers from around the world who will be on-hand for Q&As. CIFF43 program details will be available at cle-velandfilm.org on Friday, March 1, with Program Guides hitting the streets the week of March 4th. Tickets will go on sale to CIFF Members on Friday, March 8 and to the general public on Friday, March 15. For more information, please visit clevelandfilm.org. The Cleveland International Film Festival is supported in part by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.
The Lotus” is once again proud to be a media partner of Ciff43
43rd Cleveland International Film FestivalWELCOME
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and volunteers for their generous contributions and countless hours of service working to make the event possible.Indian appetizers and dinner was catered by Lotus Banquets in North Olmsted. The flower arrangements on each table were donated by Isa Ranganathan, an Ikebana professional. As the snows fell softly and increasingly higher, the hall resounded with speeches, dance performances, and of course, Bollywood music. Community members were fel icitated and awards were presented.
Sudarshan Sathe, Chairman of the FICA Board of Trustees introduced Dr. Atul Mehta, world world-renowned pulmonary clinician and academic authority/teacher from the Cleveland Clinic. He is the first Indian physician to receive the prestigious “Giant in Chest Medicine” award by the American College of Chest Physicians. Dr. Mehta was inducted last year into the Cleveland International Hall of Fame. Dr. Mihaljevic was in turn introduced by Dr. Atul Mehta.
Sanjay Garg, a member of the FICA Board of Trustees and the founder of Shiksha Daan was presented with a community award. The objective of the project, founded five years ago, is to involve the Asian Indian community in the education and development of local youth. He said that 50 members of the community are involved in supporting the programs and helping underprivileged students to meet their educational goals. Tutoring is being provided on the east and west sides of Cleveland and mentoring through College Now.
The Young Talent Award was given to Suraj Srinivasan, who is the son of Sujatha Srinivasan and Srinivasan Ranganathan. Suraj who graduated from Strongsville High School, is at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) majoring in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Economics. In the Strongsville Youth Commission, he spearheaded and organized fundraising initiatives to establish four schools for 120 children in rural India and two water pumps for African communities in
need. Srinivasan has leadership skills, plays tennis, has participated in robotics, mock trial, scientific research and bioengineering. He is also a musician and a mridangam (an ancient Indian percussion instrument) artist. FICA also hosted an essay contest to commemorate India’s 70th Republic Day for 4th to 12th graders on “What does Pollution Mean to you?” Several entries were received and the winners in the different categories included Bidwath Mishra (grades 4-6), Ritika Chavan (grades 7-8) and Anshika Bhardwaj (grades 9-12). Special mention was made of a third grader, Nikitha Suresh, who also submitted her essay.
Young dancers from the Nritya Geetanjali School of Dance run by Shobha Narayan, Nupur School of Dance run by Rupa Parikh and the Anga Kala Kathak Academy run by Antara Dutta entertained the crowd with some lively folk and traditional dances.There were exciting raffle prizes and the evening ended with the crowd dancing to the foot stomping Bollywood music of DJ Samir.
Dr. Sanjay Purushottam Godbole, 61, of Solon, Ohio passed away at home on February 17, 2019 while sitting in his favorite recliner, listening to music, with his wife, daughters and sister by his side. Dr. Godbole was preceded in death by his parents Vasudha and Purushottam Godbole. He is survived by his wife Dr. Medha Godbole, daughters Amruta and Sonia, and sister Sushama Paranjpe. He will be cremated in a private ceremony. His family will celebrate his life on Saturday, February 23 from 4 p.m.to 8 p.m. at their home in Solon at 6733 Winston Lane. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the Hospice of the Western Reserve (www.hospicewr.org), an organization that helped support Dr. Godbole at the end of his life. www.buschcares.org. (440) 842-7800.
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Aarati - an Offering of lighted lamp
Future Community Events
DR. RAMASWAMY SHARMA – SHIVA VISHNU TEMPLE, PARMA, OHIO
Aarati originates from the Sanskrit Aaratikam. It is also referred to as Nirajanam, Deeparadhana, haarati etc. All ritual worship are concluded in Aarati or Offering of lighted lamp. It has its origins in Yagna or the fire rituals performed since ancient times. The word has two components Aa and Rati. Aa means until mukthi (free-dom), Rati means intense desire.
Mukthi is nothing but the realizati-on of our real nature. Srimad Bhag-avatam advocates Bhakti as a me-ans to Mukthi. It beautifully defines Mukthi in the 2nd canto 10th chapter 6th verse thus:Mukthir hitva anyatha rupam svar-upena vyavasthiti - Bhagavatham 2-10-6Mukti is the abiding of the individu-al in the true Self after negating all wrong notions about oneself.
Normally we take ourselves to be the physical body, which is why we tend to describe ourselves as fair, lean,
etc. We also sometime think that we are the mind and say I am happy or sad. But scriptures such as the Srimad Bhagavatam, Gita and Upanisahads emphatically declare that it is delusi-onal to think of body or mind as our-selves. They say that in reality we are Atman or Self and are unaffected by what is going on in the body or mind. The reason then for these affectations is due to Avidya or original ignorance. The Srimad Bhagavatham methodi-cally unfolds the knowledge of Self in simple terms resulting in the removal of self-ignorance or Avidya as explain-ed towards the conclusion of the text.Tat shrunvan su pathan vichara paro bhaktya vimuchyet narah - Bhag-avatham 12-13-18
A person who hears it from a traditio-nal teacher then reads it with devotion and meditates or thinks through it is freed by being established in the rea-lization that one is the Atman or Self.Thus, Aarati like all rituals is a pu-rificatory ceremony that is laid out in the scriptures for sanctifying the body, mind and intellect of an indivi-dual paving way to Self-Knowledge through proper Self Enquiry.
• 42nd Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival: April 17 to April 29, 2019, the largest classical Indian music festival outside India. The Aradhana committee received a grant from the Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and from the National Endow-ment for the Arts for this 12 day festival which will be held at Waetjen Audito-rium, Cleveland State University. Visit http://www.aradhana.org/ for details of events.
• 43rd Cleveland International Film Festival March 27 to April 7, 2019 at To-wer City Cinemas. Look out for Indian films. Check their website:www.cleve-landfilm.org
• Naach di Cleveland, is a national, inter-collegiate South Asian dance compe-tition in Cleveland, Ohio, featuring Bollywood-Fusion and Bhangra. They recei-ved a grant from Cuyahoga Arts and Culture. The annual competition is hosted by Case Western Reserve University. The competition will take place on March 23, 2019 at the Cleveland Public Auditorium. Eight bhangra and eight fusion teams will compete to be the winners of NDC 2019. See their website for details: http://www.naachdicleveland.org/ndc18/
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AAIWO Scholarship Deadline - March 15, 2019
The Association of Asian Indian Women in Ohio (AAIWO) reaches out to primarily Asian Indian women, youth, and children in Ohio to promote
education through scholarships and cultural outreach programs. Senior scholarships are made possible through the AAIWO Scholarship
Fund, which is managed by the Cleveland Foundation. Scholarships are need-based and limited to women of Asian Indian descent and high
school seniors (male and female) of Asian Indian descent.
The deadline is March 15, 2019. Information and the application form is available on the Cleveland
Foundation website at:https://www.clevelandfoundation.org/scholarship/association-of-
asian-indian-women-in-ohio-scholarship/
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Cleveland, Ohio Chapter
In association with
Announces 2019 NSF Regional Bee Contests for
Indian American Children
On Saturday, April 6th & Sunday, April 7th At Nord/Sears Hall, Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106 Saturday:
Science Bee: Junior: Grades 1, 2 & 3; Intermediate: Grades 4 & 5; Senior: Grades 6, 7 & 8
Geography Bee: Junior: Grades 1, 2 & 3; Senior: Grades 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8
History Bee Junior: Grades 1, 2 & 3; (New) Senior: Grades 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 Brain Bee: Intermediate: Grades 6, 7 & 8 Senior: Grades 9, 10 & 11 Public Speaking: Junior: Grades 6, 7 & 8; Senior: Grades 9, 10, 11 & 12
Sunday:
Math Bee: Level 1: Grades 1 & 2; Level 2: Grades 3, 4 & 5; Level 3: Grades 6, 7 & 8
Vocabulary Bee: Junior: Grades 1, 2 & 3; Intermediate: Grades 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8;
Spelling Bee: Junior: Grades 1, 2 & 3; Senior: Grades 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8
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after the completion of your registration.
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