Sister Organizations

CURRENT SISTER ORGANIZATIONS

Association of Indian Physicians of Northern Ohio (AIPNO) www.aipno.org Dr. Dharmesh Mehta, President 216-228-1168 admin@aipno.org		Bengali Cultural Society of Cleveland www. bcscle.org Name: Rajlakshmi Ghosh Address: 32624 N Roundhead Dr Solon, OH 44139. Phone: 330-475-5943
Marathi Mandal www.neomm.org Dr. Smita Samant President. 440 725 1503 sharadw@hotmail.com		Odisha Society Birendra Jena, President 330 544-1725 birendrajena@hotmail.com
Association of Asian Indian Women of NEO www.aaiwo.org Lynette Sequeira		American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin www.afmi.org Dr. Razia Ahmed
American Society of Engineers of Indian www.asei-usa.org Origin (ASEI) 440-734-1830		Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation Sreedhar Nair
Gujarati Samaj of Grtr. Cleveland www.clevelandgujaratisamaj.org Nilesh Patel		Guru Gobind Singh Sikh Society www.clevelandgurudwara.org
Guru Nanak Foundation www.gurunanakfoundationrichfield.com Nilesh Patel		India-Ohio Chamber of Commerce www.indiaohiochamber.com Radhika Reddy
Indian Christian Association, Michael Sreshta		Jain Society of Greater Cleveland www.jsgc.org Jitu Shah
Kasturi Kannada Society Deepa Rao 4405295094, President Viswanatha Basawalingappa, Vice President – 4409036222 www.kasturikannadasangha.org		Kerala Association of Ohio www.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 birendrajena@hotmail.com		Punjabi Cultural Society www.guidestar.org Burjinder S Dhanoa
NEO Telugu Assn (NEOTA) Prasad Muvva		NEO Tamil Sangam (NEOTS) www.neo-ts.org Jayabalan Sankarasubramnian
South Asian Bar Association of Cleveland abaohio@gmail.com Ruchi Asher http://www.ohiosaba.weebly.com		NEO Sri Lankan Association (NEOSLA) Cleveland_Lankans@yahoogroups.com
Federation Of India Community Association (FICA) President: Shekhar Ganore Phone No: 2167982327 president.ficacleveland@gmail.com		Sewa International President: Anil Kumar Singh Phone No: 4404636598 Cleveland@sewausa.org
Cleveland Moms 4 Moms President: Vidhya Ramachandrane Phone No: 4408044860 Info@clevelandmoms4moms.org		India Cultural Garden President: Sumita Kedia Phone No: 2163900107 Icg.ficacleveland@gmail.com
Kasturi Kannada Sangha President: Mamatha Girish Phone No: 216-502-2935 25kasturi@gmail.com		North East Ohio Marathi Mandal President: Utkarsha Hazarnis Phone No: 216-502-8784 president@neomm.org

Guidelines for Inclusion as a Sister Organization
Any India-related non-political organization in the greater Cleveland area is eligible to be a bona fide FICA Sister organization provided it meets the following criteria:

Organizations with a paid membership of up to $200

Privileges of Sister Organizations:
1. Listing of Leadership and contact information on the FICA website and Lotus.
2. Members are FICA members with all membership privileges.
3. Life members become FICA life members.
4. ICC rental at the special Sister Organization rate. One free rental per year ( cleanup fee to be paid)
5. Invited to attend FICA Executive Board as well as Trustee’s meetings as non-voting participants. As vacancies occur, sister organizations nominate individuals to be inducted into the FICA Board of Trustees.
6. Sister Organization functions co-sponsored by FICA and held at ICC will be covered by FICA umbrella liability insurance at no cost. Functions held elsewhere and cosponsored by FICA are covered by FICA umbrella liability insurance at a modest additional cost.
7. Sister organization programs in Lotus, no charge for up to 1/8 size announcement.

All organizations that were previously listed to have Sister Organization status in FICA are encouraged to reapply to the Board of Trustees (c.jain@csuohio.edu) to be re-evaluated for granting of the status, ensuring that the required criteria are met.